The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-25
PATCHES BEING
PUT ON CABINET
Secretary Moody Succeeds
Knox as Attorney General.
MORTON TAKES HOLD OF NAVY
CONTIGUOUS PLACE ACCEPTED
BY METCALE.

IVHIASHINGNON. June "a sweep
Wv ing change in the cabinet of Pres
ident Roosevelt was announced
/ officially at the White House today.
/ The announcement c6me I'm the form
! of brief typewriter statement issued
/ by Secretary Loeb, as follows:
The following cabinet appointments
| are announced.
/ William H. Moody OF GIassaChu-
/ sets attorney general
Paul Morton Of Illinois secretary of
| the navy.
Victor II. Metcalf Of California, sec
/ rotary OF commerce and labor.
The designations of Secretary Cor
! teiyOu and Attorney General Knox
! have been accepted. 10 take effect Jul
~ l."
Changes Were Expected.
For two weeks or more it has been
known that these changes We're inn
pending. When Secretary C0rtelyou
was designated by President Roose-
Welt 40 DE his campaign manager lL
was certain that he would retire from
the cabinet upon hrs assumption Of
duties as chairman Of the Republican
national committee. inst before he
left for Chicago last wednesday he
placed in the hands of thG president
his letter of resignation as secretary
OF the department of commerce and
labor.
It was understood between the pres
ident and him that the resignation was
to be accepted, to take effect at the
END of the present fiscal year. June
80, inclusive. The taking effect OF his
resignation at that time would afford
MIN an opportunity 10 complete some
work in the department which he had
initiated and which it was important 7
he should carry to a conclusion.
Knox is Senator.
One week ago today Attorney Cen
efaI Knox formally announced that me 4
would retire from the department OF 4
justice, probably at the end of the ]
fiscal year II was understood at the 4
same time that Secretary Moody would /
succeed Mr.. Knox as attorney general. /
The statement was made, however. that I
while the transfer Of Secretary Moody /
to the department of justice was very /
probable, it was dependent, In a meas
ure, on the presidents success I'm Sc
curing such a successor for him in the
navy department as he desired.
In pursuit of his purpose to secure
the services OF a thoroughly able and
man. President Roosevelt /
the appointment to Paul Nor
ton, vice president of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Re railway Mr. Nor
ton Is a personal friend of the pres
-dent OF many years standing He is
a son OF the late ]. Sterling Morton
Of Nebraska. secretary of agriculture
IN President CleveIaud's last admins
-ration- Mr.. Morton has had expert
7nce IN Washington having been here
with his father
Morton Was Persuaded
Since President Roosevelt has been /
n the White House he has made more
han one effort to induce Mr. Morton
70 accept a position i'm his administra-
ion. Feeling that his life work i'm the
abroad business, i'm which he had
success, might be impaired Z
by his acceptance of an official posi-
ion i'm the government, he uniformly
declined all such prOmers. In COuse-
luence Of this feeling he declined
he prOffer Of the portfolio of the navy. F..
He was requested by the president to
consider his declinatiOn. Last night he
ooE dinner at the White House and
he whole subject was considered. aft
Pr Mr.. Morton had consulted with his
PERSONAL and business friends and as
Oclates- Al the conclusion of the con-
erence Mr.. Morton told the president I
he would accept the position i'm the
abinet Then it was that the other.
nangeS. one Of which. at least, was
ontingent upon Mr.. MCrtOn's action.
we're decided upon definitely.
Payne to Retire.
Tt is expected that further changes
'ill take place in the cabinet next q
-lnter. Postmaster General Payne s
rObably viii retire from the cabinet
fter the campaign. de win be sue r
eeded by National Chairman Cortel- d
GU Secretary Moody viii continue as [
member of the cabinet only to the %
nd Of the present administration 1u ~
be 4th of March next. when ne wiu / n
stire II enter upon the praCli ~ of \
tw IN Boston It is quite likely that C.
Their changes viii take place an the s
vent of Mr.. Roosevelt being elected =
resident, but no authority exists at o.
his time upon which to base "a Gore
asst Of them
Metcalf Summoned. n