Evening star., 1909-03-09
HAS INITIAL MEETING
New Cabinet in Session at
White House Today.
DICKINSON NOT PRESENT
South Dakota Delegation Now
Working in Harmony.
APPOINTMENTS OF JUDGES
Supreme Court of the United States
Makes Formal Call on the
Executive.
DICKINSON NOT PRESENT
APPOINTMENTS OF JUDGES

Vrcsident Tafts first cabinet meeting
was convened at II o'clock this morning.
All the members of the new cabinet, ex-
cept Mr.. Dickinson who IS to be Secre-
tary of War, were present. Previous to
the meeting Secretary Knox had a con-
ference with Mr.. Taft. and the President
had time to receive the following call
ers: Gov. Ide of the Philippine Islands.
Senators Bradley of Kentucky, Nixon of
Nevada. Scott of West Virginia. Gamble
OF Sauth Dakota Carter OF Montana and
Clark of Wyoming. Representatives Mar
Tin of South Dakota. Dwight of New
York. former Senator Fulton of Oregon.
former Representative Richardson of
Tennessee and Elmer Dover. secretary
tG the executive committee of the ma
t uonal republican committee
The new cabinet is under the same regu-
lations as to talking of cabinet affairs
as the old one. The new rule was put
into effect today by President Taft. Hav-
ing served under President Roosevelt and
being familiar with the operations of the
rule. Mr.. Taft is supposed to know its
benefits AT any rate he told his new cab
met advisers today that all matters con-
cerning the business of the cabinet would
be given out by him or his secretary, Mr..
Carpenter.
The new cabinet officials got acquainted
win the procedure of the cabinet table
posed that President Taft will continue
Tuesdays and Fridays as cabinet days.
az heretofore. These two days have been
set aside for cabinet meetings for twelve
years. having begun under President Nc
kinley.
Secretary Wright Present.
Secretary Wright was the only cabinet
member of the old administration who
continued TO sit in the official family to-
day. Mr.. Wright understands that his
successor, Mr.. Dickinson, will reach
Washington the last of this week. prob
ably Friday. Mr.. Wright intends to leave
Immediately afterward for his home in
Memphis, where he will resume the prac-
1ice OF law, n i can get any clients
he said. He knows nothing of talk that
he may be appointed a justice of tina
Supreme Court. .-.--.-.-.z-
secretary Macveagh of the Treasury
said after the cabinet meeting that he
had not had time to get down to the
work of his department.
L have been kept busy listening to
the statements of Washington real es-
tate men as to renting their houses
he said.
Mr.. MacVeagh has no children. and
he will not know what his plans will
be until he has consulted with his wife,
who will come here shortly.
The South Dakota delegation in Con-
gress Is working together in harmony for
the first time in years The feud between
Senators Gamble and Kittredge was
somewhat relieved by the defeat of Kit
Crawford, and Crawford and Gamble are
as thick as the proverbial insects often
referred TO. They called on President
Taft today to talk generally with him.
They have obtained his promise that he
will send to the Senate next week the
nomination of f. Z. Wagner as United
States attorney of the state. Gamble
could not put Wagner through while Kit
he
will be no trouble in that direction. Rep
resentatives Burke and Martin of the
same state, formerly consulted on patron
age matters, have given their assent to
the Wagner appointment, although the
two senator's do not seem to have both
cred themselves whether this assent was
Gbtalnable.
Sixth Circuit Judgeship.
Representatives Kennedy and joyce, the
latter succeeding Dawes from the fifteenth
Ohio district, were callers at the White
House today. They did not discuss with
the President the appointment of a judge
of the sixth circuit to succeed the late
Judge j. X. Richards, but Ohio people are
informed that the new judge will be John
NJ. Nottingham well known Cincinnati
lawyer. personally known to the Presi-
dent.
When President Taft finally gets down
10 the selections of judges, he will have
sufficient to keep him busy for many
hours. Congress created several new
Judgeships, one of them in Oregon. Ex-
SenAor Fulton is being pushed for the
latter. but it is stated that Senators
Bourne and Chamberlain are both against
him.
These two senators called on the Presi-
dent today. evidently In connection with
the judgeship. Senator Chamberlain
though, is democrat, and will not be
consulted to patronage.
A new judeeship was also created in
Aiaska. and Senator Hepburn called on
The President today to get the job for a
cnnStituent-ex-Judg Warren Tr1litt of
Moscow, Idaho. Judge Truitt served for
many years as a federal judge In Alaska
ihe much-fought-over Alabama judge
snip Is TO be handled again. Oscar Hum
dely has been federal district Judge i'm
mat state for two years and has been
nominated three or four times without
having been confirmed The opposition
10 him has grown. The North Carolina
democratic senator's Over1nan and Sim
mons, succeeded in preventing the con-
nimatisn of Judge Seawell in the eastern
nlstrict of that state. and this is also to
he handled by President Taft
Supreme Court Received.
The Supreme Court of the United States
paid a formal call on the new President
today, being received at IL O'Clock in
the private paIlors OF the White House
There were fewer callers today than
work, looking more like a normal day at
The White House than for long time SEN
a,or Scott of West Virginia. called with
eN-Gov. White of that state Ex-Goy
Dawson has been provided with a good
place in the interstate commerce com
mission, travelling abroad collecting data
Tor the commission.
Wiborg to Be Appointed.
Ohio people say that one Ohio man has
already been fixed. He is Frank e.
Wiborg, a wealthy retired business man
OF Cincinnati. He is scheduled for as
slstant secretary of commerce and labor
In place of Assistant Secretary Wheeler
VINO has resigned TO go to San Francisco
Beat ex-President's Riding Feat.
Or. j. A. Throekmorton of Sidney, Ohio,
called on President Taft today and pre-
sented TO him a handsome riding whip as
souvenir of a wonderful riding fea {
he performed March l. He rode l26 miles
on horseback in twelve hours exceeding
the feat OF President Roosevelt. who rode
ninety-eight miles in eighteen hours. Mr..
Throckmorton is sixty-one years old MAX
ing his feat unusual