The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
Secretary Shaw Has Eye on Pres
idency and May Re-
main. s.-
Attorney General Knox Anxious
to Return to Professional
Life.
Hay and Cortelyou to Stay -
Hitchcock and Payne Will
10 Retire.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, March 19.-Altho the
second Roosevelt administration, as
Stunning republican success at the polls
In November, will not begin for nearly
a year, the public seems quite little
interested in the personnel of the new
cabinet as an indication Of the pur-
poses of the president after his term
of trusteeship Of the Mckinley policies
has technically and actually passed.
The inquiry means whether the new
president acting wholly on his own re-
sources, will proceed as conservatively
as in the past. Much of this will, OF
course, depend upon his closest ad-
visers; and as soon as the country
hears the makeup of the new cabinet
1t will know pretty accurately what
the new administration is to be.
Events already point to consider
able cabinet "shake-up" March 4.
Wherever a president is reelected,
as Mckinley was, it is customary for
members Of his cabinet to hand in
their designations at the expiration Of
the first term, assuming that this was
the extent Of their original invitation.
This would be the case now, even II
Roosevelt had been a regularly elected
president, but because he Is not more
interest than usual attaches to the
changes which may come to pass And
these may be already quite clearly
forecast.
Hay Will Remain.
Secretary Hay will remain in the
cabinet If his health permits. Presi-
dent Roosevelt is extremely DESTROYS
to retain the services of a man whom
ne recognizes as great secretary of
state, conspicuous in the long line
from Jefferson down. When he took
the office early in the Mckinley adj
ministration, after the short service of
Mr.. Sherman and Of Mr.. Day, he did
SO with no intention Of making a long
career in the position.
Mr.. Hay has become deeply interest
ed in the great undertakings which he
is carrying on, particularly those re-
lating to our trade opportunities in the
east, and it will be some years before
this work can safely be laid aside.
Russia whose growing empire consti-
tutes the greatest menace to our trade
rights, conducts her diplomacy with
little regard to years. Her diplomat
lists know if they do not get what they
want to-day they can come around
again twenty years hence.
,, Secretary Shaw to Retire.
Secretary Shaw now plans to leave
the cabinet Some of his closest
friends suggest that when the time
comes he will be persuaded to remain
because he Is a candidate for the pres
identiaI nomination in 1908, and will
in some way want to keep before the
public.
Much will also depend in making
his decision on the shape which the
financial matters take q year hence.
If the relation of receipts and expen-
ditures seems critical, Mr.. Shaw will
be more inclined to stand by the ad-
ministration until new revenue laws
11t,, h - 1n
over any period Of embarrassment.
Secretary Taft will of course stay
with the new administration. He may
not serve thru it's entire term, but he
may be safely counted on to make
his start with it. It seems probable
that the selection of a chief justice of
the supreme court to succeed Melville
w. Fuller will fall to the next admin
istration, and that position is very like
1y to be offered to Judge Taft. 1t is
apparently the only one which would
divert him from his work in connec-
ton with the Philippines, and while
1t Is not certain that he would accept
fused it, even with possible nomina-
ton for the presidency in sight.
Knox Anxious to Quit.
Attorney General Knox will ask to
be relieved at the close of this admin
1StratlOn, unless SOIlle unforeseen cX-
igency arises to make imperative the
appeal Of public duty in the other di-
rection. His professional income is
rated by good lawyers at $4,000 a
year. He is a young man and feels
that he cannot afford to remain in the
cabinet indefinitely.
The secretary of the interior, Mr..
Hitchcock, will doubtless retire with
this administration, altho the matter
has not been formally discussed be-
tween him and the president. Mr.
Hitchcock Is a rugged sort Of bust
ness man, square and blunt in his
methods; he has not succeeded in get
ting along we'll with senators
and representatives. One of
them remarked on coming away
from hi m that some one must
have told Mr.. Hitchcock in early
life that all senators were retired
burglars and all representatives high
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