The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-29

WASHINGTON, March :S.-Nearty
.wo months hsre passed sinco the fate
rrr DAYS when Robert Lansing called
'he Cabinet together to function during
he fitness OF President Wilson Out
'houEh an official reouke FOR summon
!ng tho Cabinet without authority was
.ssued at tho TINA no meeting or tho
Cabinet has since been called by Che
president himself
Every Tuesday and Friday. rneuroers
OF tho csbfnct,-especia1ty the new ones
wait eagerly for tho mystic ring on
he telephone from the operator at tho
whfte House switchboard telling them
,hey arc to experience the thrill OF their
Hrst Cabinet meeting But many Tues
days and many Fridays have gone by
and not a word from the president Mr..
Wilson appears we'll enough TO- take
motor rides in Rock Creek Park and the
Virginia hills and 10 transact official
brsfnes for an hour or 50 day. but tho
strain OF a Cabinet meeting Is evidently
TOO much for him yet
The president has a brand now secre-
.arT Of commerce, secretary or aSrlcui-
,ure. secretary Of the interior. and SOC
retary Of state and though David +.
Houston sat m tho Agricultural chair
before. he win now move up closer 10
no throne and occupy the chair OF the
secretary OF the treasury. Attorney
General Palmer IS rcally9 newcomer.
ONLY tho familiar faces OF Newton D.
Baker. secretary OF war: Josephus Dan
els secretary OF the navy; william p.
vyrfson. secretary OF labor and PoStnas-
ter General Burlesou remain.
POLITICAL Cabinet
NJ. strongly political cabinet new
.ryhere.ss and the Kind Nr. Wilson has
been anxious % can together from the
hoc-Irnfrx. Tho president likes mon
Who can 20 out and make good cam
nafxn speeches and practically all or
,bJq cabinet are qualified for, the stump.
Secretary Alexander OF the Department
~ Commerce. Secretary Wilson Of tho
Dcrrrtrrscnt OF Labor and Postmaster
Ceneral EurlcSon canpaiSned actively
b~roro they became members or the
House of Representatives. Secretary
Hsrc<tith ran for governor OF Iowa on
.ho Derroc-atkc ticket and IS out making
+, rrw speeches now to advertising
crrrs. chambers NJ commerce and civic
ORGANIZATIONS Secretary Daniels was
no democratic national committee man
srnr, North Carolina for twenty years
Secrrtary Baker WIS tgice mayor or
Cleveland and active in Ohio politics.
Attorney General Palmer has been lead
- OF the Democratic caucus IN the
rrousae Of Representatives and was 1oor
leader OF tho Wilson forces m the Dem
ccratf- convention or 1912 In Baltimore.
Va Is an active and aTnwed candidate
rcr the Democratic nomination. Fain-
bridge Colby ts an excellent speaker.
->-pbanfy the best Of ~" Cabinet Tic !S
IN orator and sp"Nhtnd"r His speeches
,,osntantinS Roosevelt IN the rr"grcssrv"
convention IN 1915 or condnmninE
Roosrvel, 'alpr on r0r bctrayine the
-art vs. masterpieces oc "icqucncs.
ONLY SECRETARIES Houston of the treas
rr,- And John Pa-th"ln"w Payne of thc
interior department. can't qualify ne
pcNtictsrs. Fight Cr -" ton ~ the
Wilson Cabinet viii 10 heard from dur
ting the corning campaign. They are cx
r~rt.d ~ ID me hghtinE for President
wilson's policies.
The Ex-cabtneteers
Some Of the cN-rer1hCrS ~ tho CAB
,rrt pr~oaony will have their say. too.
though perhaps thsy NAV not all pc rs
e,fhusiasttc about the Wilson policies
sS they used TO be. William Jennings
Er,-an. Thomas W. Gregory, william G