New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-20
SEEKS NATIONS BEST
LAWYER FOR CABINET
Wilson Wants Attorney General
Who Can Carry Out His
Bio Business Policies.
DANIELS MAY GET A PLACE
Senator Overman, of North
Carolina, Makes Strong Case
for Editor for Head of
Postoffice Department.

iF, telegraph to The Tribune
trenton y. j.. Dec. lo-Who is the
,seeoet lawyer in America? If there is
am, one who can pick him out. and will
and his name to President-eleCt Wilson,
n, will find that there is a place in the
wilson Cabinet awaiting him, provided,
,.s course. the President-elect agrees as 10
his ability.
Governor Wilson is looking for such
man fus, now for Attorney General. To
,rcso who have talked with the Presi-
do7t-elcct on the subject of his Cabinet
commitments he has made no secret Of
rho fact that ne wants the biggest lawyer
iu America as his Attorney General, be-
,auso he considers that that office will
lave the most important work OF the
Wilson administration on his shoulders
.rat is. the carrying out of the Wilson
rolicics i'm the handling OF big business
Tho appointment Of Josephus Daniels.
" North Carolina. As the Postmaster
General or the Wilson Cabinet looked like
an assured fact to-day.
Among MI Wilson's visitors to-day
was Senator Lee s. Overman. OF North
m petitions asking for the appointment OF
NJ Daniels as Postmaster General After
talking with the President-elect Senator
oyerman said. although Mr.. Wilson had
made no promises. he believed M.
Daniels would get the place.
Well Governor the President-elect
was asked. will YOU commit yourself in
favor Of Mr.. Daniels
With a hearty laugh that indicated the
suggestion appealed to him. he said: mo.
will not commit myself in favor Of any
body"
II became known to-day that the Secre-
tary Of the Interior in the Wilson Cabinet
will come from some state west OF the
Mississippi II may so. perhaps. 10 one Of
the Pacific Coast states. and this prospect
has brought a number Of candidates from
that section into the field.
Henry NJ. Esterly, OF Portland, ore,
called on the President-elect to-day with
letter Of introduction from Governor
oswald West He said II was a personal
call. but he ventured the information that
the Democrats of Oregon were united for
the selection Of Joseph Teal, a Portland
LAWYER. for Secretary of the Interior. Mr..
Teal has had prominent part In the
shippers and rate fights I'm his state. and
is Said to he an ra-conservationist.
charles G. Heifner. OF Seattle. is also
mentioned as a possible Secretary Of the
interior in the Wilson Cabinet.
Governor Wilson had a conference this
afternoon with Chancellor Edwin X.
Walker and eX-Justice Bennett Van Syckel
,p suggested changes in the corporation
laws Of New Jersey, as outlined in the
Democratic state platform last fall The
subject was a somewhat tiCklish one for
STIR Governor 20 handle, as New Jersey
derives about g. 10000 in revenue from the
~c-csliod trusts chartered in this state.
m addition, Delaware, Maine and West
Virginia have become sharp competitors
for the trust business. and have taken
considerable revenue away from this
state
After leaving the Governor the two
LAWYERS at once went into conference
n determine whether Mr.. Wilson'S ideas
could be successfully enacted into law.
II so, they will draft bin for introduc-
ton IN the coming Legislature.
we discussed possible changes in the
corporation law of the state" said Gov
ernor Wilson. IN talking OF the confer
ence. Like a lot OF other laws, this ore
has grown by accretions 10 be a long
and difficult act We went over some de-
tails Of plans 10 carry out the Democratic
platform. OF course, We did not go over
all the sections. Only those sections which
stood in the way OF reform were dis
cussed"
Senator James F. Fielder, who VIII be-
come acting Governor when Mr.. Wilson
Is ineugurated. will visit Governor VIII
son tomorrow or Saturday. to discuss
with him plans for the coming Legis-
lsture
Governor Wilson walked into the State
House this morning but 1t was some time
later In the day before the officials OF the
State House knew he was there. lie came
from Princeton by automobile. and re-
turned home tho same way at $50 o'clock
tonight