The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-26
CABINET GOSSIP BREAKS OUT
IN EARNEST AND MANY RE-
PORTS ARE HEARD.
MOST POSITIONS FILLED
Those Who Profess to Know Say Me-
braskan Will Be Secretary of State
-M'Adoo for Treasury Department
Daniels of Navy Department.
Burleson as Postmaster General.

Washington, Feb. 25.--It was stated
positively tonight in high coneres
sional quarters. closely identified with
the incoming administration of Pres-
dent Wilson, that the following cabi-
net appointments had been determined
upon definitely:
Secretary of state, William j. Bry
an, Nebraska
Secretary of the treasury William
G. MeAdoo, New York,
Postmaster general, Albert S. Bur
leson. Texas.
Secretary of the navy, Josephus
Daniels, North Carolina.
The foregoing names and positions
are said to have advanced entirely be-
yond the stage of conjecture or gos-
SIP. and become fnalities in the forth
coming cabinet list. Other places in
the cabinet are said to be reasonably
settled, with the exception of the port
folio Of war and agriculture,
The name of A. Mitchell Palmer of
Pennsylvania. which has been men,
toned prominently in connection with
.he attorney generalship, now is elm
mated. 1t appears that a cabinet po-
sition was rendered to Mr.. Palmer
and declined, the expectation being
that he would remain in the house of
representatives 10 be in a sense the
personal representative of Mr.. Wilson
in the important legislation about to
he formulated. This plan was carried
into partial execution late today when
the announcement of Representative
Rurleson, that he would resign the
position Of chairman of the domo
cratic house caucus at an early date,
vas coupled with the announcement
by house leaders that Mr.. Palmer
the caucus.
Eliminated.
Other names which have been
prominently mentioned for the attor-
ney generalship, but which now are
eliminated from this or other cabinet
portfolios, are Chancellor Walker of
New Jersey and Representative Henry
of Texas. Chancellor Walker was
highly regarded and it Is probably due
TO his own wishes that his name no
longer is considered
Burleson of Texas for the postmaster
generalship had the natural effect of
Mr.. Henry's name from
further consideration, he being also
from Texas.
Democratic leaders declared today |
that the cabinet formation had |
reached a stage where formal an |
nouncement might be expected within
d few days Strength was added to |
the report of Mr.. Burleson's selection |
as a member of the cabinet when, as |
chairman OF the house democratic !
he issued the following state
rnent late today:
when | call the democratic caucus |
to order on the fifth day of March. | |
shall ask 1t to select my successor. l |
VIII not be a candidate to succeed my
self | have nothing to add to this
Information from other sources gave
assurances that Colonel George |
f1oethals, chief engineer and chairman |
Of the Panama canal commission, Is |
under consideration for secretary of
war. Some close friends of the in
coming administration have felt that
a lawyer should be chosen as head of
the war department, in view of the le-
gal questions involved relating to the |
Panama canal. the Philippines and |
other important matters, and they |
point to the line of lawyers who have |
headed the department, such as Root,
Taft, Dickinson and Stimson. Colonel
Goethals' familiarity with the Pana-
ma canal, it is declared, however. has
given him prominence In considera-
ton for this portfolio
1t was reported tonight that Presi-
dent elect Wilson had expressed n
wish that Mr.. Palmer should serve as
chairman of the caucus in the busy
sessions of the next congress and it Is
known that Representative Under
wood, leader in the house. favors Mr..
Palmer's selection
Mr.. Palmer win be put In nomina-
ton for permanent presiding officer
at the democratic caucus March S
and win have the backing of the pres
ent house leaders,
Mr.. Palmer has charge of the metal
schedule in the framing OF new tariff
legislation by the ways and means
committee.
Mr.. McAdoo in the recent campaign
was a prominent figure and was in
charge of the democratic forces much