Evening journal., 1905-06-10
Bx Milllam WOLF smith.

cinnati. From first assistant postmaster
general. he entered the Cabinet as Post
master General and is now Consul Gem
eral at London, the most lucrative post
/ in the government service. Mr.. Wynne
was formerly president Of the Gridiron
Club and properly popular as a member
of the press gallery committee.
Another notable appointment was that
Of Francis i. Leupp, as Commissioner of
Indian Affairs. AS correspondent Of the
Evening Post of New York, Mr.. Leupp
had one of the most desirable positions .n
journalism, and derived from his pen an
income far i'm excess of the salary he
now receives. Long an intimate personal
friend OF the President, he was employed
/ by him on several delicate missions, and
finally, at considerable sacrifice. he ac-
cepted the position mentioned. 1t is un-
derstood a higher position will be offered
him at an early date. possibly a place
/ in the Cabinet. lie was vice-president OF
the Gridiron Club when appointed
GRIDIRoNERs' SUCCESS.
IT, p. F. Mcfarland. correspondent OF
the Boston Herald and Philadelphia Rec
ord, and ex-Gridironer, was made Com
missioner of the District of Columbia
some years ago, and TO the surprise of
everyone, Harry Litchheld West, for
years in charge Of the capitol work for
the Washington Post also a Gridiron
member, was given a similar appoint
ment Thus the government of the Dis
trict of Columbia is practically in the
hands of ex-correspondents as they hold
two Of the three commisslonerships and
third Is always an army engineer who
attends to the engineering work exclu-
sively.
James Rankin Young, an able cores
pondent who served ten years in Con-
gress, also member Of the Gridiron Club
was recently appointed chief OF the Dead
Letter Office and his fellow Gridlroner
p. V. DeGraw, of the old United Press.
the Cincinnati Enquirer Bureau and other
newspaper Connections is now Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General.
The new American silver dollar in use
in the Philippines is called a "conant." 1t
takes its name from Charles A. Conant
formerly correspondent of the New York
Journal Of Commerce, who is recognized
as leading authority on finance. and
who went to the Philippines for this gov
ernment TO recognize its currency. or
rather, TO establish an American system
OF coinage. Speaking Of Conant calls to
mind that his successor on the Journal of
/ Commerce, Prof Willis, Is now professor
of economies and finance in the Univer-
sity of Virginia, and John c. Williams.
who now holds thep osition, was secre-
] 40 ..r
went to Mexico several years ago to at
tend the session Of the Congress of
American Republics.
J. Martin Miller was not long ago made
Consul al Bordeaux. leaving the Newarl,
News and other papers for the diplomatic
service; Jerry Mathews formerly Of the
indianapolis News. and L. White Busbey
Of the Chicago Inter Ocean. were last
year prominent at the Capitol. the former
Jas secretary of then Senator. row Vice
President, Fairbanks committee. and the
latter as Secretary to Speaker Cannon.
SOME ARE SECRETARIES.
George w. Rouzer, who was Tor years
head Of the New York Herald bureau. is
now secretary to Senator Dryden of New
Jersey, President Of the Prudential Life
Insurance Company, while Johr S. Steele.
Of the Washington Post New Toris Jour
nal and other papers. occupies a similar
position with Senator Scott. Of Wes1 Vir-
ginia.
Archibald w. Butt, who represented the
Atlanta Journsi and other Southern
papers during the spanish-Amorican war.
is now captain and quartermastcr in tho
T. S. Army and Col. J. j. Dickinson. of
the New York Tribune bureau. is one of
Tho leading investigating agents of the
! Department Of Commerce and Labor.
] IN political campaigns the services Of
the Washington correspondents are large
ly utilized. L. A. Coolidge. formerly Of
tho New York Advertiser and Boston
Journal, had charge Of the newspaper
work of the Republican National commit
tee in New York last summer AID Charles
A. Edwards. who represented a str7ng Of
papers, looked after tine press work for
the Democratic Congressional committee
Of which he is secretary Edwards Is also
/ clerk to the minority committee Of the
House Of which Representative Williams
Of Mississippi. as floor leader" is chair
man.
These are only the more recent cases
where correspondents have left thoir pro-
fossion TO serve thoir country; 1t would
be tiresome to onumcrate an the ex-
correspondents and former newspaper
men who hold good government positions
here, to say nothing Of those throughout
tho country.
Nor is the government getting all the
talent otto Carmichael, one Of the most
industrious correspondents seen here in
years recently purchased ,he Detroit