New Britain herald., 1925-03-31
BINGHAM WANTS
 ID NAME CONSUL
AK. hacomber Being Urged for
 Post Abroad
BY GEORGE 1T. MANNING twashington Bureau of N. B. Herald.) Especial to tho Heraldl

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 Washington, March s1.--A. King sley Macomber, of Stamford, Conn.,,
 horse breeder and explorer Is being
 urged by Senators Bingham and Me- Lean for appointment to a high di-
 plomatic- post, 1t is learned.
 Macombera Is a close personal friend of Senator Bingham's and the junior Connecticut senator induced
 Senator Mclean to join with him in urging the Stamford mans ap- pointment to diplomatic post.
 Their urging of Macomber was be- gun about six weeks ago, but the ut- most secrecy was maintained regard ling it. The correspondent learned at that time that a Connecticut man was being urged for diplomatic post and asked Senator Bingham about 1t, suggesting thdt it was ru- mored that he, (Bingham), was be- ing considered by President Coolidge for a place as ambassador to one of the principal capitals of Europe.
 Senator Bingham stated at that time his name was not being consid- cred, and said he would not consent to be candidate. He admitted that he was urging appointment of Con- necticut man for a diplomatic post. however, and expressed extreme sur prise that the fact had leaked out.
 Senator Bingham then asked that nothing be said about the matter be- cause there was considerable doubt that the Connecticut man would be appointed and suggested that it would be embarrassing if it was pub lished that he had been an unsuc- cessful candidate.
 Senator Bingham called at the White House on the day, ten days ago, when he was leaving to join Mrs. Bingham at Miami. To this correspondent who met him in the White House offices Senator Bing- ham admitted he was still urging appointment of the Connecticut man to the diplomatic post. but said he was afraid he was going to be un- successful in his efforts. Because of this, he said, he was gratified there had been no publicity about it.
 It leaked out today that the man the Connecticut senators were urg- ing is Kingsley Macomber of Stamford. White House officials admitted that Bingham and Me Lean have been urging appointment of Macomber, Senator Mclean who is still in Washington would not deny that Macomber is the man whose appointment he urged, but declined to discuss it in any way. Senator Bingham is still in Florida, but. the Senator's secretary would not deny that he has been urging Macomber's appointment.
 The inclination of President Coolidge and Secretary of State Kellogg to promote to higher posi- tions men already in the diplomatic and consular service instead of ap- pointing men with no experience is working strongly against the possi- bllity of Macomber's appointment. Already three or four diplomatic va cancies that have occurred in the last five weeks have been filled by promotion of men already in the and it is strongly rumored today that the vacancy at Madrid created by resignation of Ambassa- dor Alexander Moore of Pittsburgh will be filled by a man now in the state department. It is also report ed that the vacancy soon to occur at Paris, where Ambassador Myron Herrick is to resign will be filled by promotion.