SUNDAY OREGOMAX. PORTLAND. DECE3IBER 20, 180S.
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OFFICERS CHOSEN
Taft Says Many Have Been
Suggested, but Only Knox
Decided Upon.
WILL ASK KNOX'S ADVICE
Hia Brother Paper ta Merrick Is
Choice tor Traurjr arxi Wnchot
and Garfield Stand but
Mill Cfeaacv.
. IXJt'STA, ia... Dev. 1. A an answer
tjp'.tbe nmerou newspapers, cabinet sua-z-tlmm
made recently tn many quarters.
President-elect Taft aid tonight that be
bad mad no. progress whatever In
maktoff "tip bis -iafcinot - aside from th
Kiwi .appointment.- .-
-ArfmltrtnR that 'all the names that luv
been migrcFtfd In the uppers have alee
been upBestd-to--hhn. he Insisted that
h had reached - no- determination and
fTiere waa nnthtnf In the rumor of an
offer of a position to any one.
Air. Taft", aaid lw ahould consult his
-reary of Stale thoroughly before
rin further Into tha cabinet -ma kins;
business.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 19. A special from
Auguata. Ga.. to the Timee-Star. (the
paper owned and edited by CJiaxles P.
Taft. a brother of the President-alecll
wi:
When Philander C. Knox, the Taft Sec
retary of State. eoms to Auyunta to die
cues with the President-elect the make
up of the remainder of tbe new Adminis
tration's Cabinet; Mr.. Tat will aaK him
tn approve of Myron T. liarrick. ex
iVmmr of Ohio, aa Secretary of til
Treaam-v. -Thla fant can ba stated aa
online; fronu authentic sources. Before
Mr. Taft offered the treasury portfolio t
Representative Theodore K. Burton, of
dtm. be was seriously cenelderlna Mr.
Herrick for the place. Xow Mr. Herrick
is the approved man for tha job. -
Tije ' selection of M- Knox as
Secretary (if.. State is of vast
aMmifleanre. tn that it wtll probably mean
the most of the men now tn the Cabinet
wher have fifrared aa great -Roosevelt sup
porter will lose out In the final fram
1n of the personnel of the Taft Cabinet.
The President-elect Ja frank in bia atate
nient that he will depend on tha counsel
rf Mr. Knot mora than on Uia advica
of any other men. This (s taken to mean
that the chapeee- of Gilford Ptnehot'a
betnc Secretary of Agriculture and
James R. Garfleld being Seeretary
ot the Interior are reduced to a minimum.
Wlitg Mr. Knox arrives at Augusta,
within the next week or so, Mr. Taft will
submit to htm for hts Inspection and ap
proval the list of names lie lias selected.
SCRAMBLE iflR KNOX' JOB
Pennsylvania. Republicans Would
Succeed to -Senator ship.
PH1UDELPJUA, Dec. 19. Early indications-
polt- to a scramble niipni;
well-known Republicans to succeed
I'nited: States-. Senator Knox, who has
accepted the "offer of Pre-sldent-alact
Taft to become Secretary of Plate. Kol
lowlBf "'i' cu!tau - tn'- Pennsylvania
whleh -plves ..both tlie nut and west
representation-- in the henate. Mr
Ku.V' "successor.. -fll .come from tho
western" pari ..In, state. At least
halt. JkiJoaen candidates have been mentioned-
over niiltt.-
lt is believed here that Pkhatdr Knox
will not tesign from the' Benate until
some time after January .30, on which
(taje the Les;ietature wit meet in Joint
seesion to--alMi Senator for the term
bewinnine- Marll 4. Senator. Boles Fen-
roas Is candidate fas ra-elttetion and
as' tle-bas' opposition, it, la the deaire
of-Prrroe' rvMtida trmtV Knox keep bis
Keat-fof .the prtftrit lit order not to
Ouuiatate ,tue political situation witn
reiiaTd W"Sn:itor Penrose' candidacy.
Senator Penrose Is opposed by John O.
Sheat. -State Treasurer, who la identi
fied , with . the reform element of the
Republican party. Senator Penrose's
frtvnda expect that the Senator., will be
re-elected.-.- - .
-The Republican oaueus will he held
on January i. Senator . Knox' term ex
wires .March 4. 1911. and his successor
will bo-elected to serve out the unex
pired term. -. ' .....
,Mi Knox waa appointed Senator In
tXM by Oovernor Pennypacker to fill
the unexpired lm of Senator Quay.
.(r.' Unok -w then' Attorney-General
of the I'nited States. He was elected
fet te fult term trt alx years-in 1S0J.
PITTSBITRG MKX ARK EAGER
Would I.ike to Wear T"oa in Knox
''PITTSBURG, Bee- 19. Tlte cceptane.
Kv Sonatcr Knox of the portfolio of Sec
retmr of State oas precipitated an Inter-esrirtj-
hatile- nctween amnitious Republi
cans o( this vicinity and -has stirred into
action every faction of the Republican
party. It In pomredj out that while nia
jort v f tee leamNatoea leeted taat No
vember were pledged to support Senator
Penrose for -re-election, tlie probability
of Mr. Knox lca-Inr the Senate was not
oreamrd. of. and that therefore the mem
bers are free to exercise their own wills
In rhoosinir his successor.
The men already mentioned for the
Senstorship are: Geors;e T. Oliver, btrner
of the Gar.et'e-Times and Chronicle-Tele-rraph;
William Fllnn, ex-State Sen
ator and political leader of Allegheny
CourfJ.H: C: Prick. Oonirreaemwn Burke
and ConRrejwman Dalsell; Georxe V. Huff.
Supreme Court Justice, Jehn P. Elkin and
Jotgah V. Thompson, millionaire banker
o' .'niontown. . -
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Il,7,FLr. AMI Bl'RKE VOCLP
-Vnnminye Candidacy o Sineceed New
Secretary of State.
.WASIIINGTOX. Pec. 19. Announce
ment of their candidacy for the I'nited
States Senatorsblp to succeed Senator
Knox b hourly acknowledged by Penn-t-ylvanlan
In Washington from two mem
bers of the House John K. Dalsell and
James Francis Burke, both of Pittsburs;.
Mr. Dalsell has served JO years la Con
crete, and by. reason of his ability and
long service, is one of the ruling; powers
in the TTouse. He fat said to pin the con
fidence of the business world of tha
Pittsburg iregion and will bave a strong
following.
Representative Burke, now serving his
second term In Congress, has had a bril
liant -career. In tbe last campaign he
was sent out by the Republican National
Committee. He also managed the cam
paign of Senator Knox for me Presidency.-
and speculation is heard as to
whether Knox will throw this young
Congressman any of his support.
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Mack, chairman of tne Democratic coro
niitt.e. said last night that headquarters
would be established In Washington soon
after tha holidays.
What about Bryan aa a candidate
four years from now?"
"There Is no probability of Mr. Bryan
running again four years hence, so there
1 no use discussing the matter," said the
chairman.
PRESIDENT DENIES STORY
Says Jle Has ot Dlaagreed With
Taft Over Ohio Senatorstalp.
WASHINGTON". Dec. IK. President
Roosevelt today stated that there was no
truth In a printed story that ha had a
disagreement with President-elect Taft
about the candidacy of the tatter's
brother. Charles P. Taft, for the Sena
torshlp from Ohio. The President stated
that the subject of the Henatorshlp had
never been even remotely mentioned tn
conversation between himself and Judge
Taft and that he has no thought of In
any manner Interfering la tbe contest.
COLUMBUS, O., . Ilee. 1H. Senator J.
B. Forkr urrived ht-re today and opened
his campaign to succeed himself. Mr,
Forager deejined to give out apy esti
mate, as to bis strength. H said that
ha waa in, tha race to win. (
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CHECK CANAL WORK
Coe Says Democratic Officials
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BUT PROGRESS IS GOOD
(at mi Dam Absolutely Safe, Mncli.
Advertised Slide Be!nr Deliber
ately Cauised to Crowd Out
Mud in Canal Bed.
OREXiOMAX MOWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Deo. Dr. Henry Waldo Coe,
who has just returned from Panama,
called on the President today to report
on hla observations of progress on the
Panama Canal. He said he waa much
pleased with the progress being made,
but told the President the canal would
be conipleted one year earlier than now
seems possible. If he will discharge
Democrat who are filling responsible
positions on , the Isthmus and replace
them with Republicans. If this Is done,
he says, tho canal will be oompleted by
the close of Mr. Taft's first Administra
tion. Dr. Coe informed the President that
many of the best positions at Panama
sra now filled by Democrats, thoroughly
out of harmony with' Republican poli
cies and Inclined to retard work on the
canal because of their political bias.
Dr. Coe further stated that reperU of
the instability of the Gatun. dam were
absolutely without foundation: that the
dam is underlaid with rock throughout
its full length and. when completed, will
be entirely safe. What was described in
press dispatches as a dangerous slide
was deliberately brought about by en
gineers who were seeking to displace the
mud In the bed of the old canal with a
rock foundation. They purposely sank
the rock on the bed of the old canal, with
a view to forcing mud out of the trenches
and to surface, and in thia they suc
ceeded.
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HILL GETS ROAD TO GULF
PURCHASE OF COLORADO
SOUTHERN' GIVES OUTLET.
Railroad, which .extends from Fort
Worth to Galveston. The Colorado
Southern and Rock Island are partners
in this deal, each owning half of the
road's securities. This combination
completed the Colorado A Southern's
outlet to the Gulf at Galveston, gave
it the usd ot the liock Island's wharves
In that city, and gave the Rock Tsland
an outlet to tho Gulf from Fort Worth
in'con'ner.tlfin with the "Fort Worth Ac
Denver City road, which Is controlled
by the Colorado A Southern by atock
ownership.
.y stein Extends From Paelfic to
" GalTeton and Haa Shortest
Tidewater Une.
NKW IORK. Dec. IS. (Special.)
By the expenditure o" no less than
$18,000,000 James J. Hill has at last
secured hi long-coveted lln from the
Pacific Northwest to the Gulf of
Mexico, which ia also the ahertest line
from tha Rocky Mountains to tide
water. It was formally announced
here today that the Colorado ft South
ern Railway - Company had passed to
tt)e Hill system of roads and would
hereafter ba operated as part of the
Burlington and Northern pacific
roads.
The new outlet, which now becomes
Mr- Hill's.- was made possible by the
recent completion by the Rock Island
road of the Trinity Brazos Valley
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