Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-13

at the University of Leipsiz and in
Paris. He served several times by
special commission on the supreme
bench of Tennessee and was ASSIST
ant attorney general Of the United
States In 1857.
Postmaster General Hitchcock.
The first cabinet officer selected by
Mr.. Taft after his election was FRANK
H. Hitchcock of Massachusetts, VINO
gave ND his place as first assistant
postmaster general to manage success
fully the Taft presidential campaign.
He has been given the office OF post
master general in the new cabinet.
Mr. Hitchcock was born at Amherst,
O., in 1867, and graduated from Har-
ward in 1891 and from Columbia La"
/ school In 1894. Since 1891 he mas
been a government official.
Naoel Has Commerce Portfolio.
Missouri has been rewarded for It's
switch to the Republican column by
the appointment of Charles Nagel as
secretary of commerce and labor. MIR
Nagel is a leading lawyer OF 81
Louis and the west. He was born II
Texas in 1849, moved to st. LOU:
when a child and graduated from tn
st. Louis Law school in 1873. He hal
been senior member of the law hrn
Of Nagel & Kirby, professor IN tn
St. Louis Law school and a trustee
Of Washington university. In 1878
he was a member of the Missouri nous
Of representatives, and in 1Ss3-s1 wa
president of the st. Louis city cour
Gil. He is a member of the Reput
lican national committee and for year
has been an intimate friend OF M
Taft. He was one Of Mr.. Roosevelt
most enthusiastic supporters. AS a
: attorney Mr.. Nagel was identified wit
: several important cases dealing wit
the numerous complications In tn
affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes
!, the then Indian territory.
Navy Under Meyers Charge.
q President Taft's secretary OF Il
9 navy, George Won l.. Meyer OF Mass
l. chusetts, has had wide experience
a business man, legislator, diplom
and cabinet officer. He was born
II Boston in 1853 and graduated fro
n Harvard in 1879. He then enter
business and has been prominent
x connected with a number of f1nanc
H. and mercantile concerns. His care
Of as a public official began in 1889, VIII
In he was elected to the Boston comm
ID council. He then served on the boa
er of aldermen, and in 1926 he was
in member of the Massachusetts isgis
a ture, the last two years being speal
or of the house. In 1900 Mr.. Meyer v
be sent to Italy as American ambassad
q and in 1905 was transferred to X
ay STA. In January, 1907, Presid
ed Roosevelt called him home to en-
nd his cabinet as postmaster gene
ire This portfolio he has relinquished
as that of the navy. Mr.. Meyers hom'
OF Hamilton, Mass.
'as Ballineer Secretary OF Interior
ex- After about n years service
,ri- commissioner OF the general land
flee, Richard A. Ballinger OF Sea-
me Wash, has entered the cabinet
secretary Of the interior. He
native Of Iowa, having been borl
the Boonesboro in 1858. After atten'
in the University of Kansas and w
vdu. burn college at Topeka, he Wen
ON Williams college, graduating IN
be- and afterward studying law and
ork moving to Washington. He
IAN United States court commissions
ago 1Se0-92 and later was Judge of
cry supreme court in Jefferson COT
ner- Wash.
.rge Attorney General Wickershan
met George w. Wickersham, who
big comes President Taft's attorney
ctor eral, has had the reputation of I
( OF one Of the ablest lawyers in
rays York city. Born in Pittsburg In
the he studied civil engineering in Ii
ally. university and in 1880 graduated
the law school Of the Universal
ssee Pennsylvania. For two years he
OF ticed law in Philadelphia. In Isl
bus, became associated with the law
Uni. Of Strong & Cadwalladare, to
.fters Henry W. Taft, brother Of the
lege, dert. belongs.