The Washington herald., 1914-04-23
Political Procession.
BY r. BIG.

While President Grant admitted himself
no politician. he was careful TO call poll
ticians into the Cabinets of both his terms
and no less careful to keep out possible
candidates for President, especially In the
Maine Yankee. appointed from Illinois,
was Grants first Secretary of State, but
served Just six days, resigning to be Min
lister TO France. He had served eighteen
years In Congress and was beginning a
new term when called to the Cabinet
He lived in Grants town OF Galena, and
had been the Presidents hacker all
through the war. Boutwell,, of Massachu-
setts. was Secretary of the Treasury
through the Grant first term. and he had
been in politics since his appointment as
postmaster of Groton village back in 1s41.
Later he was governor and much else In
his home State. finally reaching Congress
In 1862 and serving until asked into the
Cabinet He was asked to the Treasury
again by Arthur in 1854. but declined and
lived until 1906, eighty-seven years old.
Belknap. OF Iowa. was Secretary of War
and q politician, also a soldier, but who
had kept out Of Congress.
Ebenezer Hoar. Of Massachusetts,, was
Attorney General. and had been Judge
at home before coming to the Cabinet.
service, but one term was enough.
George williams, OF Oregon, was
Grants Attorney General the last year
Of his first term and the first year Of the
second. He had served a term as Sena-
tor, and while in the Cabinet was ap-
pointed to the Supreme Court. but there
was oppositio.. to confirmation and the
name was withdrawn. Later Williams
was Mayor Of Portland at the age Of
eIghty-two. and died only four years ago
aged eighty-seven.
Creswell. OF Maryland. Postmaster Gen.
eral, had been Senator for two years be-
fore going into the Cabinet. and a men,
ber OF the House.
Robeson, Of New Jersey. Secretary Of
the Navy. had beld several State offices
and was long active in Jersey politics be-
fore called to Washington by Grant, and
two years after leaving the Cabinet came
to Washington two terms as Congress
man from the Trenton district.
Jacob d. Cox. who had been governor
and later served in Congress. was Grants
first Secretary OF the Interior. giving
away to Columbus Delano. who had been
before Grant had resigned from the regu-
lar army a modest captain.
The second term Cabinet appointments
of President Grant were made with con-
tinued regard for politics as IL the old
soldier was looking ahead to the memor-
able convention Of 1880 Hamilton Fish
remained as Secretary of State. and Bris-
tow. OF Kentucky. had a year in the
Treasury. Lot Morrill, was the Treasury
chief in the concluding year OF the
second term, and he had been prominent
in Maine politics. with three elections to
ha 70 40 In, tha TTa
Cabinet he retired to become collector
OF customs at home. as he could not
afford Cabinet life.
Alfonso Taft, Of Ohio. served but A
short time as Secretary Of War. pre-
ferrinG the Attorney Generals office as
in the line of his profession.
He was a candidate for governor later
on In Ohio and an ambassador to Aus
tria end Russia.
Marshall Jewell. Of Connecticut. later
chairman OF the Garfield national conf
mittee, was Postmaster General with
Grant for a short time. giving way TO
James NJ. Tyner, OF Indiana, who had
been active l.. Hoosier politics since long
before the war. Tyner had been the
First Assistant Postmaster General and
after a year in the Cabinet was willing
to go back as assistant again for four
years under Hayes. He kept on hold
ing Office until his death. ten years ago.
Zach Chandler. of Michigan, followed
Delano as Secretary Of the Interior and
continued throughout the campaign OF
1895. although he was chairman OF the
National Committee, in charge
of the Hayes campaign. look at the
Cabinet lists Of subsequent Presidents
shows that Grant had more actual politi-
cal leaders around his table than any
President succeeding him and 1t counted
when he asked another term in 1880