Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
HARVEY'S NAME
MENTIONED FOR
AFORE|GN POST
Editor Refuses to Discuss Ru-
NOR That He Will Be AM
bassadOr to France.
OLD POLITICAL BREAK
PATCHED UP, PERHAPS
New York Man One of Original
Advocates of Wilson as Ideal
Political Leader.
From a stan Correspondent

LE'rom Stan COrrespondent.I
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Rumors tha.
nave reached the metropolis from
washington, ID. c.. to the effect that
high diplomatic appointment is
shortly to be bestowed upon a resi-
dent of New Jersey by President
woodrow Wilson are being followed
/ ny other rumors, ard all of the same
nature. They go further than to
Whisper that a Jerseyman is to be
honored, even mentioning the name of
Colonel George Brinton Mcclellan
Harvey as the individual to whom
the portfolio will be proffered.
shortly after National Democratic
CHAIRMAN William f. McCoombs de-
cnned the tender of the Paris France,
s-mbassadorship it was limited that
the President had an eve ON a Jersey
man FOR the place and the name of
Colonel Harvey was coupled with the
distinction in Washington dispatches
TO the Newark Star
Inc fact that Woodrow Wilson and
Colonel Harvey had severed friendly
relations during the formers cam
paign for the presidency, and that
Mr.. Wilson had assured the colonel
that he would rather not" have him
eSpouse his cause too enthusiastically
in the Harpers' publications, formed
topic for discussion, as did Colonel
Watterson's various caustic COM
ments ON the situation created by Mr.
Wilson's repudiation of Colonel Har-
Ney's good offices.
Then II was pointed out that in
| various articles subsequent to the
! 4hnVR nd
recently, Colonel Harvey had not
warmed up over much to President
Wilson. Some persons advanced the
theory that perhaps the hatchet had
/ been deeply inferred and that the
pipe of peace had been passed from
/ one distinguished man to the other
distinguished man, ard that all had
been forgotten and forgiven.
AS Colonel Harvey, whose summer
home is at Deal. New Jersey, is
particularly well known in Newark
and other parts of Essex county in
that tight little State, he having been
managing editor of the Newark Eve
ming Journal in it's palmy days and
resident at times both of Newark
and Mountain Station, South Orange,
an Evening Star reporter concluded
to obtain the coloners views on the
ambassadorship question If he cared
to discuss the subject at all.
But the colonel wouldn't. discuss the
ambassadorship one way or another.
The Star reporter called upon the
colonel at his offices in the Harper
building yesterday afternoon and was
cordially received. The reporter told
the colonel of the stories from WASH
ington and asked him what he had
to say in regard to them. The colo
mel was exceedingly nice to the re-
porter, conversed with him about old
times in Newark. inquired as to con-
ditions in that city, asked particular
ly concerning the health of those
whom he had known best in other
days and promised to pay Newark a
visit in the near future. But that was
about all he had to say in regard to
The ambassadorship, if that can be
called saying anything about it. II
was a pleasant interview however
and took place in cozy and luxurious
offices.
On the wall was a fine picture OF
President Wilson, which the colonel
frequently cast his eyes upon. The
picture kept looking Steadily down
upon the colonel-that is to say, II
pictures can look at all.
Colonel Harvey is son of Duncan
and Margaret S. Harvey, and was
-
1864. He graduated from the Peach
am Academy, and later obtained the
degree of LII. ID. from the University
of Nevada and Erskine College
At the age of eighteen he entered
the employ of the Springfield Repub-
lican as reporter, and during the
subsequent four years served In the
same capacity on the staffs of the
Chicago News and the New Yorl,
World. In 1890 he became insurance
commissioner of New Jersey, an Of
flee which he held for one year and
which he left to become managing
editor of the New York World This
was after he had managed the New
ark Evening Journal.
In 1898 Mr.. Harvey branched out
from the literary field and was a con-
structor and president of various cleo
trio railroads for four years. He re-
turned to the literary field. however
in 1899, when he purchased the leading
interests in the North American Re-
view Publishing Company and as
sumed the duties of editor of that
magazine. Since 1903. when he pur-
chased the Metropolitan Magazine and
Harper's Weekly Mr.. Harvey has
been one of the most prominent fig
ures in the publishing field of the
country.
Mr.. Harvey obtained his title oi
Colonel" by which he was sometimes
called, by serving for seven years as
colonel and aide-de-camp on the staffs
of Governors Green and Albeit. OF
New Jersey, and Hayward and Ansel
of South Carolina.
Mr.. Harvey was married in 1887 to
Miss Alma A. Parker, girl from his
native town in Vermont. He is a trus.
Tfa.f -
nology, Hoboken, and a director OF
the American Publishers Association
He has always been an independent
Democrat.