The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22
LeffingweII May
Succeed Glass
BIZ DAVID LAwRENcB-
tcopyr1e.lt BY The 1ptelliSsneer.)

WASHINGTON. D. c. Jan. s1.-Who
"a 10 be the next secretary OF the treas
uryc Delay In appointing = SUCCESSOR
10 Secretary Glass, who Is soon TO tAke
his seat IN, the senate has occasioned
many an inquiry. not only from persons
10 this country who are vttslly interest
ed in fiscal policy. but from foreign
countries, where eyes are fixed upon
that government whose moral influence
't not physical assistance IN the flhan-
rlal world Is unparalleled in history.
President Wilson Is rcpresented as
going over the situation very carefully
and while II had been expected thar Ut.
Glass would take his seat IN the senate
by January Is. IL appears that the COM
ing OF the Pan-Anerican financial con.
rcTence interferred with the plan. II
was hardly considered possible tsat
new secretary Of the treasury couii
be confirmed in time TO welcome the
delegates. And with the finance MINIS
ters Of Central and South America anu
many other distinguished visitors here.
1, would have been somewhat emoar-
RAISING not 10 have a secretary OF inc
treasury 10 receive them all. so Soc
Yetary Glass has stayed on but an ap-
pointment will surely be made IN the
NEXT few DAYS a. tho Pan american
conference comes 10 an end on saturday
Rarely has there been such an inter
esting situation with reference to ca'-
met appointment as that which sur
Tor the treasury department.. the man
who is given the job must have ine
gbsoluIc and abiding confidence OF ms
chief. because with prohbit'"n 10 en-,
force income taxes 20 collect ana fiSctl
policy 10 manag". affecting foreign
Governments and billions ot dollars the
responsibility OF the post cannot DC
exaggerated.
who think the president ought to maiSs
a political appCintment-that he ought
not 10 take to his bosom in these IN
tensely political days anyone VINO ~
uot dyed-in-the-graip Democrat No
such consideration entered Nj. wilson
mind when he picked Herbert HOOVER
For Food Administrator. Harry a.. Gar,
iIeld for, Fuel ADMINISTRATOR Edwaro
n. Stettinlus for assistant SecretsrS q,
war Henry p. Davidson 10 head the Rel
Cross and approved the appointment OF
numerous Republicans 10 war Joos
And il is not generally credited that INC
president is thinking Of politics at Sil
nr that he Is being influenced IN the
slightest hy those who believe a politi:
al appointment IS just the thlng 20 hotd
he party together in presidential year.
As matter OF fact. Secretary SIass
has reconirn ended 10 the president the
appolntmen, ot Assistant Secretary Lst'
tingwcll, one .. the mainstaES of lns
treasary during the war. and IN hand'
EnS reconstruction finance. Mr.. Lef.
flrrswen came here al the requeSt *
Ny McAdoo 10 do war work. w nile ne
isn't n Democrat N he sence mat ne
voted Tor BRYAN In 1896. he IS Wilson
man through and through. In tact' X
the test OF democracy were whetner !
man voted for AR. Bryan when the sill
yer question was up, II Is douptluI
whether half the men In the prsidnt
.ablnt could qualify as Dmocrats,
rhcrc Will be a good deal OF discussion
,hls year anyway "a TO what really con-
<rituics = Democrat. and II would nnt
he surprising II the test In 1890 "As
whether man supported whole-hear;-
edly the League OF Nations and the Tor
Ign policy uf Woodrow Nllsn. taS
rs the Bryan 'n.lu"nc" goes. there hasn
been q conspicuous appointment whicn
could be termed Bryanistic for nearly
four vncrS-~ since Mr.. Bryan de-
parted as scCrrtrry Of state.
Official Washington ~ really in tho
lark as to who Will be appointed. The
president is keeping his own counsel
The secretaryship uf the treasury -
ahou, the biggest vacancy in the gov
,rnrprrt today. As nearly as anybody
can determine. Mr.. Letfingwell himself
- not :, candidate for the post and
though anxious to serve ir called Touil
not d., disappointed o. change the opla-
ions he has had OF President Wilson'S
foreign policy IL ne were not named.
Eut I'm IN" treasury department itself
and throughout Washington whore the
wisdom OF making The best appoint
ment possible in this critical period Is
recognized there will no cuRsi siderable re-
.;ret II LeffirCwell * not named Fo-
ne is distinctly popular rs Il public of-
fetal and hardly political type. either.
The chances Al present writing arc that
he VIII be appointed. bu nobody bat the
pres siJca; really knows as yet.