The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-21
WILL STAY
 IN CABINET. Shaw Yields to ROOSeyelt'S
 Request. HITCHCOCK AND MOODY They Also Will Remain for a
 Year. All Intend to Retire However, Before the CsscIasion of the Term of MT Roosevelt as
 President.

Washington. Nev. 20.--Secretary Shaw will remain as Secretary of the Treasury in President Roosevelt's cabinet, until the conclusion of the present session of Congress and per- haps for several months longer. It has been understood in tentative way that Secretary Shaw intended retiring from the cabinet after the first of February, if indeed. he should not con- cIude to relinquish his official duties before that time. He himself was t1le authority for this statement.
 It was understood generally that he desired to leave the cabinet with a view to greater freedom in promoting his candidacy for the Republican Presiden- tial nomination in 1908, although the Secetary himself never announced his intention 10 be a candidate.
 President Roosevelt and Secretary Shaw had conversation last February in the course of which the Secretary consented to remain at the head of the Treasury Department for another year, by which time he would have completed a full four years term in the office It was subsequent to this com known that he expected to retire from officiai life next February
 Asked shaw to Stay.
 President Rooseyelts attention was attracted to some recent publications that Secretary Shaw had presented to him his resignation to take effect next February or, perhaps, earlier and to- day he had conference with the Sec retary about the matter. After their interview 1t was announced that at the urgent request of the President. Sec retary Shaw had consented to continue as head of the Treasury until the close of the approaching session Of Congress and perhaps some time afterwards.
 It is probable that If Congress should adjourn prior to June next. Secretary Shaw will remain In the cabinet until the end of the present fiscal year at least, and he may conclude to remain even longer. He will remain until the close of the session of Congress in yond the end of the fiscal year.
 Secretary Shaw's decision to continue as a member of the cabinet detracts materially from the importance of some stories published recently that the President and his Secretary of the Treasury differed radically on financial matters. The President entertains high regard for Mir. Shaw. both personally and officially.
 Moody and Hitchcock.
 At least two other changes in the cabinet have been in contemplation, but 1t can be said authorltatively that they will not occur soon. Attorney Gen eral Moody, having formed a law part nership in Boston, expressed desire to retire from the cabinet last July. The President persuaded him to stay for another year and hopes to have him remain in the cabinet until year from the fourth of next March, or until the close of the Fifty-ninth Congress. He has not received yet a definite answer from MT. Moody on that point.
 Secretary Hitchcock of the Interior Department also has indicated his wish to leave the cabinet before the conclu- sion of President Rooseveits term of office. But he has informed the Presi- dent that he will remain with him through the present fiscal year and perhaps longer.
 No intimation is given the identity of the successors of MT. Shaw, Mir. Moody and MT. Hitchcock. Indeed. it is not known that the President yet has con sidered the questions involved in these appoin tments.