In Selecting Senator Ransom, Of

JSorth (Jarolina, for Minister to Mexico President Cleveland was entirely consistent with his record. He lias in I tliis, as in his former term, preferred Southern Democrats for diplomatic appointments of the flast class. The Ambassador to England is Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware ; the Ambassador to France. Mr. Elistis. nf T.nniaiana the Minister to Russia, ex-Congressman Breckinridge, of Arkaiisas; the Minister to Peru, ex-Congressmm McKenzie, of Kentucky; the Minister to Spain, Mr. Tyler, of Alabama ; the Minister to Turkey, Mr. Terrell, of Texas; the Minister to Greece, Mr. Aiexaiuler, of North Carolina; tlie Minister to Guatemala and Honduras, Mr. Young, of Georgia; the Minister to Hayti, Mr. Smythe, of Virginia; the Minister to Persia, Mr. McDonald, of Virginia; the Minister to Portugal, Mr. Caruth, of Kentucky, and the Minister to Hawaii. Mr. "Willis, of Kentuckv. Daring Mr. Oleveland's first term the American Minister to Frunce was from Maryland, Minister to Brazil from North Carolina. Minister tó Japan from Texas, Minister to Mexico from Louisiana, Minister to Peru from Kentucky, Minister to Venezuela from Alabama. Tlie Presiden! evidently lias a higher opinión of the diplomacy of Southern Demócrata than of those in the North.