The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-08
CABINET OFFICERS SWORN IN.
CORTELYOU soon TO RESIGN THE
NATIONAL CH4IRUANSHIP.
Takes the Oath or His ONCE In the Pres
ence OF His Family In His
Department Various Candidates for
the Place or Fourth Assistant PING.

/ me PIRcc or FOUrlh Assistant P.M.c
WASHINGTON. March An the members
OF the Cabinet received new commissions
to-day and took the oath of office. Wher
. Mckinley first cabinet was sworn in the
members assembled in a body and the oatt
was administered with a good deal of for
mality. To-day there was no formal
ceremony. and the oath was administered
! TO each in his own otloe,
Secretary Hay sent for William McNeir
! the Assistant Librarian OF the State De-
! partinent who is notary public, and took
the oath in the presence only Of Mr.. McNeir
! and Mr.. Babcock, Mr.. Hays private secre-
| tary.
fhe oath was administered to Secretary
Shaw by clerk in the Treasury Department.
In this case there happened TO be number
of visitors in the ante-room Of the Score
iary's Office, and all were invited in.
notary from one Of the War De-
partment bureaus administered the oath
70 Secretary Taft just before he went TO the
White House to attend the regular Cabinet
meeting Nearly all the other members of
the Cabinet took the cath this afternoon,
instead of in the morning.
There was an exception in the case OF
George b. Cortelyou, however for he war
not already member Of the Cabinet and IL
seemed more important for him to qualify
meeting OF the Presidents official family.
which took place at II O'Clock.
MIR. Cortelyou was sworn in as Postmaster
General in his office at the Post Office De-
partment The oath was administered by
! f. Roach. the department notary in the
presence of Mr.. Cortelyou's immediate
family, the retiring Postmaster-C eneral.
Mr.. Nynne, and few other persons.
Mr. Cortelyou Immediately after being
sworn announced that he would soon resign
~ In y-ffND ant Of fla AL Nn
tional Committee. He says that the COM
mittee will then be taken charge of by
the Nice-Chairman, Harry S. New Of In
dianapolis.
Frank II Hitchcock of Massachusetts
VIII be nominated tomorrow for the office
of First Assistant Postmaster-General. Mr.
Hitchcock was connected with the nationa.
Republican headquarters in New York dur
ing the last campaign. Before that no had
served as chief clerk Of the Department Of
Commerce. to which place he was trans
ferred from the Department Of Agricul-
ture. There is lively speculation as TO who
will be given the plac' OF Fourth Assistant,
held for 30 many Year, by Joseph l.. Bristow.
This Office is considered by many as next in
Importance in the department to that of /
Postmaster General
Representative KYLE of Ohio whose term !
in the House expired on March 4, Elmer !
Dover OF Ohio, secretary Of the Republican |
Committee, William c. Edens Of Illinois, !
MbO NdH ufNSOtldttu WIN iidlIN o. New III 7
the conduct of the Western Republican /
campa gn last year, and Lawrence o. Murray
of New York. assistant secretary of the I
Department of Labor have been mentioned
Whether Second Assistant Shallenberger
and 1nrd Assistant Madden are to be re-
tanned has not been disclosed
INDIANAPOLIS. March Harry New.
vice-chairrnan OF the Republican national
committee. left Washington for his home
here this afternoon On Monday ne will
become acting chairman OF the committee.
and until the next national committee elects
a new chairman will perform all the duties
Df the place.
Al the head Of the national committee
,lr. New will have charge of the arrange
nents for the next national convention.
md it is generally UNDERWOOD among
Republicans here that this fact is not reas-
urng either to Vice Presiden, Fairbanks
IT his Indiana friends New and Fair
banks came TO the parting Of the ways
when the then Senator refused To support
Sew for reelection as member Of the ma tiopal
committee from Indiana.