Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-04
Vote Not q Surprise

~ for his own fortunes. he sald 10.
day he never had been IN doubt for n
moment from the timo OF his nomina,
tlon.
He did yolce surprise M the tremen.
dous maJorities piled up for him. how.
| ever. declaring the result had over
reached his fondest hopes.
Mr.. Harding was not inclined 60 re-
gard the triumph M a personal one. AZ
he told many ~ his audiences during
the campaign. hts feeling was that the
! decision would be made on issues, rather
than candidates. and the league q ma
iions and the record Of Wilson admin
istrntion at home were the determining
factors.
The avalanche Of conxratulatory mes.
~-ges wss received hv the president.
/ rrnportions today. many prominent
democrats being numbered among those
who sent their Good wishes. 49, -
Tho a f~rtea democratic nominee.
Governor C1x. sent n brinf teisrrnri ~.
~.-''r~ 'hA r~sui, AMI tho senator. IN
a'sIi h,,ef>r u,@sssra, th-nted him.
vh-n Mr.. Harding looked IN a. his
~ffi~~ ~ ths end ~ the afternoon no
word had vet been received from Presi'
dent Wilson.
Now That the political complexion a
4, 'he next administration In known defi.
aiteiv. gossip about cabinet selections
u rrviyine and enough names 10 I'LL
dozen cabinets are helng mentioned In
! c"~ren' riirnors ~ likely timber for tho
4 official circle ~ President Herdsng.
| Both Mr. Harding and his close ad.
/ fAaf atf
''h,se forecasts are purely speculative
and that the question ~ choosing a cabi.
net IN one vet 10 ba taken up.
Cabinet Discussed
In this und~rcurrent ~ speculation.
which apparently IL without sanction ~
authority. tho names heard frequently
q cahlr~t off,rials include those OF
rl,hu Root. Philander G. Knox. Henry
Cabot Lodge. Charles Evans Hughes
Hsrhcrt Hoover Major General Leonard
Nvnol Governor Frank q. Lowden. for.
r,er senator John W. Weeks. Harry NJ.
| n,urheriv and r,any othera Besides
cabinet officials. Mr. Harding VIII have
IN army ~ other federal appointe~s IN
ssiect--a fact which was brought to he
-eaiizsiinn with new force today as the
ne,itiuns 80 office seekers began % piie
intn his office IN full swing His friends
feclnrc n IN rariially To avoid such an.
-ovRnr~- during period OF rest that
| hs will leave sunday for his months
1 RIP 20 Point Issbei. Texas, and the
| Panama Canal Zone
| Whether the presldont-elect and MS
,arty will sail for the canal zone from
/ New Orleans or some other port IN
question yet 10 he determined. a pre-
vious plan 10 80 by way ~ New Orleans
lavinr been reconsidertd because Of the
time required BY that routing.
| n " possible that one ~ the regular
I "a sscnrer steamers running south
through the gulf viii be diverted TO per.
nit him 10 board u along the Texas
coast
Mr.. Harding parted formally with his
privileges as private citizen today with
| arrival of the advance guard q the
secret service detail that VIII 20 with
him everywhere until the end Of his
presidency. Icscph Murphy, assistant
chief of the service and formerly IN
| charge of tho white house detail cane
here o. make the detailed arrangements
and spent the day In consultation with
4 James Sloane. another former whits
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