Show Iv CANCY IN CABINET MAY BE E FILLED MONDAY MONDA Y President Is Cruising on M Mayflower Off Old Point Comfort GOETHALS ELIMINATED i Report Says Democrats Will Com Combine on Preparedness Prepared Prepared- ness Program By Unite United Press WASHINGTON Feb 12 12 The Mayflower is cruising off Old Point Comfort tonight Wireless dispatches say alls all's well with the president and Mrs Wilson The dispatches dispatcheR however carry no news of the presIdents presIdent's s decision regarding to a successor to Secretary of ot War Var Garrison Garri Garri- son It is understood the president will announce his selection lon Monday lie II will return to Washington tomorrow The d day l y brought little light on the question o of the cabinet vacancy It continued to be the consensus of opinion opinion opinion ion that either Sectary Secretary Lane or Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- Houston will be be put in Garrisons Garri sons son's pla place e. e The new war var secretary will be a military ml man it was I stated tonight disposing of the tile reports that t. t General Goethals was being con- con I jany j congressmen and Senators senators senators sena Sena- tors have expressed the opinion that Goethals would be an acceptable ma mah but It Jt has been beep rather definitely de determined determined determined de- de that the Panama man Is not the uppermost In the presidents president's mind Numerous letters telegrams an ane telephone messages on the subject from the capital and from different parts of the country were received at th the White House Most of them Indicated d that the presidents president's acceptance of his war secretary's resignation would tend to strengthen materially the preparedness prepared prepared- ness forces in congress A Democratic leader 61 1 said 1 tonight representations would b bp be made next week to Representative Representative Kitchin asking him to bring bring- his Democratic forces together oi 01 on n a j compromise program of ot preparedness that will will-meet will meet with ith the demands of or th the country All but a few of the more radical Democrats are expected to fall fail into line Representative Page of North Carolina Carolina Caro Caro- lina Una it it is reported will carry the news to o Leader Kitchin that the Democratic Democrat members of of congress want to to unite their forces on a reasonable program and Join with the president in disposing disposing ing of the issue in a as s brief time as possible The fear that the naming of some someone someone someone one outside the cabinet whose view views on national defenses are known might against throw congress into Indecision on a preparedness program is said to tobe tobe tobe be one of the things guiding the president president president dent in determining his choice |