Evening star., 1933-01-30
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Roosevelt cabinet decisions are Just
around the corner. The corner Is likely
to be turned, though not Immediately
lor publication, with this weeks arrival
at Warm Springs OF the President
elects two political aides -de-camp, Col.
Louis Mchenry Howe and National
Chairman James A. Farley. With his
Inauguration now less than five weeks
away. Gov. RooSeveltS mind about his
Official household may be regarded as
pretty well made up. He is ready for
final check-up with Messrs. Howe and
Farley. There are various geographical
angles and political equations still to
be Strengthened out. Some invitations
have been accepted. To others only
tentative replies are in hand. A third
category includes men whom the Presi-
dent-elect is anxious to have in his
cabinet, but upon whom pressure has
had to be exercised, to overcome certain
objections they have raised, such as a
reluctance to sever important private
business ties at SO critical time. Gov.
Roosevelt cannot nave failed to en-
counter another consideration that
habitually deters many eminent Ameri-
can citizens from accepting Federal
Office, 1.e., an unWillingneSs to become
targets at Washington tor political gun
men, otherwise known as character
aSSaSSinS.
Democratic leaders declare that the
President-elect's job Of choosing a cab
met is particularly tough one because
of the unusual wealth of timber at his
command. With the aid of an authority
who should be in q position to speak
with some inside knowledge, this OBJ
server has been enabled to compile a
tabulation of what the informant de-
scribes as the embarrassment of
riches" confronting F.. D. R. 1t con-
sists of men who, at one time or an
other, and in many cases at this hour,
were Cor still are) in the cabinet run
ming. For the key portfolios of State,
Treasury and Justice, the lineup con-
tains the following eligibles or posi-
bilities:
Secretary of State:
Owen D. Young of New York
Thomas j. Walsh Of Montana.
Newton D. Baker of Ohio.
Norman H. Davis of New York.
John w. Davis of New York.
Bernard M. Baruch of New York.
Frank L. Polk of New York.
Walter D. Hines Of New York.
Bainbridge Colby of New York.
Secretary of the Treasury:
Carter Glass Of Virginia.
Bernard M Baruch of New York
Melvin A. Traylor Of Illinois.
Owen D. Young Of New York.
Cordell Hull Of Tennessee.
William H. Woodin of New York.
Attorney General:
Thomas j. Walsh of Montana.
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Burton K. Wheeler of Montana.
Albert c. Ritchie of Maryland.
James A. Reed Of Missouri.
Felix Frankfurter of Massachusetts,.
Huston Thompson of Colorado.
Joseph E. Davies of Wisconsin.
Homer Cummings of Connecticut.
Speculation and competition have
ranged around the State, Treasury and
Justice portfolios. but not exclusively.
For the seven otner cabinet plums de-
serving and worthy Democrats, imbued
with the emotions of Barkis, are hon.
orably and persistently mentioned
Here's how the contest for the War,
Navy and Interior secretaryships looks:
Secretary of War:
Robert w. Bingham of Kentucky.
James M. Thomson of Louisiana.
Breckenridge Long of Missouri.
Arthur A. O'Brien of Washington,
D. G.
Secretary of the Navy:
o. Max Gardner Of North Carolina
John S. Cohen of Georgia.
Peter Goelet Gerry of Rhode Island.
Claude A. Swanson of Virginia.
Vincent Astor of New York.
| Cary T. Grayson of Virginia.
Secretary Of the Interior:
Bronson Cutting Of New Mexico.
Hiram w. johnson Of California.
George H. Dern Of Utah.
=, Nellie Tayloe Ross Of Wyoming.
]. Bruce Kremer Of Montana.