Evening star., 1933-03-02
CAPITAL SHOCKED
BY WALSH DEATH;
SENATE ADJ0URNS


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! made, he added, unless they were
specifically directed by the President.
elect himself.
Whether Mr.. Roosevelt will name q
successor to Senator Walsh as Attorney
General before he becomes President
on Saturday was a question which
| arose Immediately in official circle.
here The President-elect had beer
prepared to submit to special session
| Inauguration completed list of hi!
cabinet. The President-elect Is ex'
! pected to arrive in washington latt
today.
Several Names Advanced.
In the discussion of the Attorne!
Generalship, which inevitably followed
the news Of the death Of Senate
Walsh. several names were advanced a!
possible selections for the post. Arthur
| Mullen, Democratic national committee
man for Nebraska, who played an i'm
portant part In the national campaign
Of last year, had been a candidate 10
| the Office of Attorney General and !
| in the Department of Justice, as al
Assistant Attorney General. Had Sen
ator Walsh lived, 1t was believed n
might have been appointed by MI
Roosevelt to the Supreme Court when
| vacancy on the bench occurred. In tina
event, Mr.. Mullen, 1t was suggested
| would have been advanced to Attorne.
General.
Several other men were mentioned
however, for the Office, including Fell
Frankfurter, a widely known Bostor
attorney, who has been discussed as
probable appointee for solicitor genera
of the United States. Others wert
Homer Cummings of Connecticut,
strong Roosevelt adherent in the pre-
convention campaign and at one tlmt
chairman of the Democratic Nationa
Committee. Mr.. Cummings was a can
didate for this cabinet Office prior tt
the selection of Mr.. Walsh.
Thompson Mentioned.
Huston Thompson of Colorado ane
Joseph E. Davies, formerly OF Wisconsin
and at one time head OF the Fedora
Trade Commission, were put into th'
running by some of the observers. Mr.
Davies is now practicing law in thi.
city and was active during the Roosevelt
campaign.
Mr.. Thompson Is the attorney 70
| the Federal Power Commission in tn
| New River case, one of the most i'm
portant that has arisen over powe
development. Opposing him in thi
case is Newton D. Baker Of Ohio, Sec
| retary of War in the Wilson admins
tration, who was discussed at one tim
as a possible appointee to the RooSe
welt cabinet.
i The leading progressives in tn
Roosevelt camp, both Democratic ant
Republican, have considered the attor
ney generalship as a key position IL
| the Roosevelt cabinet. They were mucf
| pleased with the selection Of Senate
Walsh for this Office. The suggestion
was made today that Mr.. Roosevelt
having once turned to progressive
Democrat for Attorney General, woult
not now pick an out-and-out conserva
| tive for that Office, as, for example
Newton D. Baker or Gov. Albert c
Ritchie, provided he could get eithel
! Of them.
Choice Widely Acclaimed.
Senator Walsh was considered no
| only one of the ablest men appointed
| by the President-elect to his cabinet
but also one of the ablest men in tht
| Senate and in the Nation. His choict
| for place in the cabinet, and particu
larly for the Office of Attorney General
! had been widely acclaimed.
The Montana Senator came Il
Washington first to serve in the Sen
ate in March, 1913, just a score o
years ago. He quickly made his mari
| in the Senate. Nothing brought hin
| greater fame than the conduct Of TIL
| investigation into the Teapot Dome OF
| lease cases.
His record in the Senate gave hin
| great prominence in the Democrat
| party. He served as chairman of tn
Democratic National Convention il
1924. when John w. Davis was nomi
mated for President after more than
hundred ballots had been taken. Again
he was the choice of the Democrats Il
preside over the Democratic Nationa
Convention Of 1882. when the President
| elect was nominated. He travelled late
with Mr.. Roosevelt on his long swim
| through the West. The President
and he was one of the first to be asket
| to become member of the Roosevelt
cabinet.
Despite his age. the Montana Sena
tor handled the tumultous Democrati
National Convention in Chicago las
June through its long night sessions
and when he left here a few day
ago to go to Havana for his weddin
he appeared to be in perfect health
He was in his 74th year.
Colleagues Grieve.
News of the death of Senator Walsl
caused real grief among his colleague
| In the Senate, where he was highl
regarded and among whom he ha'
many friends.
The announcement Of the loss o
Senator Walsh was made to the Senat
by the Democratic leader, Senate
Joseph T. Robinson Of Arkansas. Slow
ly and with marked feeling, the Demo
cratic leader informed his colleague
| of Senator Walsh's sudden death.
number of the Senators present ha,
not before been notified of the death.
| "Mr. President" said Senator Robin
/ son, addressing the chair, Senator
have been greatly surprised and shocke'
by the information that Cne of ou
ablest and most beloved members ha
passed away. Senator Walsh of Mon
tana has served for more than 20 year
in the Senate of the United States an,
during that period of service he ha
demonstrated exceptional ability an,
great loyalty to his duty"
| The Arkansas Senator presented
formal resolution expressing the regre
! of the Senate at the passing of Senate
Walsh, and after its adoption, move,