Evening star., 1912-07-12
President and Cabinet Have
Bio Problems to Solve.
MANY PLACES ARE VACANT
Appointment Of Successor to DR..
Wiley Delayed for Months.
MAN TO SUCCEED ANDREW
Selection Has Been Made and His
Successor Will Be Announced
Shortly.

The President and his cabinet officers
have number Of big problems to solve
before the President leaves Washington
for the summer If he expects to clean
off the administration slate SO as to
have time for recreation and politics.
There are so many OF these problems,
the majority of them relating to appoint
ments, it is doubtful If they can be dis
posed of within the three weeks or a
month that the President will be here
before going to Beverly.
The naming of a successor to Dr. Har-
vey W. Wiley has been delayed for
months. The President has a mass of
recommendations from the great chemists
and heads of universities in favor of diff
ferent men.
He has been SO pressed for time, owing
to the political demands upon him, that
he has not been able to determine who
Will be the most suitable man for the
place. The work of the pure food bureau
is going along well under DR.. R. E.
months ago, and there is no haste In
filling the vacancy. The President. how
ever, is expected to give early attention
to this appointment.
Judge Grosscup Resigns.
Judge Peter Grosscup resigned as a
judge of the seventh judicial circuit. with
headquarters at Chicago, fully a year
ago. but the President has not filled the
place. Months ago 1t was thought he
would act. but he has deferred making
nomination The decision of the Senate
in the case of Senator Lorimer will prob
ably be followed within short time by
this nomination.
The understanding for months has been
that the President intends to promote
Judge George A. Carpenter, United States
district judge at Chicago. and fill this
vacancy with one of the many candidates
whose qualifications have been submitted
TO him and the Attorney General
Several other judicial vacancies must
be filled, including that of the judge of
the Juvenile Court Of the District of CO.
lumbia. Judge De Lacy's term expired
July /. but SO far the President and the At
torney General have not found time to
consider the papers relating to the case.
The announcement of successor to A.
Piatt Andrew as assistant secretary Of
the Treasury will be made shortly. A
man has been selected for the place. and
has the offer under advisement.
Upon his acceptance the announcement
will be made. Secretary Macveagh has
issued an order turning over to Assistant
Secretary Bailey the assignments that
formerly belonged to Mr.. Andrew. There
the Treasury, but the supervision of the
work of the department is divided among
the three assistants, without rank for
either. The duties that fell to Mr.. An
drew, which included finances and the
personnel of the department, will here
after be under Mr.. Bailey, who will also
supervise his former assignments until a
new man comes in.
Success of Mr.. Bailey.
Mr.. Bailey's successful administration
of his Cwn department induced Secretary
MacVeagh to transfer to him the impor-
tant and special assignments that belong
ed TO Mr.. Andrew, generally regarded as
an expert on financial questions.
Senator Clark, chairman of the Judi
ciary committee of the Senate, said at
the White House today that he did not
know what would be done by the Senate
regarding the case of Judge Archibald this
summer.
Il do not see. though" he said "how
1t would be possible to give any man a
really fair hearing through such weather
as we are having. The heat affects the
mental balance"
Senator Lodge called with Representa-
tives Kahn and Hayes of California re-
GardinS the affairs of an army officer
Falkner's Resignation Accepted.
President Taft has accepted the resig-
nation of Roland p Falkner of Bridge
port, Conn, as assistant director Of the
census, effective June 30, the close of the
thirteenth decennial census period, on
which date the law provided the position
should be terminated