The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-06-25
TWO HOLSTERS ARE
BEING CONSIDERED
To Make Selection For Uni
ted States Minister to
Portugal.
(National News Association

WASHINGTON, June 25.-The
names of two-well known Indianians
will be among those presented to
President Wilson for consideration
when he takes up the matter of selec-
ting a United States minister 10 Por-
tugal in place of Meredith Nicholson,
whose declination reached the White
House today.
The two whose names will be can
vassed are Maj. G. V. Menzies of Mt.
Vernon and Jacob p Dunn Of India
napolis. Neither is an applicant for
any diplomatic appointment. Neither
is aware that his name has ever been
mentioned in this connection The
booms of both are in the incipient
stage, but may develop promisingly
during the next week or two.
1t is not likely that any friction will
be created, as the influence is the
same behind both. 1t will be a case of
the President looking both over and
taking his choice, provided he decides
that the appointment is to go to In
diana, which is not at all certain.
Still the fact remains that, because
an Indianian was offered the post,
there is a sort of hook out upon which
to hang a claim that Indiana shall be
rewarded in the appointment when it
is finally made.
Concerning Maj. MenZies and Mr..
Dunn the point is made that either has
the ability to fill the ministry at Lis
iofi hn
United States and with honor to him
self. 1t is apprehended that William j.
Bryan, premier of the administration,
would not be especially friendly to
Maj. MenZies who was frank and out
spoken in his opposition to Bryan dur
| ing several campaigns. But, for that
| matter, Mr.. Bryan was not personally
favorable to Meredith Nicholson. His
attitude in all diplomatic nominations
is that the appointments are the Pres
ident's and although the diplomatic
service is included in Mr.. Bryans de-
| partment he never seeks to interfere
when the President expresses prefer
ence for certain man as an ambassa-
| dor or minister. Mr.. MenZies early in
the administration was an applicant
| for the governor generalship of the
Philippines and was widely Endorsed
! by Indiana Democratic state officials
and leaders in the party generally.
Dunn a Literary Man.
Concerning Mr.. Dunn, the points to
| be urged are that he is both a scholar
and a literary man, capable of filling
the office of minister to Portugal in &C
cordance with the highest ideals of the
diplomatic service. In this connection
! it is pointed out, also, that his politics
! always have been of the regular
| brand. He supported Bryan and free
silver without turning a hair and Sec
rotary Bryan cherishes very pleasant
recollections of him.
1t is too early yet to state whether
Indiana stands any show of getting
the place. The weight of opinion at the
present time probably would be that
Indiana lost out when Mr.. Nicholson
voluntarily surrendered the berth.
| Mr. Nicholson has in his possession
personal communication from the
President regretting his decision to de
cline a place in the service The White
! House will not make it public.
| Today robust knock" came from g
well-known Indianapolis attorney, who
objects to the appointment of Henry
! Warrum to the place declined by Mich
olson.