Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
SENT TO THE SENATE.
Nominations of Ambassadors and
 Ministers by the President.

Washington, Dec. 2o-President Taft today sent to the senate the fol- lowing nominations of ambassadors and ministers:
 Robert Bacon of New York, ambas- sador to France.
 Richard c. Kerens of Missouri, ann bessador to Austria Hun gary.
 Henry Lane Wilson of Washington, am bassador to Mexico.
 Charles Page Bryan of Illinois, min ister to Belgium.
 William James Calhoun of Illinois, minister to China.
 Henry P. Fletcher of Pennsylvania, minister to Chili.
 Henry T. Gage of California, min ister to Portugal.
 R. s. Reynolds Hit of Illinois, minister to Panama.
 John B. Jackson of New Jersey, minister to Cuba.
 Fenton R. McCreery of Minnesota, minister 10 Honduras.
 Edwin V. Morgan of New York, minister to Paraguay.
 Charles w. Russell of the District of Columbia, minister to Persia.
 Lauritz $. Swenson of Minnesota, minister to Switzerland.
 Horace c. Knowles of Delaware, minister and consul general 70 the Dominican republic.
 It was said at the White house to- day that no decision has yet been reached with regard to the post at Great Britain, now filled by Whitelaw Reid.
 With regard to the post of ambas- sador to Great Britain. it was said today that there is no definite under standing of just how long Whitelaw Reid will continue to serve. Early in his administration, President Taft of- fered the post to President Eliot of Harvard university, who was about to retire from the active duties as head sidered the matter for some weeks and finally declined.
 MT. Reid visited President Taft a. Beverly last summer. and it was gen. erally understood at that time that he would continue in the diplomatic serv- ice until a successor could be found. So far the president has not been able to select the man he considers in ev- cry way fitted to succeed MT. Reid. When, recently, in consultation with Secretary Knox regarding the diplo- matic list. the British post was reach ed. the president asked that 1t he passed for the time being. Thus the matter still stands.
 Dr. David Jayne Hill. ambassador to Germany, returned to his post at Berlin recently after a trip to this country, without any definite knowl- edge of whether he was to be retained to Dr. Hill appeared among the diplo- matic appointments today, 1t is pre- stunned he will continue to serve in- definitely.
 Regarding the statement that Am bassador Straus at Constantinople. and Ambassador Rockhill at St. Peters burg, would retire at the end of two years of service, Secretary Knox said today there was no basis for any such suggestion. n. C., appointed minister to Persia, is now assistant attorney general of the United States. He has for the past twenty years been connected with the department of justice. William James Calhoun of Chicago appointed minister to China, is a law yer who has had considerable diplo- matic experience in Cuba and vene- zuela and served also for two years as member of the interstate com merce commission.
 Robert Bacon of New York. named as ambassador to France, is a graduate of Harvard university. He was for meriy a member of the firm of J. F Morgan & company. He was appointed | assistant secretary of state Sept 5 1905, and was secretary of state from Jan. 27 to March 6, 1909. Richard C. Kerens, named as ann bassador to Austria Hungary. is a na- tive of Ireland, where he was born ir 1e42. He served in the union army | 1881 to 1865 and after the war wen' to Arkansas and still later to SaT Diego, Cal, where he was a railwa, | contractor. He removed to St. Louii ! in 1878 and has since resided there. Henry Lane Wilson, transferred from the ministership to Belgium to the am bassadorship to Mexico, was first ap- pointed in the diplomatic service il June, 1897, as minister to Chile. MT Wilson was born in Indiana in 1857 At the time of his entering the diplo' matic service he resided at Spokane l Wash.
 Horace c. Knowles of Delaware | transferred from Nicaragua to Sant, Domingo, was born in Delaware il 1883. He Is a lawyer by profession. Henry T. Gage of California, ap- ] pointed to minister to Portugal. Is {