Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-03-18


at the University OF Leipsiz and in
Paris He served several times by
special commission on the supreme
bench OF Tennessee and was assist :
ant attorney general of the United
States in 1857.
Postmaster General Hitchcock
The first cabinet officer selected by
Mr.. Taft after his election was Frank
H. Hitchcock of Massachusetts,. who
gave up his place as first assistant
postmaster general to manage success
fully NE Taft presidential campaign.
He has been given the ONCE OF post
master general In the new cabinet.
Mr. Hitchcock was born at Amherst,
O., in 1867, and graduated from Har-
ward in 1891 and from Columbia Law
school In 1894. Since 1891 he has
been a government offcial.
Naee Has Commerce Portfolio.
Missouri has been rewarded for its
switch to the Republican column by.
the appointment of Charles Nagel as
secretary OF commerce and labor. Mr..
Nagal is..a leading lawyer Of Str
Louis and the west. He was born In
Texas In 1S49, moved to St. Louis
when child and graduated from the
ST. Louis Law school in 1873. He has
been senior member of the law firm
of Nagel & Kirby, professor in the
st. Louis Law school and a trustee
of Washington university. In 1888
he was member of the Missouri house
OF representatives, and In 1893-97 was
president of the st. Louis city coun-
Gil. He Is a member of the Repub-
lican national committee and for years
has been an intimate friend OF Mr..
! Taft He was one of Mr.. Roosevelt
most enthusiastic supporters. AS an
attorney Mr.. Nagel was identified with
| the numerous complications In the
affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes in
the then Indian territory.
Navy Under Meyers Charge.
President Taft's secretary of the
navy, George Won l.. Meyer of Massa-
| chusetts, ras Rad wide experience as
business man, legislator, diplomat
and cabinet officer. He was born in
Boston in 1858 and graduated from
| business and has been prominently
Connected with number OF financial
| and mercantile concerns. His career
as public official began in 1889. when
he was elected to the Boston common
| council. He then served on the board
of aldermen. and in 1926 he was a
member OF the Massachusetts isgisla
ture, the last two years being speaker
of the house In 1900 Mr. Meyer was
sent to Italy as American ambassador
and in 1905 was transferred to Rus
sia. In January. 1907. President
Roosevelt called him home to enter
his cabinet as postmaster general
This portfolio he has relnquished fol
that OF the navy. MI. Meyers home is
Hamilton. Mass
BaIlinGer Secretary Of Interior.
After about one years service az
commissioner OF the general land of
fee. Richard Ballinger OF Seattle
| Wash, has entered the cabinet az
secretary OF the interior He is {
native of Iowa having been born II
Boonesboro in 1858 After attendins
the University OF Kansas and Wash
burn college at Topeka he went tc
Williams college. graduating in 1873.
and afterward studying law and re
moving to Washington He. wa,
United States court commissioner II
1890-92 and later was Judge of the
supreme courG In Jefferson county
Wash.
Attorney General Wickersham.
George W. Wickersham, who be
comes President Taft's attorney gen
eraI. has had the reputation OF being
one OF the ablest lawyers in New
York city. Born In Pittsburg In 1853
he studied civil engineering in Lehigf
university and in 1880 graduated from
che law school Of the University O
Pennsylvania For two years he prac
ticed law IN Philadelphia. In 1884 ht
became associated with the law firm
of Strong & Cadwalladare, to which
Henry W. Taft brother OF the presi
dent, belongs.