The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-15
Little Probability that He Will Do
Anything to Offend Friends of
the Late Executive.
SPECULATION AS TO CABINET
SEVERAL MEMBERS MAY DECIDE TO
RETIRE OF OWN ACCORD.
Henry Cabot Lodge Is Expected to
Have Great Influence with ROOse-
veIt-White House Too Small.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-There are three
prominent Indianians in high positions in
the federal service at Washington. These
are A. w. Wishard, solicitor for the col
lector of internal revenue, r. ]. Tracewen,
controller of the treasury, and w. l.. Pen
field, solicitor for the State Department.
With the exception of Colonel Ransdell,
who is appointed by the Senate, all the
others are dependent on executive favor
for their places. 1t is not expected that the
change in the administration will cause any
change in these places.
There is of course, much speculation in
Washington as to changes in the personnel
of the administration. Senator Fairbanks
and the men he has helped to office come in
for a share of attention. Washington per-
sists in looking upon Senator Fairbanks as
presidential candidate and as such might
be looked upon as being in the way Of Pres
ident Roosevelt, who, it is supposed. nat
urally aspires to the next nomination. This
political notice leads to the conclusion that
the men who are working for Fairbanks
will be unpopular with the new President,
the situation, and it is mentioned only to
make the conditions clear. AS senator from
Indiana Mr.. Fairbanks is expected to indi-
cate number of men from his State for
official positions. The President would not
assume to inquire if these pen were ident-
fed with the political fortunes of the
United States senator The positions of
none of the men mentioned above will be in
oIno ~,
idents.
The opinion of Washington is divided as
to the course President Roosevelt will take.
His enthusiastic admirers feel that he will
change his Cabinet entirely as soon as he
appropriately can and gradually work
wholesale changes in the personnel of the
government. The other course open to him
is to be very slow and conservative in max
ing changes, to give the extremely cautious
Mckinley element in Congress chance TO
inspect his work and gain their approval
and cooperation if possible. If he takes
the first named course it will mean that he
will soon surround himself with new
group of advisers, to the exclusion of the
present ones. In this case Henry Cabot
Lodge will probably be the chief new per-
sonage of the administration. He will oc-
cupy the same position towards Roosevelt
which Judge Day occupied towards Mckin-
ley for several years. 1t is possible that
President Roosevelt hopes that Lodge may
in time become his secretary of state. In a
radical sweep Secretary of War Root would
drop out and his place be taken by a Roose-
welt man, possibly General Wood, now gov
ernor general of Cuba. If Lodge does not
want the place it might be offered to Judge
Taft, now in the Philippines.
Postmaster General Smith is reasonably
certain to go in any event and Pennsyl-
vania is likely to be recognized through
Attorney General Knox Mr.. Smith would
have as a successor Henry G. Payne, of
Wisconsin. Mr.. Payne is expected to have
either this or the secretaryship of the in
terror Mr.. Hitchcock is almost sure TO re-
tire.
There are reasons why President Roose-
welt might care to get rid of Mr.. Gage in
the treasury, but this would bring out
strong opposition. Mr.. Gage is not partic-
ularly popular, but he is sound and steady.
Secretary Long would be very glad to re-
tire; he is tired of office. Mr.. Allen, who
has just resigned as Governor of Porto
Rico and was formerly assistant secretary
of the navy, is frequently spoken of as
Mr.. Longs possible successor.
On the other hand, conservative OBJ
servers here think it hardly likely that the
President will be radical. There are plenty
reasons for believing that he will be ultra
conservative. 1t is to be expected that his
Cabinet will slowly be worked over to suit
his personal preference, but this would not
involve sweeping changes.
Colonel Crook, disbursing officer at the
White House, is worried about what to do
with the Roosevelt children. There are six
of them and with the President and his
wife these make the presidential household
consist of eight persons. There are only
five bedrooms and two baths. One of these
rooms is very small and the guest chamber
is included in the number. Colonel Crook
says they will have TO sleep two in a bed
or put up more beds. The size of the pres
idential family will certainly cause a re-
newal of the agitation for the enlargement
of the White House or the building of a
new structure.
The coming winter will be entirely devoid
of official participation in social life if the
programme followed by General Arthur
when he succeeded TO the presidency be
recognized as a precedent. period OF
mourning for six months was then OBJ
served, the only event breaking the still
Year reception of 1882. Late in March
when the official mourning had expired, a
public reception was given by President
Arthur