Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-18
WYINE IS HONEST.
And is to Be Given an Important
 Position After March {.

Washington. p. C.. Jan 1S.-Presl ,;nnt Roosevelt sent soon after the death of PoStmASter-Genera Payne for Robert !. Wynne. who was first as sstant postmaster general.
 "Wynne," the president said. Il am going to make you postmaster-gen eral."
 Wynne didn't say anything. There didn't seem to be anything to say that wctlG quite fit the case. When man gets Il cabinet office pumped at him in that fashion he naturally loses his breath.
 ''Ycs.' continued the president, and l want you to take the place. l think it is due you for your spiendid- work in cleaning out the thieves down there, but in order that you may understand the exact status of things l must tell Nou that l have had it in mind for long time to make George R. Cortelyou poStmaster- general. and have offered iim the place after next March l. He has accepted.
 Your appointment is made with the understanding that you shall retire in March. Still that will give you near ly six months to serve. and you can do much in that time. Will you accept '
 "Certainly. Mir President" Wynne said.
 'Good.' the president said. NOW. I want to say to you that you need not he n doubt about yourself after March !. when you retire. The government needs men like you and l shall see that you have q good opportunity to serve h.
 Wynnc went back to his desk. his appointment aS pOstmastergener fol lowed. and he now is pOstmaster-Sen- "ia,. He wondered little at what the future had in store for him. hut he ,lSkod no questions and went about his wCrk as if hr waS.tO stay there for rVIr
 The president did not again refer [" tlr matter until Il few days ago. Then h, let q number of Wynnc's friends know that the place he has in mind for iht postmaster general iS the conSul- .,ncralship at London. which is the m, >t important and best paying office m the foreign service of the United States. except the Imbassadorships Thus. in little more than three year. Robert !. Wynnc. for twenty-iiv, years Il newspaper correspondent here naS gone from Newspaper Tow to th' cabinet and HOW k going to London t' ihr prime post nf the consular Scrvic" The reasonS for Wynnr'S rise have often been told. He iS honest. He i. courageous. He has newspaper sense He would not quit. He gnt after th, thiCvpS in the poStutticc department anI trailcd them rrmnrSek'SSy. He did il all quietly and effectively. and hc ha' his reward.
 Ii. Clay Evans now k consul genera tu London. He was pension c0mniS SiGI.cr when Mckinley died. fhcr'
 wos great outcry against him iron fh,, old soldiers. and the president wei comed the opportunity of getting hin out of the pension office Evans k IcnEeSSce republican. who has berl iu "ifice nr wanting to bc in office fc v,Il> and years. He does moi want {, come home. but he is coming just th, same. and Wynne will succeed him.
 Nyunc is we'll to do aud his wifi" l lrb They have nine children. Dn daughter is married. One son is a ,-Ip 1 tain in the marine corps. Wynnc un d"uhtedly will take the family witl him tn London. He knows all al'ou il:c tariff. having made Il study If hrfc for years. He has had gOOl bulsi T, Ss training. and he has isSrsc sens aEd rugged honesty that will un,i"ubi Cd;y make him popular in London T Well as make him an effective official.