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Show MEMBERS OF WILSON'S CABINET Top row, left to right, William J.Bryan, secretary of state; William G. McAdoo, secretary of treasury; Albert Burleson, postmaster general The small inserted picture is that of Franklin K. Lane, secretary secre-tary of the interior. Second row, left to right, William C. Redfield, secretary of commerce; James McReynolds, attorney general; William B. Wilson, secretary of labor. Bottom, Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy. ' . FBS I10ICE WILSOMIET Franklin K. Lane Scheduled to Receive Interior Portfolio; Bryan Secretary of State. WASHINGTON, March 3. Though President-elect Wilson will not send the names of his cablne to tho senate until tomorrow afternoon, authoritative information in-formation as to its personnel came from members of his official family when he arrived today. Washington now accepts the following as constituting the final seloctlons of tho presidont-elect. Secretary of states William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska. Secretary of treasury William G. McAdoo of Hew York. Secretary of war Iiindleyv M. Garrison Gar-rison of New Jersey, Attorney gonoral James McEeynolds of Tennessee. Postmaster general Representative Albert Burleson of Texas. Secretary of the naTy Josephus Daniels of North Carolina. Secretary of the interior Franklin K. Lane of California. Secretary of agriculture David F. Houston of Missouri. Secretary of commerce Representative Represent-ative William C. Redfield of New York. Secretary of Labor Representative William B. Wilson of Pennsylvania. All Doubt Removed. Many of these names have been known for several days and chief Interest con-torod con-torod in the revelation of those who would receive the portfolios of war, agriculture agri-culture and Interior. Tlie selection or Vice Chancolor Garrison Gar-rison of New Jersey to be eccrotary of war Is in line with the Idea the president-elect has. always had that the secretary secre-tary of war should bo a man of unusuul administrative ability. Supervision of the Island possessions of the United States, Including the Philippines and the Panama canal zone, will be important factors under un-der the new administration and this burden will fall on the head of the war department. Vice Chancellor Garrlon ia a close frlnnd of Mr. Wilson and Is regarded re-garded as one of tho titst men New Jersey Jer-sey has ever elevated to the bench. Scientist Chosen. The choosing of David Franklin Houston, Hous-ton, chancellor of Washington university, univer-sity, St. Louis, Mo., for the portfolio of agriculture, alto occasions little Burprlsc. as Mr. Wilson's Intlnmtu knowledge of (Continued on Pao Four.) FfilEFiS INK 1LSHS CABINET (Continued from Pago One.) agricultural questions has led him to seek a man familiar with the processes of ad--ancIng scientific farming and allied questions In this country. Mr. Houston was president of the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical collego for a number ot years. For the portfolio of the secretary of tho Interior, it Is said Mr. Wilson has been influenced lo select a westerner of legal training. Franklin K. Lane's experience as intcrcstato commerce commissioner, it Is assumed, has fitted him Tor execu-tlvo execu-tlvo and Judicial tasks In admlnlstorlng the public land policy of the country. Causes No Surprise. JERSEY CITY, N. J , March 3. Reports Re-ports from Washington that Presidentelect President-elect Wilson had offered the portfolio of secretary of war to Vice Chancellor Llndloy M. Garrison of the New Jersey chancery court, did not occasion mu,ch surprise today among closo associates of the vice chnncellor. It has been intimated inti-mated hero for some days that Mr. Garrison Gar-rison was being considered bv Mr. Wilson Wil-son for his cabinet, but until today It was not known for what particular place. Vice Chancellor Garrison was born in Camden. N. J., November 2S, 1SG4. He is a son of the Rev. Josoph F. Garrison, an Episcopal clergyman. Ho Is a brother of Justice Charles G. Garrison of the New Jersey supreme court Tie was appointed to tho chancery court In June, 1901, and reappointed by Chancellor Mahlon Pitney, Pit-ney, now a Justice of tho United States supremo court, In 1911 for a term of seven years. The salary is $10,000 a year. |
