The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-10

Although the official announcement
of Attorney General Knox's selection
for the vacant Pennsylvauia Senator
ship has hardly been digested. the po-
hucal prophets are already specula.ing
over his successor in the Cabinet.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt Will wish to fill
the vacancy with a man Of equal legal
ability. Of course. and considering he
caliber OF the man who won the fight
against the Northern Securities Com
pany, the quest is not likely to be easy.
Good Lawyers in Senate.
Besides that. the President will want
not only a man to fiji out the rest Of
Mr.. Knox's term Of office. which expires
on the Attn OF next March. but will wish
to select his Attorney General for the
next four years. The Senate is full OF
good lawyers.
SpoOner Of Wisconsin has been fire.
quenuy mentioned. tt is not at all Ger
tain he would take the place He de-
clined IL once from the hands Of Presi-
dent Mckinley. Political conditions are
such in his State just at present he
would probably prefer TO remain and
fight Out the battle he has now upon
his hands
Senator Warren Of Wyoming. a close
personal friend Of the President. has
been mentioned for a Cabinet place He
D. not a lawyer, and would scarcely be
named 20 fill Mr.. nKOx's position
rearrangement of the Presidents Of
fetal family might be Effected however.
10 let him IN. Secretary Moody. OF the
Navy. is "A good lawyer. and might be
transferred 10 the Department of JUS
uce' ana the wyoming man fitted into
the niche thus left I'm the Navy
II is possible that William A Dav.
~ present assistant 20 the Attorney
General may be given the position tenn
pDrarily. he is a native Of Delaware
solicitor General Henry NJ. Hoyt IS an
other possibility.
Claims Of West and South.
The West and the South have both
been neglected thus far by the Presi-
dent in his search for Cabinet timber
IL is quite likely that both sections Of
tne country will present claims Tor rec
ognition- George A. Knight. Of san
Francisco. one Of the brilliant Repub-
lican lawyers and orators Of the Coast.
selected 10 deliver one Of the sccondiup
speeches at Chicago. would make fine
Attorney General. his friends assert If
he covers himself with ha's the glory
he is expected to achieve by the opuor-
tuuity he viii be likely candidate
Friends Of Henry Clay Evans OF Ten
rcssee. now consul general at London
President. When President Mckinley
was nominated, Mr.. Evans was the most
prominent Republican Of the South TO
be pushed for the second place on the
ticket Failing i'm that he was Consid-
cred very seriously for "a place i'm tho
Cabinet. He was given the Pension
Cofmi instead
The enemies nc made iu that place
succeeded IN boosting him into a better
place. II rs probable the same influence
would work against his Cabinet aspira-
tious just now.
Lodges Operations.
Henry Cabot Lodge. junior Senator
from MASSACHUSETTS,, possibly the closest
friend the President claims I'm official
life. is always mentioned" for Cabi-
net place wheneer d vacancy occurs. II
is understood. however. that nothing
short Of the state portfolio would be to
his liking As long as that is 90 well
managed by Secretary Hay. II IS not
probable Mr.. Lodge will shed his Sena- /
tCrial toga
As the leave taxing Of Knox will not I
occur until some time IN December the /
President has ample time 10 look around /.
before selecting "A man who zoerDe ia /