The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-23
CABINET PREMIER
MAY NOT Be BRYAN
Friends OF Wilson Doubt if He
Will Select Nebraskan for
Official Family
ATTITUDE is WATERING
Vigorous Protests Made Against
Him Believed to Be Bear
ing Fruit.
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Trenton, " J., February 22-That
Presidcnt-dGlcct Wilson is waverlne in
his attitude toward William ]. Bryan
Is the opinion Of his friends here. There
appears 10 be some uncertainty at
present as to whether or not Mr..
Bryan will be in the Cabinet.
Where the hitch lies the Governors
friends are not in position to say.
But this much seems certain that the
Governor is undecided about the Sec
rotary OF State portfolio, and Mr..
Bryan is by no means a certainty for
the piece.
Some time ago Mr. Wilson said that
he realized Mr.. Bryan had a good many
enemies In and out of the Democratic
party. At that time the Governor was
being annoyed by stories that Mr.
Bryan was TO select his Cabinet for.
him. The Governor said in reply to
these reports that he could not impose
such a burden on Mr. Bryan without
offending very large faction in the
Democratic party.
Protests Are Vigorous.
This hostile faction. 1t is believed.
has recently lodged some vigorous pro-
tests with Mr.. Wilson against the APP
pointmcnt % Mr. Bryan to the most
important post in the Cabinet. and II
Is said that Mr.. Wilson has taken that
under serious consideration. and this
is not the first time the undesirability
of Mr.. Bryan's selection has been en-
phasized Some of the big Democratic
leaders. whose judgment Mr.. Wilson
sought when he first took up Cabinet
discussion, were by no means back
ward in expressing their disapproval
of the Nebraskan.
1t was pointed out to the Governor
by goodly number of his visitors
that to mention the name of the Com
moner In connection with the Cabinet
TO Speaker Champ Clark was like wav
ing red flag at bull. Mr.. Clark
lower House. and Mr.. Wilson Will need
his assistance in getting through some
of his pet legislation
The Clark faction could seriously
handicap his administration. All this
has been made perfectly clear to the
President elect, and he is said TO be
in deep Guandary.
Moreover. it is said Colonel e NJ
House brought back from his recent
trip TO Miami, Fla. Il message from
Mr.. Bryan that he was not pleased
with all OF Mr.. Wilson'S tentative
Cabinet selections. This might be re-
garded by the President-elect as an
addltionai reason for emitting the
peerless leader from the Cabinet.
No Other Name Mentioned.
Strangely enough, no other name
has been publicly mentioned for Sec
rotary or State. The President elect.
al answer to query, said few
weeks ago that there were FIVE or six
other candidates. but that he could not
remember their names. About the
same time, however, he declared that
most of the names recommended to
him were transferable-that Is to
say, one candidate might he coDsid- :
cred for any one of several offices. BY
little Juggling, therefore 1t would
be easy for Mr.. Wilson to find among
the possibilities material for any or
all OF the positions Several Of the
men mentioned for lesser Offices would
measure up to the requirements OF
Secretary of State.
The President-clect has put tho han
on Cabinet discussion for publication
recently, and 1t is impossible to get
an expression from him on the sub
ject of Mr.. Bryan.