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of Secretary Of the Navy. it is thought
There, too. the way would be made
clear for Mr.. Byrd to enter the Senate
Under their present terms as Senator'S,
Senator Swanson has two more years
in the Upper House and Senator Glass
has four years. Senator Swanson Is in
line, II he remains in the Senate. to be
chairman Of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, the proudest post perhaps in
the Senate. Senator Glass, on the 9TH
er hand, is in line to become chairman
Of the Committee on Appropriations
one OF the most powerful in the Con-
greSs. The late Senator Martin of Vir-
ginia, whom Senator Glass succeeded
was chairman Of the Appropriations
Committee and Democratic leader Of the
Senate during the Wilson administra-
tion.
The Navy portfolio. If Senator Swan
son remains In the Senate, may 90 to
former Senator Cohen of Georgia, to
former Senator Gerry of Rhode Island
or to Mayor James NJ Curley OF Bos-
ton. The appointment of the Boston
man to the Roosevelt cabinet would
have wide reverberations in the old Bay
State, where the Democrats have been
widely divided between the Curryites
and the organization which supports
Senator David I. Walsh and Gov. Ely.
Henry Wallace Mentioned.
Henry Wallace of Des Moines. Iowa
son OF the late Secretary of Agriculture
OF the Harding administration, it is be-
!leVed here, will get the Office Of Secre-
tary OF Agriculture. II he is appointed
TO this post, in a measure the group
OF Republican progressives will have
oeen recognized. Wallace was a deter
mined supporter Of the Roosevelt cam
palgn for the presidency He is also g.
firm believer in the so-called domestic
al otment plan Ct farm relief. to which
Mr.. Roosevelt is supposed to have com
mltted himself. at least for a trial.
For the Departments of War. Interior
commerce and Labor there have been
number Of suggestions-although no
name seems to have been firmly con-
nected with the Department of War to
date. Senator Bronson R. Cutting of
New Mexico, a progressive Republican
and follower Of Roosevelt in 1882 as
well as Of the earlier Roosevelt in 1912
has been suggested for the Interior De-
partment post, and SO have a number
OF other Westerners, among them Gov.
Dern OF Utah, who was at one time
proposed as vice presidential candi-
date to run with Roosevelt. William
H. Woodin, president of the American
Car Foundry Co.. has been considered
possibility for the Office of Secretary
OF Commerce. And for the Department
OF Labor several candidates have been
put forward, including Miss Perkins of
New York Daniel ]. Tobin of Indianap-
Oils. head OF the Teamsters and Chauf-
feurs' Union. and Edward Heating, pub
Usher of Labor
If Henry Wallace is to 60 into the
cabinet as Secretary of Agriculture. it
would not appear likely that Mr. Roose-
welt would turn to another of the pro-
gress1ve Republicans, as for example.
Senator Cutting. for cabinet office.
The name Of Walsh of Montana has
been connected In gossip here with the
office Of Secretary Of State in the event
he should not become Attorney Gen
eral. However, it is believed the Sen
ator would feel perfectly at home in the
office Of Attorney General. because of
his long legal training and ability.
Glass Age Cited.
Senator Glass recently celebrated his
seventy-fifth birthday anniversary
That and the fact that he has served
before ss Secretary of the Treasury and
resigned that post to enter the Senate.
have been given as reasons which
might impel him to decline an invita-
ton to enter the Roosevelt cabinet. On
the other hand. the attacks made upon
him by Senators Thomas of Oklahoma
and Long of Louisiana. during the con-
sideration Of the Glass bank reform bill
in the Senate last week. are not cal
culated to keep Senator Glass out Of
the Treasury Department. His appoint
ment to the office Of Secretary Of the
Treasury would be widely acclaimed.
The information at hand in Wash
ington today Is that Mr.. Young is def
nitely out OF the picture as Secretary
of State. due to the fact that he Is
needed in the positions which he now
occupies in the business world. He Is
head of the board Of the General
Electric Co.. among other things.
Mr.. Baruch's name has been men
toned for the Office Of Secretary of the
Treasury as we'll as those of State
and Commerce However, it has been
believed that Mr.. Roosevelt would look
elsewhere than New York and Wall
Street for a head of the Treasury De-
partment, and in addition to Senator
Glass. former Representative j. Swager
Sherley Of Kentucky, close adviser OF
the President-elect. has been discussed
as a possible Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr.. Sherley was chairman OF the House
Committee on Appropriations while ne
was in Congress.