New-York tribune., 1909-12-21
DIPLOMATS NAMED
BACON AMBASSADOR
TO FRANCE.
kerens to AUstria and HiIson
to MericO- EleUen Mn
listers Nominated.

Washington. Dec 2o.-President Taft
to-day sent to the Senate the following
nominations Of Ambassadors and Min
listers
ROBERT BACON. Of New yurs Ambassador
France
RICHARD c. KEKENs. of Missouri. an,bs.-
sador 20 Austria Hungary.
HENRY LANE WILSON. Of Washington,
Ambassador TO Mexico.
CHARLES PAGE BRYAN. Of Illinois, Minis
WILLIAM JAMES CALHOUN. of Illinois.
Minister 20 China.
HENRY p. FLETCHER. Of Pennsylvsnis.
HENRY I. GAGE. Of California. Minister 10
Portugal
r :. REYNOLDS HIT. of Illinois. Minister
JOHN b. JACKSON. Of New Jersey. Minister
10 Cuba.
FENToN R, M'CREERY. Of Michigan. Min
lister 20 Honduras
EDWIN V. MORGAN. Of New York Ninis+.-
10 Paraguay.
CHARLES W RUSSELL, of the District Of
Columbia, Minister 20 Persia
IAURITs =. SwENSON. Of Minnesota Min
lister to Switzerland
HoRACE g; KNOWLES. of Delaware. Min
tster ana Consul General 20 the nomini-
can Republic
With regard 10 the post Of Ambassador
- Great Britain it was said to-day that
Understanding
Just how long Whitelaw Reid will con-
tinue 70 serve. Early in his administra-
ton President Taft offered the post TO
President Eliot Of Harvard University.
who vas about 10 retire from active
duty as head Of that institution. DR..
Eliot considered the offer for some weeks
and finally declined
Nr. Reid visited President Taft ar
Beverly last summer and it was gen
e-sllv understood at that time that he
would continue in the diplomatic ser
vice until successor could be found.
50 far the President has not been able
- select the man he considers in every
way fitted 10 succeed Mr. Reid. When
recently. in consultation with Secretary
Knox regarding the diplomatic list, the
British post was reached. the President
asked that il be 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 10 this country.
without any definite knowledge II
whether he was 10 be retained by Presi-
dent Taft As no successor TO DR.. Hill
appeared among the diplomatic appoint
rlerts to-day. IL is presumed he VIII
continue tc se-ve indefinitely.
Regarding the statement that Am
bassador Straus. at Constantinople, and
Ambassador Rockhin. at St Petersburg.
would retire AZ the end OF two years Of
service. Secretary Knox said to-day
there was no basis for any such sug-
Eesrion.
Senator's Aldrich and Root called AZ
the White House this afternoon and
assured President. Taft that they ex-
pected little trouble in securing the con-
fr-a1ion Of Mr.. Bacon as Ambassador
to France Mr Aldrich went so far as
20 suggest that the confirmation might
take place tomorrow. He said that the
situation IN France was such that fur
rhe- delay IN filling the post Of Am
raesadcr would he most inadvisahle-
T-e President also sent in the names
r. -ra following secretaries Of embas-
s1=z
PHILIP II brown. If the District # Colunn-
HENRY L JANE OF Wisconsin. - CONSTANT
-~rs
1Rw-x r IAUGHLIN. Of Pennsylvania. AZ
Ee--.-
HOFFMAN PHILIP. q, New York. AZ Rio De
Fzr=i-C
MONTGOMERY SCHUYLER. IT, - New
T~~z. TcEto
GEORGE POST wHEELOCK. Of Washington.
F. Petersburg
-r-u-Ts ErxsTEIN ~ N5sr York. Al Pekinz.
FAXToN EIBBEN. Of Indiana. 70 the NeJher-
is~6z and LuZenbu-E
rHARLEs DUNNING WHITE. Of New Jsr-
So st Cnrtstisuia. Norway
BALKAN SCHCyEF. ~ Pennsylvania. ~
II MARSHALL LANGHoPNE. Of Virginia.
~ =r~-N.a =
- 7znerc
PETER AUGUSTUS JAY. of Rhode Island. 70
p agent ana consul general ar cairo Egypt
Th= following nominations Of United
States district attorneys were made
-0zEFH 2 MORRISON. for the TERRITORY os
s-r-o14
ROBERT r pEvLIN. for re Northern Dis
MARION ERWIN. for the Southern District Of
Cr--zs
WILLIAM = rRAUr,fAs,''. for the Eastern
WILLIAM = HoFTHcorT. for IN. Southern
----- NJ Illinois
H0rFFT r wHITEHOJsE. FOR Maine
ga FPEN-F. Tor Ns~sac chusetrs
fAN NALK E;'SBT FGF for the Western
ERNEST p. COCHRAN. for south Carolina
The President also sent IN the nor1ina-
tons ~ the following United States
rzreHsI=
7-TE " LONG. for the Northern District ot
H.-re~s
WALTER u Johnson. for rhe Northern
'---.-r - Georgia
[EAFLES HITCH. for rhe Eastern District
LILLIAN HENsEL f-r the Southern Dis
tr'-r ~ Nev York.
CREIGHTON 81 FoRAEFF for Neu Mexico
President Taft named James n "
he
Boston and John F Vivian as surveyor
- rhe port a. Denver. col He also
named the following registers ~ land
Offices
81 AK FTFEc. - Ios Angeles
fGHN WHITE. ~ Jackson. Miss
STEsFEEN CARPENTER. A. Helena Mont
TpWARD " FoX. a. clayton. -
NkNr-ET. oTER0 ~ santa F6 N -