Evening star., 1933-02-23
ROOSEVELT PICKS
KEY ASSISTANTS.
List of Eligible Democrats
for Democrat Regime Is
Drawn by Farley.
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upon Hull, Ill with a cold at his hotel
extended congratulations and placed
himself at the disposal of his successor
Other department officials offered to
cooperate in every possible way to aid
him in becoming familiar with his new
assignment.
Entire List Completed.
Although Roosevelt has announced
the names of only two members of his
cabinet-Hull and William H Woodin
of New York as Secretary of the Treas
ury-it has been autnoritatively re-
vealed here that he has completed the
entire list and is giving his attention
to filling other important posts.
The only name which had been kept
a close secret was that of Daniel G.
Roper of South Carolina for Secretary
of Commerce. He was commissioner
of internal revenue in the Wilson ad-
ministration.
Speculation in Washington immedi-
ately turned to other major appoint
mentS. 1t was understood that Homer
Cummings of Connecticut, former chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee is to be Governor General
CT the Philippines.
In tackling the problem of dis
armament. Hull will have the co-opera-
tion of Norman H. Davis, who has been
asked by Roosevelt to continue as
acting chairman Of the American dele
cation at Geneva.
Davis was named a delegate to the
Disarmament Conference by President
Hoover. Since Roosevelt has ordered a
continuation of this country's present
disarmament policy no interruption in
the negotiations is expected because of
the change in administrations.
Accepted Cabinet Set-Up.
Although only the first two of the
10 have been formally announced, the
cabinet set-up is accepted in Washing
ton to be:
State-Cordell Hull of Tennessee.
Treasury - William H. Woodin Of
Pennsylvania and New York
War-George H. Dern of Utah.
Justice-Thomas j. Walsh of Mon
tana.
Post Office-James A. Farley of New
York.
Navy-Claude A. Swanson of Vir-
ginia.
Interior-Harold Ickes of Illinois.
Agriculture-Henry A. Wallace of
Iowa.
Commerce-Daniel C. Roper of South
Carolina.
Labor-Miss Frances Perkins of New
York.
One of the angles to attract i'm
mediate attention on Capitol Hill was
the political division of that list,
Woodin and Ickes in past years having
been identified in Republican causes
i Ia{,N 1f 6a
tary of Agriculture in the Harding ad-
ministration.
The Ickes selection especially was
regarded as apt to please the inde-
pendent Republican faction which sup
ported Roosevelt against Hoover. He
has been allied with Senator Hiram
johnson, Republican of California, and
was described in interested quarters
today as seeing eye to eye with Roose-
velt on power"
On q stop-off here en- route to his
home from New York he visited with
Senator johnson, but refused comment
as to his selection The Senator said
it would be IAN excellent" one.
Horr Assails Financier.
The chorus of praise for selection OF
Hull and Woodin was broken in the
I1ouSc yeotciudy dAtci hooh Wy IeoPe
sentative Horr, Republican, of Wash
ington, who said the flnancier has the
same business record as Mellon He
suggested that Representative Patman
Democrat. of Texas proceed against
Woodin with the impeachment charges
which he sought unSuccessfully to
prosecute against Andrew Mellon when
he headed the Treasury, saying:
My only regret Is that I cannot be
here and join you in impeachment pro-