Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-22

campaign that Marcy made hlR IN.
ylablo reputation uH manager Of the
war departments no also gained u
good deal Of fame as diplomullst
Buchanan had two NccronUo1 of state
LOWS Cass OF Michigan and jeremiah
~ Black of Pennsylvania, Cnss had
been bugadlcr general IN The patriot
army governor of The territory "
Michigan, ambassador TO France, Unit
cd states senator ana secretary OF war,
Afor remaining throo years In Tho
state department he was 20 out OF gym-
palhy with the administration that he
retired ana Mr. BLACK was asked 10
serve the remainder Of the term, lie
had been BuChanan's attorney general
and was u lawyer Of much ability
William H. Seward Of New York
tcryod two administrations "
Lmcon and johnson At no other
period In tho history Of tho country,
either before or since, has thoro been
such am opportunity for the dlspay
of slutosmWship, Tho civi war was
m progress ana tho frcnch- Mexican
mbroglio occurred at that time, MIR,
seward developed the rorcst good judG-
mcut In both " these Intricate situa-
tons ana ut the close of hls eight
ycua of devoted service TO The depart.
mont of state nv WAS acknowledged
everywhere aH the premier statesman
! Of the diplomatic world,
ioncml Grant gave tho place 10 hls
old Galona ilrnd ana uoighbor, 9lhu
a. Washbun Mn Washhurn was not
! I'M robust health, ANA ho abdicatod, ac-
uuptmg the French mission I'm lieu
| thereof Hamilton flsh ~ New York
was called To the oilico ana remained
durug the ontllo Grant regime, with
| Rutherford H. Hayes cnmo William NJ
| lNurls another distinguished New
| YORK lawyer and statesman. james a.
| Blaine, who bad been prominent as
/ plwnl Tor presidential honore was
given the position by hs successful
| competitor James 4. Garfield. After
| the uuuslnnlou of thu latter hc re-
tired TO mako way for chester A.
| ArlhurH preference Frederick 4, FIo-
| lmRhuysou of Sow dorsey,
Grover cleveland but voiced the uni
! vwal sentiment Of his party when he
offered the portfolio of state ia Thomas
! r. lhNWd of Delaware and benjamin
! Harrison but ulNllcl popular cNpec-
! tution when, four years later no re-
! called Mn Blaine. when the latter re-
cciNod the presidential nomination
John ", Foster ~ indiana was asked
20 hll the vacancy and accepted, ON
| roWmnR to the Nhito House Mr
cleveland selected walter . Gresham
of indiana, who died during tho term
and was replaced by Richard Olncy of
Massachusetts During Mr. Mckh.
loy'H tenure of onice there were three
secretaries of state lohn sherman.
william r. Day aud John Hay an of
OHIO, algo the proaidonrg native state.
Mr. sherman retired on account of IN
health, Judge Day resigned to accept
a place ON the international peace COM.
mission and Mr. Hay served until Nv.
Mctmloy's death and was retained by
President Roosevelt
Elihu Root tho new secretary and
the thirly-scyonth since the foundation
Of thc onrc, was born AZ Clinton n, Y,
Fob, 3d.. 1888. His father WAS professor
of mathematics at Hamilton college
and his talented son H. un uumnuR NJ
that sterling institution After grad.
uttlon young Root taught for awhile
al Rome academy I'm 1867 be- finished
he course a the Now York university
law school ana IN 1888 was appointed
attorney for the southern district Of
New York hy President Arthur Mr.,
Root was mcmbcr of the state con.
Uiulonal convention Of 1894 aud was
appointed secretary Of war Aug, /,
1899, BY President Mckinley and ro-
appointed March o, 1901, In August.
1908 he resigned from the war depart.
mont for the purpose ~ rcsuming nix
law practice, Since Jan, T. 1904, when
his resignation took effect he has been
connected with nearly an NJ the Inn
porlunt corporation litigation IN New
York city, ana his acceptance Of the
portfolio Of state H. regarded by his
friends as tremendous sacrlnco OF
personal Interests.
GILBERT Q, WOODSON.