The Washington times., 1913-03-12
WILSON AND ADAMS
SNUB NEW ENGLAND
Second President and Present
Executive Only Ones to
= Leave Section Out.

That the six great States of the upper
Mississippi valley have no place In the
new Cabinet has been a subject of some
comment since the change in Admins
tration, but what seems more surprls-
ing, in the minds Of the old-timers IN
the Capital. is the fact that New Eng
land Is without representation in MT.
Wilson's official family. In leaving New
England IN the cold Mr.. Wilson has All
but established precedent. Only once
before in the history of the nation has
New England been without representa-
ton In the Cabinet. This was during
the Administration OF John Quincy
Adams. --.-
During the Administrations of Presi-
dent Washington New England was re-
resented in the Cabinet by Timothy
Pickering, of Massachusetts. secretary
of State: oliver Wolcott, OF Connecti-
cut, Secretary of the Treasury, ana
Secretaries Pickering and Wolcott
continued in office under PRESIDENT
Adams and later Samuel Dexter, OF
Massachusetts; Roger Griswold, OF Con-
necticut, and Theophilus Parsons, OF
Massachusetts, Secretary of War: Jacob
Crownirshield, of Massachusetts,, Sec
retary Of the Navy; Gideon Granger, OF
Connecticut, Postmaster General, ana
Levi Lincoln. Of Massachusetts,, Attorney
General $50
President Madison had William Eustis,
Of Massachusetts, for secretary of war;
B. w. Crowninshield. of Massachusetts,
Secretary of the Navy, and Gideon
Granger, of Connecticut Postmaster
General.
Under Monroe.
John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts.
was Secretary of State under President
Monroe, and Mr. Crowninshied contin-
ued for a short time as Secretary of the
Navy.
Levi Woodbury., of New Hampshire.
was In the Cabinet of President Jack
son, serving first as Secretary of the
Treasury and laer as Secretary OF the
Navy.
Mr.. Woodbury. continued as Secretary
of the Treasury through the Admins
tration Of President Van Buren ana
John II. Miles, of Connecticut, served
for time as Postmaster General.
Daniel Webster, of Massachusetts,,
was appointed Secretary of State by
President W. H. Harrison, AID con-
tinued into the Administration of Tyler.
David Henshaw, of Massachusetts,, also
sat in the Tyler Cabinet, as Secretary
of the Navy.
George Bancroft, of Massachusetts,.
was Secretary of the Navy in Folks
Cabinet. and Nathan clifford, of Maine.
and Isaac Toucey, of Connecticut, were
Attorneys General
Jacob Collamer. OF Vermont was the
New England representative in Presi-
dent Taylor's Cabinet, serving as Post
master General.
Daniel Webster returned to the post of
Secretary of State under President Fill.
more and Samuel D. Hubbard, of Con-
necticut, was Postmaster General
Caleb Gushing. of Massachusetts,, was
Attorney General under President
Pierce.
Isaac Toucey, of Connecticut. was
Secretary of the Navy under President
served for a brief period as Postmaster
General.
Had Two.
In the Lincoln Cabinet were William
p. Fessender. of Maine, Secretary Of
the Treasury, and Gideon welles. OF
Connecticut, Secretary of the Navy.
Mr.. welles continued in the Cabinet
of President johnson.
Grants : Cabinet officers included
George g. Boutwell, and William A
Richardson. of Massachusetts,, Secre-
taries Of the Treasury; Ebenezer Hoar.
of Massachusetts,. Attorney General,
and Marshall Jewell. of Connecticut,
Postmaster General.
Charles Devens, of Massachusetts, At
torney General, was the New England
representative in President Hayes Of
fetal family.
James G. Blaine. of Maine. was Presi-
dent Garfield's Secretary of State and
President Arthur had William E. Chand-
Ter. of New, Hampshire for Secretary OF
the Navy. William C. Endicott, Of
Massachusetts,, was Secretary of War
during the first Cleveland Administra-
iion.
In the Mckinley Cabinet, John D.
Long. of Massachusetts, was Secretary
of the Navy. In the Roosevelt Cab
met. Mr.. Long was succeeded by Will
liam H. Moody. also of Massachusetts.
George Won L. Never, also Massa-
chusetts man, became Postmaster Gen.
eral.
In the Taft Cabinet, Mr. Meyer be-
came Secretary OF the Navy, while
Frank II. Hitchcock. also from Massa-
oousetts. succeeded him as Postmaster
General.