The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-15

BRYAN ALSO A POSSIBILITY
Makeup of Wilson's Official Family
Matter of Much Speculation
Among Politicians.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union news Service.
Washington, d. C.-Speculation as
to the makeup of President-Elect
Wilson's cabinet has been rife since
the election. A score or more of men
who have been active in the battle for
Wilson'S nomination and election have
been mentioned as possibilities in this
connection but there has been little
upon which to base predictions.
The only thing that is generally
agreed upon is that William F. Nc
Combs, who is credited with having
done more than any other one man
TO secure Wilson's nomination and
election, will have place in the cabi
net if he will take it. 1t is thought
that he may be named as either secre-
tary of state or attorney general, but
il is said that he may decline either
place owing to his poor health Will
liam j. Bryan has also been mention.
ed in connection with the portfolio
of state, as we'll as Senator O'Gor,
man of New York.
Cleveland II. Dodge, member of the
banking firm Of Phelps, Dodge & Co.,
Of New York can have the job of sec
rotary of the treasury if he wants it,
some kind Of Progressive propaganda
not been active in politics before but
was one of McCombs' first associates
in the pre-conyention campaign in
Wilson's behalf. Dodge has given
ler ont Of IiS nnrtypt n.
ward the campaign expenses both be.
fore and after the convention.
William G. MeAdoo of New York is
another new politician who is men.
toned prominently for a cabinet po-
sition McAdoo was one OF the orig
inal Wilson men and. as vice chair
man Of the Democratic national COM
mttee. had active charge OF the cam.
paign a large part of the time, owing
20 Chairman NcCombs' illness. Me.
Adoo is mentioned both as secretary
of the treasury and secretary Of war
DR.. Harvey w Wiley, of pure food
fame, is regarded as strong posi-
bility in connection with the position
Vi StEIttAlN III dSi 4ttliAGIt.
Speaker Champ Clark Oscar Under
wood, chairman OF the WAYS and
Means Committee of the house. Gov.
ernor Judson Harmon Of Ohio, and
Governor Foss of Massachusetts, are
regarded as possibilities but it is not
believed that either Clark or Under
wood would accept portfolios if Of
tcred to them, as they will prefer TO
remain in congress where they will
have a wider field of activity.
Among those mentioned for various
places in the cabinet are the follow
ing:
Secretary of State-William F. Nc.
| Coomhs. Senator James A. O'Gorman.
Attorney General - Representative
Henry u. Clayton of Alabama. Repre-
sentative A, Mitchell Palmer of Penn
syivania: Representative Swager Sher-
ley Of Kentucky; Joseph Davies Of
Wisconsin and Louis ID. Brandies.
Secretary of the Treasury-Henry
Morgenthau of New York, the Demo-
cratic national treasurer; Cleveland
II. Dodge.
Postmaster General-Josephus Dan
ie!s of North Carolina, Col. Robert
| Ewing of Louisiana.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Judge Martin J. Wade of Iowa. Repre-
sentative William c. Redfield of
/ Brooklyn.
Secretary of Agriculture-Represen-
tative Albert 8. Burleson of Texas,
DR.. Harvey w Wiley, former chief Of
! the Bureau of Chemistry.
Secretary of the lnterior-Senator
Hoke Smith Of Georgia, William X.
King OF Oregon.
Secretary or the Navy-Represen-
| tative Lemuel p. Padgett of Tennes-
see, Representative Richmond p. Hob
son of Alabama.
Secretary of War-Representative
James Hay of Virginia. William G..
McAdoo.