The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-29

| upon loohlhg over inc Official records that
up to date just 225 mon have held places in
the cabinets of our presidents But 81 of
these cabinet ministers were appointed to
more than one post, some serving in the
same department un,ter different presidents
and others in different departments under
the same president.
| Hard to Suit.
General Grant had u grcater number of
| men In ms cabinet than any other presi-
| dent, or 25. President Cleveland has had
| 60
The president who made the most fire.
quent changes in his cabinet was Tyler.
Though he was in the White House n little
less than four years, he had 23 men i'm his
cabinet. At that time the cabinet was
composed of only six officials, the interior
department and department Of agriculture
not having been established. Tyler had
Tour secretaries of state, four secretaries of
the treasury, five secretaries of war, five
secretaries OF the navy, two postmasters
general ana three attorneys general
we have recently heard n great deal of
talk about the geographical distribution of
the Offices i'll Mckinley's cabinet There is
always desire that the various sections of
the contry shall be represented. In this
connection IL is interesting to note how
past presidents have distributed their cabi-
net favors among the states Ii must be
borne in mind that until Taylor's admin
istration there were only six places i'm the
cabinet, and after Taylor till the first
Cleveland administration only seven. The
postmaster general was not considered n
cabinet officer until 1929, but all the post |
masters general are included in our totals. |
Below we find the distribution of cabinet /
appointments by all the presidents:
Washington 1.-TWO terms) - Massachusetts,, &:
virginia, q; New York, l; Connecticut 1:
Maryland, /; Pennsylvania, /; Georgia, l.
Total, IA.
Adams.-M achusetts, 8; Virginia, 3: Con.
nectlcut, z; Maryland, 2: Georgia, /. Total, la
Jefferson 1.-TWO terms. Massachusetts, 4:
maryland, 3; Virginia, /; Pennsylvania, /;
1eorgla /; Connecticut, Kentucky, /; Della
ware, l. Total, 13.
Madison 1.-TWO terms) Massachusetts,, o;
Pennsylvania, B; Maryland, .; Virginia, 2:
Georgia, z; Tennessee, / New York, /; South
Caroiina' !; Connecticut, /; Ohio. /; Della.
ware, l. Total, lS
Monroe 1.-TWO terms) Massachusetts,, 2: vir.
glnia, =; Georgia, I Kentucky, I South Caro-
ina, j; New York, Il New Jersey, / Connecti.
tut, |; Ohio, /; Pennsylvania, /. Total, 12
y. y. AdaiDs.-Virginia, q Kentucky 1.
nnsylvania, j. New York, ]; Ohio, /; New
Jersey, /. Total, z.
""NhSoh NtNo lerfnsD.-New YORK, y: GeOr- |
ga, 2; Pennsylvania, 2; Maryland, 2; New
hampshire, 2; Kentucky, 2; Delaware, 2; :
j; Tennessee, /; Ohio, /; North |
aroina, j; New Jersey, |. Total ~.
Van Buren.-New York 2; Georgia, 1; New
hampshire, ]; South Carolina, l New Jersey,
/; Kentucky, /; Connections, /; Tennessee, /:
'ennsylvania, /. Total, 10.
William n. Harrison Massachusetts, /:
ennessee. / North Carolina. /; New York, /: s
entucky, i Ohio, !. Total, O.
Tylor.-Nirginia, 4 South Carolina, 3; Penn. c
'lvauia, 3: New York, 3; Kentucky, 3; Ohio, !,
Massachusetts 2; Tennessee, 1; North Car. .
ina, ] Maryland. /. Total, %.
Polk. Virginia, 2; Pennsylvania, 1; Missis.
ppi, j; New York, Il Massachusetts,, I; Ten.
,ssee, /; Maine. / +; Connecticut, 1. Total, o.
Taylor.-Dclawnre, j; Pennsylvania, 1: Goor.
a' !; Missouri, /; Ohio 1; Virginia, /; Yer 9
ont i; Maryland !. Total, Q.
Fillmore Massachusetts ?: MARYLAND. 2.
hio' Louisiana, /; Pennsylvania. L. vir.
MIA, ! Moth Carolina, 1; New York, l.
,nnecticut j; Kentucky, /. Total, II.
fierce.-New York. Il Kentucky. Missis. +
ppi, /; Michigan, / North Carolina, Penn.
lvanin. !; Mnssat husotts. /. Total, T.
Buchanan. n.-PcnDsylvant. ?: Kentucky. 2:
chigan, /; Georgia, u Slaryland. /: New
1rk, j; Virginia, 4 Mississippi, F; Connects.
g. l; Tennessee. /; Maine /; Ohio 1. TO.
!, H. 4
Lincoln two terms) ohio, o; Indiana. q. J..
nnsylvania, ?; New York, /; Maine, 1. CON
ltiout, } Maryland, j; Missouri, 4 Ken.
Ky, l. Total, "a. d..
ohnsoD. Ohio, .; New York, 3; Indiana. 2: -
'nois, z; Iowa, Connecticut, | Wisconsin. IN
Kentucky, ]. Total, Il. I'M
rant two tcrmsl. Ohio. 8: MaaSnchusetts.
Illinois, 2; New York. 2; Penn .yivania, 2;
ntucky, ] Maine, ! ; Iowa, 4 Michigan. /:
W Jersey, !; Mary land. Virginia, 1: Con.
'iicut. J.; Indiana, ]; Georgia, / oreecs,
al. 20 a.
ayes. Tennessee. 2; New York, I; ohio I.
%, L: Mmn,sotn. . (. Missouri. Indiana. !. wit
u virginia. ] Massachusetts I. Total. To- ohii
arfield -Natnp 4. AI,,nes,t. !, t,is.'s' " -, ! : 4
a, d; Louisiana, 4, New York, A: pcnnsvi. =
la, l. Total, :. A.,
rthur y Indiana, Q; New Jsrssy. L.. Nav | Seo,