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Show TAFT IS RAPIDLY LINING UP CABINET NEW YOKK, Dec. IS. That I- Prcsident.-ole.ct Taft. has selected -I- 4 George W. Wiekersham of tho ! New York law firm of Strong & -r Cadwalder, to bo atloruey-gen- oral in his cabinent was learned -I r todaj' from a sourco that is re- -J v" garded as reliable. I WASHINGTON, Dec. IS While in Washington last week, Mr. Taft told Several of his. close advisers that if he could fill to his entire satisfaction tho position of secretary of slate, secretary of the navy, aud attorney-general, ho would not bo at all disturbed by the difficulty of getting suitable appointees for the remaiuing positions. It is gen-crallj' gen-crallj' believed hero that aii Ohio man will be selected for seerctar3- of the treasury. No name except that of .ludgo Ttich-ard Ttich-ard A. Ballinger of Seattle, Wash., former for-mer commissioner of tho general land office, is heard here in connection with the secretaryship of the interior department, depart-ment, and it is thought that ho stands an exeollont show for this place. It. was stated at tho rapitol that Mr. Taft is looking for a man to take the war portfolio who has had . sufficient experience to work out the reorganization reorganiza-tion scheme put. into force by Mr. Hoot while ho was at tho head of that department. de-partment. The position of secretary of commerco aud labor has been mentioned to a very slight extent, and in some quarters it is thought probable that Secretary Straus, who also is from New York, will bo continued in that post, at least for a time. For secretary of agriculture it is practically prac-tically conceded that James Yv'ilson of Towa will bo continued in the place for a year or more. The appointment of Frank II. Hitchcock to bo postroaslor-gcncral postroaslor-gcncral has been announced authoritatively. |