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ing to do with the search for a
Secretary of Labor. they pointed
up one reported aspect of the
delay in finding some one for
that post.
Most of the men recently men
toned prominently as possible
choices were from New York or
nearby and aligned to some ex-
tent with the Dewey forces. An
other New Yorker in the cabinet
or at the top policy-making level
might arouse too much opposition
in Republican ranks.
Previous Appointments.
Gen. Eisenhower has already
named the following people to
posts in his administration:
John Foster Dulles. New York
international lawyer. Secretary OF
State.
Charles E. Wilson of Detroit
president of General Motors. Sec
retary of Defense.
Herbert Brownell, jr., New York
lawyer. Attorney General.
George M. Humphrey. Cleveland
industrialist. Secretary of the
Treasury.
Ezra Taft Benson, farm mar
keting expert from Salt Lake City,
Secretary of Agriculture.
Arthur E. Summerf1eld. Flint,
Mich, auto dealer. Postmaster
General.
Gov. Douglas Mckay of Oregon
Secretary of the Interior.
Former Gov. Harold Stassen OF
Minnesota, director of the Mutual
Security Agency.
Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby OF
Houston, Texas, time head OF
the WAC, director of the Federal
Security Agency.
Gov. Sherman T. Adams of New
Hampshire, Assistant to the
President.
Mrs. Ivy B. Priest, Republican
national committeewoman from
Bountiful, Utah, Treasurer of the
United States.
William P. Rogers. Washington
attorney, Deputy Attorney Cen
eral.
Arthur H. Vanderberg. jr., at
torney from Grand Rapids. Mich,
Secretary to the President.
Maj. Gen. Wilton B. Persons, re-
tired, special assistant to the Pres
ident.
James c. Hagerty, former Sec
retary to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
of New York. White House press
secretary.
CIO Leaders Called.
Several of Gen. Eisenhower's
visitors yesterday represented
groups that favored the Demo-
cratic nominee in the campaign.
CIO national leaders, including
Allen S. Haywood, the executive
vice chairman, and Walter P.
Reuther, president of the United
Automobile Workers. conferred
for an hour with the President
elect. They reported a very pleas
ant meeting and said they prom
ised their cooperation in his
constructive endeavors."
At the same time they stated
that they would react vigorously
against any effort to cut living
standards, to attack labor, or to
obstruct progress toward worthy
goals for our American democ-
racy."
There was some discussion of
the Secretary of Labor situation
but they did not recommend any
one, they declared. All they asked,
they said. was that the appointee
be devoted to the strengthening
Of the Department of Labor and
to the interests of democratic
American trade unions"
The other group, whose visit
had not been on the advance
calling list, represented the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People. The
visitors were Arthur B. Spingarn,
NAACP president: Walter White,
executive secretary: DR.. Charming
Tobias of New York and Theo-
dore Spaulding of Philadelphia.
Nom Partisan in Campaign.
The NAACP. a non-partisan
Organization. did not take sides
in the recent campaign but it gave
"a higher evaluation to the civil
rights pronouncements of Gov.
Stevenson than to those OF. the
Republicans.
Mr.. White told reporters yester-
day that Gen. Eisenhover's posi-
ton now was better than it was
last September. He said the Pres
ident-elect promised to use his
utmost influence" to urge the
Senate to change its cloture rule
on limitation Of debate so that
civil rights and other worthy legis-
lation could not be blocked by
fllibuSterS.
Although fair employment
practices legislation was not dis
lcussed, Mr.. White said, there was
an encouraging exchange Of views
as to the need for ending racial
discrimination. He added that the
President-elect promised to do