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Show PRESIDENT GOES ON LONG CRUISE Washington, Feb. 11. President Wilson left Washington tonight with Mrs Wilson for a week-end cruise clown the Potomac river and Chcsa-peak Chcsa-peak bay on the naval yacht Mayflower, May-flower, during which he will consider the selection of a successor to Llnd-ley Llnd-ley M. Garrison as secretary of war. He expects to return late Sunday night or early Monday morning. It was said tonight by the president's presi-dent's advisers that he wanted to reach a decision as quickly as possible possi-ble and that he probably would bo ready to send the nomination to the senate early next week. An assistant assist-ant secretary to succeed Henry Breckinridge In all likelihood, will not bo named until tho new secretary is consulted. Secretary Lane of the Interior, Secretary Sec-retary Houston of agriculture, and Frank L. Polk, counsellor of the state department, are understood to be under un-der Berlous consideration, and the names of twenty or more other men havo been suggested to the president. These include former Governor Harmon Har-mon of Ohio, Colonel E. M. House, former Governor Walsh of Massachusetts, Massachu-setts, former Mayor Baker of Cleveland, Cleve-land, Senator Stone of Missouri, Senator Sen-ator Chamberlain, chairman of the senate military committee; Representative Represen-tative Hay, chairman of the house military committee, and several other members of congress. The president is said to be desirous desir-ous of naming a man already in touch with the military situation, who could take up Immediately the direction direc-tion of the war department where Mr. Garriosn left off. It Is Intimated by his friends, however, that he may select se-lect someone not yet mentioned publicly, pub-licly, in connection with the position. Ihe president spent several hours today in going over the plans of various vari-ous men suggested. The cabinet meeting was held, but Mr. Wilson did not seek advice on the subject there. Tonight he attended a dinner given In his honor by Postmaster General Burleson and Immediately afterwards boarded the Mayflower. |