The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16
METCALF WILL
ACCEPT PLACE
Congressman From Oak
land VIII Probably En-
ter the Presidents Cabinet
WON'T DISCUSS OFFER
Declines to Talk, but Will
Undoubtedly Take Secre-
tary CorteIyou's Bureau
Oakland Office San Francisco Call
1915 Broadway. June 10.


While Congressman Victor H Met
calf positively refuses 70 discuss the
question OF his entering the Cabinet
n is generally believed that Mr.. Met
calf win accept, and that as soon as
Secretary Corelyou OF the new De
partment Of Commerce and Labor Fe-
tires 10 assume the control or the neAI
canaDaign of President Roosevelt MI
NIetcalf will be named as ms SUI
cessOr So certain are the people OF
oakland that Mr.. Metcalf viii accept
that plans are already being MADE py
those who want 10 be his successor IN
the lower house.
The facts are that Mr.. Metcalf has
been rendered the position. just as mas
been stated i'm the dispatches from
Washington. and the facts are that the
story Of his acceptance VIII nave TO
come from Washington as Wel but
IL IS safe 10 say that when the story
does come from Washington IL VIII
be the story OF an acceptance.
Nj Metcalf is strictly regarding the
rronrieties and declines TO discuss a
matter that is solely in the hands OF
the President Of the United States.
He saws frankly that if anything IS
said or done that il must come from
those who are in a position 10 say
and TO do. and those persons are In
Washington
WILL SAY. NOTHING.
There is nothing that I can say,
IS an thai Mr.. Metcalf would offer TO
those who asked of him a statement
about the Washington dispatches
The tender Of the position TO Mr..
Metcalf came a few days ago, when II
became known that there would be
general change in the Cabinet Of Pres
f6ent Roosevelt made necessary by
the desire Of Secretary Moody OF the
navy and Postmaster General Payne
70 retire the desire Of the President
that Secretary COrtelyou OF the De-
oartment OF Commerce and Labor
should manage his campaign and the
election Of Attorney General Knox to
the United States Senate. Since the
first tender came Mr.. Metcalf has been
in consultation with his friends and
there has been much discussion OF the
move.
II is an interesting fact that, if Mr..
Metcalf is elevated to the Cabinet the
only representatives that California
has ever had in the family Of the
President came from the Third Con-
eressional District Joseph McKenna
was appointed by President Mckinley
10 be Attorney General, and now Mr..
Metcalf. who came from the same
district. is to be Secretary of the De-
partment Of Commerce and Labor
WILL MAKE GREAT CHANGE
The retirement at this time of Mr..
Metcalf will make a great change
upon this side Of the bay. There have
been no candidates for Congress
against Mr. Metcalf and ii leaves an
open field. There are a number of
residents Of Alameda, Contra Costa
and Solano counties who would like 10
succeed Mr.. Metcalf. but who would
not contest with him for the place.
Among them are State Senators
Lukens, Leavitt and Knowland Of
Alameda: Belshaw of Contra Costa,
and District Attorney Frank Devlin
and Alden Anderson of Solano- The
retirement Of Mr.. Metcalf will be sud-
den and there will be a scramble for
his shoes.