Evening journal., 1919-01-17
Mr.. Wilson'S Off fetal Family
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On entering the White House In 1913,
President Wilson, appointed these gen
tlemen as the heads Of the executive
depa tments;
Secretary OF State, William ]. Bryan,
OF Nebraska.
Secretary Of the Treasury. William
G. McAdoo. Of New York.
Secretary OF War, Lindlet NJ. Carri-
son. OF New Jersey.
Attorney General, James C. McReyn-
olds. OF Tennessee.
Postmaster General, A. s. Burleson,
OF Texas.
Secretary of the Navy. Josephus
Daniels, OF North Carolina.
Secretary OF the Interior, Franklin
X. Lane, OF California.
Secretary OF Agriculture, David r.
Houston, Of Missouri.
Secretary Of Commerce. William C.
Redneld, Of New York.
Secretary OF Labor, William b. VIII
son, OF Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Wilson's campaign for election
had been managed, nominally by VIII
liam f. McCOmbs. as chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee. Actu-
ally Mr.. Wilson directed his own can
vass 10 a great extent, and soon after
election day II became evident that
Mr.. McCombs was not as powerful In
the party councils as National Commit
tee chairmen expect and are expected
TO be. Colonel Houses influence be-
came paramount; to Mr.. McCombs was
offered the post Of Ambassador TO
France. which he could not accept. In
1916 he resigned from the chairman
ship and was succeeded by Vance C.
Mccormick. of Pennsylvania. who guild
ed the committee through the cam
paign OF. that year, whcih resulted In
Mr.. Wilson's reelection, and also In
the contest for Congress last fall, in
which. despite President Wilson's per-
sonal appeals, general and specific. the
Democratic party was sOundly beaten.
Mr.. Mccormick has now resigned. pre-
paratory, II is unoflclally asserted, 10
accepting the Ambassadorship 10
France, which. again unofllcally. II Is
declared William G. Sharp is to quit
Mr. Mccormick Is the chairman Of the
War Trade Board. II Is certain that
the Ambassador 10 France will be an
Official OF high Importance during the
period OF reconstruction. and If Mr.
Mccormick assumes the duties he will
serve In a period Of vital moment 10
the two republics.
Attorney-General MeReynolds was
promoted TO the Supreme Court in 1914.
and Attorney-General Gregory succeed
ed him.
The next member OF President VIII !
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Bryan His principles Of paclflsm would
not permit him 10 subscribe to the /.
course the President pursued in our |
controversy with Germany. He regard |
ed the attitude OF the Administration |
as bellicose, or at least as irritating 10 |
the Kaiser's Government, and rather |
than associate himself with the policy /
OF the President-whO was In fact and 1
deed the nations minister OF foreign |
Bryan on June g. 1915. re-
signed, to the astonlshment Of the en-
tire nation. Subsequently Mr.. Bryan |
held high place In the ranks OF the |
paciilsts until the proclamation Of war /
rendered advocacy Of his beliefs tenn /
pOrarily undesirable. Robert Lansing, /
OF New York. was appointed to nll (
the vacancy created by Mr.. Bryans |
resignation.
Secretary Garrison, Of the War De-
partment was the third Of President |
Wilson's official family to quit the Ad- |
He resigned on Febru- |
ary 10, 1916, not because the Admins |
tration was too bellicOse, as Mr.. Bryan /
had found Il, but after vainly endcavor-
Ing 10 obtain support from the Presl- !
lent for the measures OF military pre-
paredness he believed should be adopt
I'd for the defence Of the nation. The
departure Of Mr.. Garrison from the
cabinet was regarded as serious loss
% the country. His successor was
Newton D. Baker, OF Ohio, whose ser
'ice has covered the war with Ger
many, and who, IL Is now reported.
'nce more unonlcially, Is about 10 de-
,art from Washington and the Fed
raj service TO resume the practice Of
aw.
With these changes the Cabinet
President Wilson set up in 1913 endured
the period OF hOstilities Il
vas not until November "A, three days
fter the armistlce with Germany he I
anne effective, and nine days after the
oters Of the United States elected a
Republican In both houses, !
hat Secretary McAdoo wrote out his !
stter Of resignation, remaining in his I
flee until his successor, Carter Glass, q
Z Virginia. had been nominated by the g
from afar and confirmed by I
he Senate.
The NTH OF President Wilson's orig 2
lal ten department heads 10 retire is
Gregory. who pleads =
he necessity OF obtaining a larger in 4