Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-14
HOOVER TO LEAVE
CAPITAL TONIGHT
Draws What Is Probably His
Last Midmonth Check as
Cabinet Member.

Herbert Hoover today drew what
probably will be his last midmonth
check as Secretary of Commerce.
ignoring the Government half hol.-
day. he planned to remain at his desk
until late in the afternoon and then to
take reluctant leave of 1t, as he pre-
pares to embark on his new career as
Republican nominee for President.
He will leave Washington at 7:o5
o'clock tonight for momentous over
land trip to California. where. August
IL. ne will receive formal notification
OF his selection as the Republican
standard bearer.
En- route he is to stop at the Summer
White House and arrange with Presi
dent Coolidge for his official release
from the cabinet When Hoover re-
turns to the Capital month from now
IL undoubtedly will be in his new role
as aspirant for the presidency.
Successor Believed Chosen.
1t is the belief here that President
Coolidge already has picked Hoover S
successor as Secretary of Commerce
and that when the nominee returns
here next August he will find some one
else sitting at his desk in the little
room on the seventh floor of the De-
partment of Commerce, where for seven
years he has guided the destinies of
that department.
There were unconfirmed runiors
around the department today to the
effect that the President has offered
the post to William NJ Butler, but that
Butler had declined It. Dwight Morrow
also has been mentioned prominently
IN the discussion of the selection of q
new head for the Commerce Depart
ment. In, the absence from the city of
Secretary Hoover. the affairs of the
department will be managed by Walter
F Brown. assistant secretary.
Hoover avoided all callers today In
an effort to clear up final details of
Office routine requiring his attention.
He has insisted that the status OF the
departmental annual report and fiscal
budget must be such as to enable him
to turn over the business of the de-
partment to a successor without ex-
tended conferences and adjustments
Tilsons to Be Guests.
When he has completed the task of
clearing his desk this afternoon, he will
hurry to his home and prepare for
boarding the special train section which
will carry him westward His only
guests on the trip will be Representa-
tive and Mrs. TilSon of Connecticut.
Mrs Hoover will accompany her hus-
band to the coast. Others In the party
will include George E. Akerson, per-
Sonal assistant secretary. several Secre-
tarial aides and more than a score OF
and photographers. The
train will consist of private car for
MIR. and Mrs. Hoover and their guests.
one or two compartment cars for the
assistants and newspapermen, dining
car and baggage car.
The first stop will be Chicago. which
will be reached at O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon. Secretary and Mrs. Hoover
will motor To Evanston to spend three
or four hours with Vice President and
Mrs. Dawes before continuing the jour-
aey to Superior, Wis. II Is likely that
MIR and Mrs. TilSon. James w. Good.
Hoover'S Western manager. and one or
two other Republican leaders will join
In the visit at the Dawes home.
The party will arrive at Superior
Monday morning, to be greeted by a
rousing civic welcome. There viii be
n parade through the streets of the city
as Hoover and his party proceed by
tn Brule Secretary and
Mrs, Hoover will remain at the island
lodge until Tuesday evening.
II is expected that tine President will
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