The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-21
BRYAN HEADS CABINET SLATE
Wilson's Second Conference With
Col. Il. NJ. House Brings the List
A. Mitchell Palmer of Strouds-
burg for Attorney General.

DuER IOT UcuCTdi.
WILSON'S CABINET SLATE.
State-WILLIAM j. BRYAN of
Nebraska.
Treasurer WILLIAM G. Nc
ADOO or some one not yet mention
ed.
war-CHARLEs R. CRANE of
Illinois.
Navy-JoHN T. McGRAW of West
Virginia.
Attorney-General-A MITCHELL
PALMER OF Pennsylvania.
nterior-EDWIN L. NORRIS, of
Montana.
culture-HERBERT QUICK,
of Ohio, ALBERT SIDNEY BURLE-
SON of Texas or OBADIAH GARD
NER of Maine.
Commerce and Labor-LOUIS D.
BRANDEIS.
tmaster-General- JOSEPHUS
DANIELS or WILLIAM G. Nc
ADOO or DAVID ]. LEWIS of Mary
land.
Trenton, Feb 10 President
elect Wilson refrained from making
any statement for publication to-day
respecting his long conference with
Col. E. M. House in New York last
night, but he was enthusiastic in his
tribute to the judgment and political
acumen of his friend.
There is no doubt in the minds of
those close to Gov. Wilson that the
purpose of the hastily arranged
meeting was to put the finishing
touches on a Cabinet slate, nor is
there any doubt that through Col.
House the President-elect was made
vi nf nj
William ]. Bryan as to the available
ity of one or two men whose selec-
tion has been held in allegiance.
1t was the second conference the
Governor has had with Col. House
since the latter returned from Miami,
Fla, where he conferred with Col
Bryan before the latter went to Cuba
on a speaking tour. Mr.. Bryan re-
turned to Florida on Monday, and
on Monday night Col. House called
the Governor by telephone and ask
ed him to come to New York the fol-
lowing day.
Gov. Wilson kept his plans secret
for the first time since he was elect
ed. But in his talk with the news
paper men tonight he permitted the
impression to prevail that Col
Houses judgment is highly valued
when it comes to making an import
ant political decision. There is no
doubt now that the President-elect
has tentative slate of Cabinet
choices clearly fixed in his mind, al
though he says he must wait until
he is inaugurated before making an
official announcement. r
Col. Bryan will be Secretary of
State. This statement is made on
the authority of a man who is as
near to the Governor as Col House
and who will be an important figure
in the next administration. But Mr.
Bryan has not been permitted to
pick the other members of the Cabi-
net. His opinion has been sought
and has been given.
Gov. Wilson will make the decis-
ion, but he has assured himself that
the various members of his admins
tration family will be congenial to
one another. Such influence as Mr.
Bryan had has been exercised in the
capacity of censor rather than a
chooser.
William G. McAdoo will be either
Secretary of the Treasury or Post
master-General. Josephus Daniels
aspires to the latter place and will
get it If Mr.. McAdoo does not. This
portfolio bears with it the opportun-
ity to build up political machine
of great effectiveness, and such a ma
chine created by Josephus Daniels,
who would knowledge that he is
more of Bryan man than he is a
Wilson Democrat, might be en-
barrassing to Mr. Wilson in the event
that he should desire second term.