Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-26
PreSident-EIect Is Expected
to Announce Cabinet in
Press Monday.
COL. DONOVAN INDICATES
HE WILL NOT BE IN LIST
Nominations Due to Be Sent to
Senate, in Special Session,
as Soon as Possible.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

President-elect Hoover has completed
his inaugural address and is understood
to have virtually completed his cabinet
making
The address, which does not include
more than 5000 words. now is in the
hands of the printer. 1t is understood
that advance copies of it will be ready
for the press Saturday afternoon and
the impression is that an advance copy
Of the list Of the 10 men he has selected
to serve in his cabinet will be given to
the press at the same time. Both Of
these advance copies are to be with
held from publication until Monday
afternoon.
The indications are that Mr.. Hoover
Will send the nominations of his cabi-
net to the Senate as soon as possible
after he completes his inaugural ad-
dress. The Senate already has been
called by President Coolidge to sit in
extra session to be ready to receive
what nominations his successor may
send to the Senate and to be in a posi-
ton to act quickly.
goes merrily along and is one of the
most popular indoor and outdoor sports
in Washington today. Since President
elect Hoover's conference yesterday and
this morning with Col. William j. Dono-
van, Assistant Attorney General, the
feeling generally is that Mr.. Donovan
can be eliminated from the cabinet
speculation.
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Col. Donovan, who has been consist
emily mentioned in connection with
appointment as either ATTORNEY General
or Secretary Of War, when asked re-
garding his cabinet possibilities, said
that he was returning to New Mexico.
where he is engaged in some work for
the Government, and intimated very
strongly that he would not be in the
cabinet.
There have been recent rumors that
James w. Good, former Representative
| from Iowa. who personally was in charge
| Of Mr.. Hooyer's pre-convention cam
paign and who directed the Republican
activities in the West during the las.
campaign, and William D. Mitchell OF
Minnesota, at present solicitor general
of the United States, are among those
being seriously considered to head the
| always has been recognized as a Demo-
crat, but has been personal friend of
Mr.. Hoover for some time and Is under
| stood to have supported him in the la
campaign.
Friends See Mellon as Remaining.
There was nothing about the Hoov J
home on S street or his headquarters
at the Mayflower Hotel today to con-
firm recent rumors to the effect that
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon is not
TO- be retained in the cabinet. Close
friends Of Mr.. Hoover feel confident
that there is no foundation for these
rumors, although they admit Mr.. Hoover
has not discussed the matter with them.
Col. Donovan was a guest at break
fast at the Hoover home this morning,
and they sat and talked for half an
hour afterward. but the question of the
new cabinet is understood not to have
been among the subjects touched. Sena-
| tor Moses of New Hampshire and
Senator Hastings and Senator-elect
Townsend of Delaware, and National
Committeeman Hislop of New Hamp-
shire. and Mark Sullivan, newspaper
man. OF New York, were callers at the
S street house in the forenoon.
Ralph Arnold from Los Angeles.
chairman of the county central COM
mittee and one of the Republican lead
ers of Southern California and personal
friend of Mr.. Hoover, will call during
the afternoon. Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court Harland F. Stone, who
was one of Mr.. Hoover's fishing COM
panions when in Florida, dropped in be-
fore lunch for few minutes chat.
PreSident-elect Hoover endeavored to
find time in between his morning con-
ferenceS to be measured for some new
presidential clothes. He and Mrs. Hoo
yer will be guests at dinner at the White
House SUNDAY night