New-York tribune., 1920-12-24
Hughes Holds
Lead i'm State
Portfolio Race
Harding Declared to Favor
Ex.Justice Because of
Aid He Could Give Asso-
ciation of Nations Pan
sproul Is Backing Knox
Christian, Not Childs, 1t Is
Believed, Will Be Secre-
tary to the New President
From q STAFF Correspondent

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MARION, Ohio, Dec. 23.-Charles
swans Hughes continues to lead the list
4 eligibles for the post of Secretary
4 State in the Harding Cabinet. Some
sauential Republican leaders desire
,,ber men in this place and, though
bes are being listened to, the former
supreme Court justice finds favor with
president-elect Harding.
Aside from questions of fitness. it
vas Mr. Hughes who was sent for last
summer when Senator Harding was pre-
psring his now famous speech of Au-
gust % in which he declared for an in
,ernational association for conference
and word court whose verdicts all
nations would be willing and able to
,phold. Three days before he delivered
he speech from his front porch Sena-
,or Harding read the address to Mr..
Hughes.
After hearing it and making certain
suggestions, Mr.. Hughes IN an inter
new said that he believed America
would participate in the establishment
of 8 tribunal of international justice.
He added:
The essentials Of any really effective
0lan for international cooperation are
ID establish tribunal of international
astice, where justiciable questions are
chcerned, to provide the machinery
10. Cancellation and to secure the ad-
,.ntages OF international conference.
"All this can be secured, and l be-
eve will be secured, under the Presi-
aency Of Mr. Harding without guaran-
les which attempt to commit as IN
-aanown contingencies and which Will
rive as trouble breeders and not as
leacemakers.'
Need for Hughes Seen
That is the Harding plan for al
ssociation Of nations in a nutshell,
Ina in seeking a man to aid him in ne
.otiatlng for it the present belief at
laron is that Presidents t-eJect Har-
lag viii invite Mr.. hughes to head his
arinet.
Senator Philander Knox. of Pennsyl-
ania, is being urged for the post. In
aet, the principal purpose of Governor
William Sprouts visit 10 Marion this
eek was to endeavor to persuade SEN
;ar Harding TO appoint Senator Knox
acretary OF State, but Governor
froul's efforts were just about cour-
sbalanced by Senator Boies Penrosc.
I'D lancies his Senate colleague more
II some one that Governor Sproul
gn- appoint TO succeed h.m.
senator Harding's days are almost q
atinuous round Of listening to folks
70 wish to present reasons why this
that individual should not be ap-
,rl-d.
Chairman VIII H. Hays is pressing
laEor Harding to appoint Richard
shburn Child to be his secretary.
while the appointment has no,
N rendered to any one there are sew
Il reasons for believing that Gorge
Christian Jr., who mas been the
csIdent- elects secretary since he
n 70 Washington as Senator, will re-
re .ha appointment. They were next
~ neighbors for years. Christian
mt The place and believes he will
et 1t. and there is not much chance
1t senator Harding will embarrass
Il b. appointing any one else.
Commerce Post Sought
sloert Lasker, head Of the Lord &
'O---aS @u Using agency IN CnlcaSO,
understood to banker for the post
Secretary of Commerce, but it is
slieved here that President elect
arainc has another Individual in
md
| One Of the others whose diplomatic
| rbl.ioas have recently been called TO
| aator Hardings' attention is Dr.
'cholas Murray Butler, president Of
| a.uT. oia University. DR.. Butler, it is
ID, would Ike to 90 TO London also
I 2. would De contented with either the
| 1bassy at Paris or Rome.
| President-elect Harding as get las
| seiyed no application from any one
esing to represent the United States
Russia when relations are resumed
4 o. are there many applications for
! e embassy At Berlin when that shall
| restored. Influential Jews in all
Its o. the United States, however. arc