The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-05
THREE BEST BETS
FOR new CABHNET
Ex-senator Sutherland. Child
and Daugherty Close
to Harding.
ALL WILL BE CONSULTED
Wadsworth Too Useful in the
Senate-Smoot a Possibil-
itY-Wood Rumor False.
ny MARK SULLIVAN, National Pc.
IltIcal Correspondent.)

lltloal correspondent.)
New York. Nov. Stalk OF cabinet
possibilities has already begun. So far
II 10 wholly In the rather dlstasteful
field OF what President Wilson occa-
sionally refers to as "conjectural jour
nalism." Indeed, some OF this cabinet
talk goes beyond being merely harmless
guessing. Some OF II Is put out In a
way which the experienced recognize
rs case of the guleless reporter serv-
Ing unwittingly the purposes OF poiti-
clans who are by no means guilelesa,
u q man is real cabinet possibility
and II some politicians would like 20
keep him out. good way to make his
selection impossible IL to circulate ru-
mors that his appointment is to be
| made as the result OF deal.
For example, I have seen II stated
that Gen. Wood Ia to- be made secre-
| tary OF war MS the result OF n deal at
the Chicago convention. AS a. matter
| Of fact, everybody who was close TO
Wood was the one. candidate whose
delegates stuck to him to the end and
that he is about the last man who
could be said to have delivered any
delegates to Senator Harding. Gen.
Wood may or may not be considered as
cabinet possibility but the suggestion
that he might be selected because OF
pre- convention arrangement Ia chief
ly valuable for the smiles that are In II.
OF Three Men Close 20 Harding.
Omitting all con1ectures OF actual
cabinet suggestions this much can be
said: In the various occasions that
have had OF observing Senator Hard
ing's encourage during the last three
months. II struck me that there seemed
TO be three men who were obviously
close to the senator's decisions and
policies. In the field of thought and
policy II was very apparent that the
two men who were most In touch with
senator Harding were ex- Senator suth-
Child. These two were obviously very
close TO Senator Harding IN the discuss
sion OF policies. and everybody with
any discrimination took satisfaction in
knowing that this was 30.
Former Senator Sutherland II a man
OF unusual ability and highmindedness.
/ think that any one who would con-
suit the accepted leaders OF the legal
world In Amerlca--any one who would
be told that Mr.. Sutherland Is one of |
the two or three best lawyers in Amer
lea.
When he was active in politics, some
years ago.. Senator Sutherland trained,
crowd of the republican party and |
stayed with that party when the pro-
gressive split occurred; but II Is also
true that In most matters his thought |
was Identical with that of the progress
sives. My recollection In that Senator
Sutherland helped Senator La Toilette
In the making and passing OF the we'll
known senmen's act, and ! think that
recently he has acted as counsel for |
the seamens union. He IL an unusual
accurate, mind and progressive human
sympathles.
1t would be hard to find man more
Desirable to be In the relation Mr..
role OF adviser IN the field OF thought
MIR. Child Progressive.
Mr. Child is even more conapicuously
than ex-senator Suther-
land. He was one of the leaders of
the progressive movement in 1919, was
ono OF the men closest to Mr.. Roosevelt
and acted as chairman Of the progress
slve party In Massachusetts,,
by occupation MIR. Child Ii known as
a writer and editor, but that career
has been to quite a degree an avoca-
ton with him. He ia lawyer and
has had much to do with the CONSTRUCT
ton and management of several impor-
tant engineering enterprises, notably
the construction OF the Keokuk dam on
tho Mississippi river. 1t would be diff
lcult to give too suporlative an esti..
ability.
lie has combinationn most infre-
Iuently found. OF the insight and lmng-
nation OF writor. coupled with an
sxact mind and cautious. sure footed
Judgment, III
Ills cloaeness 20 Harding was evidenced
10Th OF the latter's Judgment In select
ng him. and of his personal quality as
we'll. for no one with less than an un-
Usually high level of character and
aste could have engaged child'R interest
n the beginning, or have sustained the
oyalty that Child has obviously had TO
senator Harding,
The third man who also seemed close
o senator Harding Is OF an entirely
llfterent type. lie liz Harry Daupherty
4 Ohio. who has long been one OF the
dominant figures In the republican poll
les or that state. In that role he In
lie In an extremely able
nan, Senator Ilarding's nomination Is
uc unquestlonably more TO tho energy
nd political sagacty of Mr.. Daugherty
han to the efforts OF any other one man.
Probably MIR. Daugherty does not car
realty about matters OF policy and
hought He Ia more concerned with h
ractlcal politics. and II may be ex-
mass OF political appointments. and
specially the local appointments in
lhIo. he will have n great deal to say.
ie would probably be bored with the
hings that would engross Mr. Child and
after two wouldn't take any interest
a the sort OF practical politics that
would fascinate Mr. Daugherty.
Likely TO Counsel With Them.
merely mention the relation these
hree men have had to Senator Harding
q a matter Of past record readily OBJ
erved by every one, But II would not
- Improper TO assume from their re-
atlonA with Mr.. Harding during tho u
ampaiEn that no would discuss cabinet
ppointments with thom as u was evi-
HiApnQNnn fhGnn at
matters OF equal Importance. One OF
hese men, Ma Child. has actually been
nentoncd hlmAelf IN the newspapers az
possible private secretary. | have
% knowledge about this, Unquoetons
bly, on personal grounds Il would mean
very great sacrifice. All this. how Il
yer, Ia speculation and | mention 1t
nerely because Il has already been in
he papers.
Since Il il a matter OF the past, there L
! perhaps no improperly in making n
uoas after the event, that II Senator
moot, OF Utah, had failed Of re.eloc-
lon thoy would have been considered Il
or the cabinet Senator Smdots OK
optional ability IN more widely known
han that Of senator WadSworth. But Il
disintorestcd observer OF the senate,
lie, for example, Vice. President Mar
hail. were asked 60 name the FIVE or
en- most useful senator's regardless OF h
arty, he would undoubtedly include II
Nadsworth. Is
=. Senator Wadsworth's Abilities. -. h
senator Wudsworth has the plain but
ct uncommon quality OF the win TO n
fork, lie never introduced matter n
nto the senate without being prepared 4.
o answer every question about Il, and ~
e Is tirclcsslN dngont in the hard l'T
rind OF committee work lie liz chair. i
lan Of the committee on military affairs kl
IN IN ~ 10. "A 7 IL