Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-30
MEYER FOR PREMIER
Believed That He Will Be
Taft's Secretary of State.
SHAPING THE NEW CABINET
Loeb Now Spoken of as Coming Sec
retary of Treasury.
GOOD OFFERS TO CORTELYOU
Secretary Root Has a Long Confer
Gus Senators at White House.

Timothy Woodruff's withdrawal from
the senatorial race and the almost cer-
tain election of Secretary Root as United
States senator from that state graft
flying at the White House. President
Roosevelt started the ball rolling for Mr.
Root, quietly putting certain forces In
New York to work for him. Mr.. Taft
joined in the efforts in the same dlrec-
ton, without becoming tCo active. The
significance of the situation is the OPEN
ing it gives some man to become premier
of the Taft cabinet and the disposition
to be. made of Timothy Woodruff. The
latteISis to be taken care of in some way.
That appears on the surface of dispatches
from Hot Springs. Woodruff could not
have been elected senator, anyhow. but
Mr. Taft 1t is believed, placated him
by indirect assurances that he Will be
comfortably berthed. Az ambassador
ship is what he will probably land in, and
would prefer.
The switching of Mr.. Root to the Sen
ate is believed to indicate the selection of
George Won l.. Never as Secretary of
State. This has been the supposition for
a number of weeks and has inquired III
the calculations of the cabinet-makers
ever since the result of the presidential
be hardly probable that. Mr.. Taft would
have offered the post Office portfolio to
Frank H. Hitchcock if he had not been
fully aware that he could have the serv-
ices of Mr.. Meyer as Secretary OF State.
Loeb for the Treasury.
The present Postmaster General. be-
cause of business and financial connec-
tions. is said to have had preferences for
the Treasury portfolio should Mr.. Cortel-
you not be continued in that office. Just
what will happen as to the Treasury
portfolio the cabinet farmers are some
what at sea. Mr.. Cortelyou has made a
fine record in the office. has the confidence
and backing of the great financial and
business interests of the country, and
these would use great pressure to have
him remain If they felt he would consent
to their bringing forward Influences. Mr.
Cortelyou is known to have twenty or
thirty excellent offers from great financial
concerns for his services. Any one of these
would be willing to pay him big salary.
There is a prevailing belief that Mr.. Cor
telyou will ascertain his status with the
new administration early in the coming
year, and will shape his course accord
ingly
In the event Of his retirement from his
position and the elevation of Mr.. Meyer
strong that William Loeb. jr.. present
secretary to President Roosevelt, would
be offered the Treasury portfolio by the
next administration. Mr.. Loeb has been
uniformly put down as sure guess for
Secretary of the Navy. but If he had his
choice it would be the management of the
fiscal affairs of the government.
The Latest Slate.
Figuring on Mr.. Loeb as Secretary Of
the Treasury the cabinet lineup would
probably be as follows:
Meyer.
Secretary of the Treasury-Wiliam
Loeb, jr.
Secretary of War-Luke E. Wright.
Attorney General-Wade Ellis Of Ohio
Postmaster General-Frank II. Hitch
cock.
Secretary Of the Navy-Truman H. New
berry
Secretary of the Interior-James r. Gar
field.
Secretary of observation-disclosures Will
son.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor-Os-
car Straus.
Secretary Root Pleased.
Secretary Root was President Roose-
velt's first caller today, the two remain
ing in conference almost an hour. Asked
| whether he had anything to say regard
| ing the announcement from Hot Springs
| of Timothy l.. Woodruff that he would
not be candidate for the New York SEN
atorship, the Secretary said he had read
the statement. and was much pleased
with the announcement, declaring that it
was patriotic utterance.
Talk of Tariff Revision.
! Senator Piles of Washington was a
White House visitor today. He said he
called to pay his respects. AS to tariff
revision. Senator Piles said:
I'VE shall fight hard to retain the tariff
on lumber. Washing on is one Of the
great lumber-producing states Of the west,
| and giant industry would be crippled IL
British Columbia lumber was allowed en-
trance into the United States free Of
duty. The duty of 81 per thousand feet
British Columbia. The duty on shingles
! is only 30 cents a thousand and is not
protective. ! was told a few days ago
of one town in my state having received
| % OOO,OOO shingles from British Columbia
| for shipment east, the duty being paid
| II the duty on lumber and shingles should
be taken off see where our great shingle
| industry would be. 1t could not compete
with the British Columbia industry, with
| its cheap Chinese labor.
Senator Warner of Missouri who has
| Just reached Washington from Hot
! Springs, called on the President. The re-
publican party will be safe in the good
opinion of the people if it will carry out
| its platform pledges and honestly revise
| the tariff said Senator Warner.
Indiana Republican Reorganization.
j. c. Shaeffer. proprietor of the Chi
| cago Evening Post, talked today with the
| President about Indiana politics and the
| future of the republican party in that
state. Mr.. Shaeffer had bought what is
| known as the Star League of Indiana
newspapers - Indianapolis Star. Muncie
| Star and Terre Haute Star. He proposes
| to use these papers toward reorganizing
| the party In Indiana upon a basis that
will make 1t stronger than ever with the
| people.
| Mr. Shaeffer is friend Of Senator
| Beveridse, who becomes the sole patron
| age dispenser of Indiana, with the single
exception of Representative Crumpa cker
in the tenth district Senator Beveridge
has 1t within his power to build up the
| greatest political machine a man ever
knew In Indiana He has never cared
much for machines. having won his way
TO the Senate without their aid.
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