Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-12-27
CHANGES EXPECTED.
President Roosevelt's Cabinet to Be
Reconstructed.
Secretary Gage Said to he Ready TO
Retire-Gov. Crane, of Mnssnchu-
setts, May Succeed Him-Long
and Hitchcock to Go.

Washington, Dee. 21.-It is Secre-
tary Cages intention to relinquish the
treasury portfolio as soon as Presi-
dent Roosevelt can find suitable sue
cessor, and he has so informed the
president. Mr., Gage would like to be
relieved before spring. The president
has done all he could to dissuade Sec
retary Gage from retiring and will
probably continue to use his efforts in
that direction. Secretary Cages de-
termination to retire was made known
to the president some little time ago,
just how long is not known.
The long conference between the
president and secretary before the
cabinet meeting Friday, which fol-
1owd the presidents return from New
York, where he attended the meeting
of the Bankers association Thursday
night, had nothing to do with the
question of the secretary's resignation.
After the cabinet meeting Secre-
tary Gage declined to say anything
about the rumors of his resignation
beyond the simple statement that
he had not formally" resigned.
what / may or may not do eventual
1y / am not prepared to say now,"
said the secretary. But / can say
that the relations between the presi-
dent and myself are perfectly cor
dial. He would do almost anything
1 would ask and l would do almost
anything he might ask"
His Probable Successor.
Gov. w. Murray Crane, of Massa-
chusetts, it is declared, is to be the
successor of Lyman j. Gage as sec
retary of the treasury.
1t is asserted that when Secretary
Gage retires Ellis III. Roberts, treas
urer of the United States; o. i.
Spalding and II. A. Taylor, assistant
secretaries, will all quit the depart
ment.
Long md Hitchcock to Go.
Secretary Longs resignation is
practically in the hands of the presi-
dent now because it was well under
stood at the time of the tragedy at
Buffalo that the secretary of the navy
would remain only until the Schley
controversy was disposed of.
Secretary Hitchcock will also re-
tire within short time, it is under
stood, and his successor is likely to
be some one west of the Missouri
river.
Crane mt the White House.
Gov. Crane arrived in this city at
7:45 Friday morning. He drove AT once
TO the white house and took break
fast with the president. Mr.. Crane
was summoned here for consultation
over the treasury portfolio. He was
asked outright either to take the po-
sition himself or to suggest the name
of some one else, and the understand
ing is that Gov. Crane will accept the
treasury portfolio if he can settle mat
ters in Massachusetts. He was elected
for second term and under ordinary
circumstances will have TO be inaugu-
rated on January l. There is some un.
certainty as to whether it would be
better for him to be inaugurated and
then resign, or to decline to qualify
entirely, and Allow the lieutenant gov
ernor to be inaugurated in his place.
Change Early in January.
So far as can be learned Gov. Cranes
acceptance of the place depends large.
ly, if not entirely, on whether he can
retire from the governorship without
causing any unpleasant complications.
If everything is favorable politically
in Massachusetts he will accept the sec-
retaryship of the treasury and the
change could be made early in January
Gov. Crane is successful business
man, having been a well-known paper
manufacturer. His name is under
stood TO have been suggested to the
president by Senator Lodge, who
vouched for him, not only as a success
full business man who would conduct
the treasury department on conserva-
tive lines, but as a high-grade New Eng
land politician who could advise the
president on matters of public policy
outside of finance.
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