Evening star., 1952-11-06
Cabinet Speculation
Starts, but Eisenhower
Refuses Now

\ Washington and the country to.
day began indulging in q favorit'
post-election pastime speculatin(
over Gen. Eisenhower's cabinet
as the President-elect swung init
a To-day vacation in the South
There was no word at all from
Gen. Eisenhower on what he'll d.
about his biggest job between nov
and Inauguration on January q
the task Of picking the men whit
win help shape the policies Of tn,
first Republican administration II
20 years.
According to his press secretary
James Haggerty, he planned tx
see no one while resting at Au.
gusta, Ga, but that proved nc
handicap at all to the speculation
Names Of a half dozen or more
men who were ever close to hin
during his successful campaign
were being mentioned as possible
members Of Gen. Eisenhower
cabinet.
Need for Speed Expressed.
From the administration side
some high officials expressed the
hope that Gen. Eisenhower will
select his Secretaries Of State and
Defense Immediately and set them
to work studying American for
eign and military problems within
the month.
They expressed the belief that
this should be done to ease the
transition period in the change
over in administration in the in
terest of the country's security.
There was some speculation
that John Foster Dulles, Republi-
can foreign affairs specialist,
would be selected for Secretary of
State and that Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts,,
defeated for reelection, would be
picked for the defense post.
There was no comment from
Mr.. Dulles, but Senator Lodge told
in Boston today he
would not accept any appointment
from President-Elect Eisenhower
He indicated he might enter the
newspaper business, pointing out
that as a former newspaperman,
he still has "the bug" for jour-
nalism.
Dewey, Hoffman Mentioned.
Others being mentioned in the
speculation included Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey of New York, Senator
Carlson of Kansas, Gov. Sherman
Adams of New Hampshire, Sena-
tor Fred Seaton of Nebraska, for
mer Marshall Plan Director Paul
G. Hoffman, retired Gen. Lucius
Clay, Boston Banker Robert Cut
Ter and Arthur E. Summerfleld of
Michigan, chairman of the Repub-
lican National Committee.
All were close to Gen. Eisen-
hover during the campaign and
most of them were among his
original hackers.
There has been some talk that
Gen Eisenhower might ask Gov.
Dewey to take either the State
or Defense post. Political OBJ
servers professed to find some
significance in that Gov. Dewey
took long trip through the ORR
ent last year and acquired .expe-
rience and information on Far
Eastern problems. -
Gen. Clay worked closely with
Gen, Eisenhower during World
War II and gained experience in
dealing first-hand with the Rus
slams as military governor Of the
American occuption zone in oc-
,upied Germany. An engineer by
profession, he now holds a high
salaried post as q New York cor
ooration executive.
Eisenhower Eyeing West.
Senators Carlson and Seaton
and Representative Hope Of KAN
sas. ranking Republican on the
House Agriculture Committee, all
have been mentioned as among
hose who might become Secre-
.ary of Agriculture.
Gen. Eisenhower is expected to
turn to the West for some one to
become Secretary of Interior. In
this connection the names of
Cows. Dan Thornton of Colorado
and Arthur Langlie have been