The Washington times., 1929-01-21
HOOVER LEAVES
FOR ISLAND
IN THE SEA
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with half OF his Cabinet regarded
a. fairly well settled.
Andrew w. Mellon will remain as
Secretary of the Treasury, and VII
liam M. Jardine will carry on a.
Secretary Of Agriculture The de.
cision as to these followers is con.
sidered as definite and final. In ad.
dition, three other appointments are
classed In the probable column
William j. Donovan. OF New York.
as Attorney General; Waiter f.,
Brown. OF Ohio. ~ Postmaster Gen
eraI. and Louis s. Gates. Of Utah,
as Secretary Of the Interior. DOno.
van and Brown now occupy assist
ants berths in the Coolidge admin
istration. Gates. a wealthy mining
engineer. has never held public
office.
Final decisions As to this trio per.
haps win DO reached during the
next month. Perhaps they may
await until the President-elect.s re-
turn from Florida, which probably
will be between February 70 and
March 2. Mr.. Hoover's inclination
Is to return to the Capital at least
10 days before inauguration, but
some of his advisers are recon-
mending that he stay away from
Washington until the eve OF inau.
guration. The ultimate decision
probably depends upon develop.
ments.
Satisfied So Far
Not only Ii the President-elect
well satisfied with what he has
accomplished here, but the party
leaders are fairly well content As
we'll. Their fears, more or less
openly expressed during the South
American tour, that the new com.
maflder.in-chief was going to raise
Cain with the party organization
and revenge himself upon those
who opposed his nomlna ton. have
been largely dissipated. Mr.. Hoover
naturally is going to remember his
friends, but his two weeks IN Wash.
ington demonstrated that he il az
a mind to let bye-gones be bye.
cones IN 80 far as some OF the
elder statesmen OF the party who
opposed him last spring are con.
fractional Disputes Settled
Halt q dozen awkward and embar.
RAISING fractional disputes Ia State
Republican organizations have hnen
loned out, more or less. to the salts
faction OF the principals under tha
guiding counsel OF Mr.. Hoover He
has constantly counseied harmony
and teamwork.
1t Is 3 very small PARTY that a..
companies Mr.. Hoover South. Be-
sides Mrs. Hoover and her niece
MISS Janet Large, there Is DR.. Hu.
bert Work, chairman of the national
COMMITTEES. and Lawrence Richey.
who has long been one Of MI.
Hoovef's secretaries. George Aker.
son, his acting secretary. Il heinz
left behind In Washington to main.
tain liaison with those peonle Mr.
Hoover desires to maintain conta..t
with. Akerson win keep The presi.
dent-elect informed OF tieyelonmenfs
N the Capitol. legislative. noIitieal
and otherwise.
Rides III Virginia
Mr. Hoover's last iav Is ~ go.
ital was a quiet one. IA went "a
church " the Friends Mestine
House, and in the afternoon fools :
long motor ride into the ghenantloa s
district Of Virginia. This rava Wee.
to reports that he already Il con.
sluering the establishments ~
summer White House somewhere Il
that region. and that NJ was il.
spectipg possible sites. Il Il Ynors
probable, however. that he went fos
the ride, for he frequently thinks
cut problems in the hack seat az 5
Dig car whizzing along quiet roads.
TOT many stops viii be made en-
Iun.s g @. florida under present plans.
~ 1888 south on a special train
He VIII reach Jacksonville to an,,,r.
row morning at 8 a. m. ana AIiaInI
at p. m. any Di'aiih