Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-02-21
A NEW SECRETARY
WILLIAM LoEB, JR.. HOLDS qaAT
POSITION.
ae Took the Oath Yesterday Morning
and saceeeds M. CorteIyou-sxetch
skstel. Of Career.

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sketch Of His Career.
William Loeb jr., who took the oath
Of oficeyesterdav as secretary to Pres
ident Roosevelt, promises to make rs
popular and successful a man in the po-
sition as Secretary Cortelyou. Mr.
Loeb is bUsiaess-lil Q. discreet, tactfnl.
He probably knows the President and
his characteristics better than any man
at the White House, aud ind oubtedly
starts out with the complete conf
depce of the chief executive that his
management of this new office will be
all that it should be. Mr.. Loeb will
probably not get we'll into his new
harness for a few days or until Seere-
tary Cortelyou leaves his desk at the
White House.
SECRETARY LOEB'S CAREER.
William Loeb, jr. was born October
., 1865. at ALBANY. n. Y. of German
~narentage. He graduated from public
school No ] and entered the Albany
High School. whore he remained for
two years. He then began the study
of shorthand and found employment,
first with a newspaper correspondent.
and then with several business con
Germs. He was Bishop Doane's aman-
uensis for a time. His ambition was
to be a law and general8reporter. and
in furtherance of ii he formed a con
neotion with the late Eugene Burlin-
game. a prominent attorney and the
republican leader Of Albany county.
Mr.. Loeb early evinced a taste for
politics, and under Mr.. Burlingame's
tutelage he began to take an active
part N political affairs and became
his chief lieutenant. HeTwas a mem
Der of the republican county commit
tee for several and was its seq
retary. He was also prominent in the
management of the Unconditional Re-
publican Club, and was its first vice
president for two years. At the organ
ization of the legislative session of
1888 he had strong political backing
and was elected official stenogapher of
the assembly by four votes. For sew
eral years thereafter, in connection
with his business of general law Ste
nographer. he reported various legis-
lative and Investigating committees,
and served as private secretary and Ste
nographer for Mr.. Fassett, president
pro tenn. of the senate, Speaker Malby
and Lieut.. Gov. Saxton. He was Mr..
Fassett's secretary when the latter
was a candidate for governor against
Roosevelt p. Fowler, and accompa-
MED him on his tour of the state. In
1894 he was a member of the Ste
nographic corps that reported the de-
bates of the New York constitutional
the enactment of the law providing for
a district attorney and grand jury ste
nographer for Albany county, District
ATTORNEY Burlingame appointed MIN
TO the position. which he held n rev
months after Mr.. Burlingame's death,
in 1898. When Mr. Roosevelt became
GOV ernor, Jan. l 1899, Mr.. Loeb was
appointed one of the four executive
stenographers His ability and ia
miliarity with public men and affairs
soon attracted the notice of Gov,
Roosevelt.w no made him his private
and confidential secretary. When the
governor was nominated for vice pres
idencv and made his memorable tour
of the country Mr.. Loeb accompanied
him, and when he was elected Vice
President was made his secretary.
When Mr.. Roosevelt took up the reins
as president he appointed Mr.. Loeb
his assistant secretary.