New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
WORK, NEW CR HILLES
 AS WEEKS SUCCESSOR
All Three Mentioned West Known to Want
 Recognition in Cabinet

Washington. Aug, 12 (P}-Re- neWed indications that Secretary Weeks will retire as head of the war department were followed today by preparations in several quarters here 10 lay before President Cool
 dgo the qualifications of various potpntjal candidates for the vacancy
 It is likely that great number of names will be submitted to the president by senators and party leaders, Mr. Coohdse is expected to look into the qualifications of all of these ayailahlcs and others of his own choice before hr makes his de CisIon.
 The first question he will nave tu decide is whether to go outside his present cabinet m naming his new secretary Of war. Among the pres unt cabinet members arc two men whose names always have been held in miud in such tentative considera. ton as he has given to the matter.
 Secretary Work. as head success sivcly of the post office and interior departments, has made an adminis- tralire record cf which Mir. Cool ldge thinks highly and has some knowledge of army administration through his service in the great war Postmaster Genera New. spanish war veteran and a former member of the senate military committee, likewise is regarded by the chief eX- ccntive as a man of demonstrated fitness for the war portfolio,
 Some of tho republic leaders hayf pointed out 10 Mir. Coolidge. hoF- ever, that a shift of either Mir, Work ar Nr, New 10 tba var dr- partm"nt would, hy creating another vacancy make it necessary that two members of the r"constitufod off cjal family tnst"ad of one would have 10 learn the routin" o' tha off cil) machinery placed under their caro. If is emphasized, too, that neither the interior secretary nor the postmaster general is seeking traNsftr
 Among those outside tho present cabinet Charles D, IIIlcs of New York is conceded to rank high among availabl,s, but one infuen- tia' section of inc republican lead "rship in Washington will advise strongly that the president look tn th" west to supply thu cahin5t ap- pointee. Western s"nators have number Of names they want to pre- sent.
 The apparent conviction Of Mir Weeks that he cannot return to his DoSt is source of regret among many officials in Washington.
 With Nlr. Wr.K's Nuhlra ga '. tho prcsideut's homo state of Massa- rhNSottS will lose l-s representation in tho cabinet. and onc suggestion heard today Was that Senator Will lam N Rutler of that state. now chairman Of the republican national committee. might Ice elevated to a place in the official family or the Nrosiiont, Shou'1 such an appoint ment be made. Nr, Butler probably womb become postmaster general. a ! post hold hy numerous party chair | mon in the past. an1 Mir. New trans 1 fcrrcd 10 th" war department.
 In the opinion Of some republican leaders here. Mr. Hi)les may climin- | nato himself from consideration in i order to remain active in New York | state politics. His name has been | mentioned 'n political gossip here regarding the republican cuberna- torial nomination in 1926. and there | have hocn some indications rha' ho | would he acceptable to powerful ! group of Now York party leaders.