The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-30
CABINET CHANGES.
moody, MetcaIf and Morton
Named to Fill Vacancies.
APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT
Moody Succeeds Attorney General
Knox and Morton Given Naval Port
, foIio-MetcaIf Takes Place Va
+ Gated by Cc:teIyou.

A Washington special says: A
sweeping change in the cabinet cf
President Roosevelt was announced
officially at the white house Friday.
The announcement came in the form
of a brief typewriter statement is.
sued by Secretary Loeb as fellows:
The following cabinet appointments
are announced:
W. H. Moody, of Massachusetts, at
torney general.
Paul Morton, of Illinois, secretary
Df tie 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 l.
For two weeks or more it has been
known that these changes were i'm
pending. When Secretary Cortelyou
was appointed. by President Roosevelt
to be his campaign manager, it was
certain he would retire from the cab
met upon his assumption Of duties as
chairman of the republican commit
tee. Just before he left for the Chi
cago convention be placed in the hands
of the president lis letter Of resigna-
tion from the secretaryship of com.
merce anu labor
A week ago Attorney General Knox
formally announced he would retire
from .le department Of justice prob
ably at the end of the fiscal year. It
was understoou at the same time that
Secretary Moody would succeed Mr..
Knox as attorney general This
statement made, however, that while
che transfer of Secretary Moody to
the department of justice would be
probable, 1t was dependent in a meas
ure on the presidents success in Sc
curing a worthy successor in the navy
department.
In pursuance to the purpose to Sc
cure the services Of thoroughly able
and congenia man, President Roose-
velt rendered the appointment OF Sec
retary of the navy to Paul Morton,
first vice president Of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe railway. Mr..
Morton is a personal friend OF the
presidents of many years standing.
He is son Of the late Sterling Nor
ton, of Nebraska, secretary OF agrl-
culture in President Cleveland's last
administration. .as
William H. Moody, the newly-ap-
pointed attorney general, was born
in Massachusetts December %, 1858,
and attended the famous Phillips
Academy at Andover. Completing his
studies at Andover he entered Har-
ward, from which he was graduated in
1876. He at once entered the practice
of law, and in his profession achieved
distinction. He was district attorney
for the eastern district OF Massacnu-
setts from 1890 to 1895. Was mem
ber of congress in the fifty-fourth,
Afty-hfth, 1ifty-sixth and fifty-seventh
congresses. From membership in the
latter he resigned April 80, 1902, haV-
ing been appointed by President
Roosevelt secretary Of the navy g
Victor Howard Metcalf, named by
tie president to succeed George b
uortelyou as secretary OF commerce
end labor, is California congressman
residing at Oakland. He is native
Of Utca, N. Y, and was born October
nth. 1853. He was educated in the
Utica schools and at Yale college,
from the law department OF which
he was graduated in 1876. He was
admitted to practice in the Connectl-
cnt and New York courts and followed
his profession at Utica for two years.
He moved to Oakland, California, IN
1879. and continued his practice until
elected to the fifty-sixth congress. he
was reelected to the two succeeding
congresses and has served IN WASH
ington nearly six years.