Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1885 — PRIZE-WINNERS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PRIZE-WINNERS.

Some of the President’s Selections for the Foreign Diplomatic Service. Edward J. Phelps, the newly.appointed Minister to the Coart of St. James, was born at Middlebury, Vt, in 1822, graduated at Middlebury College in 1840, taught school in Virginia for a year, studied law with his father, and was admitted to the bar in 1843. His reputation as a lawyer grew rapidly, and he and Senator Edmnnds have for years ranked as the two best lawyers in the State. In 1851 Mr. Phelps was appointed Second Controller of the

United States Treasury, which position he held until the close of President Fillmore’s term. For several years Mr. Phelps has been Professor of Law in Yale College. Several times he has been the Democratic nominee for Governor .of Vermont, his last candidacy being in 1880. In personal appearance he is a man of fine presence, is a gentleman of accomplished manners, a fine conversationalist, is a thorough American in sentiment, has given much attention to the Irish question, and is possessed of ample means. Hon. George H. Pendleton, of Ohio, whom President Cleveland has appointed as Minister to Germany, is a native of Ohio, having been bom at Cincinnati in 1825. He is a lawyer by profession. In 1854 Mr. Pendleton was elected to the Ohio State Senate, and two years later was chosen a member of the National House of

Representatives, in which body he served four consecutive terms. In 1864 he was nominated by the Democrats for Vice President on the ticket with Gen. McClellan. In 1869 he ran for Governor of Ohio on the Democratic ticket and was defeated. In 1879 he was chosen United States Senator for Ohio, his term expiring last month. Robert M. MoLane, the new Minister to the trench Court, is a native of Delaware, and is 70 years of age. He was educated at Washington and Baltimore, and graduated from West Point in 1837; served with the

army in Florida and the Northwest; resigned in 1843; was admitted to the Baltimore bar the same year; was a member of the Maryland Legislature 1845-’47; member of Congress 1847- 51; Minister to China 1853- 55; Minister to Mexico 1859-’6O; member of the Forty-sixth and Forty-sev-enth Congresses; and was elected Governor of Maryland la6tfall.

EDWARD J. PHELPS.

GEORGE H. PENDLETON.

ROBERT M. MC LAKE.