The Washington times., 1929-02-05
g APPOINTED
BY PRESS To
CABINET
Rx GEORGE b. DURNO

BELLE ISLE, MIAMI BEACH.
Fla, Feb. Q.N.S).-Speculatien
over the makeup OF President.elect
Hoover's Cabinet was at fever heat
here today among the "inside-out-
siders." Two men have appointed"
within the last twenty-four hours,
a third man has been Appointed
to succeed one OF the lucky duo
in his present capacity all three
appointments" have been denied
unofficially, and Mr.. Hoover himself
has blandly refused to either con
firm or deny any Of these latest
efforts on the part Of his volunteer
cabinet builders.
The latest Additionally news
paper appointment-to the official
family of the next administration
are Henry l.. Stimson, of New
York, now governor general Of
the Philippines, as Secretary Of
state; Ray Lyman Wilbur, presi-
dent OF Stanford University, Palo
Alto, Calf, as Secretary Of the
Interior, and Brig. Gen. Frank r.
Mccoy, recent supervisor of the
Nicaraguan elections, as governor
general Of the Philippines, succeed.
! ing Stimson.
Have Free Rein
The "inside-outsiders, who have
| decided upon these appointments,
are newspaper correspondents who
| accompanied Mr.. Hoover to Florida.
They are ION the inside" to the
extent they have free access to
Belle Island, on which the Presi-
dent.elect is staying, and are able
to interview all callers there both
before and after their visits.
They are decided ION the out.
side" insofar as seeing Mr.. Hoover
Is concerned, or getting any def
mite information from his secre-
taries and subordinates.
A New York newspaper got q
straight tip" from Manila that Stim.
son had been approached to sit in
the Hoover Cabinet as Secretary Of
| State, following the urgent recon-
mendatiins Of Charles 2, Hughes and
Elihu Root, both OF whom once held
that high position under Republican
administrations.
The tip was relayed to that papers
Washington bureau, and, In ths
course of a week, the story went
back, under Washington date line,
that Stimson would be appointed.
Mr., Hoover, who has the final say
| in such matters, refused to comment
either way, explaining he would not
be forced into comment on every
rumor that got into print.
How This Got Out
A Los Angeles newspaper got wind
of the fact that DR.. Wilbur, who is
a brother of the present Secretary of
the Navy, had obtained a two-year
leave of absence from Stanford.
DIR. Wilbur and Mr.. Hoover are
intimate friends of long standing,
and bearing the leave of absence IN
| mind, the former promptly was 'ap'
| pointed" Secretary of the Interior.
General Mccoy returned 10 Wash
ington from Nicaragua about a
month ago, and he and his staff
have been there since marking
time"
1t was reported he was waiting
for orders to succeed Etimson in
the Philippines. Publication Of the
Stimson.Ford Secretary of State
story promptly built this up.
If, as reported, Stimson gets the
state portfolio, that viii eliminate
Henry p. Fletcher, American am
bassador to Italy; Hugh Gibson,
American minister to Switzerland;
Alanson B. Houghton, American
ambassador to England, and Henry
M. Robinson. of California, all of
whom previously have been zap.
| pointed"
If, as reported, DR.. Wilbur is to
be Secretary of Interior, that win
eliminate Louis S. Gates, Salt Lake
City mining engineer.
If DR.. Wilbur gets this appoint.
ment, it would seem to mean that
his brother is to pass from the pic
ture as Secretary Of the Navy, al.
though there have been many re-
ports that Curtis Wilbur would stay
on in the Hoover cabinet.
Pay Their Respects"
The President-elect meanwhile con.
fided to friends on his last fishing
trip that the makeup Of his cabinet
was going to surprise the specula.
tors, that it was going to be par
| ticularly strong one, but that IL
would contain some names which yet
| have not been hit upon.
! Today, Hoover remained in his
offices on the Penny estate. and
received q few persons Of more OF
less prominence who happened to
be in the vicinity. All of them
were respects" however with nc
serious business being discussed.
Arrangements were going for
ward for two trips next week thai
viii take Hoover away from Miami
Beach. The first calls for motor
trip across the State to Fort Myers
on the West Coast to attend Thomas
Edison's birthday dinner next Mon
day.
The second will be two.day
auto tour Of the Everglades and the
Lake Okeechobee region starting
February is.
Tomorrow, he is expected to again
embark on fishing trip that viii
take him out far enough to sea I'd
get away from the job hunters and
the job rumors for few days.
Mr.. Hoover again deserted his
office for a little fishing today after
a morning of rather perfunctory
work. He and Mark Woods. Omaha
telephone magnate, put off from
Miami Beach in the hope Of catching
either sailfish, amberjack or barra,
cuda.
George Wits, Republican national
committee man for Wisconsin, drop
ped in to pay his respects earlier in
the day, as did Mrs. Bertha Bauer
Republican national committee
woman for Illinois.