Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-04
THE PREs1DENr AND ms CABINET.

cabinet and a majority in each branch
of the coming, Congress fprectisally
pledged and wholly willing to cooper
ate with him to advance those policies
he has outlined for the two remaining
years Of his administration as chief
executive. The cabinet, which will
hold its first meeting with the presi-
dent tomorrow, has been materially
changed within the last few weeks, so
much 30 that It lie practically a new
cabinet, although most Of the members
have seen cabinet service with the
president and all. with the exception
OF Mr.. Straus, have served in some ca
pacity under Mr.. Roosevelt's admins
tration. No other president has ever
had so many changes in the personnel
of his cabinet, although IN Mr.. Roose+
velt's case the changes have been
brought ABOUT by conditions other than
personal differences such as usually
cause designations or removals of cab
met members.
At the time OF President McKlnley's
death, the cabinet was made up. as fol-
lows: John, Hay, secretary of state;
Lyman ]. Gage, secretary of the treas
ury; Elihu Root, secretary of war;
Philander G. Knox. attorney general;
Charles Emory Smith, postmaster gen.
eraf; John D. Long, secretary of the
navy; Ethan Allen Hitchcock, secretary
of the interior, and James Wilson, sec
rotary of agriculture. Mr.. Wilson is
the only member of the cabinet Of to-
day who held the same, position under
President Mckinney. At, the end Of
the year in which Mr.. Mckinley died,
Mr.. Smith, the postmaster general, was
succeeded by Henry G. Payne of Wis
consin. who had been chairman OF the
republican national committee in the
1900 campaign. month later Mr.
Gage, secretary OF the treasury, re-
tired TO make way for Leslie M Shaw
Of Iowa, who has Just resigned to en-
gage in the banking business in New
York CITY, In May, so2, Mr.. Long
resigned as secretary of the navy and
was succeeded by William H. Moody,
then serving in congress, from. Mass
achusetts.
No other change, followed until In
February, 1903, when the new depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor was ere
ated and George B. oortelyou, private
secretary to Presidents Cleveland and
Mckinley and Roosevelt, was named
to be the FIRST head Of the new depart
ment. ON July 1, 1904, Attorney Gen
eral Knox became United States sena-
tor from. Pennsylvania and Mr., Moody
was promoted to be attorney general,
resigning the portfolio of the navy to
Paul Morton. AT the same time Mr.
Root resigned as secretary of war and
was succeeded by William H., Taft
then governors OF the-Phiitppines AR
Cortelyou retired from the department
OF Commerce and Labor to become
chairman of1the, republican campaign
committee, his place. going to Victor, H
Metcalf. a congressman from Califor
MIA. Mr.. Payne died on October 10
1904. and Robert j. wynne was ap,
pointed postmaster general, serving
until March 4, 1905, when he became
consul general to London and was sue
ceeded as postmaster general by Mr.
Cortelyou. Mr., Morton retired from
the Navy department on July /, 1905
and was succeeded by Charles j. Bona
parte Of Maryland. Mr.. Hays death
in July, 1905, resulted in the presiden
calling Elihu Root. the forher secre
tary of war. to enter his cabinet agar
as secretary of state. Last Decembe'
Mr.. Moody was named associate jus
tice of the supreme court OF the United
States and Mr.. Bonaparte. secretar!
of the navy, was made attorney gen
eral, Mr., Metcalf being ransferred t.
the department of the Navy and befni
succeeded az secretary Of the depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor by, losca
s. Stratus OF New York Nj: Shaw
resignation as secretary of the treasur;
has given Mr. Cortelyou that position
1.-THE, third seat he has hefdin the pres
ident's cabinet. and Mr.. Hitchcock's re
tlremept from the interior depsrtmen
has been followed by the appointment
OF James r. GARFIELD. a son of tn
former president and Mr. -CortelyOu'
right hand man in the original organ
ization Of the department OF Commerce
and Labor. George Won L. Meyer. VIII
has served as ambassador to Russis
becomes postmaster general, SUCCEED
ing Mr. Cortelyou. ~ :
Notwithstanding all these changes
in the Ave and half years that Pres
ident Roosevelt has been. chief exeeT
tive his administration has been nc
tably free from cabiAet ,dissensioni
The members Of his official famil
have accorded him most Cordial sur
port in the Advancement of policie
that have been. from the old republ
can, viewpoint. decidedly radical q
times and the new cabinet may b
relied upon TO give him continued loyl
ana ancnura olna oo-OnArakion