The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-03-05
WILSON'S CABINET
BRYAN WILL Be THE new SECRE'
TARY OF STATE.
OTHER PLACES FILLED
William Jennings Bryan, Josephus
Daniels, William G. McAdoo AMI d.
S. Burleson Definitely Decided Up
on for Cabinet Places, According
to High Congressional Authority.


to High Congressional Authority.
It was stated Tuesday night at
Washington in high Congressional
quarters closely identified with the
incoming administration Of President
Wilson, that the following Cabinel
appointments had been determined
upon definitely:
Secretary of State, William J. Bry-
an of Nebraska.
Secretary of the Treasury, William
Burleson 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
gossip and become fnalities in the
forthcoming Cabinet list. Other
places in the Cabinet are said to be
reasonably settled with the excep-
ton Of the portfolios of war and ag-
riculture.
The name Of Representative A..
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 eA-
pectation being that he would remain
in the House of Representatives to
be in a sense the persona. represent
atiye Of Mr.. Wilson on the important
legislation about to be formulated.
This plan was carried into partial eS-
ecution late Tuesday, when the an
nouncement of Representative Burle-
son that he would resign the position
of chairman of the Democratic House
caucus at an early date was coupled
with the announcement by House
leaders that Mr.. Palmer would sue
ceed Mr.. Burleson 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 Chancel-
/: lor Walker, of New jersey, and Rep
resentative Henry Of Texas. Chan
cellor Walker was highly regarded
and it is probably due to his OWL
wishes that his name is no longer
considered. The determination OF
Representative Burleson, Of Texas
for the Postmaster Generalish2p had
the neutral effect of eliminating Mr.
Henry's name from further consider
alton, he also being from Texas.
J Information from certain sources
gave assurance that Col. George "
Goethals, chief engineer and chair
man Of the Panama Canal commits.
sion, is under consideration for Sec
retary Of War.
Some close friends of the incoming
administration have felt that law
yer should be chosen as head Of ths
war department in view Of the lega
questions involved relating to the
Panama Canal, the Philippines aod
other important matters, and they
point to the line Of lawyers who hav:
headed the department, such as Root
Taft, Dickinson and Stimson. Co!
Goethals' familiarity with the Pan
anna Canal, it is declared, however
has given him prominence in consid
Grafton for this portfolio.
Mr.. McAdoo in the recent earn
paign was a prominent figure AMI
was in charge of the Democratic
forces much Of the time during the
illness of National Chairman Nc
Combs. He has been associated with
some Of the foremost business opera.
tions in American history, :ncludin2
the building of the so-called McAdoc
tunnels under the Hudson River in
New York.
Josephus Daniels, Raleigh, N. c..
has long been Democratic national
committeeman from mis- Stare. He
is the editor of the Raleigh News and
Observer. IN the last Cleveland ad-
ninistration Mr.. Daniels was in
Washington as chief clerk and ap-
pointment clerk Of the interior Ge-
partment under Secretary Eoke
Smith, now Senator from Georgia.
Representative Burleson, Of Aus
tin, Tex, has served nearly Is years
In Congress, having first been elect
ed to the 56th Congress, and he was
reelected to the 63rd Congress las:
TALL. He was one of the staunch sup
porters Of Governor Wilson in the
House of Representatives from the
beginning Of the pre-convention CON
test last spring and took pro:ni-
nent part in the election campaign.
In Congress his chief WORK has been
as a member Of the appropriations
committee.
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