The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-12-30
BRYAN WILL BE
SEC. OF STATE
Practically Certain the Nebraskah WI
Be Given Portfolic-on'y Cabins
Place Settled by Wilson. W

Washington, Dec. 27- Williana u.
Bryan will be secretary >of stat6 ii
President Wilson's cabinet. This ii
learned today as positively settae6
from close friends of Mr.. Bryan II
congress. This statement was made
all the moro positively in view Of =
report published this morning thata
Mr.. Bryan would insist upon beinE
appointed secretary 0r = II trsasa
III he entered the cabinet. One SEM
tor. known to be on the closest poa9
BILE relations with both Govern8r
Wilson and Mr.. Bryan, said tod&Y
that Mr. Bryan had his choice ~
tween the state department ard
the treasury department, and that rs
selected the first named portfolio. TIN
senator exclaimed that if Mr.. BryaA
could have followed his personal i1
clinations, he would have preferred
being secretary icf the treasury, be-
lieving that in that office he would
have had an opportunity to carry out
certain administrative policies long
dear to his heart. But Mr.. Bryan
realized that the mere announcement
that he was to be secretary Of the
treasury. would have led to panic in
Wall street, forced panic, he thinks,
but none the less one that would have
been used to work political disadvan-
tage to the Wilson administration.
While in Washing ton Mr.. Eryant ins
dignantly denied the story that he had
demanded to be made secretary of the
treasury, and he declined to discuss
his relations to the next admin
istration
No Longer Any Doubt
Among well-informed Democrats in
congress, there is nc longer any doubt
that Mr.. Bryan will be secretary Of
state. This is believed to be the only
cabinet place that has been pos s.tively
settled. vt is understood here that
Governor Wilson prefers to make no
announcement Of his cabinet selections
until his announcement fer cabinet
as an entirety. There is a strong
probability that Jcsephius Daniels of
North Carolina will be postmaster ger-
eral- This is probably more nearly
certainty than anything else in con-
nection with the next cabinet, aside
from Mr. Bryan's status. Congress-
man A. s. Burleson OF Texas, or Con-
gresham Robert l.. Henry, will prob
ably be selected for the cabinet. Mr..
Burlescn would probably like to be
postmaster general, but his friends in
congress are inclined to believe that
ture. Governor John Burke of North
Dakota. who was candidate fer presi-
dent at the Baltimore convention, and
withdrew in favor of Governor wilson,
and was later voted for for vice presi-.
dent, is looked upon here as strong
possibility for secretary Of interior.
opposed 70 6fanOeis
President Wilson's chief concern is
said to be over who shall be secrs tary
Of the treasury or attorney genera
He is being strongly urged to appoint
Louis D. Brendeis of Bos ten, who con-
Quoted the Prosecution against secre-
tarry Ballinger before the senate COM
mittee who investigated the Balinger-
Pinchot controversy Mr.. Brandeis
supported Senator LaFollette for the
at the Republican national
at Chicago. but In ths pres
idential campaign which followed he
took the stump for Governor Wilson.
opposition has Develop d
among the Democrats of Ney England
to the suggestion OF Mr. Brandeis for
any place in that cabinet New Eng
land will have but ope, pc DO - ,
new cabinet. Governor v
every state in New F.