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He Receives Offers Ranging as
High as 100000 a Year
for His Services.
ACCEPTS NONE OF THEM
Secretary Leaves Washington
for Railroad Conference
in the South.
Special Despatch TO The Sun.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 23.--Representa-
tive Carter Glass of Lynchburg. Va. is
the probable successor to Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo. An appoint
ment to this position. 1t is believed, will
be announced by the President within
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Secretary McAdoo left the Treasury
probably for the last time to-day and
departed in the evening for Atlanta,
Ga, to attend q conference with re-
gional directors and other Federal
railroad officials in the South on Mon
day. He expects to spend week in
the South on inspection Of Southern
terminals and facilities, and by the
time he returns 1t Is probable that the
President will have named his success
sor.
When he leavA the post OF Director
General Of Railroads January l Mr..
McAdoo will go TO southern California
for three months rest and then may
resume the practice OF law in New
York city.
Virtually all other names mentioned
for the Treasury post were eliminated
to-day In favor of Representative Glass
whose ability Is conceded on every hand.
He has Just returned from abroad. IL
was pointed out to-day that Representa-
tive Glass is an authority on financial
subjects and has given them long study
in connection with legislation.
Fought Dryap's Ideas.
He is chairman Of the House Banking
and Currency Committee and author OF
the Federal reserve act. In writing this
law Mr.. Glass had to fight for months
against members of his own party on
the committee and In the House who
leaned toward Bryan's monetary ideas
Bryan was then Secretary OF State ana
a big influence in the party.
Republicans and Democrats at the
Capitol believe Mr.. Glass to be thor
oughly fitted for the post. He has been
in close touch with the Administration
and particularly with the Treasury d.
partment all through the war and Is IN
sympathy with the policies Mr.. McAdoo
has followed In his administration OF
the Treasury Department.
Mr.. Glass first came to Congress in
March. 1902. He started life as printer
In Lynchburg. Va, and is owner OF the
Daily Neus and the DdHy Adrdnce In
that city.
General Problem.
The successor to Mr., McAdoo as
Director OF Railroads is still very un-
certain. Several names have been dis
cussed in official circles here. but OBJ
lection has been raised to all Of them.
Walker d. Hines, Assistant Director
General OF Railroads; Major-Gen.
George W. Goethals and Bernard NJ.
Baruch, chairman of the War Industries
Board, have been mentioned for the
office. II Is said that Mr.. Baruch is
desEous of leaving Washington.
Secretary McAdoo has not reached any
conclusion as to what he will do when
he steps out OF public office. Offers
poured in upon him to-day and many
of them he felt impelled Immediately
TO decline Many great business and
financial concerns sought his services
and offered salaries in some cases as
high as 100000 a year. None OF these
has been accepted. The report that he
would succeed Benjamin $. Strong as
head OF the New York Federal Reserve
Bank can be dismissed.