Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-07-17
President IS
kept BUSY FOR
THIS SUMNER
Taft and HIS Cabinet Has
Several Big Problems
10 Solve
Many Appointments To Be
Made TO Eli Recent
Vacancies
Several Selections Have Been
Made, VIII be Announced
Soon

WAStJJN0uON, JuI1 H-PTeSs.
dent TAFT today sent the senate nom.
nations to Geo. E. Kramer to be
postmaster Of South st. Paul, Minn.,
Sherman p. Allen Of Vermont, to be
assistant secretary Of the treasury,
and Luther Conant, Jr., Of New York,
to be commissioner Of corporations.
The latter succeeds Herbert Knox
Smith, who resigns to join Roose-
velt's new party.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE
president and his cabinet officers have
a number of big problems to solve
before the president leaves Washing
ton for the summer If he expects to
clean off the administration slate so
as to have time for recreation and
politics. There are SO many prob
lens, the majority of them relating
to appointments, 1t is doubtful If they
can be disposed of within the three
weeks or month that the president
will be here before going to Eever-
ly.
The naming of successor to DR..
Harvey w. Wiley has been delayed
dor months. The president has a
mass OF recommendations from the
great chemists and heads Of univesri-
ties in favor of different men.
He has been SO pressed for time,
owing to the political demands upon
him, that he has not been able to de-
termine who will be the most suita-
BILE man for the place. The work of
the pure food bureau is going along
we'll under DR.. r. E. Doolittle, who
was placed in charge some months
ago, and there Is no haste in filling
the vacancy. The president, howev-
er, is expected to give early atten-
tion to this appointment.
Judge Grosscup Resigns.
Judge Peter GrOsscup resigned as
Judge of the seventh judicial cir
cult, with headquarters at Chicago.
fully a year ago, but the. president
has not yet filled the place. Months
ago it was thought he would act, but
he has deferred making nomination.
The decision of the Senate in the
case of Senator Lorimer will probably
be followed within short time by
this nomination.
The understanding for months has
been that the president intends to
promote Judge George A. Carpen-
ter, United States district judge at
Chicago, and fill this vacancy with
one Of the many candidates whose
qualifications have been submitted to
him and the Attorney General.
Several other judicial vacancies
must be filled, including that of the
Judge of the Juvenile court of the
District Of Columbia. Judge De La
cy's term expired July l, but SO far
the president and the attorney gen
eral have not found time to consid-
er the papers relating to the case
The announcement of a successor
to A. Piatt Andrew as assistant sec
retary Of the treasury will be made
shortly. A man has been selected
for the place. and has the offer un-
der advisement.
opon his acceptance the announce
ment will be made. Secretary Mac
Veagh has issued an order turning
over to Assistant Secretary Bailey
the assignments that formerly belong
ed to Mr.. Andrew. There are no
first, second or third assistants in
the Treasury, but the supervision Of
the work of the department is d.
vided among the three assistants,
without rank for either. The duties
that fall to Mr.. Andrew, which in
clud3d finances and the personnel Of
the department, who will also sup
ervise his former assignments until
a new man comes in.
Success Of Mr.. Bailey.
Mr.. Bailey's successful administra-
tion Of his own department induced
Secretary MacVeagh to transfer to-
him the important and special assign
ments that belonged to Mr. Andrew,
generally regarded as an expert on
financial questions.
Senator Clark, chairman OF the ju-
dicial committee of the Senate, said
at the White House today that he
did not know what would be done by
the Senate regarding the case Of
Judge Archibald this summer.
'T do not see, though" he said,
chow 1t would be possible to give any
man a really fair hearing through
such weather as we are having. The
heat affects the mental balance"
Senator Lodge called with Repre-
sentatives Kahn and Hayes Of Cali
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