The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-12-31
CABINET MAKEUP
Being WORKED OUT
A. T. Hert Mentioned For
War Secretary; Other
Prospects.

Marion, o., Dec. 2S.-After weeks
of consideration and consultation,
President-elect Harding is nearing a
decision on several OF his most i'm
portant cabinet appointments. 1t
may be said authoritatively that so
far no such decision has been made
and any suggestions that he may have
dropped on the subject have been of
a tentative and indefinite nature, II
is equally certain, however, that in
his talks here with leaders in many
walks of life he has indicated clearly
what men are uppermost in his mind
as he asks for advice on the makeup
of HIS official family.
Those who have discussed the ques-
zion with him intimately believe that
appointments under very serious con-
sideration include the following:
Charles e. Hughes, of New York,
secretary of state; Charles G.. Dawes,
of Illinois, secretary of the treasury;
John w. Weeks, of Massachusetts,
secretary of the navy; VIII III.
Hays, of Indiana, postmaster general,
or secretary of the interior Henry
Wallace, OF Iowa, secretary Of agri-
culture; Herbert Hoover, of Califor-
mia. secretary of labor; and Harry
NJ. Daugherty attorney general.
How many of these actually will be
given places for which they are now
most prominently mentioned is a
question that even Mr.. Harding him
self is not yet prepared to answer.
Already several shifts have been made
in his tentative appointment slate as
he has worked his way toward
balanced and harmonious cabinet and
other changes are expected before
the last decision is made.
II is certain that for several of the
placs mentioned the President-elect
has more than one man under con-
sideration and that the list of seven
possibilities given here is far from
complete. In regard to most Of the
cabinet posts decisions may be de-
ferred for several weeks and the in
tervening period Of deliberation may
change the whole face of the problem
and make one guess at the present
moment as good as another.
A. Il. Hert Considered
Mr., Harding's selection for secre-
tary of state and secretary of the
treasury, however, are expected to be
known definitely within a few days
and at the same time he may make
public the name OF one of two others
on whom he has definitely decided
for membership in the cabinet.
Aside from the seven names mem
toned recent gossip about Harding
headquarters has brought to the fore
the names of several possibilities who
hitherto had been in the background
of cabinet speculation. Among these
is Joseph Dixon, Of Montana, promi-
nently mentioned for secretary of
the interior; Charles ID. Hilles, of
New York discussed for secretary of
commerce or the treasury, and A. T.
Hert. OF Kentucky, whose name has
been associated with the portfolio of
war.
Conflicting counsel regarding an
association of nations was given
President-elect Harding today by for
mer supporters of the League of Yer
sailles.
Senator Porter ]. McCumber, of
North Dakota, who voted for unre-
served ratification of the Versailles
treaty, advised the President-elect to
put the league aside and try for a
new deal all around in his efforts to
form an International peace society.
Oscar Straus, of New York, a for
mer ambassador to Turkey and pro-
league worker in the treaty fight,
took the view that he United States
still should accept the league in some
form and should launch its next move
for world peace thru that agency.
Both expressed confidence in Sena-
tor Harding's policy Of seeking to
unite the country behind an interna-
tional program but neither would ex-
press publicly an opinion regarding
the President-elect's specific propo-
sails for a world concert as he outlined
1t to them.
Taxation Is Discussed.
Altho he was the leading Repub-
lican supporter of the league thru
both ratification battles in the Senate
Senator Mecumber said he regarded
the covenant as definitely rejected SO
far as the United States was concern