Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24
HOOVER'S REVISION
OF PATRONAGE SEEN
Brookhart Predicts Changes
After Conference With
President. Elect.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A revision in the method of handling
Federal patronage during the Hoover
administration was predicted yesterday
by Senator Brookhart, Republican, Iowa,
after a conference with the President
elect.
The Iowan, who Is chairman Of
Senate committee investigating patron
age distribution in Southern States,
called on Mr.. Hoover to acquaint him
with the work accomplished to date by
the committee and of the disclosure it
had made.
II am convinced" Brookhart said,
chat the Daugherty and Fall scheme
of patronage is over forever. am con-
vinced that the Hoover administration
will be honest in this respect as 1t will
be in all others"
Visits More Than Hour.
Brookhart spent more than an hour
with the President-elect. In speaking
of the committees work, the Senator
said he did not want to PREJUDICE the
situation before the investigation was
completed and all evidence sifted. He
added, however. that he thought that
the situation in the three States,
Mississippi, Georgia and South Carolina,
would require shake-up which he was
confident would take place in the next
administration.
Fortified by his exchange Of views
with Mr.. Hoover, Brookhart said the
Senate investigation would be carried
into other States, from which COM
plants regarding patronage distribution
had been received. On February 20,
r. B. Creager, national Republican COM
mitteeman from Texas, will appear be-
fore the committee.
Furthermore, under authority of q
special Senate resolution, Brookhart de-
clared the committee would sit in the
interval between the present and the
special session of Congress.
Agriculture Discussed.
The agricultural situation which will
figure so prominently in the special
session also was infinitely covered in
the conference. The Iowa Senator said
the name Of Thomas D. Campbell of
Montana had been mentioned in his
conversation with the President ELECT
as possible Secretary of Agriculture
Mr.. Brookhart declared he personally
would not be very much In favor of
such selection. Mr.. Campbell had an
engagement with Mr.. Hoover late in
the day.
AS for Mr.. Hoover's intentions re-
garding agricultural relief, Senator
Brookhart repeated that he felt sure
that the President-elect already had
formulated workable plan which he
would issue at the proper time and
which would carry out all his campaign
promises.
Special Session Considered.
All aspects of the special session
were exhaustively discussed by Mr..
Hoover and Mr.. Brookhart. The latter
said that it would certainly be con-
vened at the earliest possible time,
which probably would be nearer April
Q than April is.
Hugh Gibson, American Ambassador
to Belgium, was Mr. Hoover's luncheon
guest. Mr.. Gibson Is q warm friend OF
the PreSident-elect, the two having
been associated in Belgian relief work.
The Ambassadors name has been fire.
quently mentioned as q possibility for
Secretary of State.
Mr.. Gibson was called to this country
at this time to confer with the admin
istration regarding American policies
in the forthcoming preparatory disarm-
ament conference in Geneva on April
Is, to which he will be the United
States chief delegate.