Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-26
CHOSEN FOR CABINET
Bryan, McAdoo, Daniels and
BurIeS0n Get Posts.
RELIGION BARS PALMER
Being a Quaker, He Refuses Tender
of War Portfolio.
Fisher Not to Be Retained as In
terror Department Head, Accord
ing to Congressional Advices.

The personnel of the cabinet of Pres;
dent Wilson, as partially made know
last night, by information reaching con
gressional quarters stood today practical
ly unchanged. namely:
Secretary Of State-William j. Bryan OF
Nebraska
Secretary of Treasury-William G. Ne
Adoo of New York
Secretary of Navy-Josephus Daniels
of North Carolina.
Postmaster General-Albert Sidney Bur
Lesson of Texas.
Some published reports including the
name OF Chancellor f. r. Walker of New
Jersey as Attorney General were not
confirmed The information on which the
-FOUR portfolios were definitely designated
was Of a positive character. but did not
include the name Of Chancellor Walker
The inclusion Of his name in some of the
lists made public is based upon conjec-
ture and is not in accord with the latest
information reaching those in close COM
munication with the new administratio
Their advices are to the effect that
while Chancellor Walker was considered
circumstances arose which are likel,. to
eliminate him from the lists.
Palmer Declines Place.
The elimination of Representative ~.
Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania and
Robert L. Henry of Texas as cabinet pos
sipliities also became definitely estab-
lished during the conferences held at the
Capitol early today. Mr.. Palmer was ten
dered a cabinet position. but declined It,
he mad been prominently mentioned as
attorney General, but as the tender did
not cover the portfolio. but another which
ne did not regard as in his line of work
he concluded to remain in the House of
representatives. where he will represent
TO large extent the desires and policies
of the new administration as affecting the
tariff, currency and other legislation.
Entirely New Cabinet.
AS to the Interior Department. word
reaching here today was that the Secre-
tary of this department also had been
definitely determined upon. While the
name was not disclosed early in the day
u was said to be not any OF those promi-
nently mentioned in that connection.
Secretary Fishers name has been mem
toned as possible cabinet holdover,
but 1t is now stated that neither he nor
will remain. 1t will be new ca abinet
from top to bottom.
Baker Also Declines.
1t became known today that Mr.. Pal
mer was offered the portfolio of Secre-
tary of War, and based his deciina ton
upon the fact that he is Of Quaker an
cestry, and could not in keeping with
the traditions Of his blood become the
became known that Mayor Newton D.
Baker of Cleveland, Ohio, also was Of
fered one Of the cabinet portfolios, but
refused it because he has great projects
in mind for the city of Cleveland. and
preferred to remain free for their de-
velopment.
Those best informed on the ca binet sit
uation said today that President-elect
Wilson has settled upon who could fill
the posts of Secretary of the Interior,
Secretary OF Agriculture, Secretary of
Commerce and Labor and Attorney Gen
eraI. but that it had not been determined
how the four portfolios would be dis
tributed among them.
May Fill Another Post.
Taft sign the bill creating Department
Of Labor. with an officer in the cabinet
the President elect would have one addi-
tional cabinet officer to appoint 1t is
not known here how far suggestions foI
filling that additional post have gone.
II was said here today that there was
a possibility that Mr.. Palmer's declina-
ion of the post of Secretary of, WaI
might at the last moment cause shift,
to put Mr.. Daniels in that place. He
had definitely been slated for Secretary
Of the Navy.
Place for Brandeis.
Talk of a cabinet place for Louis D.
Brandeis, the Boston lawyer, was re.
vived In more than a casual way. and
some OF those in the confidence oc the
President-elect went so far as to say
positively that while they expected Mr.
Brandeis would be in the cabinet, he
would not be Attorney General. 1t was
thought by most of them that the most
likely place for Mr.. Brandeis was in the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
1t was said that nothing definite had
been determined upon the attorney gen
eralship, but that the man most promi-
nent In the President-elects considera-
ton was u democrat who had done some
antitrust work. His name was not NEIL
toned, but il was said not to be former
Solicitor General Frederick w. Lehmann
But One Congressman.
1t was also stated here today with a
great degree of positiveness that Mr.
Burleson, who has been selected for
Postmaster General. is the only member
of Congress who will be in the new cabi-
net This disposes of many possibilities
There was strong tip today that Rep
resentative Burleson Is to be Secretary o;
the Treasury instead OF Mr.. McAdoo, bu,
there was. of course, nothing official in
the way of Information. Mr.. Burleson is
known to have preferred this post to any
other and the tip is strong that he wa,
offered what he wanted. As Secretary O,
the Treasury he would be second man in
the Wilson ca binet, Bryan being first.
Under the laws of succession TO tn.
presidency the Secretary of State would
succeed to the presidency I'm case q,
deaths of the President and Vice Presi.
dent, and the Secretary of the Treasury
would succeed in the event of the deaths
Of President Vice President and Secre-
tary of State.
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