New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-27
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DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS
BY THE PRESIDENT.
AND MINISTER'S TRANS
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Washington. Sept. 26-The President to-day
announced six important diplomatic appoint
rnents. resulting from the retirement of DR.. An
drew d White. the ambassador to Germany
In five of the cases experienced representatives
of the United States in foreign countries have
been promoted for merit. the single vacancy at
the foot of the list being filed by new but not
unknown figure in public life. The appointments
follows:
sador Extraordinary and Penipotentiary TO Russia 70
sernamy G. nmRsSSa'0F ana FieniO0en'ary to
ROBERT 5. MCCORMICK. Of Illinois. now Ambassador
gary. to be Ambassador Extraordinary and PIenipo-
BELLAMY sToRER. of Ohio. now Envoy Extraordinary
% 0q se1sn a5g 5G Sp1In 70 os %
Hungary.
ARTHR aRR a2G nsZ IF now .
zsrland 70 be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
CHARLES PAGE ia BRIAN En,.:r q Illinois Envoy E
be Envoy Extraordinary Minister PIenipotensiary
traordinary and Minister Plenpotentiary Brazil
These appointments to take effect when
Ambassador White leaves Berlin. in November.
Charlemagne Tower. having been promoted
frCm Vienna to ST Petersburg nearly four years
ago. to succeed Mr.. Hitchcock who entered the
Cabinet Secretary of the Interior. follows DIR.
White to Berlin: Robert S. Mccormick, who has
ambassador four months ago. follows Mr.. Tower
t ST. Petersburg Bellany Storer who went to
Brussels six years ago and TO Madrid on tho
resumption Of diplomatic relations with Spain
in 1890 becomes ambassador at Vienna. Arthur
S. Hardy, minister at Teheran in 1897 trans
ferred to Greece in 1899 and to Switzerland In
1900 goes to Madrid Charles Page Bryan
at Rio de Janeiro. follows Mr. Hardy to
Berne. and the Brazilian post is TO be taken by
David E. Thompson. in some respects one of the
most successful men in Nebraska and in many
the most unsuccessful.
The President in his appointments has desired
to emphasize his adherence 70 the merit system
in branch of the public service where 1t is
regarded as in the highest degree essential to
the public welfare Mr. Tower. Mr.. Storer Mr.
Hardy and Mr.. Bryan had rendered continuous
and conspicuous service in their high posts
Mr. Mccormick had two years as Secretary OF
Legation at London over ten years ago. in addi-
ton to his term in Austria. 1t had been con-
hdenuy expected in official circles that the va
cancy caused by the first three or four OF the
promotions would have been filed by Henry
White whose experience at London. preceded bv
a brief term at Vienna has brought him dis
tinction in the foreign service.
The sharp contrast to the promotions afforded
by the appointment of Mr. Thompson. who
failed to secure the mission TO Havana, although
warmly pressed upon the President last spring.
as Well as the Senatorsaip from Nebraska a
year earlier, came as a great surprise TO the
State Department. Mr.. Thompson lives in Lin
coin. where he began his career as a trackrnan
in the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy round
house in 1Sl2- and steadily acquired wealth
His first wife and the mother of his children is
one of the most respected clerks in the De-
partment of Agriculture in Washington No i'm
pOrtant diplomatic questions with Brazil are
expected to arise in the near future which can
not be adjusted at Washington