Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1898 — GARY IS OUT. [ARTICLE]

GARY IS OUT.

Postmaster - General Resigns and Charles Emery Smith Is Appointed His Successor. Washington, April 22. —The president Thursday sent this to the senate: Charles Emory Smith, of Pennsylvania, to be postmaster-general, vice James A. Gary, resigned. It is stated at the white house that, Postmaster-General Gary’s resignation had absolutely nothing to do with our present foreign complications. It was owing entirely, it is stated, to the condition of Mr. Gary’s health. He has suffered a great deal of late from a general breaking down of the system, which had continued to progress until finally Mr. Gary reluctantly reached the conclusion that he was unable longer to carry the burden of his office. The senate has confirmed the nomination of Charles Emory Smith as post-master-general. [Charles Emery Smith was born In Mansfield, Conn., in 1842, and removed with his parents to Albany, N. Y., In 1849, He graduated from the Albany academy when 16 years of age, and immediately entered Into journalism. Mr. Smith purchased an Interest In the Albany Express and became joint editor with Mr. Dawson. In 1876 he was a delegate to the republican national convention at Cincinnati, and was the representative from the state of New York on the oomffiittee on resolutions. On the 83d of January, 1879, Mr. Smith was elected by the New .York legislature regent of the New York university. He resigned the po-

’ sitlon In 1881, when he had left the state. ■ In February, 1886, he resigned the editorship of the Albany Evening Journal to assume the editorsnip of the Philadelphia > Press, which position he took on the Bth , of March following, and has ever since | edited the paper. In February, 1890, Mr. | Smith was appointed by President Harri- ‘ son envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Russia. In May, 1892, Mr. . Smith returned to this country, and on the ! 9th ot that month formally tendered his | resignation as minister and resumed his ] labors as editor of the Press. When the 1 McKinley cabinet was In process of selecI tlon, Mr. Smith’s name was frequently mentioned In connection with a position In that body.]