Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-05
hEARreuRNiNos CERTAIN FOR
SOME OF THE OLD PoLiT'.
CAL sTAoERs.
ALSO MENTIONED" CLASS
TO BE LARGE AND EMINENT
Palmer Seems Certain Of Place osspits
Railroad NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Me.
Combs Will 30 Given Opportunity
to Decline Plaes-Danisis Out Of il
Entirely.
Especial Correspondence

Washington. Feb. 5.-The latest
cabinet gossip which has reached here
from Trenton. coming, too, from relia-
Die sources, is that there will be lot
of heartburnings among the old politi-
cal 'stagers" when the names OF the
official family are announced.
According to this gossip. the list OF
gentlemen who will have to rest with
The satisfaction OF getting their names
IN the also mentioned" class will be
large and eminent.
William ]. Bryan will be secretary OF
state. Congressman a. Mitchell Pal
mer. of Pennsylvania. despite the fact
ne is still an attorney for the Lacka-
wanna railroad, is likely to be in the
CABINET " iluam G. McAdoo. OF New
York. and Col. George w. Goethals,
constructor OF the Panama canal. are
looked on as slated. Governor wilson
is said to be strongly inclined to make
Colonel Goethais secretary of war.
McCombs Not In 1t.
National Chairman William +. NC
Combs, according to this slate, Will NOT
go into the cabinet. He Will be offered
place. or mas been offered one. and VIII
presently decline it. Mr.. McCombs
health Is not of the best but he will be
ena oled TO embark on a big law prac-
tlce and thus get his reward for his
laborS.
Charles r. Crane. Of Chicago: Col. r.
NJ. House, OF Texas: and Cleveland II.
ar in
men little mentioned for cabinet places
who are being seriously considered py
Mr.. Wilson. Governor Wilson is ex-
pected to reach out and take In two
or three rich and progressive men for
the reason they are progressive ana
not for partisan reasons. The advices
from Trenton iconcerning Mr. Dodge are
at variance WITH stories here that Mr..
Dodge has declined to accept place.
No Senators Considered.
Governor Wilson is not disposed to
take any member Of the senate. He
wants them to serve where they are.
The narrow margin OF democratic con-
troll and the need Of all the progressive
democrats there that he can get u the
explanation of this.
The question of where.to get an at
torney general has bothered Governor
W iison a great deal. He il expected to
enforce the Sherman law vigorously.
His danger is that he will pick on some
mediocre man who will rattle around in
the shoes OF Attorney General Wicker
sham. Few names have been sug-
gested Of men competent for the place
and Wilson'S friends here feel good
deal Of anxiety lest he make blunder
in this connection. What he needs Is
a man who is at once an able lawyer, a
competent administrator. and practi-
cal man of business affairs. Such pro-
ducts do not grow on every tree.
Whether Congressman Burleson. OF
Texas, will be appointed to the cabi-
net, despite a prevailing belief he is a
certainty, is said to be unsettled.
Daniel Out in Cold.
Among the politicians who are likely
/ to be left out in the cold are number
who are mentioned in nearly every
published slate. They include Josephus
Daniels, Congressman Henry, Of Texas;
Senator Obadiah Gardner, Of Maine;
and various far western men men
toned for secretary Of the interior. in
Guiding Norris, of Montana; Hawley
OF lOa0Os AUA1u6s Va SoAOA oAOs sssAN
Fred B. Lynch. Of Minnesota.
Governor Wilson is giving diligen'
attention to the makeup Of the new
cabinet. He is barely letting his right
| hand know what his left doeth but HI
/! is investigating the records OF 10,
of aspirants and having them investi-
gated and he knows the merits and the
| dement's of AN Of them in much more
thorough fashion than is generally un'
| derstood