Arizona republican., 1899-07-27
The Cabinet Changes During
MCKinley'S Term.
EFFECT ON SOCIAL LIFE.
On Account of Depressing Event
Early IN fhe Term and the BuSfIe
of the War with Spain the Ad-
minisfraiIon Has Had Very Little
of Gayefy of Washington Ex-
iStenCe.

Washington, July 26.-Wfth Secre-
tary Alger's retirement from the cab
met. only three of the members who
entered it at tha beginning of the ad-
ministration remain. namely, Nfessrs.
Gage, Long and Wilson. Never be-
fore. it is said, have there been so
many changes in presidents cabinet
during the first three years of his
term.
Six cabinet officers have retired from
President McKinley's cabinet since
March 4. 1897. The first to resign
was Attorney General nIcKenna, who
was appointed Justice on the su-
preme court bench, and left the cabi
net to accept This place Postmaster
General Gary retired when war was
declared. and soon afterward Secre-
tary Sherman left the state department
on account of i'll health When peace
was declared Secretary Day, who had
succeeded Secretary Sherman, re-
tired to take the place at the head OF
the peace commission, making the
fourth withdrawal
Secretary Bliss retired for business
reasons last fall, having stood by the
president during the war and seen its
successful termination. Now, Secre-
tary Alger hands his resignation 70 the
president, and it is accepted, making
the sixth of the original eight to re-
tire
The last two and half years have
witnessed a change in many of the
plans made for the cabinet 1t had
been thought that the cabinet mem-
bers would be called upon to do a
great deal of entertaining and that
the social side of the administration
would be exceedingly brilliant. 1t
viii be remembered, however, that
during the first year of the admins
trarion the president lost his mother,
and instead of gayety at the capital
there was mourning.
Then came The war. and the presi-
dent and cabinet We're too busy TO
or society. One by one the cabinet
officers who had large families of
Cabinet girls retired from the official
family of the president, and the
cabinet circle completely changed.
The charming Misses NIcKenna left
the calbiner to join the supreme court
circle. while the Misses Gary went
back TO Baltimore to live, and Miss
Alger was married. There were no
young ladies in the new cabinet fam
lily, and in consequence the cabinet
consisted more of din
rers and official receptions than
dances or pan;ies of young people.
Not only has the president lost six
Of his original cabinet members, but
his private secretary. Mr.. Porter, has
succumbed to overwork and ill health.
and has practically retired from
official life. Since con-
yress changed the name of the private
secretary to secretary to the president,
t has been practically Il semi-cabinet
position, and the change in this place
.an therefore virtually be classed in
he cabinet changes.
Mr.. Porter is now in Europe, and IL
IS stated that he may receive a for
eign position and remain abroad. At
my rate, the president has designated
Mr. Cortelyou- as secretary to the pres
dent. and he has been occupying this
,lace for many months. So successful
foregone conclusion that before long
le will nos only be entitled to the
lame but to the rank and all other
of the position.
.C.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.