New-York tribune., 1920-12-13
Urge Hoover
For Place in
New Cabinet
Republican Leaders Argue
His Appointment Would
Please Voters of Nation.
Especially the WON e II
Root Sentiment Is Strong
President Elect Believed
to Still Consider Him
for Secretary of State
By Carter Field

WASHINGTON, Dec 12.-Much Of
the advice which Warren G. Harding
has gotten, and will get in the next
few weeks, with regard to Cabinet ap~
pontments will favor strongly the in
clusion Of Herbert c. Hoover in his
official family.
rather surprising development IN
the last few days here, during confer
ences between national Republican
leaders in and out Of Congress who
happened to be in town, is that the
very kind Of men who might have been
suspected Of being opposed to Hoover,
on the ground that he is not regular
organization man, are for him.
A great many Of the Republican
leaders of the strai aight-laced organiza-
ton type--men who normally abhor re-
formers and progressives and every
thing that smacks of gularity-be-
lieve that the appointment Of Hoover
would be extremely good politics Of tic
! broad sort. They think the people of
the country, and especially the women,
would be pleased by the appointment,
and they are willing to see a good
place in the Cabinet denied to some
Irregular" in the hope of accomplishing,
this object. They think this appoint
ment would start off the Harding ad-
ministration higher in the public
esteem.
Sentiment Strong for Root
Another surprising thing is the
strength of sentiment for Flihu Root
and the conviction that he has not
heen eliminated from consideration by
Mr.. Harding for the post of Secretary
OF State. Several men who talked to
Mr.. Root while he was here predicted
that if he talked to Mr.. Harding at
Marion when he goes there in day or
two as he did to them about the inter
rational situation and his own views
with regard to it, Ny. Harding would
speedily discover that he and Mr.. Root
were not far apart at all, but, on the
contrary, very nearly in agreement.
Senator Fall, who talked for hours
with Mr.. Root the other day, and who
! is known to be very strong admlrer
OF Mr.. Root, went over at .,ngth the
plans for world court rs discussed
by RI. Root abroad.
The Significance Of Senator Falls
long conference with Mr. Root is be
lieved to be that Mr.. Fall will now
be able to tell his colleagues that Mr..
Root is not nearly so at odds with the
majority opinion on the treaty and the
general idea Of an association OF na-
tons as many Of them had supposed.
Mr.. Fall denied discussion of tho
League of Nations or any association
of nations. but admitted that they dis
cussed at length Mr.. Roots work
abroad in connection with the world
court.
Fall Confirmed Statements
The impression is that Mr.. Fall con,
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have been made by Senator friendly
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effect that Mr.. Root was perfectly
willing to work on the idea Of throw
ing the present league overheard and
making fresh start, and would b.
found in entire sympathy with the
known ideas of Senator Harding along
these lines.
This Senator, favorable to Mr.. Root
being made Secretary of State, hat
been calling the attention Of his col
leagues to recent article of Chandle!
Anderson. who is very close TO Koct
in The North American Review. Ih'
article, this Senator has told hi
friends in the Senate, was probab !
read by Mr.. Root before publication
The significant point about the artlcls
is that it called attention to tho fac
that Mr. Roots work on the com
court plan was circumscribed by tho
fact that it WAS considered necessary
TO fit the world court plan into the cN
listing League of Nations scheme.
The obvious inference left BY tn
article is that much more satisfac
tory world court plan could have beer
evolved il it had not been for thi
limitation, with the further inference
that Mr.. Root himself felt that bette
plan could have been worked out ha'
it not been for the seeming necessit,
Of fitting the world court plan beinl
evolved by the commission into tn
existing league.
1t has become known that Senate
Harding himself felt that Mr.. Root
!. views on the league, as understood b.
;; Mr. Harding, were not such as to ma k
him an ideal man for Secretary o
State, in view of the plans Of Mr.. Har
ding for working out an America'
plan for an association Of nations. Nj
J Harding at the time, it is said, had
! mental picture Of Root similar to tina
held by most of the irreconcllibles i