The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-19
Each Man Chosen Must
Have First Hand Ac-
quaintanCe With His Job.
BAN PUT ON WOMEN
Mellon Appears Certain to
Keep lob; Donovan Has
Inside Track.
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, JAM 19.-Her-
bert Hcover's cabinet will be one Of
insiders" that is, men either vet
Grams in Government service or of
direct, f1rst-hand acquaintance with
the particular problems of the de-
partments to which they are ap-
pointed.
Most of the cabinet will be men
long in the public eye as officials,
1t is learned from a survey of those
being considered for the various
posts. There will be no surprises"
in the sense that those appointed
will be unknown. 1t will be a
cabinet Of experienced blood.
There will be no women in
Hoover's cabinet, despite the contri-
button women made to Hoover'S
election.
The ban on women grows from
Hoover's intention to select cabinet
members largely from those expert
enced in federal Government mat
ters. and this leaves a rather thin
field of selection. 1t is not a ques-
ton of ability. but of proven
ability in the particular work which
must be done.
The President-elect has several
reasons for the test of tried Govern
ment service.
Wants Practical Cabinet
In the first place, he wants a
practical cabinet. This desire ema-
mates from his business experience
and his own view that the United
States government is the biggest
business in the world, and must be
conducted as a business.
While the cabinet constitutes a
sort of board of directors, that board
must operate through congress.
Hoover, therefore, wants men in
his cabinet who have had expert
ence in dealing with congress. Elk
cellent legislative ideas of govern
ment officials frequently have been
lost in congress because of the way
they were presented.
If possible, Hoover wants to avoid
mistakes, often magnified into very
unfortunate incidents, which in the
past have been made by men of good
intention but lacking in ability to
see the natural reaction.
Group of Lieutenants
Hoover's view of a cabinet is a
group of lieutenants, not a SUPER
council. He intends to be the big
boss, himself. He will seek infor-
mationl Therefore, will want men
well-informed.
Hoover will have no Kitchen
cabinet" that little group of adj
visers behind the scenes IN many
administrations. The cabinet will
act in that capacity for him, though
it will be much more than that.
Recent developments have proven
that Secretary of the Treasury Mel
Ion will be retained for a time and
it virtually is certain the youthful
assistant Encouragement, William
j. Donovan, will get a cabinet post.
Both are tried in the government
service.
So is Ogden L. Mills, undersecre-
tary Of the treasury, who will re-
main in the department with the
general expectation he will be ele-
waited when Mellon retires. Mills
was regarded as an authority on
finance, tariff and taxation as
member of congress, and led the
fight there for the Mellon tax plans.
Senator Charles McNary of Ore
gon, veteran legislator and chair
msn of the senate agriculture
committee, is receiving serious con-
sideration for secretary of agri-
culture, it is learned. McNary has
directed battles for agricultural leg
iSlation from the inside and knows
the temper of congress.
Hunts Secretary of State
Louis S. Gates of Salt Lake City.
well-known mining engineer and
friend of Hoover, is receiving wide
Endorsement in the west for secre-
tary of interior. He has come into
contact with problems with which
that department deals.
Likewise, Hoover undoubtedly will
appoint a man close to organized
labor, If not from its ranks, for Sec
rotary of labor. Several such are
under consideration.
In picking a secretary of state
he win not draw upon outsiders able
though they be, but will select some
one who has been connected init
nately with foreign affairs. 1t is
the general view he will be his own
secretary of state, and will select a
man who can administer the de-
partment capably.
Attack nm Mellon