The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-21
MANY GHANG[S|N
CABINET [: COMING N
'Yerkes and Wynnc Mentioned
for Postmaster eneralship
to Succeed Cortelyou.
MORTON AND SHAW WILL GO.
Believed That Taft Will Relieve.
Moody, Who Wants to TO
Get Back Home.
MORTON AND SHAW WILL GO.
,F,rom our Regular Correspondent,

(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. D. c., May 2o.--In
view OF the very strong proba bllity that
Postmaster General Cortelyou will retire
from the cabinet to accept the presiden-t
cy of the Equitable Life Assurance So.
ciety, the question OF his successor is
most Interesting in connection with the
prospective cabinet changes, which will
develop within q few months.
s But two names have been heard q IN
connection woth the postmaster general
ship. those Of John w Yerkes and Rob
ert j. Wynne. Mr.. Yerkes, who is COM
missioner OF internal revenue will have
STRONG backing for the position. He has
been very close to the Il Presid ent for
years and ~ known :hat MI. sRoo ,sse
Welt esteems him h ghly. He has fire.
quently taken occasion to say pleasant
things Of the big Kentuckian, who pre-
sides over the Internal Revenue Bureau,
and friends of the latter think they see
in the attitude OF the President man
&ifest will ngness to create Postmaster
General Yelkes. Mr.. Yerkes Is one OF
the most popular officials In Washing
ton and numbers almost as many parry
opponents among his friends as ne does
Republicans, thong n his 3Republicanism
IL never questioned. Democrats believe
he would makesan admirable Pos master
General. u fEi 5s D
THUS far, Mr. Roosevelt has not ac-
corded generous recognition to Southern
Republlcans In the ma tier of appoint
ments. lt+is said he. has expressed the
belief that Kentucky offers. an. inviting y
field for the building UP of a strong Re-
publican party, The two facts, It is
hoped. will influence him to se.ect Mr..
Yerkes for a seat at his official family
board. Ss 5 Il ..s
Mr. Wynne, who succeeded to the Post
master G eneralship on 1.-The death OF
Henry c.. Payne last fall. Is now consul
general at London, though III this coun,
try at present to testify at the Sec no
trial of August w. A1achen. The friends
Of Mr.. Wynne appear to be more con-
hdent OF his appointment than are me
trends of Mr.. Yerkes that.their man
will be honored Still, nobody can ttell
what is In the mind Of the President, as
recent events have abundantly shown.
Secretary Morton will leave the cabi-
NET not later than this fall. he said TO-
day. He is frank to say he would like
to get away this summer. There Is
talk Of his being succeeded by Secretary
Metcalf, Of the Department Of Commerce
and Labor but this Is not believed to be
wholly probable.
secretary Taft will very probably be-
como Attorney General with n the course
Of year or less. It is understood that
Attorney General Moody is very desr-
Gus Of returning to Massachusetts to en-
gage In the practice of law, and that
he will surrender his portfolio to 40 SO.
It is said that Secretary Tart wishes to
be Attorney General for the reason that
his father, who was ut first Secretary OF
War in the cabinet OF President Hayes,
and then became Attorney General.
Secretary Shaw will not remain at the
head Of the Treasury Department year
longer.