Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-24
CHANGES IN THE CABINET
George E. COrtelyou to Be Secretary Of
Treasury on Retirement of thaw.
BONAPARTE TO 8: ATTORNEY GENERAL
Meyer becomes Postmaster General,
MetcaIfe Secretary of Navy and
strRus Secretary of Conn
merce ana Labor.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2s.-The following
statement regarding prospective changes in
President Roosevelts cabinet was made
public at the White House tonight;
On the retirement Of Secretary Shaw and
Attorney General Moody from the cabinet
the following changes will be made:
Secretary of the Treasurery-Hon. Geo.
y. Cortelyou.
Postmaster General-Hon. George Won L.
Attorney Gcneral-Hon. Charles l., Bona
Secretary of Navy-Hon. Victor II. Met
calfe
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor-Hon
Oscar s. Straus
The general understanding for some time
has been that Attorney General Moody will
retire on January ]. and that Secretary
Shaw will follow him March 4 next on
the FIRST day of tho year, therefore. Mr..
Bonaparte, who is now secretary of the
navy. viii succeed MIR. Moody as attorney
general and he will in turn be succeeded
by Mr. Metcalfe the secretary OF COM
merce and labor, the latter's place being
filled by Mr.. straus Mr. Cortelyou. now
postmaster general, will take Secretary
Shaw's place on March 4 at which time
Mr. Meyer is to become postmaster gem
eral.
Two New Faces.
The annpuncement Of the prospective
change in the cabinet was made late in the
afternoon, following a prouacted cabinet
meeting earlier in the DAY, at which Il
is understood the whole matter was con-
sidered fully. The changes contemplate
the introduction Of two new men i'm the
cabinet. Mr.. Meyer, who is to be post
master general, and Mr.. Straus, who is
TO be the secretary Of commerce and labor
The fact that Mr.. 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 incidentally IL
at all I'm connection with the circle of the
presidents advisers. The transfers OF
Messrs. Cortelyou to the treasury, Bona
parte to the attorney generalship and Met
calfe to the navy have generally been ac-
ccpted as among the probabilities for some
time, although # has been known that
both Mr. Bonaparte and Mr.. Metcalfe were
for q time loath 20 leave their present
positions because they had become so fully
identified with the work of their respective
departments.
Mr.. Meyer who will become postmaster
general is ambassador to Russia, TO which
place he was appointed on March 6. 1905,
having been promoted to that Office fol-
lowing his service as the ambassador to
Italy from 1900 to 1906. He is native OF
Massachusetts and has been well known
/ as a business man.
/ First Hebrew IN Cabinet
! The appointment Of Mr., Straus caused
considerable surprise, as il will be the
! frst case Of citizen OF the Hebrew faith
having been made a member of the presi.
dents cabinet. He was born Decembei
3, 1850, and Is well known as a merchant
diplomat and author He represented
the United States as minister 10 Turkey
on two different occasions and was ap.
pointed by President Roosevelt to fll the
vacancy caused by the death of former
President Harrison as a member Of the
permanent court OF arbitration at The
/ Hague.