The Glenwood post., 1906-10-27
CABINET CHANCE.
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES COMING
APPOINTMENTS
TWO new MEN SELECTED

Strauss for Secretary Of Commerce
and Labor-Meyer for Postmaster
GeneraI-Ronaparte Changes From
Navy to Law-other Changes Made.
Washington.-The following state
ment regarding prospective changes
in President Roosevelt's Cabinet was
made public at the White House to-
night:
"On the retirement of Secretary
Shaw and Attorney General Moody
changes will be made:
Secretary Of the treasury, George
b. Cortelyou.
Attorney general, Charles J. Bona
parte.
Secretary of the navy. Victor H.
Metcalf.
Secretary of commerce and labor.
oscar S. Straus." 4
The general understanding for some
| time has been that Attorney General
Moody will retire January 1st ana that
| Secretary Shaw will follow him March
4th 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 filled by Mr..
Strauss.
Mr.. Cortelyou, now postmaster gen
eral, will take Secretary Shaw's place
March 4th, at which time Mr.. Meyer is
| to become postmaster general.
The announcement of the prospect
i've changes in the Cabinet was made
tonight, following a protracted Cabi-
net meeting earlier in the day, at
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 Mr.. Meyer was to have
place in the Cabinet has been known
for some time, but the name of Mr.
Straus has been mentioned only Incl
dentally, if at all, in connection with
| the circle of the Presidents advisers
The transfers of MI Cortelyou to the
treasury, Mr.. Bonaparte to the attor.
ney generalship and Mr.. Metcalf to
the navy have generally been ac-
cepted as among the probabilities for
some time, although it has been
known that both Mr.. Bonaparte and
Mr.. Metcalf were for a time loath to
leave their present positions because
they had become so fully identified
with the work of their respective de-
partments.
| Nr will
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 a native of Massachu-
setts, and has been well known as a
| business man.
The appointment of Mr.. Straus
caused considerable surprise, as it will
be the first case where citizen of the
Hebrew faith has been made a member
of the Presidents Cabinet.
| Mr.. Straus is a native of Georgia,
where he was born fifty-six years ago.
and graduate of Columbia and Brown
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
| eTS OIL pottery ana glassware. he De-
came rich as a 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 country 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 TraEsporta.
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.