Evening star., 1933-02-20
The Political Mill
By G.. Could Lincoln.

of the Senate when Sena-
tor Cordell Hull of Tennessee leaves
that body to become Secretary of State
in the Roosevelt cabinet. as it Is now
generally agreed he will, and when Sen
ator Thomas J. Walsh Of Montana
takes over the Office of Attorney Gen.
eral. Two other veterans Senators are
constantly in the talk Of the cabinet
makerA both from Virginia, Glass and
Swanson. The first has been slated for
the Office of Secretary of the Treas
ury, but the opinion has grown stronger
and stronger that Mr.. Glass will not
accept appointment but will remain a
Senator. If that be his final decision.
Senator Swanson, long member of
the Senate Naval Affairs Committee
and at one time its chairman, may go
into the office of Secretary of the
Navy.
Senator Hull has been a foremost ad-
vocate of breaking down international
trade barriers as a means of curing the
present economic evils of the world.
This is believed to be one of the main
policies of the incoming Roosevelt adj
ministration. 1t is not proposed to tear
down American tariffs without more
ado, as has happened when other DEM
ocratic administrations came into con-
troll, but rather to bring about inter-
national agreements to wipe away the
present trade barriers-which have
taken the form of actual embargoes
and of allotment of imports. For many
years Senator Hull served in the House
with distinction, and made tariffs and
revenue legislation subjects of especial
study. AT one time he was chairman OF
the Democratic National Committee
He has the confidence of his party COL
leagues and the respect of the Repub-
ncans. Although a mild hammered
man, Senator Hull is one of the firmest
and may be expected to protect at all
times Americas interests in the Nations
dealings with foreign countries.
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Senator Walsh is veteran of sc
many legal and legislative battles
victor in many-that his name has
become known through the country fol-
fearlessness and honesty of purpose
He directed the famous Teapot Dome
investigation, which led to the return
to the United States Government of the
naval oil reserves in Montana and Cali
fornia which had been leased to Sinclai,
and Doheny. furthermore, he was ir
the spot light as permanent chairman
OF two great fighting Democratic ma
tional conventions, that Of 1924 ir
Madison Square Garden, when the
Democrats battled for two weeks ano
through more than hundred ballots
before they could nominate John w
Davis for President, and that of 1882
when Franklin D. Roosevelt was nomi-
mated. The tirelessness, the skill anc
the fairness of the man impressed itself
on delegates and visitors alike at these
conventions. His selection for Attorney
General Is eminently satisfactory tc
the progressive wings of both the Demo
cratic and Republican parties. It has
been limited that once he takes COM
mand Of the legal department of the
Government, some things will begin
to hum. President Roosevelt In all
probability will have some Supreme
Court appointments to make later. Il
would be no surprise If he should turr
to his Attorney General, Mr.. Walsh
and place him on the bench In that
event.
Already there is a drive on In Mon
tana for the Office of Senator, with
many aspirants to succeed Senator
Walsh. Among those most prominently
mentioned Is ]. Bruce Kremer, Demo.
cratic national committeeman, one o1
the Roosevelt ieutenants at the Demo
cratic national convention, and w. w
Mcdowell, Democratic State chairman
The Governor, j. E. Erickson, may have
senatorial aspirations. He would have
to resign as Governor, however, anC
have himself appointed by the lieutenant
governor in order to become Senator
for the vacancy will be filed by ap-
pointment, until the 1884 election
Others who have been mentioned II
connection with the senatorship art
former Gov. S. v. Stewart, former Rep.
resentative Tom Stout, o. s. Warden
publisher Of the Great Falls Tribune
James T. O'Connor and Harry Mitchell
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II Mr.. Glass declines finally to entel
the Treasury Department as its head
as it is now declared he will, Mr.. Roose.
velt must find man, II he can, whit
measures up to the caliber of the Vir.
ginia Senator for that office. Tit
withdrawal of Mr.. Glass from the cab.
met picture, in the opinion of many
will place Senator Swanson In the pos
of Secretary of the Navy. Senator
Swanson has for years been a firm
friend of the Navy. He believes in the
maintenance and upbuilding of tn,
Navy as measures of national defense
II he goes into the cabinet undoubtedly
Virginia will send in his place former
Gov. Harry Flood Byrd. Mr.. Byrd is {
vice chairman of the Democratic Ma.
tional Committee. He is regarded a.
undesirable in the Old Dominion
owing to his record as Governor anc
also to the fact that he is in control o.
the Democratic organization In tn,
State. He Is expected to make his mari
in the Upper House and Undoubtedly
will be a supporter of the administra
ton If he goes in.
remain in the Senate will mean a stron,
voice in the Senate in opposition to de.
mandS for the imitation of the currency
The Virginia Senator, who believes ir
sound money" will feel at all times IL
the Senate free to attack and oppos.
imitation proposals. no matter from
what source they are advanced. Will,
1t has been reported that Mr.. Glass /.
satisfied THAI the President-elect viii
turn his back on such schemes, there
are other Senators who believe tina
something must be done along the lin,
OF currency imitation who take a diff.
fercnt view.
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j., When the Executive Committee o.
the Republican National Committee
meets here February 27, the program
which will be considered looks to the
malntainence OF an active headuuar.
ters for the G. o. P. in Washington
with view to preparing for the con
gressional elections in 1894. One o.
the matters which Is likely to be de.
termined is the appointment of a di-
rector OF Republican publicity. Sena-
tor George H. Moses of New Hamp.
shire, who retires from the Senate
on March 4, Is the choice Of q number
OF the Republicans for this post. The
New Hampshire Senator, it is reported
has number of offers for his services
before him, some of them proposals
to write for newspapers and magazines
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