The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-10

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ing is that he isn't quite fitted for it. Ohio
will have one portfolio and Daugherty
may have it. If he does not take the
department of justice Senator Fall of
New Mexico or Senator Sutherland of
Utah may be selected, though both these
men are being really considered for the
Secretaryship of the interior, because of
their knowledge of the West. The latter
section of the country will insist on hav-
ing a western man appointed to be sec
rotary of the interior Senator Fall is
well liked by Senator Harding and is
looked upon as an excellent all-arOund
adviser As for former Senator Suther-
land, he spent much of the summer at
Marion and his advice was taken on many
important subjects by the nominee.
For secretary of war the present pros
pect is that Gen. John j. Pershing will
be asked to take the job. Friends of
Leonard Wood are insistent that he be
given that or be made chief of staff. If
Pershing is secretary of war he will not
pick Wood for chief of staff any more
than he would permit Wood to come TO
Europe to be part of the eXpeditionary
forces. President Wilson and Secretary
Baker We're blamed for keeping Wood out
Of Europe but the truth is General Per-
shing had much more to do with it than
the folks In Washington.
Another thing, Wood fought Harding
in the Ohio primaries and the sores of
that struggle haven't been entirely
healed. Harding has forgiven Wood but
the alignment of Harding's friends and
supporters is still against Wood. SEN
ator Warren of Wyoming, father-in-law
of General Pershing, is a close friend of
Senator Harding and helped get WyO-
ming and other western states to vote for
Harding at the Chicago convention.
For the secretaryship of the navy. for
mer Senator John w. Weeks, of Massa-
Il. Nn 81.
thus far. Senator Harding likes him
and made him a member of the campaign
committee. Weeks is looked upon as a
bread-gauged citizen, whose early days
in the naval academy and subsequent in
terest in the navy, when he was in the
senate, have equipped him to handle the
job.
For the department of agriculture the
name of Henry Wallace, editor of farm
publications and resident of DeS Moines
Ia, is at the top of the list. He has been
close to Harding throughout the cam
paign and has advised the senator of
matters agricultural.
For the department of labor Repre-
sentative Nolan of California is being
considered but in the background is the
name of Representative John +. Burke
of PENNSYLVANIA who. the writer is in
formed. has an even better chance for the
place than Nolan. The difficulty is that
may not be possible for Harding to Sc
lect another PENNSYLVANIA man for a sec
ond cabinet position.
For postmaster general Will Hays is
the mostly likely choice. The selection
has been fully approved by Harry Daugh-
erty, Harding's right hand man, the one
person from whom a veto might have
come Since Daugherty raises no objec-
ion.rHays will get the place. The work
of Mr.. Hays as an organizer is expected
to fit him to carry on the executive tasks
of the postofiee department and besides
he is wanted as political adviser. This
has been the case in other administra-
tons and VIII Hays will be no excep-
ton.
For the department of commerce no
single name can be said to stand out
Former Governor Stokes of New Jersey
is talked of in the event that the port
folio doesn't go to New York, but the
feeling i that some New York business
man will get the job. Albert ID. LaSker
of Chicago, one of the ablest men in the
Harding campaign. president of Lord &
Thomas and skillful organizer, is being
nrged by many OF the prominent men in
the Republican party to be secretary of
commerce. but. % there again is. the-difi=I
Guilty of picking two men from one state
.Lowden and Lasker. During the sum-
mer months Lasker was a frequent visit
or at Marion. Moreover. he was virtually
in charge of the campaign of Senator Hi
ram Johnson at Chicago and Senator
would be pleasing Senator John
son if he picked Lasker.
1t will be noted that Herbert Hoover's
name is omitted from the list Of proba-
bilities. This may be a surprise. but the
group who have talked things over with
Harding say that the antagonisms devel- |
oned among the farmers of the country /
through the food administration ought |
not to be saddled on the Harding admin |
istration. They suggest Hoover could |
be appointed to some important foreign |
mission.
That's the latest cabinet gossip. 1t !
Is where the situation stands today. but /
IS subject to all sorts of changes. Some
Of the names will be found on the per
manent list next March. Others will be /
supplanted by new names. For the mo- |
nent, it can be said that the cabinet will |
not contain many ProgTessives but will |
De almost entirely conservative.
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