The Washington herald., 1914-04-19
Who Who in Democratic Diplomacy
REPRESENTATIVE ROGERS COMPLIES NOVEL BOOK
Criticises Appointments of Bryan

Netherlands and Luxembourg, and min
lister to Cuba; a record OF sixteen year
in the foreign service Of the Unite
States.
Dominican Republic.
Sullivan, James NJ. (appointed)
Born in 1873, now a criminal lawyer Fl
New York City. Col. Harvey tells u
that he achieved eminence by defend
ing Bald Jack" Rose in the notorious
Becker trial, and that his cousin Is
contractor interested in railway con
cessions in the Dominican republic. He
also is known to fame as an indie
fatigabie organizer OF Democratic
clubs in the campaign Of 1912.
Russell. w. w. (displsced). Mr.
Russell was born in Washington, D. c.
in 1859. He Is a graduate of tho
United States Naval Academy, and ha:
been civil engineer and surveyor In
South America, Mexico, and the United
States. He was appointed secretary OF
the legation at Caracas in 1895. He
was successfully secretary and charge
d'affaires at Panama, Minister to Co
lombia, Minister to Venezuela. Com
missioner to Ecuador. and Minister and
Consul General to the Dominican re-
public.
Ecuador.
Hartman, Charles S. (appointed). Mr.
Hartman is a lawyer of Bozeman,
Mont. He was a member of Congress
from 1898 to 1899. I have taken occa-
sion to examine the Congressional Rec
ord to learn of his activities in Wash
ington. His principal endeavors seem
to have been in the advocacy OF the
cause OF the free coinage OF silver. On
February Z, 1896. for example, he made
a ringing speech in favor of free silver.
in the course of which he referred to
the fact that the condition of Mexico.
a silver-using country. is so much bet
ter than that OF the United States un-
der a gold standard that he felt that
dignif1ed silence on the part of the gold
men would be beneficial. Doubtless
the accuracy of his information about
Mexico and of his prophetic vision
caused him to be selected as minister
to a neighboring republic in the
troubled year of grace 1913. Those
who are interested in studying more
in detail Mr.. Hartman's free silver
views will find other speeches on the
same subject reported in the Congress
sional Record for August -. 1893;
March l. 1894; February s. 1895. and
January 81, 1895. Whatever his short
comings. diplomatic or otherwise, he
seems 10 have been a consistent per-
former on this subject at least.
Schuyler. Montgomery. jr. dds
placed). Born in Connecticut in 1877
Holds two degrees from Columbia Uni
versity. University scholar in Indo-
Iranian languages: university fellow
second secretary at st. Pc
tersburg in 1907. Successfully secre-
tary and consul general to Roumania
and Servia; secretary at St Peters
burg, Tokyo. and Mexico, and Minister
to Ecuador.
Guatemala.
Leavell, William H. (appointeD. Was
born in South Carolina in 1850 and has
been a clergyman since 1870. For one OF
his parishes he was fortunate to be set
tied in the good city OF Austin. Tex, the
home. as has been previously pointed out
of Messrs. House and Burleson. Who can
say what fruitful consequences to the re-
public Of Guatemala resulted from the
pastorate? An eXpectant world Is in
formed in the Pan-American Union Bull
lctin that
his attainments attracted wide int.re< as well a.
many calls for lectures and Discussions
Although there is no specific mention of
the Chautauqua circuit. the bond OF
union with the Secretary Of State is
really too obvious for comment. The i'm
portant though perhaps not uncommon
distinction had been accorded him at the
time the Bulletin went TO press of being
received by the President of Guatemala.
The press OF the capital city of Guate-
nala is said TO be loud in its praises
Of the new minister" The secret of his
success, however, is revealed by an inter
view which he gave as he was about to
take ship for his new post. He said:
I eIpect to find diplomacy easy. have never
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minister forty year,.
Hit. r. S. R. (displaced). Mr.. Hit was
born in 1876. and is a graduate of Yale
and of Harvard Law School He was
appointed to a secretaryship at Paris in
SOL He served successfully as secretary
It Berlin. at Rome. and again at Berlin.
md as minister to Panama, Venezuela
md Guatemala.
Hayti.
Smith. Madison R Cappointed Mr.. !
smith was born in Missouri in 1850 and !
las been a lawyer. newspaper editor and |
member of the Sixtieth Congress
Furniss, Henry W. (displaced) NJ. |
7urniss was born in 1865. and holds four |
degrees. In 1898 he was ap- |
,Ointed. after examination. consul at |
Bahia, and in 1906 minister to Hayti.
Honduras.
Ewing, John (appOintcd). Mr.. Ewing |
vas born in Alabama in 1857. and has |
ived in Missouri and Louisiana. He has |
'een collection teller, deputy collector .
4 customs. customs broker. land agent, |
Dad overseer, lawyer and newspaperman |
"a veritable Observation-Disclosures. His.vari- |
us pursuits had been so lucrative that |
e was able TO contribute $500 TO the
Democratic national campaign of 1872. |
See page of Mr.. Wellss report) The
facts are culled from the Pan
american Union Bulletin:
When quite young man he hung out his shin
le and soon mad clients Of his own-he has become
realty appreciated by the public. Having lived in |.
be South all his life. and having been brought into
uiness and social contact with the peoples Of Cen
al America through direct steamship connections
he new minister will not be a stranger to life and
nVirOnments with which he will be surrounded His
lends predict for him q most successful end useful
areer.
The President is indeed fortunate to
appen upon man who has had direct |
connections with the republic
} which he is assigned. Incidentally, his
rother, Robert Ewing. is Democratic ma
Onal committeeman from Louisiana and =
ne political boss OF that State. A mere
Oincidence, doubtless.
White, Charles y. Cdisplaced) Mr..
White was born in Ithaca in 1858. and is
graduate Of Princeton and of two Ger