The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-26
CABINET GOSSIP
TAKES ACTIVE TURN
ABOUT THE CAPITOL
Leaders Speak With Defin-
iteness Regarding Will
sons Official Family
CABINET is COMPLETE
WITH TWO EXCEPTIONS
Secretaries of War and Interior Not
Yet Agreed Upon-Bryan for
Secretary of State--More
Than Speculation

W dSuliSton, eptudlS -Jt-lt Was
stated positively tonight in high congress
sional quarters closely identified with the
incoming administration of President
Wilson. that the following cabinet ap-
polntments had been determined upon
definitely:
Secretary of State, William J. Bryan,
of Nebraska.
Secretary of the Treasury William c.
MeAdoo. of New York
Postmaster General Albert S Burleson,
of Texas
Secretary of the Navy, Joseplus Dan
iels of North Carolina
The foregoing names and positions are
said to have advanced entirely beyond
the state of conjecture or gossip and be-
come hnalities in the forthcoming cab
met list.
Other places in the cabinet are said
to be reasonably settled with the ex-
ception of the portfolios of war and ag-
rieuture.
The name OF Representative a. Mitchell
Palmer Of Pennsylvania, which has been
prominently mentioned in connection with
the Attorney Generalship, now is definitely
eliminated. II appears that a cabinet po-
sition was rendered to Mr.. Palmer and
he declined with the expectation that he
would remain in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes to be in a sense the personal
representative of Mr. Wilson on the inn
portant legislation about to be formu-
lated. This plan was carried into par
tial execution today when the announce
nent of Representative Burleson that he
would resign the position of chairman OF
the democratic house caucus at an early
date. was coupled with the announce
ment
Daniels Well known
Josephus Daniels of Raleigh. n c., has
long been democratic national commit
teeman from his state. He is the editor
Of the Raleigh News and Observer. In
the last Cleveland administration Mr.
lJaniels WAS in Washington as chief clerk
and appointment clerk of the interior de-
partment under Secretary Hoke Smith,
now senator from Georgia.
Representative Bureson of Austin,
Texas. has served nearly Is years in
congress. having been first elected to
the fifty-sixth congress, and he was re-
elected to the sixty-third congress last
fall. He was one of the staunch sup
porters of Governor Wilson in the House
of Representatives from the beginning of
took a prominent part in the election
campaign. In congress his chief work
has been as a member of the appropra-
tions committee.
As TO the cabinet as a whole it was
said that this had been completed with
the exception of two portfolios-Secretary
of Warfand Secretary of Agriculture. 1t
is understood that the entire cabinet had
been formula ted, but that reconsideration
had become necessary concerning some
OF the personnel probably the two posi-
tions. war and agriculture now remains
ing open.
a Bryan Secretary of State
Concerning those who are believed to be
included IN the cabinet list as now made
Up. the name of William jennings Bryan
for Secretary OF State is looked upon
as definitely settled. Democratic lead
ers both in the Senate and House treat
this as one of the phases of the cabinet
beyond further doubt. Another name re-
ferred to with definiteness was that OF
Representative Albert s. Burleson of
Texas, as Postmaster General. Gossip
late in the day, however. indicated that
Mr.. Burleson might be shifted in the Sec
retaryship of the interior department be-
uore the cabinet is announced
Other names believed to be settled upon
were those of Joserjhus Daniels. of North
Carolina democratic national committee
man from that state, usually referred to
in conection with the navy portfolios;
and William G.. MeAdoo Of New York.
Democrats believed TO be in possession of
accurate information from Trenton de-
clined to indicate the exact positions
corded to Mr.. MeAdoo and Mr.. Daniels.
Some OF the information available was
of negative character on names which
had been prominently mentioned. II was
stated with considerable positiveness that
neither Representative Henry of Texas or
Chancellor Edward r. Walker of New
Jersey would be designated as Attorney
General
Palmer for Attorney General
The selection of Representative A.
Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania for At
torney General or some other cabinet
position was considered probable, but in
some quarters il was said, however, that
Mr.. Wilson was desirous of utilizing Mr..
Palmers services in important work soon
to be formulated in the House of Repre-
sentatives.
Discussion of the foregoing names and
positions was more active today than at
any time thus far during the session of
Congress democratic leaders declaring
that the cabinet formation had now
reached stage where formal announce
inent would be made within the next few
days, some of them believing that 1t
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