The Ordway new era., 1906-10-26
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES COMING
APPOINTMENTS.
TWO NEW MEN SELECTED


and Labor-Meyer for Postmaster
GeneraI-sonaparte Changes From,
Navy to Law-other Changes Made.
Washington.-The following state
mcnt regarding prospective changes
In President Rooseyelt's Cabinet was
made public at the White House to-
night
"On the retirement of Secretary
Shaw and Attorney General Moody
from tho cabinet, the following
changes will be made:
Secretary of the treasury, George
b. Cortelyou.
Attorney general, Charles ]. Bona
parte.
Secretary of the navy. Victor II.
Metcalf.
Secretary OF commerce and labor,
Oscar S. Strauss
The general understanding for some
time has been that Attorney General
Moody will retire January LIST ana that
Secretary Shaw will follow him March
ith next.
On the first day of the year, there
fore. Mr.. Bonaparte. who is now sec
retary of the navy, will succeed Mr..
Moody as attorney general, and he will
in turn be succeeded by Mr.. Metcalf.
secretary OF commerce and labor, the
latter's place being filed by Mr..
Strauss.
Mr.. Cortelyou. now postmaster gen
eral, will take Secretary Shaw's place
March 4th. ut which time Mr.. Meyer is
to become postmaster general.
The announcement of the prospect.
I've changes in the Cabinet was made
tonight, following protracted Cabi-
net meeting earlier In the day, ut
which It is understood the whole mat
ter was considered fully.
The changes contemplate the intro.
duction of two men in the Cabinet
Mr.. Meyer. who Is to be postmaster
general. and Mr.. Straus. who is to be
secretary OF commerce and labor.
The fact that MIR. Meyer was to have
a place In the Cabinet has been known
for some time. but the name OF Mr.
Straus has been mentioned only Incl
dentally. II at all, In connection with
the circle OF the Presidents advisers
The transfers of Mr.. Cortelyou to the
treasury. Mr.. Bonaparte to the attor.
ney .generalshIp and Mr.. Metcalf to
the navy have generally been nc.
cepted us among the probabilities for
some time. although 1t has been
known that both Mr.. Bonaparte and
nii- SlehNuil Wete ioi IL ttule lOhtu "
leave their present positions because
they had become so fully identified
with the work OF their respective de-
partments.
Mr.. Meyer, who will become post
master general, Is ambassador to Rus.
sia, to which place he was appointed
March 6, 1905, having been prompted
to that office following his service
as the ambassador to Italy. from 1900
to 1905. He is n native OF Massachu.
sets, and has been well known as q
business man.
The appointment Of Mr.. Straus
caused considerable surprise. Us It will
be the first case where a citizen Of the
Hebrew faith has been made member
Of the Presidents Cabinet.
Mr.. Straus Is a native Of Georgia,
where he was born fifty-six years ago.
and a graduate OF Columbia and BrowH
universities. From 1872 to 1881 he
practiced law, and In the latter years
entered into mercantile life as one Of
the firm Of l.. Straus & Sons. import
| ers Of pottery and glassware. He be-
came rich as q merchant, and was in
itiated, through his accomplishments
at law, into diplomatic circles.
Long an active member OF the Dem.
| ocratic party, under the Cleveland ad-
ministration he was appointed minis
ter to Turkey, and later, at the request
OF President Mckinley, returned to
that coultry as special representative
of this government, Mr.. Straus sup
ported Mckinley and Roosevelt In the
1900 presidential campaign. In 1902
he was appointed by Roosevelt to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF
ex-President Harrison as member OF
the permanent court Of arbitration at
The Hague.
Mr.. Straus was president Of the New
York Board of Trade and Transporta.
tion and the National Primary league.
He is a member Of the executive com.
mittee of the National Civic Service
Association, and the author Of several
works on civil service, political and re-
| ligious topics.