The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-11
Nv MARK SULLIVAN,

ny nAAhA 81 Lii V AN
National Political Correspondent OF Tho
lnIelligencer and New York EVentng
Post.
Washington, Dec. l0.---Herbcrt Hoover
is mentioned for the cabinet more often
than any other man and - mentioned
FOR more posts than any one else. Oc-
Cas!Qnally he is mentioned for Secretary
~ State,
That suggestion Is rather far-fetched.
OF course, /, isn't indispensable that the
Secretary of State should Ne II lawyer
John Hay was not. But that Qual!Iica-
ton IL pretty essential, especially III az
administration during Which. II the pro
gram OF tn" Republican leaders goes
through. international law IL t"r thH
'irSt time to be- reduced to = formal
code, as an incident OF the Internal .rha.
association for preserving peace.
Hoover is mentioned also for SeGr"-
rary Of the Interior, Yer Secretary OF
Commerce. amt for Secretary Of Labor.
Hoover is i very able man. II isat
quite the Same Kind OF ability the pub
lie attributes to HIM. and he has been
nj Il diSadrantag" In the public expect
ing him TO DC the thing that he really Is
not. sionRlly. when Hoover comes
into direct personal contact with the
public. there is sense OF diSappotnt-
ucnt. The reason is that Hoover AZ n
legend is one thing. and the real Hoover
is another. Tho real Hoover is just as
impressive as IN" legendary Hoover. but
sometimes disappcintingly different.
The Real and Legendary Hoover.
Because Of the associations with
which Hoover first came into thu pub
lie cyc--as the alnnoner Of starving Bel
gium and that sotr Of thng--pcople
think of him as a person of great per
Sonsl b"neVolence. rs a kind " cross be
tween Santa Claus, and mcdiatra!
mcnd!cart saint. Hoover Is no; that at
all. lie Is practical engineer with n
mind Coldly intent on results. mind
that Is one OF the most lncislve in
America with prodiEious capacity for
work and with that Intangible quality
that makes things 20, tho quality that
makes success.
In addition 20 that Hoover has all the
fundamental qualities or a super!our-
ratiSt. He has the curiosity about facts
and the pleasure in digging them out;
he has the capacity for acucrate Gener-
a,Izatton from facts; he has tho reform
Cr's itch 10 make things better, tho zeal
for public service. and ne has unique
sense Of publicity and tlm"!Iness
Every srrcch that Hoover makr%---a mi
H.. X IN mo:" demand FOR speeches. tnan
aim"st any other nan.--contains fr"sh
material. Each speech Is definite con-
lrIhlt:"n To- public Thought, and Is re-
,,~!vrt! by no newspapers ard the pub
lie with Ne :r'rrsSt and weight II de-
serves.
HooveS Is In d. mand Ter Ihc freshness
and thoroughnrSS ~ his thought. not
ru- any platiiul!Hous af:"r-dlnn"r or
natencSS nor because he IL funny. nor
Cor any other kind Of entertainment.
He is i demand for %hac h" has 10 say.
No living American eNr".S H""Hcr in
The value OF his COntC buttons - con-
temporary Thought
Noover's Large Public Following.
In cons .d"ring Hoover as : cabinet
possibility. NOT only Is Il - h" rcIn"nl-
harnd ,kat he = q remarkable man. u Is
- y" remembered also that hn has,
pui,'!. following. II" ranks with Wilson
BRYAN, Gen. wood and a few others a.
a man whose gu.dInv" and course about
ruhl!r affairs l"rc" nGm 3"rS e.. r"-Hoh
will accept on fdiih.
These things commend Hoover for ~"
- btne;. They do not make htIn ineEI-
table. for no man * incvttab!" IN IN"
cabinet. Harding has tro Cl"arrst pos
Shlc right TO "tnnc his own CABINET ana
20 CAunSc II on a bass W gC't ug mon
vino VIII MU-r smoothly with him, win
th.. -, nate and "0nETcSS. and with the
leaders of the Republican party.
Il i HardirSS privilege Ia apply tests
of persona! judgment and personal H"H.-
fort in selecting rhc members Of hi,
,nbinct It Ia t"u, ne VII he Judged
I" an sXt@n,. ny ,hN men ne PUTS IN his
cabinet, but h" can ChUNS. between he
NIX iudgrd n u" hcgiUninS .: his term
and being iudEei at IN" end Of II. II"
an select men who n'"1dY hI|r biz
rrnnaS luI whose selection will CIV"
linn. a !ay0rah.e memorandum 1t thc