The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-17
CABINET
MAKERS
ARE BUSY
an HWAsHINGToN TODAY AS SEC
RETARY coRTELYoU HAS
BEEN SELECTED AS
sGHAIRMAN$ HEsNATicNALf RE-
$PUBLIGANs cOMMiTTEE-A
GENERAL REAR RAN GE
MEMTs MAY FOLLOW.

GENERAL REARRANGE-
MEMT MAY FOLLOW.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. May IL
sThe Cabinet makers are busy this
morning and the sound of the political
hammer and saw. can be heard in the
land. The selection OF Secretary Cor
fe1you, Of the Department OF Com
merce and Labor to be chairman OF
the Republican National Committee
has setIthe possips to speculating over
ment Of the Presidents official fami-
ny is not unlikely Many OF the
changes, however, will not take place
before the fourth day of next March,
when President Roosevelts present
term will expire, and if he IS elected
Ito succeed himself, his term will he
ssgIn. His new selections will be on re-
yIsed political economical and per
.sonaI view s.. From the most authen :.
tic information at hand Secretary Cor
te1you's retirement from the Cabinet
viii be but temporary. As soon as the
battle of ballots is at an end, in No
eyember, President Roosevelt will
probably offer him the postofEce polt-
folio Henry C.Payne, of Wisconsin,
the present Postmaster General, will
have rendered his resignation. Mr.
Payne has been anxious to retire fer
yearsor more, on account of the pre-
carious state of his health. He would
undoubtedly have severed his. connec-
tion with! the department long ago had
1tnot been for the trouble that dis
turbed the Administration.
To leave while Investigations were
$golngg would have looked too much
like retirement under fire.
Mr.. Corte1you is already well versed
IN postal affairs. He was private sec
retary to the fourth assistant post
master general under Cleveland, and
1 while in the Department became thor
Soughtly conversant with the routine
in; that important branch Of the ser
vice. AS Secretary Cortelyou is a
comp arative1y poor man, with moth
ing but his salary to depend upon,
at is likely that before he accepts the
committee Craftsmanship, which is
berth without remuneration, he will
receive assurances of something
equally as good as the place in the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
AS chairman of the National Repub-
5lican Committee, Mr. cortelyou will be
4 thrown into close personal contact
with numbers of influential business
men all over the country, circum-
stance that may have some weight
with him. for he expects to enter ac-
tive commercial life after he leaves
the public service.
If Secretary Cortelyou leaves the
Cabinet, New York, his native State,
viii demand recognition in the selec-
ton of his successor, or at any rate
I will ask a place in the Presidents Of
Hcia1 family. Some OF the wiseacres
believe that Governor Odell will go
into the Cabinet, one of these days.
The names of Nicholas Murray But
Ter, Ex-Governor Frank S. Black,
Francis W. Green, Cornelius n. Bliss,
and ex-Mayors Seth Low are frequent
j 1y mentioned as Cabinet possibilities
because of their recognized ability
and their known "closeness'' to the
President. Other States will also
come forward. with favorite sons for
cabinet preferment Ex-Governor
Murray Crane, of Massachusetts,
might take the place, his health per-
mitting Governor Crane is one of the
Presidents warmest personal friends
in all New England. Senator Lodge.
5.ofS the same State, has been frequent
4 1yfslated for the State portfolio in the
event of Secretary Hays retirement.
The West viii offer many men to the,
president.
Senators Spooner, of Wisconsin;
Fairbanks, of Indiana, and Cul1om, of
Illinois; Ex-Governor Wa1cott, of Col
sorado; Governor Durbin, of Indiana.
and Governor yanSant, of Minnesota.
are also prominent men of brains,
any -ane3 of whom might make an ad-
mirable official adviser for the head
OF the national governm ent.
In the meantime to take Mr. Cor
telyou's place as Secretary of Com
merce and Labor the names OF Car
roll &c. Wright, commissioner of La
Tbor;; and James r. Garfield. Commits
:sioner Of Corporations, are among
those promInen ntly mentioned: