The Washington herald., 1913-06-27
New Yorker to Be Sent to.
Berlin-Pen6eld May
Have Austria.
NOMINATIONS ARE MADE
President Announces Many Appoint
ments-James 0'Connell Named
on Industrial Relations.

Justice James W. Gerard soon will be
appointed Ambassador to Germany by
President Wilson. 1t is understood that
| the administration has learned that the
! appointment will be acceptable to the
/ foreign government. and the nomination
probably will be placed before the Senate
within the week.
1t had been expected that Mr.. Gerard
would be appointed Minister to Spain.
| The administrators plans in this regard
were said to have gone as far as COM
| mitment in favor of a measure at the
next session of Congress to designate
the position an Enthusiastically so that
it might be more attractive in the eyes
of l. proposed appointee.
Pcnfrld Goes to Vienna.
Frederick c. Penfeld. of Philadelphia,
is to be appointed Ambassador to Aus
tria, II is understood.
President Wilson yesterday sent to the
Senate the following nominations:
Albert G. Schmedemann. of Wisconsin,
to be Minister to Norway. Benton Nc
Millin, of Tennessee. 10 be Minister to
Peru.
Nathaniel B. Stewart, OF Georgia, to
be consul at Milan, Italy. ]. Butler
Wright, of " yoming. to be secretary of
embassy at Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. Fred
Morris bearing. OF Missouri, to be sec
rotary of legation at Brussels. Holland.
Richard Lee Metcalf, of Nebraska, to
be a member of the Isthmian Canal
Commission. Summers Burkhart, of New
Mexico, to be United States attorney for
the District of New Mexico. Lawson E.
Evans. of Mississippi. to be commissioner
Of immigration at San Juan. Porto Rico.
The following are appointed members
Of the Commission of Industrial Rela-
tons:
Frank P. Walsh, of Missouri: John r.
Commons, of Wisconsin; Mrs. ]. Borden
Hartman, of New York; Frederick A.
Delano. of Illinois: Harris Weinstock. of
California: S. Thurston Ballard, of Ken
lucky; John B. Lennon. Of Illinois: James
O'Connell, of Washington, D. c., and
Austin d. Garretson, of Iowa
Capt Clifford ]. Bush TO be rear ad-
miral; Commander George F. Cooper. TO
be captain: Lieut.. Commander Christie
pher c. Hewell, to be commander.
On account of the refusal of Meredith
Nicholson, of Indiana, to accept the
nomination a. Minister to Portugal,
President Wilson withdrew it.
Erum Nomination Withdrawn.
The President also withdrew the nomi-
nation of Edward w. Exum, to be
United States Marshal of Alaska for d.
vision No. 3.
The President also sent TO the Senate
many nominations of postmasters, in
Guiding the following:
Pennsylvania-Thomas W. Gilroy. Nor
wich; Finley H. Failing, Shinglehouse:
James F. Timlin, Taylor; William A.
Shear, Coudersport; John H. Kensinger.
Martinsburg; Solomon H. Smith, Smith
ton.
Virginia-George L. Roberts, Exmore
West Virginia-Oliver C. Sweeney
Saint Marys; Warren D. Cline. Williams
town.
President Wilson yesterday put an end
to the bitter fight over the Atlantic
City. n. J., postmastership by selecting
Harvey Thomas. editor of the Atlantic
City Review. Thomas selection came as
a surprise, as both the Wilson and Smith
factions in New Jersey had other can
didates. The President. however, believes
that Thomas is best fitted for the place.
and his name will go to the Senate
shortly.
The new postmaster is to be tried on
July Z on charges of criminal libel