Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-27
ARE THESE MEN
CERTAINTIES IN
The CABINET?
such CLAIM IS MADE
By Those Who Pretend to
Know


stated positively today in high con-
gressional quarters closely identified
with the incoming administration Of
! President Wilson that the following
cabinet appointments had been de-
termined on definitely:
Secretary of state j. Bryan,
Nebraska
Secretary of the treasury-Wm. q.
McAdoo, New York
Postmaster general-Albert S. Burl-
eson, Texas.
Secretary of the navy-Josephus
Daniels, North Carolina.
The foregoing names and positions
are said to have advanced entirely be-
yond the state of conjecture of gossip
and become finalities in the forthcom-
ing cabinet list. Other places in the
cabinet are said to be reasonably set
tied, with the exception of the port
folios of war and agriculture
The name OF Representative A. Nit
obell Palmer; of Pennsylvania, which
has been mentioned in connection with
the attorney generalship, now is de-
finitely eliminated 1t apears that a
cabinet position was rendered to Mr.
Palmer and declined, the expectation
being that he would remain in the
house to be in a sense the personal
representative of Mr.. Wilson on the
important legislation about to be for
INFLATED.
This plan was carried into partial
effect late today with the announce
ment of Representative Burleson that
he would resign the position of chair
man of the democratic house caucus at
an early date, and was coupled with
the announcement by house leaders
that Mr.. Palmer would succeed Mr.
Burleson as chairman of the caucus.
The names which have been promi-
nently mentioned for the attorney.
generalship, but which now are def
nitely eliminated from this or other
cabinet positions, are: Chancellor Wal
ker, of New Jersey. and Representative
Henry of Texas. Chancellor Wake.
was highly regarded and it is probably
due to his own wishes that his name
is no longer considered.
The determination Il Representative
Burleson, of Texas, for the postmaster
generalship, had the natural effect Of
eliminating Mr.. Henry's name from
further consideration, he also being
from Texas.
Mr.. McAdoo in the recent campaign
was a prominent figure and was in
charge of the democratic forces much
of the time in the illness of National
Chairman McCombs He has been as
sociated with some of the foremost
business operations in American his
tory including the building of the So
called McAdoo tunnels under the Hud-
son river in New York.
Josephus Daniels, of Raleigh. N. c
has long been democratic national
committeeman from his state. He Is
the editor of the Raleigh News and
Courier. In the last Cleveland admin
istration Mr.. Daniels was in Washing
ton as chief clerk and appointment
clerk of the interior department under
Secretary Hoke Smith, now senator
from Georgia
Representative Burleson, of Austin,
Tex, has served nearly fifteen years
in congress, having been first elected
to the seth congress, and he was re-
elected to the 63rd congress last fall.
He was one of the staunch supporters
of Gov Wilson in the house from the
beginning of the pre-convention con-
tst last spring and took a prominent
part in the election campaign. In CON
gress his chief work has been as !
member Of the appropriations com.