Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-25

va here are basing hopes upon
the reported friction between
the President elect and the Peerless
One, the progressive Democrats in
Congress who are friendly to both
men are loudly asserting their disbe-
lief in any such trouble. and their
opinion that the newspaper stories
to the effect that friction exists are
inspired from anti-Bryan sources for
the main purpose of trying to make
trouble.
The belief is general and certain
here, except among a few avowed
anti-Bryanites, that the Nebraskan
will be a member of the Wilson cab
met. and probably secretary of State
Personal friends of Mr.. Bryan here,
with whom he has talked and cor
responded concerning the situation,
say there is no ground whatever for
the rumor that he and the governor
have differed over the single-term
presidential proposition. and the fact
that he has been consulted about
other members of the cabinet gives
basis for the belief that it has been
in Mr.. Wilson'S mind, as well as his
own, that he would have a place in
the administration councils
Although Democratic leaders here
are generally as much in the dark
as other people over the plans Gov
ernor Wilson may have in mind,
either for the cabinet or for legis-
lative program, there is a general be-
lief that William G. McAdoo, of New
York. will be in the cabinet, probably
as secretary of the treasury, and that
National Chairman McCombs will
not be in the cabinet. Josephus
Daniels, of North Carolina, is looked
upon as q fairly sure bet for post
master general, and it is believed
that Louis d. Brandeis, the Boston
lawyer, will be placed at the head
of the department of commerce and
labor.
Eager Ones Disregarded.
| Aside from these places, there is
| hardly Democrat in Congress who
| will even speculate as to cabinet
places with any pretence of making
a guess. There is a suspicion in
many minds that Representative Bur-
| lesofl's fight for secretary of agrl-
culture and the desire Of Represen-
| tative Henry, also of Texas, to be
attorney general, is likely to cause
neither to be asked to a cabinet seat
| Capital guessers are picking Herbert
| Quick of Iowa, as the most probable
man for the agricultural portfolio
| Quick is a magazine writer and nov
olist has edited agricultural papers
and for time was editor of La Fol-
! lette's Weekly. A seat in the cab
| met for him would be a recognition
! Of friendly feeling Governor Wilson
entertains for Ma Toilette and Pro-
! gressive Republicans and independ-
| ents.
Aside from cabinet talk. the chief
/ topic of interest here at present is
the Mexican situation, which is rec
ognized as serious, and likely to force
action by this country within the
near future. There is a general be-
lief that only the nearness of March
4 and a change In adlninistra ton has
held President Taft back from send
ing troops into Mexico before this.
If, upon the Heels of Inauguration,
the new administration is forced into
| aggressive action to save American
lives and property in the disturbed
| provinces of the adjoining country,
there are many who believe the out
come will make necessary action by
Congress to determine what shall be
our future policy towards Mexico,
while not impossibly the entire range
of the Monroe doctrine may be
thrown open for reconsideration. One
finds in the capitol corridors and
committee rooms an astonishingly
large number of men who are ques-
tioning whether there is sufficient
reason for preserving the Monroe
doctrine at all. and assuming the
risk and responsibility for making
this country do police duty through
out Latin America,
Congress Rather Inactive.
: In the way of actual doings this
week and the last days Of the present
Congress promise little action of any
. importance. An eleventh hour effort
. on the part of the Senate Reputti-
cans to get together upon a progress
sive program that would form a basis
for party reorga nization was
partially successful last week, but III
accomplishment came too late to b.
; likely to bring results that would
; make for much political capital this
, year.
As the result of several conferences
most Of the Republicans a few day