New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-21

private secretary, or Richard Wash
burn Child, the writer, who was al
Marion most of the past summer, will
be rendered the important post.
or course, Senator Harding may de-
eide on somebody else. Whoever 1t is
that comes to the White House as sec
rotary to the President. in order to re-
tain his popularity and his usefulness.
will be obliged to live up to a high
mark of tradition. There have been
some mighty efficient secretaries to
hold sway-sway is really the right
wOrd-in the offices of the White
House during the administrations that
have passed.
The memories of a few Washington
correspondents go back to the days of
'Lige" Halford. who was secretary
under Mckinley, and of George B. Cor
telyou, secretary under the same Pres
ident and for IN exceedingly short
time associated in the White HOus
with the Roosevelt administration.
Loeb Was More Than Secretary.
President Roosevelt appointed Will
liam Loeb, Jr.. whom he had known In
Albany while he was governor of New
York, as his secretary, and Loeb held
office through the first and second adj
illustrations of Roosevelt. Loeb was
something more than the Presidents
secretary. He was the friend and con-
fidant of Theodore Roosevelt. More
over, he was allowed to speak for the
President in many matters of moment.
In other words, If newspaper CORE
SpOndents or senators or representa-
lives went TO Loeb to find out some
thing, and ii was impossible TO reach
the President to get the answer, Loeb
almost always would take 1t upon him
self to say what was necessary.
Mr.. Loeb frequently was the spokes-
man for Theodore Roosevelt, being
able as he was, through association in
conferences, to know almost invariably
just how the President felt on all kinds
Of subjects, and also to know definitely
enough whether or no he was justi-
fed In speaking. Today Loeb is con
nected with the welfare department OF
the great American Smelling and Re
filming company.
When President Taft came into Of
flee lnc brought Il the White House
with him as his secretary Fred Warner
Carpenter, a young man who had been
his private secra tary when he was sec
rntarv q N,a. Na., ., N r,o. a.. ON
tered the White House Mr.. Warner was
appointed minister to Morocco. and he
sailed for his African post. lie was
succeeded by Charles ID. Norton of
New York, and about a year thereafter
Mr.. Norton was succeeded by Charles
d. Hilles, also of New York.
Mr.. Norton Is now "A vice president
of a New York city bank and Mr.. Hilles
is connected with II great insurance
company in an executive capacity.
Hilles, by the way. has been men,
toned as "A possibility for Il cabinet po-
sition under the incoming adlninistra-
ton. He is the Republican national
committeeman from the state of New
York and was exceedingly active IN the
last political campaign.
Tumulty viii Practice Law.
Woodrow Wilson's secretary Is Jo-
seph L. Tumulty, who had served In n
like capacity for Mr.. Wilson prior TO
his coming to the White House. Mr..
Tumulty came to Washington with the
President, and in all human probable
ity will leave 1t with him. The rela-
ton between Woodrow Wilson and Tu-
nudity is close and companionablc.
The President not long ago told his
secretary that he would appoint him
10 the position Of Judge of the United
States customs court of appeals II he
desired the place. Mr.. Tumulty de-
clined the honor and will practice law
IN Washington when Mr.. Wilson be-
comes an eA-President of the United
States.
II cannot be said that the position
Of secretary TO the President Is one
that is sought for. No man seeks II.
because IL Is n place which cannot be
asked for, but which must be given to
Il man whom the President knows init
mately. for whom he feels profound
respect and In whose judgment he has
every confidence. The secretary TO the
President can come about as ear
TO undoing the President as II Is posi-
Bile for n President of the United
States Ia be undonc.
The secretary must be- congenial,
iactful and firm or yielding as the &C.
casion demands. lie has n hundred po-
tential critics every day. He must
know the status of every person who
calls AT the White House, must know
what he or she wants and whether or
not the errand Of the visitor Is Of suf.
ficient Importance 10 require that the
President should be seen personally
by the caller. Everybody who goes 10
the White House wants 10 see the
President. and therefore IL Is easy
enough To see how tactful a secretary
must be when Il Is necessary that he
shall urn the visitor away with his
wish unqualified.