The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-11
WILL Be AN EXODUS
FROM THE CABINET
Several Members of McKinley's
Official Family to Go.
PLACE FOR MIR. CARTER
MONTANA MAN MAY GO INTO
ANTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
fsneciaI Correspondence.)


Washington, March 6.--The expected
happened when President Mckinley sent
to the senate the nominations of the
members of his cabinet who had served
under his first administration.
As has heretofore been stated in Wash
ington letters 30 this paper, 1t was the
intention of the president 20 renominate
John Hay, secretary OF state; Lyman J.
Gage. secretary of the treasury; Ehhu
Root, secretary Of war; John D Long,
secretary Of the navy; john Williams
Griggs attorney general; Charles Emery
Smith. postmaster general; Ethen Allen
Hitchcock, secretary Of the interior;
James Wilson, secretary of the depart
ment Of agriculture.
very few OF the men nominated viii re-
main in Major McKinley's cabinet dur
Ing his second term Several of them, AT
least, have consented 70 serve MIN until
ne can decide upon the mer he viii APP
point to I'll the vacancies which VIII Wv
shortly occur. Attorney General Griggs
was anxious TO leave The government ser
vices March T. AL the urgent solicitations
OF the president and members of the cab
met. the New Jersey statesman consented
TO remain at the head of the department
OF justice for about a month longer. His
resignation IS sGre 10 come before May +
ana the prospects now point 10 the Sc
lection of +. 9. Knox OF Pittsburg for the
attorney generalship.
It IS understood that the president IS
not disposed to fOregO his intention of a
few weeks ago to make Mr.. Knox. his
Old time friend member OF his cabinet.
Western congressman are not disposed TO
look faVOrably upon the president s choice
FOR his new attorney general, but It IS
rot believed that If the nomination goes
TO the senate there will be serious OPP
position TO the presidents appointee
Gage viii Go, Too.
Secretary Gage is also pretty certain to
retire as the head Of the treasury depart
meut In the near future. It Is further un-
derstOod that Secretary Long viii not re-
main q Z the head OF the navy department,
nor viii Mr.. Hay as secretary of state
IL IS thought that If Mr.. Hay resigns, the
present secretary of war. Mr.. Root, viii
succeed him. In the event that George
j.. MeiklejOhn is not elected as one OF
the senators from Nebraska, he viii be
promoted from the assistant secretary
ship TO become the actual head of the
ing served four years as assistant sec
rotary would, OF course, be able to take
up the work as secretary in a satisfac-
tory way 20 the president and the depart
ment in general Up to this time little
has been heard as 10 the probable sue
ccssor to Secretary of the Navy John d.
Long
II Mr.. Hitchcock besides. as it is said
that he will, to resign as secretary of the
interior. there is possibility that Thomas
r. Carter Of Montana. me man VINO
talked thirteen conseCU tive hours in order
TO Kill the river and habOr bill in the
senate. will be appointed secretary or
tho interior. Mr. carter, II VIII De re-
called. was commissioner of the general
lend office under the Harrison regime.
lie is ar able lawyer and II would prob
ably ibe impossible for the president to
popula~ I'm the senate and house and also
how one of he best known politicians in
the Republican party
IT is thought that it was at the request
Of President Mckinley that Carter made
his thirteen hour talk in the senate in or
der to prevent a S50OO0.0OO appropriation,
ing sent to him for approval on disc p
prevail. J. s. VAN ANTWERP.