The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-04
QUERY What IS
WISE " | J [: AT TER NOW?
Not Believed to be Animated
Solely by Desire TO Benefit
Old State Of Virginia.
MAY GET CONSULAR POSITION
New Yorker Said to be Rcspol-
siblc for Decision Of President
to Appoint Seldom.
From Our Regular correspondcnt.>

(Troln Our Regular 'Correspondcnt)
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 3.-1Whnt
does Wisc want? is question heard
many times In Washington OF late, since
Join S. Wise has discovered lie has in
fiucnce with President Roosevelt and is
using It for all 1t Is worth i Is not
assumed for one moment that Mr.. Wise
Is animated solely by a desire to hcl3
his friends or TO benefit tic old State
OF Virginia by his course In taking a
hand in the distribution 6f appointments
to Federal Offices IN Virginia. or course,
there Is nothing In tho story that lie
hopes to see the State elect q majority
OF members of the Legislature this fail,
who are OF the Republican faith, in
which event he will come out as cnndi-
4 date forAille United States Senate. He.
las been q citizen OF New Y ork sciey for.
years. and could not become n citizen of
Virginia again IN the short time inter-
vcnfng between the present and the. time
mt which a senator would be chosen.
The Constitution does not say that a
senator shall be q citizen" Of the State
from which he is elected. bit II does say
he shull be arls...inhabltant Of the State
4 he Ia chosen Ito represent. Mr.. Wise
4 between the present time and the date of
election OF a senator The courts, It Is
u said, would not hold that ''lnhabitantn
= means citizen. necessarily. or course, Il
: 10 absurd to discuss the possibility OF the
election Of a man to the Senate from a
State OF which he is not u citizen. but It
might not be contrary to law to do 80.
There Is some talk Of the appointment
4 OF Mr. Wise to a consular position or as
a representative Of The United States
at some foreign capital. There Is 10th
3lng. dennitein tho gossip. but, It being
assumed naturally enough. thak#he IS
q not so active In politics Just n present
4 solely for the benefit OF his health, some-
thing for him TO do must be found. and
4 diplomatic and consular talk Is a tentative
answer to speculative Inquiries.
IN INA Mr.s$Wige irresponsible for the deci-
4 sion Of the President TO appoint Mr.
Seddon to the Richmond poBtnmstership.
IieFurged the President to select for the
Y place man Identified with the new
issuc' Republicans. and presented the
4 name OF Mr.. Seldom IT Is understood
that AIr.yThonlns Nelson Page also rec
4 commended Mr.. Seddon's appointment.
have 1t on excellent authority also that
II Mr.. Bascom Slcmp. chairman OF the Vir-
ginia Republican State Committee, said
he would not object to the appointment
4 OF Seldom. and he may have gone further
and recoplmendedt the appointment. There
3 Is 4 report to this effect. i&
There Is nothing to be said against Mr..
Slernp or anybody for making recommen-
dations for a successor 70 Mr.. Knight.
The mind OF the President was made UP
lfuily@nOt TO rcappoint the present post
matter. though his record Is an excellent
one. 1t came to be n question Il who
sl,ouip succeed Mr.. Knight. and A1r.
Seldom was the man agreed Upon 4. he
Is not appointed it will be because the
President changes his mind before the
term OF Mr.. Knight expires, a year
hence. IN s}s M III FIX