People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1893 — FILLING THE OFFICES. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FILLING THE OFFICES.

Judge Jaoklna, of Wisconsin, to Succeed Gresham on the Circuit Court Bench— Three Foreign Ministers Named- a Big Batch of Other Nominations. Washington, March 21— President Cleveland sent to the senate Monday the most important nominations he has made since his administration began, including two of the four firstclass foreign ministers, a justice of the United States circuit court to succeed Judge Gresham and a commissioner of railroads, besides many nominations of lesser consequence. A list of twentynine nominations, including three foreign ministers, brought gladness to the hearts of many expectant politicians. The most interest was taken in learning what the nominations were. The nominations follow: James B. Eustis, of Louisiana, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to France. Theodore Runyan, of New Jersey, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Germany. John E. Risley, of New York, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Denmark. Ernest B Baldwin, of Maryland, to be first auditor of the treasury. Thomas Holcomb, of Delaware, to be fifth auditor of the treasury. James G. Jenkins, of Wisconsin, tp be United States circuit judge for the Seventh judicial circuit

Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, to be commissioner of railroads. Walter D. Dabney, of Virginia, to be solicitor for the department of state. Charles B. Stuart, of Texas, to be judge of the United States court for the Indian Territory. To be marshals of the United States—David T. Guyton, of Mississippi, for the Northern district of Mississippi: William Hawkins, of Indiana, for the District of Indiana; Abner Caines, of Arkansas, for the Eastern district of Arkansas; James J. McAlester, of Indian territory, for marshal of the United States court for the Indian territory. To be attorneys of the United States— Frank B. Burke, of I diana, for the district of Indiana; Clifford L. Jackson, of the Indian territory, to be attorney of the United States court for the Indian territory: Joseph W. House, of Arkansas, for the Eastern district of Arkansas. Judge James G. Jenkins, of Milwaukee, who steps into Judge Gresham’s shoes as judge of the Seventh circuit court, has been judge of the Eastern district of Wisconsin. The appointment, which was decided upon by President Cleveland and announced several weeks ago, was recommended not only by the Wisconsin bar but by the democrats in both houses of the legislature. Judge Jenkins is a cousin of Gen. Worth of Mexican war fame, and was born at Saratoga Spnngs, N. Y., January 18,1834. His mother was the eldest child of Reuben H. Walworth, the last chancellor of New York state, and a jurist of national reputation. Mr. Jenkins was educated for the bar in his native state, and in 1855 was admitted to practice before the United States supreme court. He went to Wisconsin in 1857 and practiced law until he succeeded Judge Andrew J. Miller on the bench of the United States district court in 1885. John E. Risley, nominated to be minister to Denmark, is a brother-in-law to Senator Voorhees, and a lawyer of high standing in New York, as well as in this city, where he became well known through his practice before the court of Alabama claims, as a member of the firm of Risley & Flagg. Mr. Risley is about 49 years age. He was born in Knox county, Ind., near Vincennes, and nearly twenty-nine years ago went to New York, where he worked hard and with great success at his profession as a lawyer. His appointment is said to be altogether due to business influence. Theodore Runyan, the new minister to Germany, is one of the prominent figures of New Jersey democracy and a man of pronounced ability. For ten years he was chancellor of the state and has twice been its candidate for governor, at one time during the war. Early in the war he took charge of a regiment of New Jersey troops, and served with distinction as the officer in command. At present he is practicing law in Newark. Ex-Senator James B. Eustis, bf Louisiana, is a native of New Orleans, and. was born in 1834. He received a classical education and then went to the Harvard law school, leaving that institution in 1854. Two years later he was admitted to the bar and began to practice at New Orleans. At the outbreak of the war he joined the staff of Gen. Magruder in the confederate army, and a year later was transferred to the staff of Gen. Joe Johnston, with whom he served until the close of the uar. He was elected a member of the state legislature before the reconstruction acts and was one of the committee sent to confer with President Johnson upon Louisiana affairs. In 1872 he was elected a member of the state assembly, and in 1874 was put into the state senate for a term of four years, but was called to serve in the United States senate from 1877 to 1879. After that he became professor of civil law in the University of Louisiana, and held that position when he was again elected senator by the democrats in 1884. His term expired in March, 1891. Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, who is to be railroad commissioner, is a well-known figure in southern history and in Washington, where he served with distinction and credit in the United States senate twelve consecutive years, finally yielding that post because of the antagonism of the alliance element in his native state. He is almost 75 years of age, but is still full of force and energy. His record of service during the war of the rebellion is that of a brave soldier. He resigned his seat in the state senate to serve in the field, attained the rank of general, and was afterward governor of South Carolina in 1876 and ’77.

JUDGE JAMES G. JENKINS.