The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-01

Washington, Feb. 25.-It was
stated positively tonight in high Con-
gressional quarters closely identified
with the incoming administration Of
President Wilson, that the following
Cabinet appointments had been deter
mined upon definitely
Secretary of State, William ]. Brv-
an, of Nebraska
Secretary of the Treasury, William
G. McAdoo. of New York.
Postmaster General. Albert $. Burle-
son, Of Texas.
Secretary of the Navy, Josephus
Daniels, of North Carolina.
The foregoing names and positions
are said to have advanced entirely
beyond the state OF conjectures of gos-
sip and become finalities in the forth
coming Cabinet list. Other places in
she CABINET are said to be reasonably
settled with the exception of the
portfolios of war and agriculture.
The name of Representative \
Mitchell Palmer, which has been
prominently mentioned in connection
with the Attorney Generalship now is
definitely eliminated 1t appears that
Cabinet position was rendered TO
Mr.. Palmer and declined, the eXpec
tation being that he would remain in
the House Of Representatives to be in
a sense the personal representative of
Mr. Wilson Oh the important legisla-
uon about to be formulated. This
plan was carried into partial execu-
ton late today, when the announce
ment of Representative Burleson that
he would resign the position Of chair
man Of the Democratic House caucus
at an early date was coupled with the
announcement by House leaders that
Mr.. Palmer would succeed Mr., Burle-
son as chairman of the caucus.
Other names which have been
prominently mentioned for the At
torney Generalship, but which now
are definitely eliminated from this or
other Cabinet positions, are Chan
cellor Walker, Of New Jersey, and
Representative Henry, of Texas.
Chancellor Walker was highly regard
ed and it is probably due to his own
wishes that his name is no longer con-
sidered The determination of Rep
resentative Burleson, Of Texas for
the Postmaster Generalship had the
natural effect of eliminating Mr.. Hen
rvs name from further consideration,
he also being from Texas.
Information from certain sources
gave assurance that Col George w.
Goethals, chief engineer and chairman
of the Panama Canal commission, is
under consideration for Secretary of
War.
Some close friends of the incoming
administration have felt that a lawyer
should be chosen as head of the war
department in view Of the legal ques-
tions involved relating to the Panama
Canal the Philippines and other i'm
portant matters, and they point to
the line of lawyers who have headed
the department. such as Root, Taft,
Dickinson and Stimson. Col. Goe-
thals familiarity with the Panama
Canal, it is declared, however, has
given him prominence in considera-
ton for this portfolio.
Mr.. McAdoo in the recent campaign
was prominent figure and was in
charge of the Democratic forces much
Of the time during the illness Of Ma
tohal Chairman McCombs. He has
been associated with some Of the fore
most business operations in American
history, including the building of the
so-called McAdoo tunnels under the
Hudson River in New York
Josephus Daniels, Raleigh, y. c.,
has long been Democratic national
committeeman from his State He is
the editor of the Raleigh News and
Observer. In the last Cleveland ad-
ministration Mr.. Daniels was in
Washington as chief clerk and ap-
pointment clerk of the interior de-
partment under Secretary Hoke Sm.tn,
now Senator from Georgia.
Representative Burleson, of Austin,
Ten, has served nearly Is years in
Congress- having first been elected to
the seth Congress, and he was re-
elected to the G3rd Congress last fall
He was one Of the staunch support
crs Of Governor Wilson in the House
of Representatives from the beginning
Of the prc-conVcntion contest last
spring ANA took prominent part in
| the election Camn1igu In ('tppr,s,