Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-10
TAFT TO DENY.
ALL CABINET
RUMORS
KNOX AND HITCHCOCK
ONLY MEN DECIDED ON
Announcement of Other Posi-
tons to be Made After Presi-
dent-eIect Takes Oath of Of
flee in March,
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IBy Morning journal Special Leased wirsI
Augusta, Ga, Jan 9.-Beyond the
reteration OF the announcement that
Philandcr c. Knox viii be secretary
of state and Frank Hitchcock post
master general, President-eIe Taft
has determined that no other cabinet
appointments shall be made known
until March 4. In order to make this
determination effective. he will deny
all cabinet rumors, predictions or an
nouneements from amy source what
ever
In a statement OF this policy. atten-
tion was directed to the announce
ment &C the Knox appointment made
on the day Mr. TAFT arrived in Angus
Ia, and to the statement by the Asso-
ciated Press from Hot Springs, Va.
of the selection OF Mr.. Hitchcock as
postmaster general, both of which are
pronounced correct by Mr. Taft.
II is predicted that Mr. Hitchcock
Will retire as chairman of the repub-
lican national committee at some
time to be determined upon after he
has assumed his cabinet duties. In
this event, he viii designate vice
chairman who win head the commit
tee until its meeting In Deeembe pre-
ceding the next national election.
when the election OF a chairman will
be made
Mr.. Hitchcock. who Is here, de-
clined to discuss any plans he may
have in this connection.
The ambition of James Wilson Sec
rotary OF agriculture, 10 serve longer
as a cabinet officer than has any 9TH
er person In the history of the country,
has caused an interesting discussion
as TO whether Mr. Wilson does not at
present hold the record for the long
est cabinet service His tenure OF Of
flee on the sth of March next will be
twelve years and six or eight months
Postmaster General Granger. who
was at the head of the postoffice de-
partment for thirteen years. was not
a member OF the cabinet, as in his
time the position OF postmaster gen.
eral was not cabinet place. Should
II develop authoritatlvely that Mr..
"
tion on the 4th OF March II Is regard
ed as highly probable here that he
will wish to relinquish his official
duties. In this case Mr.. Taft viii
have the additional task of selecting
4 secretary OF agriculture. Otherwise,
Mr. Wilson win doubtless be a mem
Der OF the new cabinet at least for a
ew months.
Like trip into the good old days
If the past was the experience of the
lresident-clect today, In being the
guest Of The Beech Island Farmers
'lub of South Carolina, at a repetition
If a barbecue the club has held once
month without missing a month for
learly seventy years. Tho old negro.
ohm Hays. made the cue" just ex-
city the same as he has been doing
very month since Tong before do
vah. The plain board club house,
With it's holes IN the roof and walls
las been the meeting place for the
iscussion of all questions as well as
pf the foasts served in one of its two
ooms for more than fifty years. 1t
tands alone in a beech forest about
oven miles from Augusta. and in and
round IL today were gathered half a
undred farmers, with a sprinkling Of
Itv folks invited from Augusta for
io occasion. These included Senator
ourne. Of oregon John Hays Ham
lund. Frank II. Hitchcock all of
hum made speeches.
Major Henry Hammond, veteran
more than seventy years. welcom-
I MI TAFT for the farmers and ex-
ressed the hope that. as the Llama
Tibet Is regarded as the incarna-
on Of Budha Mr. Taft might be the
carnation of George Washington
nj have the realization of expressed
'siro, peace among all nations and
lc restoration OF harmony equality
nd fraternity between the solid south
ld the solid north"
Mr Taft expressed his gratitude for
Is reception After the barbecue had
ZEN served. the ancient negro cook
aculated with tears Of Joy on his
ce." / sho' done shook hans with
'esideut n / nevah shake hans
-in, / done It today"