The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-18
WILSON MAKING
RAPID |NROADSON
APPOINTMENTS
Sends Several Nominations
to Senate Numerous
Appointments Are
Mentioned

Washington. April l7.-Among President
Wilson's nominations sent TO the Senate
today were:
To the board of United States general
appraisers, Jerry B. Sullivan of Iowa.
Appraiser of customs at Philadelphia,
William Roper.
Auditor of the interior department, Rob-
ert W. wooley of Virginia
Assistant secretary of war, Henry C.
Breckinridge of Lexington, Ky.
United States marshal, eastern district
of Texas Benjamin F. Sherrell.
Director of the census, William ], Har-
ris of Georgia.
Recorder of the general land office,
Lucius @. c. Lamar.
Maj. j. f. A Strong of Juneau, Alaska,
has been selected governor of Alaska to
succeed Walter E. Clark, resigned. Major
Strong's appointment will be sent TO the
Senate tomorrow possibly.
Strong an Editor
Major Strong is the editor and pub
Usher of the Alaska Daily Empire al
Juneau.
He has been a resident of Alaska fol
IA years. For many years he was news
paper man in California and Washington
This Is the first of the territorial
gubernatorial appointments TO be made.
said Secretary Lane 1t is in conformity
with the policy I have adopted to ap-
point no man, whatever may be his quail
fications or personal and political influ-
ence, to any office in the territories who
is not bonafide resident in the territory
in which he seeks office.
"In addition to this requirement | have
decided not to appoint any man to I'M
portant office anywhere whom l do not
know personally.
ITO that end, I am sending for appli-
cants for office with whom | am not ae-
quainted in order that l may have an
opportunity to look them over
George w. Guthrie of Pennsylvania fol
amba assador to Japan.
Charles r. Crane of Chicago for am
bassador to Russia.
Frederick C. Penfield of Pennsylvania
for minister to Spain.
These selections have been determined
upon by President Wilson, though the
nominations probably will not be sent to
the Senate for at least week.
Mr.. Guthrie, formerly mayor of Pitts
burg, and now democratic state chairman
in Pennsylvania, originally was slated for
now probable that no new representative
will be sent to Mexico City for sometime,
though 1t is practically certain that Henry
Lane Wilson will not be retained. 10
send a new ambassador to Mexico al
present would to be recognize the Huerta
government, a situation which the United
States is not ready to meet. Mr.. Guthrie
is regarded as particularly fitted to take
up the Japanese post. where pending
questions over California's alien land leg
islation give promise of important diplo-
matte relations between Toxic and Wash
ington in the near future.
Anderson in Washington
Larz Anderson, the present ambassa-
dor to Japan. home on leave, called on
President Wilson to pay his respects and
told him he did not desire to return.
Mr.. Penfield, who is slated to be min
ster to Madrid, has had experience in
the foreign service. having been stationed
at London in 1885 as vice consul general
and later diplomatic agent and consul
general to Egypt with rang of minister
resident. He has taken an active interest
in international policies and has been
decorated with various foreign orders. He
has travelled extensively in Indian, China
and Japan and the Suez region.
Mr.. Crane, it was said at the White
House today, can go. to ST. Petersburg
if he so desires. There always has been
some doubt, however. as to whether Mr..
Crane could give up his business inter-
ests to go abroad, and this question, 1t
is understood, has not been finally set
tied.