Show EDITOR AND diplomat DIPLO DIPLOMAT MiT the rhe u states to who baile just to ta an article aimed at sen senator ter M S quay in the philadelphia press published almost with tile tho return from russia of tho the american minister charles emory smith who is also the editor of the pross prom has attracted widespread att attention c u ti on and provoked much comment it is generally understood that mr smith has resumed active charge of the paper with whose interests he has teen been identified so many years and with whose ing lie ho has had so BO much to do and it is this fact which makes thy the publication of tile the attack referred to particularly si significant ant charles emory smith seems to have taken as naturally to jour EMORY and tics bics as a duck takes to water dorn in mansfield conn feb 18 IM 1813 he be was educated in albany whither his par parents axt removed when ho he was but seven years old at the age of sixteen the lad who lad had evin evinced ced remarkable aptitude for writing whitin 1 argumentative articles began his journalistic na listic work by contributing editorials t to 0 the albany evening 0 transcript ile ha was graduated from union colle college collee e at nineteen and was so soon on af after ter appointed on the staff of general rathbone Kath boue where for two years he be did good work in organizing 0 tho the now new york volunteers for the war he then taught for a brief period in the albany academy during all this time he continued to write for the papers and in ISO IK his active newspaper work commenced when he assumed the editorship of the albany express Es press for five years ho he remained with the express although during it part of that time ho he also acted as private secretary to governor fenton in isa clyto 0 mr smith became coeditor of tile the albany journal and upon the retirement ti of his associate george daw son eon in 18 iyog G he was given entire charge several years later lie he accepted chepo the position of editor in chief of the philadelphia press mr smith was in 1871 president of the new york state press association it is said that he wrote the greater part 0 many of the new york republican platforms in 1870 1876 he was a delegate to tile national convention at Cin cincinnati cincinnat cinna ti ile he lias has always been identified prominently with educational matters and ho has held several important positions ut of honor in that connection his appointment by president harrison as minister to russia in place of allen alien Thom diko rice whose death occurred on the eve of his intended departure for his distant post created little surprise inasmuch as mr smiths warm personal relations with secretary of state dlaine blaine had led his friends friend to anticis anti cipA I 1 i such a result |