Show ROOSEVELT ROOSEVEL T TO TOs s FILL DIPLOMAT c- c POSITIONS SOON hi tn Large Number of Important Appointments Slated in Few Days r By FREDERICK A. A STORM I United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON April 20 Pre i- i 11 dent Roosevelt is ready to open the floodgates 0 of diplomatic patro patronage age within the next few days it was 1 t learned in authoritative sources today to to- day j d Important positions are arc expected to tobe tobe tobe be filled tilled quickly to clear the slate oC of names and at tie same time to begin shaping the thc policies abroad The president is expected to send to the senate this week the thc names of Alexander Weddell of Richmond Va to ato to be ambassador to Argentina Warren Warren War- War 40 ren ren Delano Robbins minister to Canada Canada Canada Can Can- ada Breckinridge Long of Missouri ambassador to Italy James W. W Gerard Ger Ger- ard New Y York for an important di dip diplomatic p. p assignment also those of former for for- mer Senator John Cohen and Clark x L Howell newspaper publishers of Atlanta At At- lanta anta Ga Indiana leaders arc urging Mr Roosevelt to consider Meredith NichI Nich Nich- I tt I a olson author of Indianapolis for minister min mm ister either to Sweden or Norway BACKED SACKED B BY VIRGINIA The choice of ot Weddell for Buenos Buenos Buenos' 7 Aires was made ronde after strong in his behalf by Virginia Democrats headed by Senator Harry Byrd and Governor Pollard Weddell a veteran of ot the diplomatic service formerly served in Italy and Egypt Some semiofficial quarters had thought Gerard was slated for the Buenos Aires post but buthe he now is expected ex cx t to bo invited to accept a 1 position post post- tion somewhere in Europe Long former undersecretary of state and a close friend of the president dent appeared in the running after the a accepted favorite for the Rome ambassadorship Mayor James M. M Curley of Boston was asked to KO go to Jt w Poland instead Curley declined the tetter Jatter post I V. V Robbins Bobbins a distant relative of ot Mr Roosevelt now is chief f of the protocol division of the state dep department and ceremonial officer for the White House u u It t was reported that Robert Gore Florida newspaper publisher would be asked to ta accept the internal revenue reve nue commissionership Gore it was learned was offered the post of treasurer treasurer treas treas- of the United States but turned it down do I MENTIONED 1 EARLIER tilt It Earlier Earlle in irl the the- week the name of Guy GUYT T. T Helvering l Democratic leader a of ot of Kansas had been beez mentioned prominently prom prom- for the internal revenue place regarded as one of the choice plums choice plums within the gift gUt of the administration In oIn some circles close to the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House the feeling persisted that Mel Mel- vin vin 1 Traylor r of Chicago might be invited in to enter the administration in J some me capacity The name nameS of Robert Dunham also of Chicago which f fig fig- jg- jg tired u almost daily in the patronage n ws a few months ago also has hasa a cropped up again |