The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-15
TAFT AT HOME; CABINET TALK Will Leave Today For Washington. TO DOLE OUT PORTFOLIOS Gen. Wright May Stick to War
 Office.
 e Presiaeat-Eiset wm Confer with cs- aaI Engineers and Submit Ia-
 ausurai Speech te -His
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TO DOLE OUT PORTFOLIOS

Cincinnati, Feb. 14.--Alr. and Mrg w. H. Taft arrived in the home cit1 of the President-elect from Panama and New Orleans in . driving Eain<' storm this morning.
 They were met at the station bz Charles P.. Taft and driven at once td his residence. where they are to bg guests until noon tomorrow when the4 leave for Washington. Mrs. Taft cons templates visit to New York, whiia the President-elect will, after spend. ing one day at the capital, return hers and remain until Saturday.
 The day was devoted to call at tn9 home of Mrs. TaftB parents and rea turn to dinner to c. P. Taft's resi- dence. Mir. Taft had no political cons ferences.
 The trip to Washington te1norrow Ia of importance inasmlich am lis primary object relates to the report of the en- gineers who accompanies Mfr. Taft to Panama. This report is expected to be placed in his hands upon his arrival there Tuesday morning. With the en- Kinesrs he will take the document Eo the White House, where it will be the subject of a general conference with President Roosevelt
 The contents of the report have been forecasted, the features being a strong
  present canal plans; conmendatlon of the organization under Colonel Goe-. thals and recommendations tending to show that whatever error has been made was on the aide of excesaiEe pre- cautions for safety.
 Cabfaet Gonsap.
 while. in Washington Mr. raft ex- poets to have conferences with Sena~ tor Knox and with others whose ads .sfz |. n htmMN polntments
 Senator Knox and Frank H. Hitch~ cock have been asked and have accept ed the positions of Secretary of State and Postmaster General.
 As to the other places. unconllrmed rumor. with fair per centage of like lihood of the correctness. makes tho cabinet of Mr. Taft ea follows:
 Attorney General Mr. WiessrshaEn, ! ' secretary st War. MT. wrirAt. ot
 secretary of the Navy. Mr. Meyer. of Massachusetts.
 Secretary of the Interior. Mfr. Bale finger, of Washington State.
 Secretary of ,Agriculture. Mir. Wilson, of Iowa. Mfr. Nagel. of Missouri.
 It Is the general understanding that Mr. Taft wishes to i'll the treasury portfolio either from Illinois or Ohto. Should the place go to the Presldentv elects own State, 1t is the belief tilae the honor will fall to MyroH T. Her~ rick. se
 Mir. Taft's announced position ia that he will keep all appointments open until the very last minute. with the view of meeting any situations that may arise with the least embarrasss ment to all concerned.
 To 9ubmit Speech.
 Another of the matters of consuI- tatIon which win be taken up in Wash- ington, where Mfr. Taft wiIl remain un- til Wednesday afternoons will be his inaugural address This speech has been outlined and will be submitted for criticism.
 On his return here Thursaay. Mir. Taft will be made Mason Hon sisht.a an honor rarely conferred by the Ma sonic order.
 On Friday he has a private dinner engagement with the founders of the Taft Citizens Club of this city and on Saturday he will leave for Philadel- phIa, not to return here until after his services as President may eonvenlente ly permit.