Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
SACKETT TO HAVE
QUICK APPROVAL
Envoy to Germany Appoint
ment Will Relieve G. 0.P.
Tension in Kentucky.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Hoover intends to submit
to the Senate next Monday the NOM
nation of Senator Frederic M. Sack.
ett Of Kentucky as Ambassador to Ger
many. The early resignation and de-
parture of the Senator for Berlin Is
expected.
Under senatorial custom a member Of
that body appointed to another position
is given confirmation Immediately, the
nomination being called up out Of
order as a mark of courtesy to the
appointee.
Senator Sackett would succeed Jacob
Gould Schurman, resigned.
Republican party leaders here look
for Gov. Sampson of Kentucky to ap-
point as Senator to succeed Mr.. Sack
EFT, Representative John M Robson,
Republican, of the 18th Kentucky dis
trict, who was the governors campaign
manager in 1928.
Relieves Party Tension.
The appointment Of Senator Sack
ett to the diplomatic corps Is regarded
Ny cOuAG Rd1 Wy 1Ch0GIS 1lCIS as
up the Republican political situation
in Kentucky.
Representative Robsion and Senator
Sackett have been in opposite camps
for some time and it had been ex-
pected that they would be the op-
posing candidates for the Republican
senatorial nomination next year, with
a bitter contest in prospect.
There is a rumor that Edwin p.
Morrow, former Governor of Kentucky
and now a member OF the Railroad
Board OF Mediation, may enter the
Inselecting Senator Sackett to be
Ambassador to Germany, President
Hoover has filled the three highest dip
lomatic posts and two of the assign
ments have gone to members of the
Senate. Formal word from Germany
Of the acceptability of the new ap-
pointee is awaited now, and it Is un-
derStood that Germany's acceptance OF
the American Senator will be quickly
forthcoming.
Walter E. Edge of New Jersey re-
signed from the Senate early this month
to take over the ambaSsadorship to
France, left vacant by the death OF
Myron r. Herrick. In the early days
Of his administration the President
named Charles G. Dawes, former Vice
President, to the other priced diplo-
matte postal London.
President FavOrs Senators.
Thus the three new Ambassadors to
London, Paris and Berlin were all ac-
tually from the Senate. A year ago Mr.
Dawes was presiding over the Senate
There are rumors that the President
has some other Senators in mind also
for diplomatic appointments.
Oddly enough, a present member OF
the diplomatic corps - Ambassador
Dwight w. Morrow, to Mexico-will re-
tire to take the place of one of the Sen
ators named to this service Mr.. Nor
row will succeed Mr.. Edge as Senator
from New Jersey. This will be late In
the Spring, when the Ambassador tc
Mexico concludes his duties as a del.
egate to the London Naval Arms Con-
ference.
La Toilette Advance Expected.
The resignation Of Senator Sackett
will leave a second vacancy on the i'm.
portant Senate finance committee, oveI
which there Is now a contest for places
in the impending Republican reorgani.
zation. It Is expected to open the way
to Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin fol
a place on the committee.
Senator La Toilette has been ad-
vanced for the finance committee BY
the Republican independents, of which
he is a leader. This group now has ne
representation on the committee. Sen.
ator Goff of West Virginia, who slight
ly outranks the Wisconsin Senator IL
seniority, had filed for the vacancy lef
by retirement Of Senator Edge. Blu
with two vacancies, the way now ap'
pears clear for both Go1 and La Fol
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