The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-12
CABINET BUILDERS Busy
Have Already Selected Assistants Of
New President

new President
Washington, Nov. 9.-Republican
leaders are busily engaged in specu-
lation over the Cabinet in the Taft adj.
ministration Mr.. Taft now resting al
Hot Springs, has not yet given any
indication in the matter. Until he
speaks only guessing is possible but
some good guesses are now ing
made which may hew close to the line
OF choice.
AT the present moment however.
the cabinet alignment appears TO be
about as follows:
Secretary OF State-Elhu Root of
New York or Whitelaw Reid of New
York.
Secretary Of the Treasury George
Won l.. Meyer of Massachusetts.
Secretary Of War-Luke n Wright
of Tennessee or Charles p Magoon OF
Nebraska.
Attorney General-Wade H. Ellis of
Ohio
Postmaster General-Frank II.
Hitchcock Of Massachusetts,.
Secretary of the Navy William
Loeb, Jr., Of New York or Truman II
Newberry Of Michigan.
Secretary OF Agricumre-Jame.
Wilson of Iowa. to be followed by Cir
ford Pinchot OF New York.
Secretary of lnterior-James Ru-
dolph Garfield of Ohio.
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
Oscar 5. Sraus OF New York
There is no doubt that Mr. Taft de-
sires Secretary Root to remain where
! he Is. but Mr. Roots aspirations He
In the direction OF the Senate, and De
would like nothing better than 90 De
elected TO the seat OF Senator Platt
II he can attain II without q struggle
he will take It. In the event that this
cannot be accomplished, 90 is his de-
sire 70 retire to private life and again
take up the practice of law
Among those who have been most
prominently mentioned as Mr. Root
successor are Whitelaw Reid. Ambas
| sad1r y Great Britain, and Postmas.
| ter General Meyer Mr. Meyer is as
well fitted for the place as Us Mr.
Reid. having been ambassador TO d.
ais and to Russia. Therefore he has
an inside knowledge of European pol.
itics. With Mrs. Meyer the p0smas
ter general has entertained probably
more distinguished foreigners who
have visited here than has any other
cabinet family
In the event that Mr. Meyer should
| be elevated 10 the state department
! portfolio &c would leave a vacancy iu
the treasury department This. it is
generally believed would be filled by
the choice OF eXGoy. Myron T. Her
rick of Ohio
There is some doubt about the sec
retaryship of war. Luke h. Wright
| the present secretary. was placed
there az the request of Mr Taft when
he resigned the post TO accept the
nomination for president Mr.
Wright is close personal friend of
the president elect. and the chances
are that he will remain where he Is.
Judge Charles r. M8goon 90 pres
ent provisional governor Of Cuba. how
ever, Is equally close to- Mr. Taft and
has an added claim 10 consideration IN
that he has been engaged In hard
work on the lsthmus of Panama and
In Cuba for several years.
Il is figured by some. however that
Judge Magoous chances of a porto
Ito are not advanced by the excellent
record he has made IN Panama and
| Cuba. There Is talk Of sending him
TO the Philippines to succeed Gen. !
3, smith, president OF the lusuar com
mission, who Is entitled to retire
mont because OF his age
Wade II. Ellis, eXatomey general
OF Ohio. titular author Of the Chicago
platform, and now assistant to the az
tomey general, Is regarded as being
well TO the front IN the contest for The
head OF the department OF Justice. Al
most as prominently mentioned is
Frank Il. Kellogg of Minnesota. who's,
work In the prosecution OF law-broak
Ing corporations has earned him the
title Of trust buster for the admins
tratlon.
Frank II. Hitchcock has no opposi
ton IN the minds OF the slatemakors
for The place of postmaster general
! As for the sccrctaryship of the navy
| Mr. Loeb can have Il q he wants &c.
and N not. Assistant Secretary of The
Navy Ncwberry Us prominently men
toned II Mr. Loeb steps into The
new cabinet, Mr. Newberry is expect
ed TO get one OF the European diplo
matte posts.
Secretary Wilson will remain at
the head OF the department OF Agri
culture II IS his ambition to estah
lish n record for the longest contnu
Gus service ever rendered by a cabi
net officer and this he viii have fixed
twelve days after Mr. Ta0s inaugur
alton shortly thereafter the retire
mcnt Of the Nestor OF the cabinet 4,
expected when Clifford pnchot chic
Of the forest service. will Doe elevated
to cabinet honors
Whether Secretary Straus remain.
As chief OF the department OF com
mcrce and labor remains largely with
him. Mr. Taft would like TO hav,
HIM stay
Secretary Garfield will not last Ions
In the Taft cabinet In the opinion OF
the slatemakors He is q Young mau
and has had his share of honors ms
place Is looked upon with onvious
eyes by several men whom Mr. Taft
will ieeled called upon 10 reward and
| Il IL expected ne will go before tho
Taft administration is very old
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