The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-11
HUGHES MAY Be
HARDING CHOICE
FOR CAB|NE7

Marion. O. Dec. lo.--In fulhllm"nt Of
his campaign pr"rn'S" tor i""",,n ;
Of minds" 10 drtcrlnin" a new -NiIrrI-
, can foreign policy, Prcsidcnt-"lect mar
ding today began Il month of confer.
rnrCs here by seeking the advice OF
charles Evans Hughes. Rcpuhli'ah
numinor for the presidency IN l9l6.
What passed during their talk of Soy
,rai hours was not revealed. for after
wards Mr. Harding maintained silence.
and Mr. hughes would only say That M
trruat .onal problems had been r"nSlh-
cred in relation To- constantly changing
,nnditinns. and with "A view to solution
along the lines laid down by the lresi-
dcni-"Icct during the campaign.
Neither would comment on widely
circulated reports that the conference
had To do also with cabinet appoint.
mcnrS and other practical questions or
administration buildinS Mr.; hughes
has been mentioned many times as
possible secretary of state; and his ar
rival here at the head OF the President.
elects list of chosen conferr"S served
10 cnlivcu speculation on his avail
ability for the premier portfolio IN the
colonel Harvey There.
While the twv were c!osctcd t"gvt NOR.
Cnlou"l George Harvey. the New York
magazine editor. appeared On the scene
for Il visit which. it j. said might last
tor several days. II is the second time
he had 4. ,n' here Al An hour when qu"s-
toms affecting the countrNS intrrna-
,
ton. IL" spent i've weeks at Mr.. har-
ding'S headquarters just prior 10 tho
address Of August ~. tcrminE the
Versailles league i failure. and propoS-
ing formation Of an association Of ma
tons.
Although as a Democrat, he was one
Of Woodrow Wilson's leading supporters
for the presidency in lyl2. Colonel llar-
vry later withdrew his support from
the administration and has been an ire
cuncilabI" opponent of tho league. Mr..
hughes has been 4 r"Scrratton!St, haN-
INK proposed several reservations during
IN. league fight IN the senate.
, With Colonel Harvey and Mr.. Hughes,
the IraSidcnt-cI"c; mOturcd I" Column
bus whrr" he too. luncheon with Harry
NJ DauIh-rry, Ia" Harding rr"-ConNcn-
;j"u manager, and former Senator Thco-
dorr r.. Burton, Of ohio.
Came Unannounced.
Both Of the Prcstdcnt-clrct'S guests
came here to-day. unaunOunccd. three
days in advaac" Of the date on which t
previously had been said the c"ui"r"n""a
Harding did not feel that ii" should
max. public Ia advance. tn" naln"s p'
those he is to see nor the dates on which
/ obey have appointments.
Several ut these names have been
given To the public from Other sources.
However. and :, IS known that in tho
near future. il" rNpCCtS L. see among
Others William Howard Taft, Elihu
Roni and Herbert Hoover. Mr.. l&oN""
probably will be here for conference
Sunday.
Mr. Hughes reached Marion hc:"r"
breakfast ANA SP.ut tn" entire forenoon
.,i;h IN" I'rrSiLrnt-".rct.
After his return +" Marion ;"-u!shi
NJ. Harding received I"l"Ghi:"n from
;'l- Gun NmcriCan.Z2 ton conference" III
,.~.:un at Columbus and attended u pri-
yttr. dinner 1T which he heard J. NJ.
e \ lecturer discuss conditions III IL"
far east. During tn" evening h" talked
over several political questions VITA
Elmer Dover vino was IHC.fIr coast
manager for N" Republican national
committee during the campaign.