Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-11
NYE TELLS HOOVER
FIGHT WILL FOLLOW
MELLON REMAINING
North Dakotan Expresses
Opposition to Pittsburgh
er's Reappointment.
OTHER WESTERNERS ALSO
ARE AGAINST SECRETARY
Special Session This Spring to Deal
With Farm Legislation Is
Predicted.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Presaging a fight in the Senate on the
confirmation of Secretary Andrew w.
Mellon If he is reappointed Secretary
of the Treasury by President-elect
Hoover, Senator Nye of North Dakota,
during a call upon Mr.. Hoover today
voiced his opposition to the appoint
ment of Mr. Mellon.
Other Senators from the West, in
cluding Senator Brookhart and several
members of the progressive group, are
opposing the continuation of Mr.. Mel
Ion in the Office of Secretary of the
Treasury.
Senator Nye expressed the opinion,
after his call upon Mr.. Hoover, that
special session of the new Congress
would be called this Spring to deal with
farm legislation, if a program of farm
relief Is not put through the present
Congress by March 4. He pointed out
that the McNary bill, which has the in
dorsement of the present administra-
ton, has not yet been considered by the
Senate committee on agriculture. If
the bill is reported out in it's present
form, Senator Nye predicted it would
lead to endless debate.
The farm co-operativeS, Senator Nye
SAID, would have a friend in Mr..
Hoover. He said that some of the CO.
operatives recently have been alarmed
at the suggestion that superorganiza-
tion to deal with farm products might
develop under the proposed farm pro-
gram. This fear he considered ground
less. While Senator Nye did not make
any recommendations for appointment
to the cabinet, he said it was surpris-
ing how some Of the farm co-operatives
recently had been warming up to Sec
retary Jardine of the Department of
Agriculture.
Secretary Davis of the Department of
Labor discussed with Mr.. Hoover today
the question of stabilization of employ
ment in this country, a subject in
which Mr.. Hoover has been much inter-
ested. Mr.. Davis said there had been
no discussion OF cabinet appointments
in his conference with Mr.. Hoover. but
he added that any man who was placed
in the Hoover cabinet must be pre-
pared for hard work and that the Presi-
dent-elect was one Of the hardest work
ers he had ever known. He added that
Mr.. Hoover was apparently in fine
physical condition and prepared to
work hard when he begins his new
duties as Chief Executive
A long list of visitors again filed
through President-elect Hoover's head
quarters, at the Mayflower Hotel, today,
including members of the cabinet, SEN
ators and Representatives.
Elihu Root, former Secretary of State,
was guest OF Mr.. Hoover at breakfast
today
Senator Deneen of Illinois discussed
with Mr.. Hoover problems relating to
his State, including a project for sea-
Coast, and the waterway from Chicago
to the Gulf.
Cabinet Is Discussed.
The Illinois Senator discussed in
general way matters relating to the
selection of the cabinet The nomina-
ton of Roy o West, Secretary of the
Interior, is to come up for considera-
ton in the Senate in another week.
Mr.. West Is from Chicago, and has long
been close friend of Senator Deneen.
The Senator did not say whether he
had recommended Mr.. West for reap
pointment There is a fight on in the
Senate over the confirmation of Mr..
Vests appointment, but 1t is expected
that he will be confirmed when the
vote is taken.
Illinois has two other possible can
didateS for cabinet Offices in the Hoover
administration. They are: Silas Strawn,
who has been mentioned for Attorney
General, and Julius Rosenwald for
Secretary of Commerce.
Bingham Talks Aviation.
Senator Bingham of Connecticut, who
has long been interested in aviation,
took up with Mr.. Hoover particularly
the question of commercial aviation
between the United States and South
America. Senator Bingham feels that
much could be done along this line by
mail contracts and pointed out that air
service between New York and the West
Coast of South America would save
weeks of time in communication.
Other Senators who visited Mr.. Hoo
yer today included Nye of North Dakota
and Thomas of Idaho.
j. r. Mutt. treasurer of the Repub-
lican national committee and Secretary
of Labor Davis called upon Mr.. Hoover,
as did A. H. Wiggin, president of the
Chase National Bank of New York.
To See House Members.
Mr.. Hoover is to see a number of
members of the House this afternoon,
including Representatives Dyer of Mis-
souri,, Cramton of Michigan, Nutson of
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