The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-12-17
MINISTER ITO PANAMA.


~. B~ucl,anen,a Former Resident q
Sioux City Is Named by Roose-
veit for the Pace.
washington, Dec. 1.-THE president
has selected w. i. Buchanan Of New
York i 9 be the first United States min-
lister to Panama.
Later The president sent toSthe senate
Mr.. Buchanan,s nomination, and also
that Of Thomas 81. Atkins OF st. Louis
s assistant treasurer Of the United
States. ss
ME-. Buchanan's selection was brought
iabout by the desire of the president to
secure, during the capitalization Of
relations between the United States
d8Panarna, the services of trained
and experienced diplomat, having spe-
cial reference t his knowledge Of the
Latin-American aces. BY reason OF
long service as minister to Argentina
Mr.. Buchanan fills that description. 1t
Is Understood his assumption OF the
duties is not to be8permanent for he
sacrifices large business interests to
undertake the work.
Selected as tho Best Man.
Hon. w. I. Buchanan's selection ais
minister to Panama is another evidence
that President Roosevelt is looking for
the best men for the places. Mr..
Buchanan is a. life-long democrat, but
he is acknowledged to be the greatest
living expert in politics, affairs and In
~tricacies Of South American diplomacy.
He IS the most popular diplomat who
ever held a diplomatic post In South
America. SSs
He was appointed first by MI. Claye-s
land as minister to Argentine; then re-
appointed by President Mckinley be-
cause American business interests and
the South American people alike de-
sired it; resigned to- return to America
because of Mrs. Buchanan's health;
became director general of the Buffalo
exposition and made an immense sue.
cess of it so far as concerned his rc-
sponsiDilities; was invited and urged
to become director general IF the st.
Louis exposition, and declined because
some of the conditions he made, con-
eerning the absolute exclusion of po-
litical fayoritism, could not be made.
Then he became foreign diplomatic
agent fsthe New York Life Insurance
company.
Recently in Europe.
A great insurance company is almost
as bis, a concern Is a national govern
ment, and in his position with the New
York Life, Mr.. Buchanan has been a
sort of ambassador to the insurance.
bureaus of foreign countries. He has
spent much time the last year in Lon
don, Berlin, Paris and other CONT
mental capitals. and also In the South
American countries.
MIR. Buchanan is an Iowa man and q
5iouA City man. Born in Ohfo-a fact
that his office-holding career eminently
testifies-he came to Sioux City with
his brotller-in-law, j. Il. Prugh, in 1882.
and was n partner in the crockery and
p1o c G we no 5I11ci i, ncc * 49, ~ lc,,, ~, g. o.
Co. In the twelve years he lived in
Sioux City, without realizing it, he was
laying the foundations for his later
career, for he was one Of the leaders in
making Sioux City's corn palaces. He
was director general of more than one
of those unique and unparalleled expo
sltions, and In that capacity proved
himself a wonderful executive.
Beginning of His Career.
In 1892 he was appointed worlds fair
commissioner for Iowa by Governor.
Boies, through the efforts, especially
of Hon. j.. s. Lawrence. then senator
from Woodbury. county. This opened
the straight path of opportunity. Di-
rector General Davis, Potter Palmer
and other managers of the Chicago ex-
position liked him from the start. He
was made chief Of the department Of
agriculture and forestry. In hat "a
hpNStSJ lie aSAohAplloICd SRClluG1S III dlO-
Ing Introduction of American agricul-
.tural implements in other countries. AS
a result of this work he was taken up
by the agricultural implement makers
who wanted just such a man in South
America to help extend their business
there. Their backing was chiefly in
strumental in getting him appointed
minister to Argentina.
In Argentina he did more than any
hO0y had aynanted pf him He 1aorna6
French and Snanish at once. becom-
Ing an accomplished scholar In both,
He is 40 years old.
For a Permanent Government.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE state de-
partment has been informed that final
steps have been taken for the forma-
ton of g permanent republican govern
ment in Panama. The news came in a
dispatch from Consul General Gudger.
dated Panama, today, as follows:
tFlention for a constitutions onrvap.d