The Washington herald., 1909-02-25

New York. Feb. 24--sE. Taft hss
filed The Treasury portfolio, the one
post that remained open in his Cabinet. b
Circumstances would not permit the
President-elect to-day TO make the nsms
OF the. Secretary public. but It is likely
that some informal announcement viii
be made tomorrow. Loeb viii be the
next collector Of the port OF New York.
There were plenty OF rumors to-day.
that the Treasurysnip was TO go 70 a.
New York man Wall street had ii
figured our that Mr.. Taft had come to-
this city for the purpose Of selecting a.
New Yorker. As a matter Of fact some
New York folks were so firmly im5ued
with this idea that they offered to help
Mr. Taft with Suggestions Half a dozen
or more each had Just the man to I'll the
bill and they kept the Henry ". Taft
telephone warm
The new Secretary. however, is not a
New York man. II IS understood that
he comes from a Western State. Frank
tin Maeveagh. Of Chicago. seems 10 IS
the mosc likely man for the place He IS
a brother Of Wayne Macvesgh. who was
Attorney General in Carheld-s Cabine;,
and served as Minister TO Italy under
Grover Cleveland Franklin Macveagh
IS a large wholesale grocer. having en-.
tered the business after practicinz law
for several years. Mr. Taft has wanted
lawyer with large business expert
ence for the post. and Mr.. Macveag1'
seems 70 nj the bill
Prominent in Chicago.
Mr. Macveaga has aIsosssl closely iden-
tifed as director or trustee Rith several
! large financial and commercial institu-
tons in Chicago. The Treasury portfolio
was considered to-day al q conference
/ between Judge Taft and National Chair
man Hitchcock. who IS TO be Postmaster
! General IN Mr.. Tafts Cabinet Mr.
I Hitchcock had been called from Wash
ington by the PreSiden1-elect- Later iR
! the afternoon the national chairman had
another. conference with Mr.. Taft. and Il
was apparent that the post had been
/ filed.
The President-elsct attended The funeral
Of Douglas Robinscn's son in the morn
/ ing. and spent the rest Of the DAY recsiv-
! ing visitors at the Henry " Taft house,
in West Forty-eighth street.
Among others who called were Joseph Il.
/ Choate. Booker T. Washington, Robert
tC. ogden. H. B. Frizel. Timothy L.
( Woodruff, Republican State chairman;
James r. Sheffield, and Charles P Taft,
the President-eIect's brother. from Cin-
einnau
Must Call ut White House.
/ State Chairman Woodruff called to bring
I'D the question Of Federal appointments
in New York state. but 8Ir. Taft ducksd.
and told Tim 10 drop arr ind TO the
/ White House after the Inauguration vas
out OF the way.
! Mr.. Choate called 10 introduce lawyer
friend who had some views on the pure
{ food law that he wanted to lay before the
President-elect-
Booker T. Washington, Mr.. Ogden and
Mr.. Frizen visited the Taft house merely
TO offer their thanks for what the Presi-
dent elect had done for Hampton IEsti-
tute al the Carnegie Hall meeting
Mr.. Sheffield arranged with the Presi-
dent-elect for his attendance al the an
nuaI dinner OF the Yale alumni in this
CITY on March I9. This Is the first trip
Mr.. Taft will make from Washington as
President
Mr.. and Mrs. Taft dined at the home
of George " wickersham. the Attorney
General in the Taft Cabinet. and later
attended the BijoU Theater- where they
saw Thomas 4. Wise IN a Gentleman
from Mississippi
Wants Something for Loeb.
The visit Of Chairman Woodruff. Of the
New York Republican State committees
10 Judge Taft had TO DO with Federal
appointments n the State, especially az
New York city. Il has been known for
some time in the inner circles OF Wash
lington and elsewhere that President
Roosevelt desired Judge Taft TO appoint
/ Private Secretary Loeb 70 his Cabinet
but that Mr. Taft could not see his way
clear 10 accede 70 the request Of the
President. for the reason that his Cabinet
is 10 be made Up mostly Of lawyers.
I Judge Taft. however. wanted 90 give
Mr. Loeb something handsome. and 50
i Chairman Woodruff, after consultation
with President Roosevelt. suggested that
Loeb be made collector OF the port of
New York. and to this suggestion Mr..
Taft agreed.