The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-21
CREAM OF
 THE SPECIALS
FINDS USE FOR PAYNE.
Roosevelt Calls Politician Into His
 Cabinet,

Roosevelt Calls Politician Into His
 Cabinet.
 From Washington to Chicago Chronicle.
 Henry c. Payne of Wisconsin, as fore skadowed in The Chronicles Washington Smith as Postmas.er General. Official announcement to this effect was made at the White House this afternoon.
 President Roosevelt several days ago and notwithstanding that the President ear negtly urged him to remain In the Cabi- net. he insisted that the resignation be at the close dose of President McKinley's first term to resume active connection with the management of his newspaper Tn Philadelphia President Mckinley per. against his own desires. For several weeks past his newspaper associates m Philadelphia have been so pressing Tn their demands that he return to his news. paper work that the Postmaster General could not longer withstand their impor- tunities without entirely relinquishing his connection with the newspaper. He dld not choose to do this and resigned from
 ' In selecting MT. Payne to succeed Post. master General Smith, President Noose- welt not only furnishes politicians with an example of gratitude, but attaches to himself a seasoned and able political manager, who is coMspetent by experience and association to take full charge Q, ms affairs. ft has been the aim or the 1res. ELes- ident ever since he entered the White House to secure such a manager. Ills friends strongly advised him to do go, more especially after he entered upon his campaign of destruction against the oio
 MT. Payne, as vics-chairman of the Re- publican National Committee in two cam paigns, has famiiiarixed himself with po- to an extent that makes him the most valuable aid the President could have selected. His selection means the com plete divorcement of the .: administrauo9s os Senator Hanna. Mr. Payne Is now ex. pected to become the de facto leader 9f the Republican National Committee. he will organize a04sevsiI eiI, mSeh reaIiNe the greatest ambition of his life. He wanted to be Postmaster General under Mchdn- lev and sustained the most poignant uis- appointment of his career when the iate President fatIy and unequivocally de- clined to appoint him. He had been postmaster at Milwaukee years ago ana bis experience in that posluen eauseS him to be ambitious to become the head of the Postofics Department His con nection with Colonel Roosevelt dates from the time of the Philadelphia convention. whsn in opposition t9 dons1 hsnHa Roo.sveIts ne vice presidential candidacy. Later ne ,,Ss 4s- came Vioe-President Roosevelts guide phiIosopher and friend in connection with the v,cs-nreSident succeeded to the Pres idency he was one of the first men called to Washington to be consulted about po- litical matters. o.1., Mir. Smiths retirement from the CGDi- net is believed to foreshadow the Teure- mant of Secretaries Long, Hay. Hitch cock and Gage. Mir. Payne will arrive in Washington tomorrow. Mir Payne has accepted the tender or the office, to which he will be nominated immediately after the holiday recess; MT. Smith has agreed to remain until January 15. if nee sssary, out VIII return | immedia ately Thereafter to Philadelphia. :. This change was formally announced at l today's session of the Cabinet All the members expressed their profound regret sive triubte to the services and person. ality of the retiring member of his of- ficlal family,