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Show REORGANIZING CABINET. Ex-Gov. Black of New York Tendered Portfolio. NI3W YORK. Nov. 17. The World tomorrow to-morrow will nay; "Jx-Gov. Frank S. Black has been tendered the offer of the Attorney Generalship In Preeldtent Roosevelt's Cabinet for the term be-t'innlngr be-t'innlngr March 4. 11)05. "While President Roosevelt haa not formally Invited Mr. Black to become a member of his official family, the tender ten-der of the Attorney Generalship has been made In a way that carries with It the assurance of the President that he would like to have New York's Governor Gov-ernor in his Cabinet of younger men which Roosevelt Is understo6d''td want as his associates during the new administration. admin-istration. "It is lhe view of ex-Governor Black s friends both In New York and Albany, that he will not accept the Attorney Generalship because It would mean tc-rlflclng tc-rlflclng a law practice which, it is said, nets him nearly $100,000 a year and which hlo friends ray he could retain If he should" be elected to the United States Senate. For this reason, the ex-Governor's ex-Governor's friends assert, he would prefer to take the Senatorshlp. "The understanding of the New York Republicans who know of President Presi-dent Rooscvont's plan to prevent a fight over Chauncc-y M. Depcw's? seat In the Senate. Is that W. H. Moody accepted the Attorney Generalship only on condition con-dition that his term should terminate on March 4 next. It is believed that President Roosevelt mny Invite Mr. Moody to remain in the Cablnot after that date In some other capacity. But this Is a point which Is Interesting New York politicians very Utile. Their main concern is to whether Mr. Black will accept the Attorney Generalship " |