The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-11-20
SOUTH WILL GET HER SHARE
1t Is Quite Likely That Bryan
Will Not Accept Cab
met Position.
PIE HUNTERS AT THE COUNTER

Jectufal, notnlng having come from
President-elect Wilson to indicate
his line of action. Incoming DEM
ocratic statesmen predict that in
filling his Cabinet Mr.. Wilson will
give one place to New York, anoth-
er to New England and a third to
Ohio, or one of the other States of
the Middle West.
1t is the view in Congressional
circles that at least two of the seats
at the Cabinet table will be assign
ed to the South, that one will go to
the Pacific Coast and another to the
States Immediately west of the
Mississippi, including Missouri, To-
wa, Kansas and Nebraska. With this
distribution there would be left two
Cabinet offices that might be filed
for reasons of peculiar fitness or eX-
pediency.
Senator O'Gorman's name figures
prominently in the talk of Cabinet
possibilities, and speculation would
assign him to the Department of
Justice. The availability of Will
liam J. Bryan also is much discuss
ed for the Department of State or
for Attorney General, and one DEM
ocratic Senator has coupled Mr..
Bryan's name with the Ambassa-
dorship to London.
While the prevailing opinion
among Democrats now in Washing
ton is that the Nebraskan may be
rendered a Cabinet position, opin-
ion is divided as to his acceptance.
Mr.. Bryan himself has declined to
discuss cabinet positions since
he has been in Washington, and has
laughingly put aside all efforts to
draw him into an expression as to
his own willingness to accept an
appointment should it be offered
him.
Senator Gardner, of Maine; Con-
gresham Burleson, of Texas, and
Willis L. Moore, Chief of the
Weather Service, are all advanced
for the position of Secretary of Ag-
riculture. Josephus Daniels, of
North Carolina, and William F. Nc
Combs. of New York, who were &C
tive leaders in Mr.. Wilson's Cam
paign Committee, are also consider
ed in all gossip of possible Cabinet
appointments.
Reports reaching Democratic
Congressman and Senators now in
Washington are that Mr.. Wilson is
pursuing a policy of silence regard
ing his ministerial advisers; but it
is claimed he has dropped some in
timations as to the policy he will
follow, namely, to recognize all sec
tions, and all elements, in an effort
to harmonic the party, where that
can be done without sacrificing the
position taken in the Baltimore
platform.
Pie-Hunters Begin.
Washington, Nov. IA fore
runner of the office-hunting deluge
which is expected later is being ex-
perienced already by Democratic
Senators and members of the
House. Applicants have not begun
to arrive in person, but letters and
kilograms are coming by the hun
dreds.
81 was fearful that We might not
find Democrats to fill the Offices,
but 1 am being rapidly disillusion-
ed" said Senator Gore, of Oklaho-
ma, as with a sigh he laid down let
tergrams from two of his best
friends applying for the same place.
Up to date most of the applica-
tions are for Federal Offices within
the various States, but some init
nations of a wish to serve the
country abroad or in the executive
departments in Washington have
come to hand. Generally the wri-
tiers confess a desire to get on file
early in order to forestall others.
Many early boomers for Mr.. Will
son have been discovered, while
others indicate undying and undi-
vided loyalty to the Congressman
to whom their letters are address
ed. Many OF the Democratic states
men are making provision for an
extended system of filing, and gen
orally they face the outlook cheer
fully. :t...
There are between 5000 and o.
600 Presidential post-ofices, to say
nothing of the executive, diplomatic
and other Federal Offices through
out the Federal service. a $50
Some intimation is given OF