The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30
NEW NAMES, As POSI-
B|l|T|Es To CABINET

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son could not make a better choice.
II / were writing q newspaper story
about the cabinet, I would put Mr..
Brvan's name first among the proba-
bilities."
Mr. Sullivan took occasion here to
speak for Governor John Burke, of
North Dakota, whose term expires on
January list
Behind Governor Burke.
THE West is behind Governor
Burke for cabinet portfolio" he
said HE is a very strong man. He
has been mentioned for the post of
secretary of agriculture. which is one
of the very high positions the COVER
nor viii have 10 fiji. The lncum bent
Of that office has set q high standard
of efficiency. and Tbs West feels that
Governor Burke should live up to that
standard"
MIR. Sullivan said he had discussed
with the pres!dent-elect the situation
in Iowa. the tariff and the trusts
Governor wilson does not want to
be destructive" he said HE should
go at IL carefully and step out In the
right direction In Iowa this year
/ we have the largest crops in the his
tory of the State. Our food products
are valued at five hundred million.
We are interested in the destruction
of those trusts that mean death to
competition The trust the Interna~
| tional Harvester company Is main
| tanning. the lumber trust and the steel
| trust. The governor did not express
| himself on the trust question, except
that he stood by his former utter
ances, I guess maybe I did most OF
| the talking"
Modest Mr.. Sullivan.
rs II true that your name has been
| presented for the cabinet7"
Yes, guess 1t has" said Mr. Sui
| Ivan.
For what Office
why. secretary OF tho interior.
Judge Martin f. WADE. our national
committeeman, has mentioned my
name to the PRESIDENT elect. But
understand that ! came to see the
| president-elect because he made the
suggestion that / come to see him at
some time. There was no definite ap-
pointment but he informed me that
| he would be passing through Wash
ington today. and l embraced the op-
porturty."
do you feel that your chance OF
getting the post Is good?"
"No. would hardly like to say
that. I am interested in q success
full administration. / want the gov
ernor to remain Democratic H,a
face liz pointed to the East. and I wan,
it to stay there
Governor Wilson said that mis- talk
with Leader Sullivan really wasn't q
conference. We were just picking uI
the threads of the situation In Iowa
had not seen him since the middle
e r ns.x~
In his State"
The govern was asked II Mr.. Sui
livans name had been presented te
him as a candidate for the cabinet
II have no doubt 1t has" was the
reply. But not In any formal way
merely say that because l suppose
every prominent mans name has beer
presented"
Not Time TO Elaborate.
The governor was asked to eiah
crate the statement made In hi
speech at the Staunton banquet tina
he hoped soon ito deprive ourselves
OF the Philippines as frontier.
II could not elaborate It withou
going into the whole plan." he said
land ] am not ready for that. This
thing to do and the wise way to d.
1t are quite different things"
Concerning ''the men who arr
likely to be associated with the gov
eminent ard who will have to b,
mastered" the governor said:
Il 1T was really just thought tha
came into my mind while wa,
speaking. There might be some such
men In Washington. Certainly thu
statement was not based on anything
have encountered at all"
4 Governor Wilson, said he hoped &c
see Floor Leader Underwood nj tn,
Trenton State house on Tuesday OF
this week The governor says Tues.
day is the last day Mr.. Underwood
will have for such purpose, ex.
cepting New Years day. and that day
1.-THE governor wants for rest at home
Truly Hospitabie People
The governor said his experience
in Stanton was exceedingly inter
asting.
Those people were truly hospi.
table," he said, because they did moi
IT. Il II