The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-06
BRYAN MAY
GET PLACE IN
WILSON CABINET
Leading Democrats Believe He
Will Be Appointed Sec
rotary of State
WILEY FOR HEAD
OF AGRICULTURE
President-ele to Continue as
Governor Until His In
auguration

PRINCETON, ". j., Nov. 6.-Choice
OF his no1lcial family"-the cabinet
faced President-elect Wilson today. 1t
IL known that Wilson has made no
promise OF pledge.
But leading Democrats said several
appointments were considered as prac-
tically settled. These are:
DIR. Harvey w. Wiley, former chief
chemist, as secretary OF agriculture.
Louis ID. Brandeis. OF Boston, attor-
ney, az Encouragement.
William G. McAdoo, vice-chairmsL
OF the Democratic national committee,
Is also slated for a cabinet portfolio,
either as postmaster-general or secre-
tary Of war Josephus Daniels, ma
tional committeeman OF North Caro-
line and chairman of the Democratic
publicity bureau, is also regarded as
a likely choice for postmastergen-
eral.
Chairman McCombs of the national
committee, II is reported. will not be
called TO the Wilson cabinet, but will
be taken care OF in some other capar
city, II he desires. His health is poor
and he is expected to avoid any heavy
work.
For secretary OF the treasury, Rep
resentative A. Mitchell Palmer. Will
son leader in Pennsylvania, or Rep
resentattve William c. Redfield, OF
New York. are generally regarded as
leading in Wilson's consideration.
Redfield, who retires from the house.
March 4, Is also talked of for secre-
tary Of commerce and labor. Labor
Ice ID
q possibility for that portfolio.
Rep. Burleson, of Texas. campaign
general of Wilson, is generally con-
sidered assured OF cabinet job, with
chances favoring his taking the navy
or interior department desk
Tom Pence, newspaper correspon-
dent and Wilson publicity man, is
talked OF for secretary to the presi-
dent Mayor Newton Baker, OF eieve-
land, is another thought to be consid-
cred for the job of little president"
Several senators, including O'Gor-
man, OF New York: Luke Lea, OF Ten
nessee; Gore, OF Oklahoma; Rayner,
OF Maryland; Gardner. OF Maine, and
Culberson, OF Texas, have been men
toned as cabinet possibilities, but II
Is generally believed that Wilson will
not recruit any cabinet members from
the senate because of the small Demo
cratic majority there.
Other Democratic chieftains said TO
be cabinet timber, are State Chairman
Homer s. Cummins, of Connecticut:
ex-Mayor John w. Guthrie, OF Pitts
burgh: Col Robert Ewing. Louisiana
national committeeman; Rep Henry,
OF Texas; National Committeeman
Wade, and Jerry b. Sullivan, OF Iowa;
Gov. Burke. of North Dakota, and Ma
tional Committeeman Fred B. Lynch,
OF Minnesota.
Gov. Wilson had no definite plans
for the day, though IL was the early
expectation that Chairman McGombs
and some Of the campaign committee
from New York, would visit him dur
ing the afternoon. The new chief
executive has no definite plans for the
immediate future though 4 Is expect
ed that, accompanied only by Mrs.
Wilson, he will go TO some southern
resort for a rest.
Wilson has indicated he VIII con.
tinue az governor OF New Jersey up
to the time Of his Inauguration. He
wants to serve through the next SEES
sion OF the legislature in order to lead
In the execution OF reform started
under his administration, and he can
not AFFORD to resign for financial rea-
sons.
Faculty and students at Princeton
gave no evidences OF nearing the end
OF their celebration during the early
hours OF the day. Counting his
Undergraduate days, Wilson has
lived here in close connection
with the university for 81 years
The university feels as II II had
proprietary interest In him, especially
as his election typitied a victory over
Yale and Harvard az president By