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Taft Cabinet Portfolio Tie Seeks Lincoln Cummings for Commerce
Acquaintances of Lincln C. Cummings of Brookline Mass learn of a push to appoint him Secretary of Commerce and Labor in Taft's coming cabinet. Cummings outlines a policy of strict constitutional adherence, labor welfare, and safety reforms, with insistence on education and enforcement of steamship safety rules. endorsements pour in from Maine governor Burt Fernald, American minister Herbert Peirce, and many Boards of Trade across the country. The movement gains support from Tampa Apalachicola and others, with Cummings named honorary member by multiple Boards of Trade.
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Lincoln C. Cummings
Brookline
Mass
Mistletoe Cottage
Commerce and Labor
William H. Taft
Taft
New South
United States
Secretary of Commerce
Lincelyn C. Cummings
Buchanan
Lincoln Clifford Cummings
Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce
Maine
Burt M. Fernald
Poland
Board of Trade of
Appalachicola
Florida
W. H. Taft
Mr. Cummings
Chambers of Commercce
Tacoma
Washington
Board of Trade
Augusta
Chamber of Commerce
Danville
Tampa
Fla
Appalachicola Board of Trade
Maycross
Redondo
Cal
Alameda
Berkeley
Augusta Board of Trade
Boards of ‘Trade