New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-22
TAKES WAR PORTFOLIO
DICKINSON ACCEPTS IT.
The PreSident-eIect an Philadelphia,
Where He VII Speak TO-DAY.

Philadelphia Feb a.-President-elect Taft ar
rived here this morning from Cincinnati and he
ana Mrs Taft, who from New York to
JOIN him. are the guests of Dr. s Weir Mitchell in
hls Walnut street home. Mr.. Taft attended morn
Ing services at the Unitarian Church. and with
MIS- Taft drove to Bryn Mawr, where they called
on their daughter Helen, and returned with her in
their automobile TO dinner the Mitchell home.
conference took place between the President
elect and Frank H. Hitchcock. who came here at
the request OF Mr.. Taft. Frank z. Kellogg
also visitor
J NJ Dickinson, of Tennessee. Assistant Attorney
General OF the United States under President Cleve-
lehd' accepted the War portfolio at the hands OF
Mr.. Taft in Cincinnati yesterday. This leaves only
the post OF Secretary OF the Treasury untitled in
the incoming Cabinet
Although 1t early in the morning when Mr..
Tart aIighted from his Cincinnati train at North
Philadelphia. he greeted by enthusiastic
crowd When few minutes later he stepped from
his automobile at the Mitchell residence the street
was blocked with people. who cheeTed they
caught glimpse of the burly form OF the Ohioan
and OF the beanng Taft smile In giving
count % his day here MIR. Taft laughngly remarked
that he had awakened Philadelphia at the IN
usual Sunday morning hour OF o'clock. for which
he felt ne owed apology.
An address will be delivered by Mr.. Taft at the
Academy of Music here tomorrow morning, under
the auspices of the University OF Pennsylvania in
celebration Of University Day. walking stick
used by benjamin franklin and presented by him
Presidentelect After the celebration Mr. Taft viii
he the guest at luncheon of tho LIST Troop Phila-
delphia City Cavalry. and night will attend the
Pennsylvania alumni dinner. lie expects to leave
here for New York Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Taft says he is making Roadway IN tire
lection of Secretary Of the Treasury. but that the
place Is not yet filed. Franklin MacVeagh and
Myron T. Herrick are two of the men under
sideration. With this exception, the TAFT Cabinet
is complete. and when officially promulgated short
ly before his Inauguration will be found follows:
Secretary Of State, Phiander g Knox, Of Penn
sylvania.
Attorney General. George ". WickerShaTn, OF
New York
Secretary Of War. ! n. Dickinson. Of Tennessee.
Secretary OF the Navy, George Won L. Meyer, OF
Massachusetts,
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor. Charles Nasel.
OF Missouri.
Secretary Of the Interior. r. A BaIlinser. OF the
State OF Washington.
Postmaster General. Frank H. Hitchcock, Of Mas
sachusetts.
Secretary Of Agriculture. James Wilson. OF Iowa
In this list five lawyers. thsn whom 1dr.
Taft believes. there none better in the country
Il may be stated that this has been carefully
planned by the incoming President, on account of
what he believes will be the important work OF
his administration Constitutional legal restrictions
corporate abuses VIII be among his chief OBJ
tects The extreme difficulty Of first framing such
measures and then OF obtaining their enactment
has impressed Mr.. Taft with great force To meet
the conditions he believes, viii require the COM
bined legal skill OF the ablest minds he can bring
the task
Ny Dickinson. who will give Up the position OF
general solicitor for the Illinois Central Railway
system and salary Of $500 year to enter the
Cabinet, fifty-(our years old, native OF Mtssis-
sippi served three months IN the Confederate army
q q boy, graduated from the University OF Ten
nessee, and finished is education in Germany. ills
grandfather was Phelix Grundy, Attorney General
OF the Untted States: his father q distinguished
chancellor in Mississippi Mr.. Dickinson has al,
ways feen Democrat, although he is a personal
friend of President Roosevelt and refused TO vote
for Mr.. Bryan Mrs Dickinson Miss over
ton daughter of General Overton and both are
related to lea ding old Southern families
Nj Dickinson selected by President RooSe-
welt 10 present the argument of the United states
hafore the 5oint high commission which adjusted
the Alaskan boundary dispute between this country
and Great Britain, and his presentatioT OF this case
won for him an international reputation He has
Just retired a president of the American Bar AS
ISOLATION
H ". Taft a brother Of the President-elect'
reached here tonight from New Gork