Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-23
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| l ms came 50 utterly unexpectedly
that none of the men uttered word
of comment and the little map and
paper bestrewn office which has
served as the secretary's work room
! for more than five years, was still
until Mr.. McAdoo. in his usual tone,
explained further;
/ COPIES Of the correspondence with
the president win explain the reason
why / have been compelled to take
this action and there isn't any other
reason why ! did IT,"
Just a few minutes before the press
| conference, Mr. McAdoo had called in
| his treasury advisers and broke the
| news to them Utmost surprise was
expressed by his co-workers, There
| had been" only one runor recently of
the possibility Of Mr.. McAdoo's resig-
nation and that was To the effect that
he might be appointed secretary of
war, while Secretary Baker went to
Europe as the pre9ident's enissary
That report was specifically denied at
the time and Il was said that Mr., Nc
Adoo had no immediate intention of
quitting either as secretary of the
treaTury or as director general of rail-
roads.
T.
I as secretary of the treasury, the uni
form salary of cabinet members, and
nothing as director general OF rail
roads His family expenses are known
10 have been heavy in the last few
years. although since the war he has
taken almost no part in the little cap
ital society that remained Repeat
eddy the secretary has referred to
small salaries Of government officials,
though he did not refer to his own
case. In fixing the salaries Of his as
sstants in the railroad administra
ton he allowed heads of divisions
|S25,O 900 year, and even the minor as
sistants received $4,000 or $4,000.
Fourth Secretary to Resign.
Secretary McAdoo is the fourth
member of the cabinet TO resign. viii
liam Jennings Bryan the presidents
secretary of state at the beginning Of
his administration, was the first and
Lindley NJ Garrison, secretary of
war, was the second.
James c. McReynolds, attorney
general, resigned to take an appoint
ment to the supreme court, Aside
from those three changes the presi-
dents cabinet stands the same as it
did six years ago, and his friends say
he has taken a great deal of pride in
referring TO it as a team. At the
opening Of his second term the presi-
dent asked all the members 10 re-
main.
The rise Of Mr. McAdoo to a place
OF Influence in the administration,
which many have declared was sec
ond only to the president was very
fast AS southern lawyer who had
been interested in transportation
schemes in southern cities he went to
New York and accomplished the thcn
almost unbelievable feat Of success
fully tunnellng the Hudson river fol
electric trains. One of the first men
to suggest the scheme--if not actual |
ly the first--was adiudged lunatic |
and he lived to see the project an ac-
complishmeut. His name has beer
forgotten in the success of the |
achievement.
When Mr.. Wilson, then governor |
Of New Jersey, became a presidential |
probability Mr.. McAdoe- was virtually |
unknown to him. But. Mr.. McA9oo |
took a leading part in his campaign as
vice chairman Of the democratic ma
tional committee, and much of the |
time as acting chairman, and also as /
va nun o. ~ 80,
me lfesluen' ~. ~! mn
Became "Stropg Man"
Az 'he OUTSET vi my ~ 80 w. &c
term, II was pastlihe Oh opS S' Veis ~ /
puhle altalfs 70 rei9r 70 'iie SOL
mon Of the cabinet generally speak |
ing Of two or three. 1t is no reflec
lion on Mr.. McAdoo to eav Tint hi
,a,,,o wac NIT then So included but !
v soon became 50. II vas no secre'
that the president depended on ms
advise and Judgment more and moro
IN affairs which ranged OUTSIDE th'
treasury. He socn heran taking
monument part in shaping the admin
qtration's legislative nolicics and ne
invariably had the backing Of the
president Poseihlv that brought mir
INTO the fold of democratic presideu-
tial possibilities when they We're ho
'np discrs,,d hut So far as anvon'
,,rnyys Mr. WcAdoo never has eT-
,,ressea himself on that subject. hnf
hos devoted his attention to servine
r,e chiAf
II has been we'll known in Wash
ington that Mr.. McAdoo. n man o.
cohnparativelv small personal fortune
has felt that sooner or later he mus
replenish his resources Friends 2
various times have EXPRESSED som
for his health for he hne
hAen an indefatigable worker and
while the duties of secretary Of the
treasury IN times of world war prob,
ablv would have taxed the health and
energy Of any one he did not hesitate |
70 take on the railroad adninistra
tion and found time beside TO take
nron,inent nlacc IN tha nresident's