Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-30
A CABINET STUDY.
The Selection Of Members
by Former Presidents.
Grant Had Is Different Men, -CIeye-
land had Almost as Many.
States Tha. Have Not Yet Been Represented
in the Cabinet.

Washington, Jan. 23-topeclal).-
President McEinley's cabinet, about which
the newspapers have been SO indnstriousiy
gossiping for several months, will soon be
officially announced Eight more names
| will hc added TO the roll Of fame. . ] find
| upon looking over the official records that
up to date Just 225 men have held places in
| the cabinets Of our presidents. But ol OF
these cabinet ministers were appointed 10
more than one post, some serving IN the
same department under different presidents
and others in different departments under
| the same president.
Hard to Suit.
General Grant had a greater number OF
men in his cabinet than any other presi-
dent. or 25 President Cleveland has had
23.
The president who made the most fire.
cuent changes in his cabinet was Tyler.
Though he was in the White House little
less than four years, he had 23 men in 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
four secretaries OF state, four secretaries OF
the treasury, five secretaries of war, five
secretaries Of the navy, two postmasters
general and three attorneys general.
We have recently heard n great deal Of
talk about the geographical distribution OF
the Offices in Mckinley cabinet There is
always II desire that the various sections of
the country shall be represented. In this
connection it is interesting to note how
past presidents have distributed their cabi-
net favors among the states. 1t must be
borne in mind that until Taylors admin
isiration there were only six places in the
cabinet and after Taylor till the first
Cleveland administration only seven. The
postmaster general was not considered a
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 ermsy.-Iassachusetts, S;
Virginia, a. New York, !; Connecticut, ];
Maryland, /: Pennsylvania, l. Georgia, ].
Total. "a.
Adams.- Massachusetts,. 8; Virginia 3; Con-
necticu:. .: Maryland, 2: Georgia. l. Total, IL.
jefferson ,two terms. Massachusetts,, 4;
Maryland. o: Virginn, !; Pennsylvania. !;
Georgia, /; Connecticut, !; Kentucky, / Della
ware. /. Total Is.
Madison 1.-TWO ternsl.- sl.-Massachusetts, Q:
Pennsylvania. 3; Maryland. .: Virginia. .;
Georgia. .: Tennessee, / New York, ]; South
Carolina, /; Connecticut, !: Ohio, !; Della
ware. !. Total. IS.
Monroe 1.-TWO termsl Massachusetts, 9; Vir-
ginia .; Georgia, l: Kentucky, l; South Caro-
lima /: lew York. !; New Jersey, l {: Connecti-
cut, /: Ohio, / Pennsylvania. !. Total. r.
J. Q. Adams.-Virginia. =: kentucky, l;
PENNSYLVANIA. !: New York, l.; Ohio, l; New
Jersey, |. Total, !.
jackson, 1.-TWO s).-Ncw York. 8; Geor
gia, ,: Pennsylvania, 2; Maryland, 2; New
Hampshire, 2; Kentucky, g; Delaware, 2;
Louisiana. /: Tennessee. /: Ohio. /: North
Carolina. /; New Jersey, l. Total, 70.
Van Buren.-New York, }: Georgia !; New
Hampshire, i South Carolina, /; New Jersey, |
II; Kentucky, f: Connecticut. /; Tennessee, l;
Pennsylvania, l. Total. 10.
William H. Harrison MASSACHUSETTS, l.
Tennessee, /: North Carolina. i; New York. !;
Kentucky, /: Ohio, /. Total IT,
Tyler.-Virgina. 4; South Carolina, 3; Penn |
sylvania, 3; New York, 3; Kentucky, 3; Ohio, |
9; Massachusetts, 2; Tennessee, /; North Car |
olina. /; Maryland, /. Total, 3D.
Polk.-Virginia, =: Pennsylvania. l; Missis- |
sippi |: New York, / Massachusetts, !; Ten
nessee, /: Maine. /; Connecticut. L. Total, Q.
Taylor.-Delaware, l.; Pennsylvania. /; Geor- |
sia, /; Missouri l: Ohio. /; Virginia, /; Yer
mont l Maryland, !. Total, s.
Fillmore.-M ssachusetts, =: Maryland, 2:
Ohio, /; Louisiana. /; Pennsylvania, 1; Vir-
Rinia, l.; North Carolina, /; New York. /;
Connecticut, 1 Kentucky, /. Total, IL.
sipp, / Michigan, /: North Carolina, l; Penn
sylvania. /: Massachusetts,, l. Total.7
Buchanan. . Kentucky, 2;
Michigan, /; Georgia, l; Maryland, /: New
York. /; Virginia. L; Mississippi, /; Connecti- |
cut l.; Tennessee, /; Maine, L; Ohio. l. To- |
tai, II. |
Lincoln 1.-TWO terms).-Ohio, 8: Indiana, s.; |
Pennsylvania. 2: New York, /; Maine. l; Con- |
necticut, /; Maryland, l; Missouri. /; Ken
lucky, /. Total. IA.
Johnson.-ohio, 3: New York, 3; Indiana, 9. |
Illinois, g Iowa, l: Connecticut, l; Wisconsin, |
/; Kentucky, l. Total, IA.
Grant 1.-TWO terms) Ohio, s.; Massachusetts,
3; Illinois, 9; New York. 2; Pennsylvania, 2;
Kentucky, / Maine, L; Iowa, 1; Michigan, L; |
New Jersey, I; Maryland, /; Virginia, l; Con. |
necticut, /; Indiana, l; Georgia, /; Oregon, !. |
Total, 25.
Hayes.-Tennessee, 2: New York. I Ohio, 1; |
Iowa, l; Minnesota, l: Missouri, /; Indiana, l.; |
West Virginia, l.; Massachusetts, !. Total, TO- |
Garfield. Maine, 1 Minnesota. l; Illinois, /; |
Iowa, ! Louisiana. L; New York. l; Pennsyl- |
vania, /. Total, Z.
Arthur.-Indiann. 8; New Jersey, 4: New |
York, L; Illinois, l.; Colorado, l.; New Hamp- |
SHIRE l; Wisconsin. L; Iowa, l; Pennsylvania. |
/. Total, II.
Cleveland 1.-TWO terms).-New York, s; Mas |
sachusetts. 8: Missouri, 2; Wisconsin, 2; Della |
ware, L. Illinois, 1: Kentucky, l; Georgia, L; |
Mississippi, /; Alabama, !; Michigan, l.; Ar. |
kansas, l; West Virginia, !; Ohio, l; Ne |
braska, !. Total, %.
Benjamin Harrison. 2: Maine, I; |
Minnesota, !: Ohio, /; Vermont, l.; West Vir- |
gina l; Missouri, ]; ; New York, l; Wisconsin, |
/; Pennsylvania, l. Total, II.
States Hon0rcd.
These figures it must be borne in mind, |
arc cabinc: appointments not the number |
of individuals. They show that the states |
have been honOrcd with cabinet appoint |
ments as follows:
Massachusetts...... "a North Carolina.... s |
New York. 80 Mississippi.
Pennsylvania. ....... &c Missouri ........... s
Ohio o................. 90 New Hampshire.
Virginia. ........... % Iowa ........,....... Al
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