Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-06
MORE CABINET GOSSIP
Herrick, Meyer and Hoyt Re-
ported on Slate.
OH|OAN TO HEAD TREASURY
That Is, Unless Corporation Affilia.
tions Make It Inadvisable.
)HIOAN TO HEAD TREASURY
H0YT CLOSE FRIEND OF TAFT
Advancement to Be Attorney Gen
eral Reward of Merit-Others
Who May Be Advisers.

At the White House is heard the in
around Taft headquarters in Augusta
that the next announcement by Mr. Taft
Of cabinet selections will be these:
Myron T. Herrick. Ohio, Secretary of
the Treasury.
George Won l.. Meyer, Massachusetts,,
Secretary of the Navy
Henry NJ. Hoyt of PENNSYLVANIA, At
torney General.
The best inside information here is
that it is settled that Mr. Herrick, ex-
governor of his state and power there
politically and financially. is to go into
the Treasury Department. If he does
not, it will be because he has certain
corporation connections that would render
it inadvsable to put him in charge of
the money bags of the government
Mr.. Meyer is likewise to have a place.
If Mr.. Herrick gets the Treasury port
folio then Mr.. Meyer will be Secretary
of the Navy
next Attorney General will be the present
solicitor general of the Department of
Justice
Hoyt and Taft Comrades,
1t is little known that Mr.. Hoyt and
MIR. Taft were classmates at Yale. inti-
mate friends then. as since; that they
write to each other as Dear Bill. and
Dear Harry" and address each other as
familiarly; that Mr.. Taft believes Mr.
Hoyt has shown himself in the post Of
solicitor general fitted to assume the i'm
portant duties of Attorney General. and
that his promotion would be recognition,
in substantial form, of the true principle
OF advancement as reward for faithful.
honest and dilgent service to the govern
ment.
Mr.. Hoyt has advanced. step by step,
In the Department of Justice under a
number of administrations. until he holds
the first place under the Attorney Gen
eral He has handled some of the most
important cases of the government be-
fore the Supreme Court and elsewhere
and has been acting head Of the depart
ment on many occasions.
OF the three probable cabinet announce
ments that of Mr.. Hoyt is regarded as
more certain than any other.
Gossip as to Mr.. Loeb.
The latest gossip as TO Mr.. Loeb con-
meets his name with the position of as
sistant secretary of the Treasury i'm the
event that Mr.. Taft does not find it con-
venient to put him in the cabinet. The
persistent gossip that James r. Garfield
will not remain in the cabinet as Secre-
tary of the Interior and that Mr.. Straus
will also be absent from the next cabinet
may furnish the desired opening for Mr.
Loeb.
With the retirement of Mr.. Straus Mr.
Loeb would go in his place. according to
the gossips. The opinion will not down,
however. that Mr.. Garfield Will not be
disturbed.
Assistant Secretary Winthrop of the
Treasury Is officially slated for assistant
secretary of the State Department. This
would leave a vacancy in the Treasury.
That department is in line with Mr..
Loeb's business desires and training.
Many friends of the New York man
doubt whether lie would take place be-
low cabinet Office. His friends had
hoped to see him given such an Office and
still believe this will be done.
Possible Lineup.
The Taft cabinet may line up some
thing like this:
Philander Knox. Pennsylvania. Secre-
tary of State.
Myron Herrck, Ohio. Secretary of the |
Treasury.
Luke E. Wright, Tennessee. Secretary |
Of War |
George Won l.. Meyer, Massachusetts,
of the Navy.
Henry M. Hoyt, Pennsylvania. Attorney |
General.
Frank II. Hitchcock, Massachusetts, |
Postmaster General.
James r. Garfield. Ohio, Secretary of |
he Interior.
William Loeb, jr.. New York. Secretary |
If Commerce and Labor
James Wilson, Iowa. Secretary of Ag-