The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-14
Love Feast at the White House, Fol-
lowed by n Discussion of Re-
ports and Coming Message.
sLATEMAKER Is STILL BUSY
MAKING CABINET CHANGES WITH
OUT THE PRESIDENTS CONSENT.
Putting Griggs, Gage, Smith and Long
Out and Giving Gibbs, MacVeagh
and Chandler Places.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 13-President Nc
Kinley to-day requested that the members
of his Cabinet serve through his second
term. This demonstrates that harmony
reigns between the chief magistrate and
his constitutional advisers. 1t was
gracious thing to do and entirely in accord
with the Presidents tactfulness, quality
which I'm him rises almost to genius II
was intended to set at rest any feeling OF
uncertainty by the public as TO the COM
piexion OF his Cabinet in the future and as
to the relations existing between himself
and the heads OF the various executive de-
partments who compose the Cabinet.
So far as precedent is concerned there is
nothing 10 show that reconstruction of
the Cabine. IS required when a President
succeeds himself. Washington continued
these OF his Cabinet who were in office at
the time 81 his second eiecuon and In
auguration. There were changes both In
his Cabinet both before and after his sec
ond inauguration. bat none that was direct
ly connected with or made on account of
that event. The senior Adams continued
most OF Washington's Cabinet for three
years. only dismissing them when the quar-
rel between himself and Hamilton became
fragrant. quarrel fatal to the Federalist
party. OF which they were leaders. Jeffer-
son continued his Cabinet. making no
changes on account Of his second term. So
II was with Madison and Monroe. Neither
did Jackson make any changes because he
served a second term. Lincoln. the next
President to succeed himself. continued all
his Cabinet save Fessenden. who resigned
the treasury portfolio TO enter the Senate,
and Bates. attorney general, who resigned
between Lincoln's second election and sec
ond inauguration. Grant, the latest Presi-
dent To succeed himself till now. reappointed
all his Cabinet in Office at the time of his
second inauguration, except Boutwell,, who
had been elected TO the Senate.
In spite of all this and of the Presidents
desire, gossop as to Cabinet reconstruc-
ton will not down. 1t is reported Attorney
General Griggs intends to retire. and it
Is suspected some others will also. This
keeps the Cabinet makers going One ru-
NOR is that Secretary Gage Will be sue
ceeded by w. w. Gibbs. financier of
Philadelphia. to Game and fortune unknown
In Washington. Another is that Postmas-
ter General Smith will retire and Wayne
Macveagh will represent Pennsylvania in
general and ambassador to Italy in Cleve-
lands second term. He supported McKin-
ley at the recent election and he and the
President are close personal friends Yet
another is that if Secretary Long retires
and Senator Chandler is defeated for
reelection the latter will be appointed sec
rotary OF the navy, position he held under
Arthur. or attorney general In connection
with the latter place 1t will be recalled that
Chandler was nominated for solicitor gen.
eral, an Office second only to attorney gem
eral. by Garfield. but was rejected by the
Senate This was the beginning of the
breach between him and Blaine and led
10 the offer OF the secretaryship OF the navy
by Arthur. to which place he was confirmed
by the same Senate that rejected his ap-
pointment as solicitor general Incidental
ly IL was while Chandler was secretary of
the navy that the new navy was begun,
so that he, II any one person, is its father