Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-01-08 | Page 2 | [Illegible] Henry M. Hoyt, Prospective Attorney General in the Cabinet of President Taft

f fiOlVHENRY M HO YT, PROSPECTIVE ATTORNEY GENERAL GEN-ERAL IN THE CABINET OF PRESIDENT TAFT. ' n " ''; ' l,' l fj ; i , 'jr ' .oV-'v'W Washington, Dec. 30. Critics aro rot united as to the man who Is to step into Bonaparte's fchoes as attorney at-torney general of tho United States. Some say It will be Wlckersham ot Now York city, who Is the lay part-r-er of Air. Taft's brother, Henry W. J) Tr.ft. It was originally supposed thu Frank 13. Kellogg of Minnesota waa &t the top of tho available list, but it now seems that Kellogg Is not a probability. The general impression ij that Henry W. lloyt may be given the place. Mr. Hoyt has been solicitor solici-tor general of the United States einco 3903, in which year he entered tho department of justice for the Unltei F-tatea government. He Is a native ot Wllkesbarre, Pa, and Is r.2 years of i?.e. He Is the eon of General Heury It. Hoyt, who was governor of Peun-. Peun-. f.ylva.iia from 1S70 to 1833. Mr. Hoyt Is a graduate of Yale ind of the law school of the University of Penney t vama. After being admLtted to the bar he.. practiced In Pittsburg and then entered the banking business. Ho was assistant cashier ot tho Unltod Stntos National bank of New Wk. treasurer and later president ol the Investment company of Philadelphia Phila-delphia and hold other prominent financial fi-nancial connections. In 1S93 ho re-cjmcd re-cjmcd the practice of his profession at Philadelphia. Ho waa assistant attorney goaeral of tho United States from 1807 to 1903. at which time he became solicitor, general. He is probably prob-ably more familiar with the details of the department of Justice at Washington Wash-ington than any other man living. He is a lawyer of force and promt-:ience promt-:ience aud thoroughly In sympathv with Taft's ideas. It seems to be a f-nfe conclusion that the next attorney attor-ney general of tho United States will be either Hoyt or Wlckersham.