The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-11
MEN MENTIONED
FOR THE PLACES
Cabinet Gossip in Spite OF FaO'
That Presldent-eleCt
Is RetiCent.
NO LACK OF CANDIDATES
FRIENDS OF sTRAUs BELIEVE
he SHOULD Be RETAINED.

Washington. Jan 1O.-The decision "a
Prssjaent-elect Taft to refrain from MAJ
ing public the names Of the men ile
selected To be members Of ms eao'"e'-
with the exception Of senator Knox a'io
Frank H Hitchcock. has had tne en-
Of melting much gossip. senator 49, Ai.--
on his return from Augusta Hes1s.ts
rather srimly limited that any ,.r,, b;s
who either personally or tnrotsu -
friends betrayed the confidence ot vi
president-elect might find that. attel a.
he was not on the list. and this stattil',-ss'
may have some effect III restl3,Il', 1900
net talk by people who are really au' i7'u
Attorney GeneraIship.
George W. Wickersham. the New York
lawyer and legal partner OF Hehl9 ~.
the presideut-eiect's brother. mas pet-
mentioned in connection with the att9iIes
generalship. But IL should De RENE lliutl -
that Senator Knox is potent ihliuelicl
with the president-elect ana that Ee ila9
a feeling OF the highest regard ana aonll
alton for the abilities Of Solicitor SeneIdi
Hovt with whom he was in intimate -
Iations during his Own occupancy OF w
office of attorney general II easily ma
be believed that he would urge hoyt :
selection if IL developed that WICKET
shar51-s appointment was found 10 DC IN
expedient from the very fact Of his bust
ness connection with the president-elect =
The fact being conceded that the Pacific
coast is to be represented in the new cab
met. causes great weight to be given 70
the suggestion that Richard A Balinger
Is to be the lucky man. and MS name mas
been connected with the secretarysnlp OF
the interior. though it is well known that
the Pacific coast people would prefer that
the naval portfolio come 20 their secIleh
because Of their important navy yard IN
terests.
Religion Cuts No Figure.
.-s-.- x
be Jew in the cabinet Secretary StFaus
friends believe he viii be retained as sec
rotary of labor. The president-elect Is said
to have said that he does not propose 10
consider any mans religion or creed ~
constructing his cabinet. that he intended
TO look rather to the desirability Of q man
This has gone far towards Strengthening
the candidacy of Charles Nagel Of St
Louis for the secTetaryship OF commerce
and labor. Political considerations are
strongly urged in his case, IL being as
serted that such an appointment would go
far toward landing missouri safely IN the
column Of Republican states hereafter.
The discovery that Secretary Wilson mad
already succeeded in establishing a rec
ord Of longevity Of service as cabinet
officer has weakened what appeared 60
be the strong hold he had upon his pres
ent position
Chance for Pinchot.
Clifford Pinchot. chief forester is the
cultural portfolio in the event that Secre-
taFy Wilson is to leave.
Having been selected as secretary of
war when William H Taft was the Ger
tain choice of the people as president. and
presumably by his advice. General Luke
r. Wright seems almost certain to retain
his position in the new cabinet though il
is understood that his incumbenCy viii
not be long
Postmaster General Meyer would like 10
be President Taft's secretary of the treas
ury but the friends Of former Governor
Herrick have presented his claims with
such ability as to make him formidable
candidate for that position. Other names
advanced in connection with the treasury
are those of James B Forgan and john
J. Mitchell Chicago bankers. and John
". Barr, president OF "a trust company in
Louisville.