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to put two and two together and make
q cabinet.
In addition to selecting cabinet and
other important officials Of the Govern
ment, Gov. Roosevelt has to frame his
own program Of legislation to submit TO
Congress. To this he has already given
a great real of thought and attention.
Furthermore, Democratic leaders in
Congress have been exploring and will
continue to explore avenues Of ap-
proach to the problems which confront
the country and the incoming ad-
minktration. The Governor has prom
ised the people a new deal" This IS
understood to mean something more
than a mere change Of faces In Wash
ington and In other places where Gov
ernment officials reside.
The Democratic national organization
which is the Democratic national
committee-has vital interest in this
program from a political point Of view.
Part of its duty will be to place the
program before the country in as favor
able light as possible. Charles Michel
son, director of publicity for the DEM
ocratic national committee, will play an
important part in this work.
Farley May Have Double Role.
Unless all the self-appointed cabinet
makers for Gov. Roosevelt are In error,
Chairman Farley is to become Postmas-
ter General In the new administration.
That is the job generally assigned to
the political leader Of q party. largely
because of the thousands of postmas-
terships. regarded as political appoint
ments, which have to be filled
1t is the job into which Will Hayes.
Republican national chairman during
the Harding campaign in 1920. stepped
after the election of that year. The
Coolidge campaign manager, William M.
Butler Of Massachusetts, went into the
Senate after the victory Of Mr. Coolidge
in 1924 to fill vacancy caused by the
death of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
The Hoover campaign manager, Hubert
D. Work had served in two cabinet
offices before he became chairman of
the G. o. P National Committee in
1923. He did not enter the Hoover cab
met, but continued for a while as ma
tional chairman.
Should Mr.. Farley become Postmas-
ter General, there will be no reason
for him to give up the chairmanship
of the Democratic National Committee
unless he so desires As a member
of the cabinet he would reside in Wash
ington and in close contact with ma
tional headquarters. thereby simplifying
matters for himself considerably.
Plenty Of Work Ahead.
Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross, former Gov
ernor of Wyoming, is a vice chairman
of the Democratic National Committee.
She has been in charge of the woman
activities Of the party organization and
has done an excellent Job. 1t may be
expected that she will continue here in
the national headquarters to function
as she has in the past. Mrs. Ross
name. too. has been widely mentioned
as a Roosevelt cabinet possibility, par
ticularly II Gov. Roosevelt determines
to make history and place woman at
the head of one of the great Govern
ment departments.
The task Of the Democratic National
Committee is to be different from that
which 1t undertook when John j. Ras-
kob, who managed the Smith campaign.
set it up with Jouett Shouse as execu-
tive chairman and Mr. Nicholson as
publicity director. It must sell the
Roosevelt administration to the coun-
try-if it needs selling. Heretofore its
Job has been to attack the Hoover ad-
ministrstion. The Republicans may be
expected to attack the Democratic ad-
ministration at every possible point.
The Democratic headquarters. therefore.
is likely to have plenty to do during the
coming four years. There is no indica-
ton at present that its activities Will
be reduced.