The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-18
PRESIDENT TlFT's CABINET.
DCsYBODIEs WORKING OVER
TIME ON CABINET BUILD
ING.
DcnpAte The Many Lasts Published II
- . Fact That Mr.. Taft Has Not Yet
nngun To Select His Political Fam
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washington. Nov. 12.-when you
rsad complete lists OF the Cabinet
which viii so into Office with Presi-
1.nt-eiect Taft on March 4 next. you
4Dn't have TO believe II. Even IL the
gniable Mr.. Taft were disposed to al
ovW the enthusiastic Journalists to re-
-1ssvs him of the task of Cabinet max.
- all the lists cannot be correct. be-
UAass MT. Taft's volunteer assistants
'srs unable to agree among them
s.svea
~ . matter OF fact Mr.. Taft has
1ne< himself seriou,ly undertaken the
- Of constructing q Cabinet and
s.nr going to until he gets well rested
1rsm the iabors of the campaign. for
OAhinet-making II about as complex
- perpiexing task as mortal man
ever tackled. Mr.. Taft may have
NntAtively picked two or three men
- certain portfolios. but beyond that
=. has not gone.
u will be recalled that q week ago
IN the Cabinet lists had Elihu Root
- their head a. Secretary OF state. 1t
Dsw seems assured that Root will be
'~oscted senator from New York to sue
'ossd Platt. 80 Mr.. Taft II under the
-n>os@ity OF npding another for the
Dromiership. That task alone Is
unovgh to engage any mans thought
Dstvseu now and March 4. Picking
- successor I'm the Cabinet Of Root is
igDing to furnish material for a lot Of
sDeculation. but Il Is better than an
svon money bet that when the choice
nsaliy becomes known he will be a
Uan the volunteer Cabinet makers
had not thought Of.
There are two members OF the pres
ent Cabinet who are certain to re-
nain as Taft advisers. at least for n
tine. One Is James r.. Garfield. Sec
rseary of the Interior. who has been
go of Tafts closest friends and
rnest earnest supporters. and the 9TH
- y James Wilson. Secretary Of Ag-
sss~iture. who by holding over a few
.snkhs into the Taft administration
Wm eclipse all previous records for
oou2inuous Cabinet service. Albert
ua1latin having been Secretary OF the
a8sasury under Presidents Jefferson
una Madison for twelve years and two
asnths. Mr.. Wilson f. ambitious TO
-surpa1 the Gallatin record and as the
rs~sident- Elect holds him In high es-
>ssU u 10 not TO be supposed for a
ninute that no would deny the Sec
Dseary this privilege. Whether he
vp continue longer at the head of the
Agricultural Department depends up
- Taft's pleasure and the state OF
wilson's health. which Is not at all
robust. II is not likely Mr.. GARFIELD
IN nserve long In Taft's Cabinet. as the
= ambitious for foreign diplomatic
-Ssst and Taft Is willing to crafty that
0mbition. As q son Of a former Amer
.s.n Presideht. Mr.. Garfield would be
warmly welcomed at any OF the courts
- Europe. even though he is not
-sVssesssd Of the wealth necessary to a
SsclaI splurge.
Aside from Garfield and Wilson. no
60 knows whether any member of
eAs present Roosevelt Cabinet will
eestinue under Tart. though consider
enss pressure Is being brought 10
bsar to keep George b. Corteiyou at
sAs head Of the Treasury.
The practical certainty that Secre-
1.ry Root will be elected Senator to
succeed Platt Is a striking demonstra-
tssn of the change that has come
eyer the spirit Of Republican politics
An the Empire state. As evidence
tAat q man OF Roots eminent fitness
for the Senate could not have been
selected a few years ago II Is only nee
ssary to remember that Piatt and
Dspew were elected. For more than
n dozen years New York. the most