The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-11-20
PLACE FOR BRANDEIS
Wants TO Be Attorney-Gen-
eral, but Goes to Com
merce and Labor.
SOUND MAN FOR TREASURY
But He Won't Be a New Yorker
Places for Westcott, Dan
iels. BurlesOn.


Bryan will be Secretary Of State in the
Cabinet of President Woodrow Wilson
provided he accepts. 1t was learned
tonight on authority that can hardly
be questioned that the premier post in
the Wilson administration has been Of
fered to the Nebraskan and that hs
probably will accept Furthermore. Mr..
Bryan apparently will be one Of M.
Wilson's chief advisers in selecting the
new Cabinet.
The tender to Mr.. Bryan of the port
folio Of State is the only Cabinet mat
ter that has been formally settled up
TO this timeH
Mr.. Bryan's influence In the next ad-
ministration no longer can be mini.
mized. Whether for veal or woe the
President elect has made acknowledg.
ments to the leader Of the so-callsa
progressive wing Of the Democracy by
inviting him to sit At his right at the
council table and to adviss, with him In
forming Q Cabiaet He apparsntiy has
Performed for Mr.. Bryan ths same once
that President-elect Taft did for Phi
lander c. Knox four years ago by offer.
ing him the secretaryship Of State at
the very outset Of making Of hi9 Cab
met and commissioning him to assist
In building the administrative machine.
That is the significance that Ii now
attached to Mr.. Bryan's forthcoming
visit to Bermuda. which was reported
this afternoon in press dispatches from
Hamilton Bermuda. where President.
elect Wilson Is now reposing.
Mr.. Bryan has been in Washington
for more than a week. While he has
been very guarded In his talks even
with his personal friends. he has con-
ferred with many of the party leaders
and to some Of them he has appeared
In conciliatory attitude. advising har-
mony and apparently showing . will
ingness to cooperate for future party
success.
From Information obtained here to.
night II Is believed that Senator Hoke
Smith Of Georgia could have q place
in the Cabinet II he would accept
He has been talked Of for Secretary Of
the Treasury and Attorney General.
His friends who know his ambitions
for public service are convinced. how.
ever, that he will not 20 into the Cab
met. He prefers to continue in the
Senate. II Is said. where he probably
can remain as the representative Of
Georgia as long as he cares to ana
where there will be no limita tions on
his activity.
One place In the Cabinet will 70 70
New England. II In believed that either
Louis ID. Brandeis or George Fred will
Jams will be named. Mr.. Brandsis II
being considered for Attorney Gensral
or secretary Of the Department OF Com
mercs aud Labor. He would probably
prefer to be Attorney General, but up
to this time he has been spoken Of
chiefly In connection with the head Of
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor, which directs the work Of investi-
eating corporations through the Fed
eral Bureau OF Corporations.
Senator James A. OGorman Of Nsv
York could probably have the place as
Attorney General II he would take II,
but It Is understood he also prefers
to remain In the Senate, like Senator
Smith Of Georgia.
The State Of New Jersey will prob
ably have seat At the Cabinet table
and the honor IL likely to be conferred
upon Judge Westcott, who made the
speech at Baltimore nominating Gov.
Wilson. His name Is being carded for
the office OF Attorney General and for
Secretary Of War; He IL looked upon a.
one OF the most promising pieces OF
Cabinet material now under considers.
ton by President-elect Wilson.
1t II usual for the President to ssN-
fer one Cabinst place on citisen Of his
,wn State II possible. Judge Westoott L
regarded 40 . very able lawyer. He Is
IDENTIFIED with progressive Democracy ~
New Jersey. His speach at the Balu-
more convention nominating Gov VII.
son gave him . national reputation and
him to the party leaders
here assembled.
He put Gov. Wilson and the Democ-
racy generally under obligations to him
again when he agreed to retire from tire
race for the senatorship OF New Jers.r
before the primary election In tha
interest Of Representative Wili,sUl
Hughes, thus making possible the noG-
of the Congressman and soma
Hughes. thus making possible the nom-