San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
NEXT ATTORNEY
GENERAL WON |.
Be F ROM [ asst
Too Many Men From New
England in Cabinet
Already.
MANY WANT KENYON
Former Senator Would Be
Good Running Mate,
Coolidge Thinks.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.


Washington. ID. C.. April T.
President Coolidge will choose an
attorney general from the West o:
Middle West--and not from the East.
This much has been been decided
, upon though the individual who will
fill all the requirements of the pres
ent situation has not yet been Sc
lected.
The President is giving considera-
ton to the geographical stions
which enter into the makeup, e. cabi-
nets. He already has a member from
Massachusetts in the secretary of war
The Democrats have been getting
ready to raise the cry of New Eng
land domination in the government
since the speaker of the House and
the chairman of several important
committees come from Massachusetts
as does the Republican leader of the
Senate. To, add ammunition 10 NJ.
Coolidge's opponents. Coupled with
this is the fact that Chief Justice
Rugg Of the Massachusetts, Supreme
! Court. who would be chosen if any
one from New England were taker,
| would hardly wish TO take the attor-
ncy generals task at this time I'M
! less be could look forward TO an APP
pointment to the Supreme Court of
the United States, and there is no
telling just when the next vacancy
will occur.
The outgoing attorney general
came from the Middle West and it. is
natural that his successor should b,
chosen from the region West Of the
Alleghepies.
Want Judge Kenyon.
The radicals in the Republican
party as well as some conservatives.
kare clamoripg for the appointment of
kformer member of the United States
senate. Unfortunately these radicals
have given the impression that they
are debating to the President. Some
reports significantly indicated that ii
hIr. Kenyon were appointed the in
fcstigation of the Department OF JUS
tice under Mr.. Daugherty's regime
would be slowed down. Mr.. Cool
dge doesn't want to be in the posi-
ton of purchasing immunity for any
department of his administration.
Then there is the fact that .Edge
KENYON declined recently the PresI-
lent's offer of the seeretaryship of
he navy. Some people think he
hould have responded to call for
ervice irrespective of personal con-
cnience and his argument then was
hat he was not temperamentally fit
ed for the position. What Mr.
coolidge wanted was not some one TO
worry about battleships, but about
he efficient administration of the
reserves of the country.
Judge Kenyon. however, has spent
|s life in the legal profession. He
as an assistant attorney general I'M
itural for him to wish to remain on
e bench rather than take the navy
prtfolio.
Show of Strength.
While the President may not like
\ne of the tactics of those who are
dtssing for Mr.. Kenyon's appoint-
ent, he cannot fail to denote thar
e demand is significant show Of
eength and that to disappoint the
ideals, and particularly the farm
be over which Kenyon presided
en he was in the Senate, would
severe blow. Indeed, it might
the indirect cause of a nomination
Kenyon to the presidency if Sena-
LaFollette should happen to be
ill to run.
Some of the friends of President
plidge, recognizing Mr.. Kenyon's
narl:able strength in the West,
ength due to his conscientious ap-
cation to his duty while in the
bate, are talking of him for the
b-presidential nomination. In fact,
would be most pleasing to Mr.. Cool
Ae to have Kenyon as running
te.
Would the Coolidge administration
Nm better position to draft Ken
for the vice-presidency after he
served for a few months as az
ney general?
Strong In West.
his is one of the questions being
ussed in the inner circle. Ger
ly the same reasoning which
mpted Mr. Coolidge TO offer the
Ietaryship of the navy TO judge
yon is being applied now--for ne
hes conviction in the West. And
Coolidge's principal attack has
from the West.
is the battle-ground of the next
paisn. At. the moment Judge
yon's candidacy for the portfolio
trorney general has awakened the |
rest of so many members Of the
ed States Senate who have writ