The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-06

He is the editor of this paper. and we leave to
others to discuss the selection by President VIII
The New York Times say:
"Josephus Daniels. national committeeman
from North Carolina member of the campaign
committee, and head of the publicity bureau OF
the Democratic national committee last fall. was
OF from the first likely to obtain place in
the cabinet. There has existed between Mr..
Daniels and William Jennings Bryan long
friendship. resulting from their advocacy of pro
gressve doctrines
Mr.. Daniels started his career as news
paper man and later became editor of The News
and Observer in Raleigh, n. c. He was born
at Washington y G.. on May 49, 1852, and
was educated in the Wilson. N. c. collegiate in
stitute. His first employment was with the
Wilson Advance when he was eighteen years
old. He studied law, and was admitted TO the
bar Ave years later. but did not take up prac
tice.
He became editor of The Raleigh state
Chronicle in 1885 and in 1S94 consolidated that
newspaper, The North Caroiinan, and The
News and Observer. Mr.. Daniels made State
printer OF North Carolina in 1887, holding the
office until 1898, and for the next two years he
chief of the department of the interior. He
has ben a prominent figure in Democratic ma
tional conventions.
MIR. Daniels ambition as a newspaper man.
he once said, was TO own newspaper which
was a power in his State. and It with that
aim in view that he devoted much OF his
time to The News and Observer
Secretary of 1nterior-Franklin X. Lane, of
California.
He is chairman of the interstate commerce
commission. He was the Democratic candidate
BORN in Canada. He is familiar with the laws
of the West and with the conditions with which
the secretary of the interior must deal
His selection for this difficult and delicate
place. is believed to have ben of the wisest
that could have been made.
Secretary of Northumberland r. Houston. of
Missouri.
A man of strong parts--well equipped for the
duties of the place and capable OF making this
of the nation.
a short sketch of Or. Houston was published
in Yesterdays paper.
The New York Times say:
Professor David Franklin Houston Is now
chancellor of Washington university. is st
Louis and for years has been looked upon as
one of the noted educators of the South, He has
nov played a prominent i part IN ponrts. ~
Carolina, February Il 1866. and was grad
uated from the South Carolina college in 1887
Five years later he received the degree OF a Nj
at Harvard and made LII D. by Tulane
university and the University of Wisconsin
Prof Houston served as superintendent of
CITY schools in Spartanburp 6 C. and associate
professor and professor of political science. dean
OF the faculty and president of the University
OF Texas. He president Of the agricultural
and mechanical college of Texas from 1909 to
1905. and is a member of the southern educa-
fund fellow of the Texas State historical So
ciety a member of the American economics as
ISOLATION and club He is the author OF "A
Critical Study of Notification in South Caro-
lima
ION December II. 1905, Professor Houston
was married to Miss Helen Beall. of Austin.
Secretary of coEnmercc-wiiiiam, c, Redaeld of
New York.
He is a member Of congress from Brooklyn.
and manufacturer He is expert on the
tariff. knows 1t at first hand, and is one of the
best equipped in the nation for this de-
partment. He Is encyclopedia OF practical
knowledge of the commerce of the world He
/ has a peculiar fitness for the duties OF his de-
partment that diferentiate him from host
Of able men. who might have been considered
for his position.
Secretary of Labor--William b. Wilson, of
Pennsylvania.
He born in Scotland. He was a miner
from 1871 to 1898 and member OF the ma
tional executive board which organized United
Mine Workers of America He has been in
congress since 1907, and is author of the bill
creating the department of labor.
He is an honest intelligent representative of
organized labor.
President Wilson has acted in accordance
with the eternal fitness of things in placing at
the head of the department OF labor real rep
resentatve of labor.-Raleigh News and OBJ