The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
Members Of His Official Fam
lily Are Picked by the
Wise Ones.
BRYAN IS PREMIER
New Jersey Man Is Latest One to Be
Mentioned for the War
Portfolio.

At a late hour last night President
elect Wilson was still Withholding the
formal announcement Of the makeup
OF his Cabinet. but from an authorita-
following Is the makeup OF tho slate:
Secretary Of state-Wiiliam J. Bryan.
OF Nebraska.
Secretary Of the Treasury-W1lham
q. McAdoO, Of New York.
Attorney GeneraI-James c. Mercy
nOlds, of Tennessee.
Secretary of war-Lindley N. Garr1-
son. of New Jersey.
Secretary of the Navy@Josephus
Daniels. of North Carolina.
Postmaster General-Albert Q. Burle-
son, of Texas.
Secretary Of Commerce-Wlnian @.
Redneld, of New York.
Secretary of the Interior-Franklin
r. Lane, Of California
Secretary of Agriculture-Duyfd r.
Houston, of Missouri.
Secretary of Lsbor-Wiuiam b. Will
son, of Pennsylvania
The brand-new names In this Cabinet
list arc Lndley NJ. Garrison, who is
Vice Chancellor Of New Jersey. and Da-
vid F. Houston. the new Secretary OF
Agriculture. who is Chancellor OF Wash
ington University, in St Louis, and
well-known agricultural expert
President t-elect Wilson made It known
last night that he will not make public
formally his cabinet selections until the
nominations are sent to the Senate to-
day.
The names Of the Wilson Cabinet Of
fcers had no sooner become known In
Washington than a hard drive was be-
gun by some OF the Democrats to bring
about eleventh hour changes. William
q M~
active. and were seeking to enlist the
support Of William ]. Bryan. Mr. Bryan
himself. however, disclaimed any inten-
ton Of taking UP the cudgels against
Mr.. McAdoo. and unless those who are
opposing the New Yorker's nomination
produce something serious within the
next few hours, Mr.. McAdoo's name will
go in There was some doubt last night
for a time as to whether Chancellor
post. He was in Washington. and his
friends at a late hour said that he had
not turned the offeS down.
Cabinet Progressive One.
Mr.. Wilson's Cabinet is regarded by
impartial observers as a fairiv well
balanced one. with leanings, Of course,
toward progressiveness.
Mr.. Bryan. Of course. needs no COM
ment- Mr.. McAdoo Is the young S<tunnel
builder from Jhe South. who invaded
New York without a cent and within a
short time brought to his support mil
lions OF dollars for his engineering en-
terprise. He was active in the Wilson
campaign.
James c. McReynolds. the Attoruev
General. has earned a reputation as a
successful lawyer. partly in prosecuting
trust suits for the government. Including
suits against the Tobacco Trust and the
anthracite cases.
Mr.. Garrison. Secretary Of War, 4. a
well-known New Jersey turist- and
Josephus Daniels. who Will head the
Navy Department. Is a publisher. Mr.
Burieson. who will be Postmaster Gen
cral has served in the House OF Repre-
sentatives for many years. and Mr.. Red
field. who has been called to the De-
partment OF Commerce. also Is a mem
Der of the House. He liz a manufacturer
and has shown q broad grasp Of ths
tariff question
Mr.. Lane. The Secretary OF the IN
terior. is chairman of the Interstate
Commerce Commission He was his
party's candidate fer Governor OF Cali
fornia at one time. and for the United
States Senate The new Secretary of
well-known Western educator along asri-
cultural lines
William B. Wilson the Secretary Of
Labor, is member OF the House Of
Representatives and has been actively
in labor legislation. He was
defeated in the last election