Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-22
Arrives at PHILADELPHIA
Met by Mrs. Taft.
Will Today Address Students
Of the Uni. Of Penn.
Cabinet Complete With Exception
OF Treasury Portfolio.

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Taft arrived here this morning from
Cincinnati, and with Mrs. Taft' VINO
came over from New York 10 JON
him, is the guest of DR.. 5. Weir MITCH
ell, in his Walnut street home MI
Taft attended morning services at the
Unitarian church, and with Mrs. 1a1,
drove to Bryr Mawr where they called
on their daughter Helen, and returned
with Ter in their automobile to dinner
at the Mitchell residence. confer
ence took place between the President
elect ard Frank II. Hitchcock. who
came here at the request of Mr. Taft.
Frank B. Kellogg was also visitor
Although it was early in the morn
ing when Mr. Taft alighted from his
Cincinnati train at North Philadei-
pia, ne was greeted by an enthusl-
astc crowd. When. few minutes
later he stepped from his automoDlie
at the Mitchell residence. the street
was blocked with people who chcered
as they caught a glimpse OF the bury
form Of the Ohioan and the beamins
Taft smile. In giving an account OF
his day here. Judge Taft laughingly
remarked that he had Wakencd Phila-
delphia up at the unusual Sunday morn
ing hour Of O'Clock. for which he
felt he owed am apology.
The report printed today Mat as
President he would go to Alaska. Mr..
Taft said had only the foundation that
II" had received an invitation for such
a trip. and had replied that he would
hold it under consideration. He has
rot YET decided what his travelling
t,ri1 ha
that be will make Il trip through the
South and Southwest as far as Texas.
An address will be delivered by
Judge Taft at the Academy of Music
here tomorrow under the auspices of
the University of Pennsylvania in ccl-
cbration of University day. The eX-
tlciscs viii take place in the morning.
He expects to leave for New YORK.
Tuesday morning.
Mr. Taft admits he is making head
way in the selection of a SccrCtar!
of the treasury but maintains that the
place is not yet filled. Franklin Ma
Vcagh and Myrcn T. HerrIck are tw"
If the men under consideration. With
this exception the Taft cabinet is con-
picte, and when officially promulgated,
shortly before his Inauguration, will bt
found as follows:
Secretary of state. Philander G.
Knox Of Pennsylvania: attorney gem
cral, George w. Wickersham OF New
York; secretary of war, j. Nj. Dicllin
son of Tennessee; secretary or thc
p.NN, George Won l.. Meyer of Massa-
'husctts: secretary of commerce and
labor. Charles .Nagcl OF Missouri; sec
rotary of the interior. i. a. Ballingcr
of Washlngton. postmaster gencrai.
Frank II. Hitchcock Of Massachusetts;
secretary OF agriculture. James Will
son of Iowa.
1t will be observed that IN this list
are five lawyers. IF whom MI. Tart be
leveS there are none better in the
country.
1t may be stated that this fact is not "A
mere coincidence but is an accomplish
ment which has been carefully planned
and striven for by the incoming Presi-
dent, and bears Il most important rela-
ton to what he believes to he the i'm
portant work of his administration. Con
stitutional legal restrictions of corporate
adverses are the accomplishments he
will strive for. The extreme difficulties
of first framing such measures and then
of securing their enactment have con
fronted Mr. Taft with great force. To
meet them with success he believes will
require the combined legal skill of the
ablcst minds he can bring to the task
In assembling his legal cabinet the Pres
ident-clect has not lost sight of the ne
ccssity of obtaining men whose beliefs
on the question to he dealt with coincide
with his own. Mr.. Taft's position has
been clearly embodied in his inaugural
address. and this document is known to
have received hearty adoption and COM
pete approval by all of The men selected
to be Mr.. Tafts cabinet advisors,
1t requires little Imagination. there
fore. to picture Mr.. Taft's expectancy
to be that when reform proposal shall
be made to Congress it will have first
had careful weighing to its necessity
and efficiency. in its preparation with Il
view to exact justice and possess tech
nical legal correctness which will insure
its efficacy before the courts. Such meas
ures. it is believed. will not only COM
mend themselves for their merit to the
national legislators. but may also he eN-
pected to have behind them the weight
of popular approval. With this known
careful consideration with regard to the
lawyers in his cabinet, it is interesting
to know something of the personality
and legal achievements of the latest aC-
uuisition-J. NJ. Dickinson of Tennessee
who accepted the war portfolio at the
hands of Mr. Taft i'll Cincinnati yester-
day.
Mr.. Dickinson will give up the position
l;,,it for no Illinois
trail Railway system and salary OF
$4,000 year. to become cabinet MN
lister He is between a and ~ years OF
age. a native of Mississippi. served three
months in the Confederate army as a
boy. graduated from the University of
Tennessee and finished his education in