The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-10
IF ROOSEVELT SUCCEEDS.
Predicted That He Would Upset The
Cabinet.
SOME OF HIS PROBABLE NOMINATIONS
Secretary of State, Henry Cabot Lodge
Of Massachusetts; Secretary of the
Treasury, William 3. Allison,
SOME OF HIS PROBABLE NOMINATION:

Especial Dispatch to the Philadelphia North
Amorcan)
Washington, September G.-Should Prcsi-
dent Mckinley die there would be a new
deaf IN every department OF the govern
inert. ana Theodore Roosevelt would at
orcc begin the Encouragement Of this vast
political machine.
lhat he would succeed IN this ambitions
scheme no one here doubts He would so
shape matters that he would not only
dch eve his nomination. but also practl-
cary assure his election. on the death
OF MI. Mckinley every one Of his APP
pointees ut lome and abroad would re-
sign.
This would include not only the cabinet
and minor heads of departments in the
United States, but ambassadors and min.
lsiers, consuls general and all other Of
Meals who have been assigned to duty
ueroau The vast patronage that would
StHAG at the disposal Of the new presi-
uehl, ana the stupcndous amount of power
mat 1t involves is at once apparent
One thing may be set down as certain
there VIII be almost clean sweep Of the
present cabinet Roosevelt Is a man with
lucas Oh his own, and the present mem
ueIS are not the ones to carry them out
ftlhdps one or two of the present coun-
Se!"iS may remain, but the personnel will
nc radically changed.
Secretary Hay Will 90. That is accented
uVle as a fUreguuc conclusions He wuuld
not be DESTROYS of serving under Rulsc.
nyn,, ahd IN this he is III harmony with
hNN"cNeIt himself. The man whom tina,
present vice president would have fu. dis
premier must he du aggressive. militant
~! ~ Nluual win good deal of Blaine
c",5,fr1 ieI id' ana perhaps some eXag
Sr'"lCd luels as TO the Difference which
Is owed this country hy other nations
seii 'r man VINO would combine within him
!aNcl Is from Massachusetts. and his name
+ Hehry Cabot Lodge Roosevelt ana
TEn"EH nave trained together for years.
invE minds are nodded on much the
same llhes and each In his work mas had
inc sympathy Of the other
~ Il large measure, what Roosevelt likes
hL,'iFe likes; what Roosevelt dislikcs Huds
ul.!lhe IN the eye of Lodge
IhG' fought battles for civil service In
tlc harness, and later on Lodge runSti.
tut'd himself the champion of Roosevelt in
me senate II would depend on Lodge
ilmatf therefore. whether he should bc
secretary of state.
Whether he would accept is problematl-
Gu with thc obscure end Of other sec
lelaf,cs of state TO ponder ON, perhaps hc
would prefer the imclight of the senate
ahd, especially is this So if he is to sue
coed Cushman *, Davis ms the chairman
or the foreign relations committee
IA i1e event OF Lodge declining it is
'n"nkhJ oA some lhat Frederick w. Holes
4i hi'rhiEh might be offered this portfolio.
-" irs was, secretary Of Ihe Hague con
,s'ehce' ahd; although not known national
" r It"arded as a very Inc lawyer. I'm
au9lton' ne Is RooSevelts personal friend,
1nu wa WIN MIN Night and day during
We lepuohcau National convention last
|rEGi
El,hu Root would probably remain as sec
lti|'N uI war He ana Roosevelt have
hcnH dlHcred either personally or polit-
SuIl!' ana the latter has a very high optn-
Ion ot his friends ability. Besides, Root
was knd enough TO side with Roosevelt
Wheh II cAmc to appointing an assistant
secretary Of war to succeed Meikciohn Of
NchrNSNA'
senator tlatt Fought William Carey san
ger tooth ana man. ana even went sn far
q, lo protest to the president Roosevelt
hacked sanger, aud Sanger won. General
,rIhcls " Green Is mentioned Tonight IN
tuS tuhn'ruon nut itooseNelt Is believed
lirsGrnt OF the asphalt trust while play
M for q presidential nonltnation VIII
nam j. chandler Is scheduled for secretary
% tn' navy by the WlSeocroe. Here again,
as 'h no. case OF Lodge, are wv" men VINO
we're putt ON The same general lines of
tGmpNAm'nl. IheN were friends, too, ald
then Chandler WlS once secretary of the