The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-30
CHANGES in
THE CABINET.
TWO NEW MEMBERS IN OFF
CIAL FAMILY.
horton AND hETCALFE
Illinois Man Appointed Secretary of
the Navy and Californian Succeeds
Cortelyou in Commerce and Labor
Department.

lne CABINET OF PRESIDENT Roosevelt
was announced officially at the White
House Saturday. The announcement
came in the form of {. brief typewrit-
ten statement issuedby Secretary Loeb
as follows:
"The following cabinet appoint
nents are announced:
civilian II. Moody Of Masachu-
setts, attorney general.
"Paul Morton of Illinois, secretary
the navy.
"Victor H. Metcalfe of California,
secretary of commerce and labor.
''The resignation of Secretary Cor
telyou and Attorney General Knox
have been accepted to take effect July
J."
For two weeks or more it has been
known that these changes were i'm
pending. When Secretary Cortelyou
1rwas appointed by President Roose-
\ welt to be his campaign manager it
was certain that he would retire from
the cabinet upon his assumption of
the duties as chairman of the republi-
can national committee. Just before
he left for Chicago he placed in the
hands of the president his letter of
resignation from the department of
commerce and labor. 1t was under
stood between the president and HIM
self that the resignation was to be
accepted to take effect at the end of
the present year, June 80, inclusive.
A week ago Attorney General Knox
formally announced he would retire
from the department of justice, prob
ably at the end of the fiscal year.
1t was understood at the same time
Secretary Moody would succeed Mr..
Knox as attorney general. This state
ment was made, however, that while
the transfer of justice was very prob
able, it was dependent, in a measure,
on the president s success in secur-
ing a successor for him in the navy
department as he desired. In pursuit
of his purpose to secure the services
of thoroughly able and congcnial
man, President Roosevelt rendered the
appointment of secretary of the navy
to Paul Morton, first vice president OF
the Atchison, Topeka, Kansas & San
ia Fe railroad Mr.. Morton is per-
sonal friend of the president of many
years standing.
Since President Roosevelt has been
in the White House he has made more
than one effort to induce Mr.. Morton
to accept position in his administra-
ton. Feeling that his life work in the
railroad business in which he has
achieved success, might be impeded by
his acceptance of an official position
in the government, he uniformly has
declined all such proffers. Mr. Nor
ton consulted with his personal and
business friends and associates. AT
the conclusion of the conference Mr..
Morton told the president he would
accept the position in the cabinet.
Then it was that the other changes,
one of which at least, was contingent
upon Mr.. Morton IS action, was decld-
ed upon definitely. 1t is expected that
further changes viii take place In the
cabinet next winter.
Postmaster General Payne proba-
blv will retire from the cabinet after
the campaign. He will be succeeded
by National Chairman Cortelyou. Sec
retary Moody will contiue as mem
her of the cabinet only until the end
of this administration and on the 4th
or 5th of March next when he will re-
tire to enter the practice OF law In
Boston.
Probably the last silver dollar that
will be issued by the government OF the
United States under present condi'
tions has been coined. The statement
FOR June will show the coinage oi
about 100000 in standard dollars
These coins are now all completed II
the Philadelphia mint. There IS stli
on hand about 100000 ounces OF th'
bullions purchased under the act o.
1SeO This has been set aside for us'
under the provision of the sundry CIV CIV
il appropriation act of March 3 l9o5
authorizing the use of this bullion 10
subsidiary coinage. There is enongl
Of il to- coin over 81 100000 in small
money. This amount, with the sub
sidiary coins now in the treasury
amounting to nearly $12,OOo,ooo' vii
be ample to supply the demand unit
Congress has had an opportunity 7
provide further,