New-York tribune., 1905-03-08
lord MINERS SUCCESSOR
NH, Lord SeIborne Resigns Cabinet
Office for Colonial GoUernorship.

,o-5 selbornes sppointpiei.' - A@oIo
,,,-a~ as High Commissioner loL sou'h Alrica ana
Governor OF the Transvaa @"u iiset ' oo'o
-. = remarkable one when IL is borne in
mes =. ..+ais his resignation of one OF the
n1ino 'na' =. - - % the Cabinet namely, that Of
rs-st lord Of the Admiralty "hch carries with
80 -, of e. 600 year. and furnished and
IL eaiA.' ,.,tsI residence provided by the State
solI - Commissioner in South Africa he VIII
As t1'e ear and allowances, and. he is not
nave ~ S00 .n,s is doubtless consideration. More
'I0N - .ba general election impending, which.
go not bring about the downfall of the
-. uf1 st any rate make necessary its re-
~'AN'.-e - IN different lines, Lord Selborne may
So44s -, consider IT prudent to take office
PLO14''s s,,ordng TO the rules OF the Colonial De
", "a'e-- be is entitled TO hold for term of
p14 p -. matter what party may be in power at
the tine. -. -. =. -,
= - .nnoiar1nent First Lord Of the Admiralty,
"a 3ry 90 among disappointed offlceseekers Of the
-4g-a~Tatiye and Liberal-Unionist parties, who
-.n,iaed that al the loaves and fishes were being
a,oiised by members Of Lord Salisbury's faml-
.s that Lord Selborne's chief merit lay in the
~ ~. raj he was the son-in-law OF the late Lord
-1,s5urv vet be has proved great success. His
-,y,ant has at any rate until recently run
.,+blx, and certain IT IS that in his tenure OF
-. sor,a Of the most radical and important re-
- IN the British navy have been brought about,
for-,s that according to expert opinion hc
efv
..f+f,,a mower Naturally there have been rumors
-, - late there has been some friction between
-. Earl and Admiral Sir John Fisher, the First
G.. Lord Of the Admiralty, and Lord Selbornes
,,-sncfnsI naval adviser. But this is, after all.
-,s-e gossip. and Lord Selborne is such a pleas
ent fellow that il is difficult TO imagine any
bosv ouarreIang with him, matter how hard
- might try He is entirely devoid of every
ching IN the nature OF 'side" and hauteur. very
,r,sssoted and so democratic that while still
member OF the House OF Commons. where he was
universal favorite he was identified with that
o,n of eldest sons Of peers including Lord Curzon
and the present Lord Coleridge who started move
went for the purpose of enabling heirs TO peerages
IN decline the elevation to rank and thus rendering
4. possible for them 10 retain their seats in the
lower house Of the national legislature.
Indeed. should imagine that it was largely owing
a. tbe eonciliatory and amiable character of Lord
ssIborne as we'll as TO the colonial experience
,rh,eb he acquired during the several years that
Ne spent as Under Secretary of State for the Col
n,ss and as such the principal lieutenant Of Joseph
Chamberlain that the government has selected MIN
in preference 10 all others to succeed Lord Miner
yho while brilliant and clever, is quite the reverse
~ conciliatory or amiable. Lord Miner. able ad-
r-nistrator as he has shown himself, made by his
srttude innumerable foes for his government. espe-
cisly among the Dutch element Lord Selborne
viii make nothing but friends. and may be trusted
10 win the personal goodwill even OF those who
dislike the policy which he represents
The earl is a thorough sportsman, played cricket
.or his college eleven at Oxford, hunts regularly,
IS fine shot plays capital game Of tennis. but
draws the line at golf. His father, the first earl
the son OF a clergyman. was as Sir ROUNDED Palm
er one Of the best known lawyers Of his day. and
one Of the most intimate friends Of Gladstone, who
secured for him the Office of Lord High Chancellor
IN his Cabinet and the peerages now held by his
son The late Lord Selborne was deveut church
man prominently identified with the Sunday school
movement, an authority on hymrology and leader
IN many religious and pkilanthropic enterprises.
As such his name is still held in high honor among
the Dutch in South Africa, who are likely on TINS
account 10 entertain kindly feelings toward his
son thus facilitating the work Of the new High
which It must be thoroughly under
sood Is above everything else the reconciliation Of
the Dutch element 10 English rule