Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-07
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.

PHESIO6NI t%I NS"'~N
u,,hipgton Dec Ga large batch
p, combinations were sent to the Sen
ate by the President, today, many OF
them recess appointments, which m
cIuded four cabinet positions, as loi-
lows:
Attorney general, VIM. II. Moody OF
Massachusetts.
Postmaster general, Robert ]. Wynne
OF Pennsylvania
Secretary Of the navy. Paul Morton
of Illinois.
Secretary of commerce and labor
Victor b. Metcalf of California.
IMPORTANT postoffice nominations
sent to the Senate included William T.
Wilcox at New York. Andrew X. Nc
GIL, st. Paul. Mimi, and John "A. Mer-
rift of New York. ut Washington, ID. G.
Other nominations were as follows:
Purchasing agent for the poStottiCe,
William r. Cochran Of Kansas.
Minister resident ami consul gem
eraI. Thomas {. Dawson Of Iowa. to
Santo Domingo.
Second secretary of the embassy or
the United States Robert Wood Bliss
of New York, at st. Petersburg, Rus
STA.
Third secretary Of the embassy.
Francis c. L;indon. New York, at Ber-
lin.
Secretary of legation and consul gen
eraI, Montgomery Schuyler. Jr., Of New
York, at bangkok, siam.
Secretary Of legation. William Blu
menthal New York. at Lisbon; Charles
Richardson, Massachusetts, at Rio De
Janeiro.
Consuls general. Frank Dyer Chester
Massac husetts. at budapest. Hungary;
Hezekiah GudCcr. North Carolina a.
Panama: julius q. Lay. District Of
Columbia. at Canton, China; Henry b.
Miller Oregon. at New Chwang, China:
Daniel Mayer. West Virginia. at Bue-
nos Ayres. Benjamin II. Kidgcly, Ken
lucky, at Barcelona. Spain; William +.
Wright. Pennsylvania. ii Munich, Ba
varia.
Among the nominations We're those Of
a large number Of postmastcrs includ
Ing many recess appointments. The
original appointments include the fol
lowing:
New Hampshire. John II. Brown,
Concord.
Massachusetts. Albert Il. Dresser,
Needham: Asa Il. Fay. Northbor".
Charles f.. Brady. Sandwich: Charlie
J. Sheppard. Waltham, Elmer Stuck
ley, Beverly Farms.
Maine. Freeman n. Dearth. Dexter;
Montrose r. Hill. OH orchard, Charles
F.. Plumlcy. Lincoln
Secretary OF Purto Rico Regis II
Post. New York.
Associate justice Of the supreme
court of the Philippine Islands, Adam
Carson. Virginia.
Assistant appraiser Of merchandise"
Rufus a. Flanders. in the district 81
Boston and Charlestown. Mass.
Collector Of internal revenue Edga,
q. Crossman, for the district of New
Hampshire.
To be collectors Of customs-Willam ID
Crum. for the district of Charleston
To be associate justice Of the suprem,
court Of the District of Columbia--Wen
del! p sta uS,Ss Of s, Vermont or tho snr..
court of the territory of Hawaii-Waltel
S. Frear of Hawaii
To be United States iudge-Chas. +
McKenna Of Pennsylvania. for the distric
Commissioner Of Indian affairs-Franci:
E. Leupp. District of Columbia.
Governor of Alaska-John q. Brady
Alaska.
Commissioner of education Of Porto Ri
co-koland p. Faulkner. District of Co
lumbia.
To be ccnsuls--william f. Alger Mass
achusetts at Teg,icigalpa. Honduras
Richard NJ. Bartleman. Massachusetts. q
Seville. Spain.
The nominations included large mum
Der Of army promotions. among whic,
were the following to be brigadier gen
erals:
Col Albert L. Mills. superintendent
United States Military Academy: Col
Henry G. c. Dunwoody. signal corps
Lieut.. Col. Peter Leary. Jr.. artiller,
corps: Lieut.. Col. Samuel l.. Woodward
7th Cavalry; Lieut.. Col. John Nick. HYDE
deputy ouartermaster general: Lieut.. Col
Oscar F. Long. deputy 0uartermCSte
general: Mai. Theodore Bingham. corp.
Of engineers: Col. Constant Williams. 26tl
Infantry.
In the naval promotions the followin:
were nominated to be rear admirals: Cart
William F. Fogler. Capt. Francis "
Dicsins. Capt. George F. Wilde. Cant
Charles H. Davis Capt. Charles J. Train
George o. Pigman, Capt. John Converse.