The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-23

new department, though it cannot be said
that a final selection has been made as a
number of names are under consideration.
Some of the members of the party
which accompanied Mr.. Harding to Point
Isabel. Texas, have returned and just
now the president-elect has several init
mate friends making Investigations con
corning the cabinet slate. Conferences
are going on among various political
leaders and an effort is being made to
satisfy not merely the sentiment of the
original Harding men, who brought about.
Harding'S nomination, but the Lowden
leaders, who threw their votes to Harding
at Chicago. The ProgresSiYes in the party
are demanding representation.
President-Elect Harding is eager to
have the cabinet selected before New
Years so announcement may be made and
the various members of the cabinet may
begin at once to familiarize themselves
unoficially with their jobs.
Piecing together the views of several
close friends of Senator Harding who
talked the situation over with him at
i Point Isabel. and have since conferred
with prominent Republican leaders, the
cabinet slate seems to be at present in
this shape:
Secretary of state-Philander c. Knox,
if his health permits David Jayne Hill.
former ambassador to Germany; OF
Charles Evans Hughes, if he could be
persuaded to accept At, which is doubted.
Secretary of treasury-GOVernor
Frank O. L0wden of Illinois. No others
are likely to .displace as Senator Harding
feels grateful to Mr.. LOwden for what he
did at Chicago and regards him as one
of the ablest administrators in the coun-
try.
Secretary of war-General John G,
Pershing of Nebraska.
Secretary of navy-Former Senator
John w. Weeks of Massachusetts.
Attorney general-Harry NJ. Dough,
erty of Ohio, p~re-conyention manager oil
Senator Harding. If he declines, former
Senator Sutherland of Utah may be Sc
lected.
Secretary of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Albert
IB. Fall of New Mexico. He is under
stood to have made arrangements for ap
pointment of a success r to the senate il
the event that he is asked to take'a port.
folio in the Harding cabinet. He was
one of Mr.. Harding's intimate friends il
the senate and a personal adviser during
the campaign.
Secretary of agriculture-Henry c
Wallace of Des Moines, head of farm pub
LEGATIONS and the chief counsel to Mr.
Harding on agricultural matters during
the campaign.
Secretary of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Nolan of California or Representative
John F. Burke of Pennsylvania.
Postmaster general-Senator Harry
New of Indiana or VIII Hays of Indiana
Secretary of commerce-Walter Dickey
of Kansas City, Mo, who is being backed
by Jake Hammond of Oklahoma, one O
the members Of the Harding group. wh5
Is largely credited with the success O
Harding in Okloham this year. A
Tobias Hert Of Kentucky, who was on,
of the original IOwden men and helped
at the psychological moment to nominal,
Harding. Theodore Roosevelt, jr., who i
urged as q splendid representative of tn,
progressive elements in the Republican
party.
Now every cabinet slate is like a rail
road time table-subject TO change with
ont notice. The alternateS mentioned il
the foregoing list may be replaced b.
others depending upon the lineup o
states and other factors. For instance
Senator New is a close friend of Senate
Harding and headed the speakers bureau
during the campaign. He Isl said TO b
tapprehensive about denomination for tn
senator as BeYeridge is believed to b
getting ready to oppose him in the PR
maries. Therefore diplomatic converse
tons are proceeding with an eve to ap
pointing New to- the. postmaster general
ship, provided the governor of Indian.
will appoint VIII Hays TO the senate
It's all a question of whether Mr.. Hay
=, wants to be in the cabinet or in the senate
II looks as if he would be in either i
ItHe legislative or executive branch OF tn
government under the next administra
lIion.
Moreover, Mr.. Hert is formerly of II
diana, and the contest for the department
of seems to be between Ken
lucky and Missouri. with Indiana havin
,, some voice in the selection. On the othe
hand there is a clamOr for Raymon
Robbins. Clifford pinchott and other Pre-
gressives. Some of Senator Harding
friends are discussing the policy of az
peasing this sentiment by appointing t
the cabinet the son of the man VIII
started the progressive movement in 191.
Theodore Roosevelt.
Meanwhile Senator H~arding's scouts ar
busy comforting with the leaders of tn
Republican party in the hope that tn
slate may be agreed upon for submissio
to Senator Harding when he arrives i
Virginia, after his trip to Panama.