Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1905 — AIDS FOR PRESIDENT. [ARTICLE]

AIDS FOR PRESIDENT.

Old Cabinet Retained, Except that Corteljron Succeeds Wynne. President Roosevelt Tuesday nominated his new cabinet and sent to the Senate in addition a long list of diplomatic and consular appointments. All the members of his pld cabinet will remain with the exception of Mr. Wynne, who is succeeded as Postmaster General by George B. Cortelyou. Mr. Wynne goes as consul general to London, a lucrative post. Whitelaw Reid of New York succeeds Ambassador Choate at the court of St. James, the latter retiring. Ambassador Robert S. McCormick of Chicago is transferred from St. Petersburg to France, Ambassador Porter retiring. Mr. McCormick is succeeded at the Russian capital by Ambassador George V. L. Meyer of Massachusetts, transferred from his present post at Rome. Edwin H. Conger of lowa is transferred from China to Mexico, succeeding Ambassador Powell Clayton, a promotion in rank. Henry White of Rhode Island, now secretary of legation at London, Is the remaining new ambassador, being chosen to fill the place at Rome made vacant by Ambassador Meyer's transfer. William Woodville Rockhill, who goes as miu'ster to China, is now director of the Bureau of American Republics. He is an acknowledged authority on Chinese matters and was selected because of his special qualifications. Dr. David J. Hill of New York, formerly Asssistant Secretary of State and now minister to Switzerland, is transferred to the Netherlands; Heury L. Wilson of Washington from Chile to Belgium, and John B. Jackson of New Jersey divides his old post with John W. Riddle of Minnesota, retaining Greece, Montenegro and Bulgaria himself, while the latter is given Romnania and Servia. The nominations of former Senator Quarles of Wisconsin to be district judge at Milwaukee and of former Senator Cockrell of Missouri to be Interstate Commerce Commissioner were confirmed by the Senate without reference to committee. - •