Evening star., 1933-01-30
Cabinet Making.

ing ten men. or women. to head the
great executive departments of the Fed
eral Government There are scores of
candidates for these ofices. 1t Is prob
ably true, however, that Mr.. Roosevelt
would prefer some who are not candi-
dates, and that he Is seeking today to
persuade some Of them to take positions
in the cabinet, first sounding them out
automatically. There Is, for example,
the case Of Owen D. Young. Mr.
Young has been mentioned as q likely
choice for Secretary Of State ever since
the election Of a Democratic President
became q practical certainty. But Mr.
Young has. it is reported written to Mr..
Roosevelt asking that his name be no
longer considered for a cabinet office.
His reasons are the same as those
which impelled him to decline to be
considered for the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination last year. They
have to do with his own personal busi-
ness and the great business projects in
which he Is a leader.
Cabinet making is supposed to involve
a certain amount Of geography. 1t
would never do for President to as
sign ell of these very large political
Offices to one State, or even to one Sec
ton of the country. North, East, West
and South must be considered. particu-
larly in Democratic administration
The cabinet makers have been gener-
Gus to the Empire State in picking a
Roosevelt cabinet. They have sought
to award the posts of Secretary Of
State. Secretary of Commerce, POST
master General and Secretary of Labor
to New York. Mr. Roosevelt himself
halls from that State. To have the
Chief Executive and nearly one-half
of the cabinet officers all from there
might appear little overpowering to
the remainder of the country, no mat
ter how it looked east of Lake Erie.
The South is being cared for by the
selection Of Senator G!ass of Virginia
as Secretary Of the Treasury, and posi-
bly, Senator Hull CT Tennessee as head
of the Treasury Department in case Of
e declination by Senator Glass. Mr..
Hull also has been mentioned for two
other posts, Secretary Of Commerce and
Secretary of State The West and
Middle West apparently are to have the
Offices of Secretary of the Interior Sec
retary Of Agriculture and Attorney Gen.
eral. So far there has been nothing
very definite regarding the offices Of
Secretary of War and OF Secretary of
the Navy, although there are raft of
candidates for both Of these jobs.
The Democrats have large number
Of able men to place in the cabinet.
The selections, however. will be scanned
particularly for the political trend of
placed In the Treasury. the sound
money people Of the country will heave
a Sigh of relief If an internationalist,
such as Newton D. Baker OF Ohio is con-
sidered to be, should head the State De-
partment, there will be much tearing
of hair and loud ouIcries from a con-
siderable portion of the people Should
the President-elect finally pick a man
from the East and a recognized con-
servative to be Attorney General, the
progressives who supported Mr. Roose-
velt in the last campaign will beat their
breasts and moan, for they have con-
sidered the Office Of Attorney General
key position which must 60 to
progressive.
The attention CT the country Is turned
full upon the cabinet making of Mr.
Roosevelt. not 50 much because of the
personalities of the men themselves who
may become members of the cabinet
as because Of the color which they may
give to the Roosevelt program and
administration. Mr.. Roosevelt has
promised the country a new deal Just
what he means IS still clouded in fog.
The announcement Of his selections for
the cabinet may give the country an
nkling of what he has in mind But
of far more significance will be Mr.
Roosevelt's actual program which the
country hopes will be outlined in his
inaugural address and which must be
given in his message to the new Coo-
gress when it meets here in March or
April,