Evening star., 1933-02-17
100 Police and PIaincIothes
Men Guard Station, With
Chief w. H. Moran of Secret
Service in Charge.
PRESIDENT-ELECT GREETS
CROWDS AT HIS TRAIN
Smiling and Debonair Despite His
Narrowing Experience at Miami.
Arrives in Jersey Tonight and
Will Ferry to New York City,
Where Heavy Guard Waits.

The makeup of his cabinet en-
gagged President-elect Roosevelt
in separate conferences with
three Senators today as his special
train stopped here en- route to
New York.
Whatever conclusions were
reached by him and Hull of
Tennessee, Glass of Virginia and
Cutting of New Mexico, remained
to be disclosed, however, as all the
participants kept tight lips.
More than a hundred police and
plain-clothes men guarded the vi
cinity of the Roosevelt car during
the 24-minute stop here, with
Chief w. H. Moran of the Secret
Service in charge.
Persons in the presidential party ap-
parently took it for granted that the
conferences would determine whether
Senator Hull would be Secretary OF
State or Secretary of the Treasury after
March 4, with much hinging on whether
Senator Glass would return to the
Treasury post he has had before.
Expectation that he would not assent
to the assignment was evident in some
quarters, with the name of William
H Woodin of New York-close asso-
ciate of Mr.. entering as a
possibility for the Treasury should
Glass decline and Hull get the State
portfolio.
Senator Hull said he discussed the
general economic situation while with
the President-elect.
I'VE talked over the speeding of BUSH
ness recovery in every sound and prac-
ticable way" he put it.
"Mr. Roosevelt is going into every
phase of the economic situation.
He has very definite ideas in mind =
On war debts, Hull declined to COM
ment.
Hull boarded the train at Richmond
and left it here, while Glass and Cut
ting joined the party here and were
expected to leave at Baltimore or Will
n1ington.
Cutting was believed at the Capitol
to be giving his decision on whether
to become Secretary of the Interior. He
is an Independent Republican, but sup
ported Roosevelt in the campaign
The President t-elect's special train
pulled into Union Station at II IL o'clock
Guarded by one OF the largest forces
OF policemen and plain clothes men of
various kinds ever to turn out here for
such an occasion, Mr.. Roosevelt, smiling
and debonair despite his narrowing ex-
perience in Miami Wednesday night
friends, political associates and the
press.
Station Heavily Guarded.
The territory surrounding the sta
ton was surrounded by policemen and
plain clothes men long before the
Roosevelt train arrived. Under the
personal direction of Maj Ernest w
Brown, superintendent of police, "a
uniformed officers and Is police plain
clothes men, working under the super
vision of Inspectors l.. I. H. Edwards
Frank S. w. Burke and T. A. Bean
and Capt. william E. Holmes, first pre-
cinct commander, guarded the track
station yard, and circulated among the
crowd that had gathered for a glimpse
of the man who is to take over the
reins of Government on March 4.
Even newspaper men were herdeo
back of dead line" set by police 9TH
cials until, finally, word was passed
along that Mr.. Roosevelt would appear
on the rear platform of his car anc
pose for photographs Then camera.
men were permitted to crowd arounc
the train, but it was not until the
President stepped out on the plat
form that reporters were allowed in
side the dead line"
Accompanied by Gus Gennerich, New
York police lieutenant and his persona
bodyguard, and Bob Clark, the secret
service agent, whose hand was grazec
by one of the bullets that struck Mayor
Anton Cermak of Chicago, Mr.. Roose-
welt stood on the platform and smiled
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