The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-25
DARLING
LEFT OUT
Paul Morton to Be Secretary
Of Navy.
OWING TO POLITICS
Three Changes Which Entirely
Remodel President RooseveIt's
Cabinet.

WASHINGTON, June 25.--President
Roosevelt has made the following an
souncement regarding changes in the
cabinet:
William II. Moody of Massachusetts,
secretary of the navy, to be attorney
general.
Paul Morton of Illinois to be secreta-
ry of the navy.
Victor H. Metcalf of California to be
secretary of commerce and labor.
The designations of Secretary Cortel-
you and Attorney General Knox have
been received and accepted, TO take eff
feet July /.
The chief surprise in the presidents
announcement lay in the comforting
upon Mr. Morton of the navy portfolio.
1t had been generally understood that
the Chicago railroad man had been
asked to succeed Mr. Cortelyou as sec
retary of commerce and labor. though
some weeks ago, when MIR Morton was
first spoken of as "A cabinet possibility,
it was in connection with the navy de-
partment
Ever since Philander c. Knox was
first indicated as Mr.. Quay's successor
in the United States senate the attor-
ney generalship was regarded rs likely
to be offered to Secretary Moody. Vic
tor II Metcalf the California congress
man, had been talked of as Il possible
occupant OF Mr.. Cortelyou's chair in
the cabinet
For two weeks or more 1t had been
known that changes were impending.
When Secretary Cortelyou was selected
by President Roosevelt to be his cam
paign manager it was certain that he
would retire from the cabinet upon his
assumption of duties as chairman of
the Republican national committee.
Just before he left for Chicago he
placed in the hands of the president
his letter of resignation from the de-
partment of commerce and labor. 1t
was understood between them that the
resignation was to be accepted, to take
effect at the end of the present fiscal
year, June 80. This would afford him
an opportunity to complete some work
in the department which he had begun
and which it was important he should
carry to a conclusion.
The entry of Paul Morton into the
circle of President Roosevelts advisers
will bring personality of distinct
force and of practical disposition. Mr..
Morton is vice president of the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
company and is forty-seven years old.
He lives in Chicago and in the Repub-
lican convention he was Speaker Can
mons alternate.
His father was the late J. Sterling
Morton, secretary of agriculture in
President Cleyeland's second cabinet.
Paul Morton voted the Palmer and
Buckner Democratic ticket in 1896 and
for Mckinley in 1900 He has been
for some years warm personal friend
Of President Roosevelt.
Victor II. Metcalf of Oakland, Cal,
is a lawyer and has for several years
been a member of congress. He was
born in Utica, n. Y; went to school in
New Haven and graduated from the
Yale Law school in 1876. In 1878
after practicing law for two years in
Utica, he went to California.
1t is expected that still further
changes will take place in the cabinet
Postmaster General Payne, it is said
here, probably will retire from the cab
met after the campaign, to be succeed.
ed by National Chairman Cortelyou.