The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-05
FULLY EXPECTED
POST At BERLIN
Larz Anderson Contributed
$4,000 to Taft Cam
paign Fund.
HAD REWARD IN VIEW
President Listens to Protest and
Switches Him to
Brussels.

Washington. Angus, 4.-The report
from Berlin explaining the retirement
Of Dr. Jayme Hill. lately ambassador
at tho Kaisers court. as mo.e to
make room for Larz Anderson. OF Bos.
ton. in tho diplomatic service caused
considerable comment here.
According to the account Mr.. An.
derson vas scheduled to succeed Dr.
nm, ia Berlin He was TO Toe APP
proached FOR q large campaign contr!-
button. which ne aetGany aid pay 10
ire extent % $4,000. and his SUISSE
ppent designation to the comparative-
y ualmror,ans most a, Brussels came
about aocordins 10 this account. as a
i'Hu4t ~ ihe GENERAL criticism " an
"ppoiniment from cisn life 20 IA. i'm
potent Berin pos
The new feature Ia ali THIS Is the
Part referring TO Mr Anaersot.s CAM
palEn contri. alton TAe fact OF his
contribution. u. COURSE was known
eFe since the Republican cafu.a IN
accounts were nitu ia AiS4Dy %. 1905.
o1t tne assumption here has been, ana
generally SAN !s that Nj A.asrsoa
you'd have contributed heavily q Nj
lafta cause whether he fecclve! The
diplomatic post 81 not NJ Ataefsoa
a. one OF the closest fricads ma, ;he
PRESIDENT has Though roglsteYnE
row from Boston Nj Ande4aon was
orisinaly from Cincinnati. lie also
has = house IN Washiuptor oIs OK
'he hanlso.no,. IN M4ssacnusett. Ave-
nle Besides this. he is dist-ntIy fe-
iated 20 the President
The relation Of Sir Andersons ap
lointment to Or HnIs retirement WIS
fuzzy a.t forth Ga thcs, dispatches az
Ions ago as last tail AT tina; time II
"as asserted. on what seemed 10 b
~ NEST reliable authority. that Or
itAls diplomatic Service ~ Berlin.
wnefc ne had received nigh personal
it'ors from Tho Kaiser. had 4een com
l.ettly satisfactory 70 the President
lne President 90 stated Ia letter.
hieh b. authorized Or. Ii.u to make
public The state Department ALSO
!nlofscd Dr ll..!s record. IN spite
~ many REPORTS that his handNne Of
tne potash controversy had not AeeA
completely satisfactory
As matter Of fact il appeared
@lteFward That s. nat m!shandling tnat
controversy received came from an
ustnt sent directly from the state be-
lii. was not blamed for that ul-
reuhteily az tao dis-atcA set for-t1
Hir Anderson expected to receive the
Berlin Embassy. But ;he President
haa made uany declarations OF AN In
tentipn 90 put the Diplomatic Service
much on basis Of merit as the
Consular Service had already b-eA
I.Aced.
Mr Anderson was no, entirely /.
novice N diplomacy. having been
SECOND Secretary OF the embassy ia
l-uuGCn. and t0r period was Charge
U-tua'yes At Rome But for many
ears he had been ia private lie. and
tHc report tuat the President was
a1out 20 c.splace so Skilled and scho.-
Ariy diplomat as Dr Hiii vita Mr
ANDERSON raised litter protest. y
from Berlin 10 Brussels came Is a re-
SUI, ~ the Presidents determination /
10 appear not TO stulrIy his record Oh
the metl, system.
Il Is the belief here that considering /
Mr.. An1ersons relations with the Pres
iueni Ooth personal and family, tners |
is nothing strange In his having made I
q heavy campaign contribution Though |
t-at contribution was by long odds tue |
largest from any member OF the diplo- /
matte service with the single cN- |
cep;!on OF the Presidents brother /
Charles Z. TAFT MI Anderson con
,ributed more than any other single (
person. exclusive OF those contributing /
as representatives. Of an association
i.ven Andrew Carnegie contributed |
only 10000. while the nearest inai-
vidua. approaches to Nh Andelson's |
sum We're William Nelson Cromwell I,
and alexander smith Cochran. who
contributed $4,000 apiece.
IN the diplomatic service Whitelaw |
Reid. who is considered even Weather
than Mr.. Anderson. contributed only |
$4,000 Robert Bacon. ambassador TO |
france. formerly connected with j. y /
Morgan * Co. contributed only $4,000 !
richards c. Ierens Ambassador to /
Austria Hungary. gave 10000 on
the other hand Edward 7. Stotesbury I.
Of Philadelphia. another friend OF the
president. contributed personally and /
for MS friends $4,000. and did not re- /
ocivc q diplomatic post