The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-10-26
ROOSEVELT'S new CABINET
TWO MEMBERS RETIRE, TWO
ARE ADDED.
Shows Who Is Who I'm
America

washington, Oct 23.-The follow
ing statement regarding prospective
changes in President ROOsevelt's cabi-
net as made public az the white house
tonight On the retirement Of Secre--
tary Shaw and Attorney General
Moody from the cabinet the following
arrangement viii be made:
Secretary Of the Treasury-George
3. COrtelyOu-
Postmaster General-George Won L
Meyer.
Secretary OF Navy-victor H Net
calf.
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
Oscar S. Straus.
The present cabinet is as follows:
Secretary OF State-Elihu Root Of
New York
Secretary OF the Treasury-Leslie
II. Shaw OF Iowa
Secretary OF War-William H. Taft
Of Ohio.
Secretary OF the Navy-Charles J.
BOnaparte Of Maryland.
Secretary Of the InteriOr-Ethan A.
Hitchcock OF Missouri
Secretary Of Agriculture-James
Secretary OF Commerce and Labor
Victor n. Metcaf OF California.
Attorney General - William 3.
Moody Of Massachusetts,
Postmaster General-GeOrge 3.
COrtelyOu Of New York
Moody May Leave January I.
The general understanding for
some time has been that Attorney
General Moody will retire January
and that Secretary Shaw will follow
him March 4 next. On the first day
Of the year, therefore, Mr.. BOnaparte,
who is now secretary OF the navy, will
succeed Mr.. Moody as attorney gen
eral, and he viii in turn be succeeded
merCe and labor The latter's place
viii be filled by Mr.. Strauss. Mr.. Cor
telyou, now postmaster general, will
take Secretary Shaw's place March 4,
at which time Mr.. Meyer is to become
postmaster general.
The announcement Of the DrOspec-
tive changes in the cabinet was made
following a prOtracted cabinet meet
ing earlier in the cay. The changes
contemplate the introduction Of two
new men in the cabinet, Mr.. Meyer.
who is to be postmaster 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 Incl
dentally il at all in connection with
the circle Of the presidents advisers.
The transfers Of COrtelyOu to the treas
ury, Bonaparte TO the attorney gen
eralship and MetCalf to the navy have
generally been accepted as among the
probabilities for some time, although
it has been known that both Mr..
BOnaparte and Mr.. Metcalf were for
time lOath to leave their present po-
sitiOns because they had become so
fully identified with the work Of their
respective departments.
Mr.. Meyer, who viii become post
master general, is ambassador to Rus
STA, TO which place be was appointed
March s, 1905. He had been promOt-
ed to that Office following his service
as the ambassador to Italy from 1900
to 1905 He is q native Of Massa-
chusetts and has been well known as
a business man.
The First HeIJew to Serve.
The appointment Of Mr.. Strauss
caused considerable surprise, as it will
be the first case where a citizen Of the
Hebrew faith has been made a mem
Der Of the presidents cabinet. He
" as born December 3, 1850, and is
well known as q merchant, diplomat
and author. Mr.. Straus represented
the United States as minister to T,Ir-
key on two different OCT asiOns and
was appointed by President Roosevelt
to I'LL the vacancy caused by the death
Of ex-Presjdent Harrison as a MIN
Der Of the permanent court Of arhitTa-
ton at The Hague.