The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
PRESIDENT-ELECT CONSIDERS MAKEUP
 OF NEXT CONGRESS
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(COntinued from Page One) lative and that the question of choos. ing cabinet is one yet to be taken rp. In this undercurrent of speculation. which apparently without sanction cf authority, the names heard oftenest as possible cabinet officials include those of Elihu Root, Philander C. Knox H. h. | ry Cabot Lodge, Charles Evans Hughes, Herbert Hoover. Mai Gen. Leonard Wood Gov Frank o. Lowden, former Senator John W. Weeks. Harry L. lDaugherty and many others. Besides cabinet officials. MT. Hard- ing will have an army of other federal appointments to make-a fact which was brought to his realization with new force today as the petition of of flee seekers began to pile Unto his of flee in full swing.
 His friends declare it is partially to avoid such annoyances during a period of rest that he will leave Saturday for a months trip to Point Isabell, Texas. and the Panama Canal Zone. SAILING PLANS UNKNOWN Whether the President-elect and his party will sail for the Canal Zone from New Orleans or some other port is question yet to be determined a previ-
 ous plan to go by way of the Louisiana
 city having been reconsidered because of the time required by that routing.
 It is possible that one of the regular
 passenger steamers running south
 through the gulf will be diverted to permit him to board it along the Texas
 coast.
 MT. Harding parted formally with his
 privileges as a private citizen today with the arrival of the advance guard
 of the secret service detail that will go
 with him everywhere until the end Of his presidency. Joseph Murphy, assist ant chief of the service and formerly in charge of the White House detail, came
 here to make the detailed arrangements and spent the day in consultation with
 James Sloan, another former White
 House chief who left the service last
 June to accept private post as MT.
 Hardings personal bodyguard during the
 campaign.
 In the exchange of telegrams today be-
 tween Senator Harding and Governor
 Cox, no words were wasted on either side in reference to the fighting lines
 or the issues of the campaign
 "In the spirit of America telegraph
 ed the governor T accept the decision
 of the majority. tender as the defeated candidate, my congratulations and pledge as citizen support to the executive ma jority in whatever emergency might arise.' REPLIES TO COX To which Senator Harding replied: "As the successful candidate, thank you for your message of congratulation and pledge of support"
 From former President William How ard Taft came this telegram: q congratulate you and the nation and the world on your triumph and elec- ton by an unprecedented majority. felicitate you and the country also on your having good working margin oi republicans in both houses. The dign, ty, courtesy sense of responsibility and self f-restraint with which you have car ried yourself in the campaign, under the greatest provocation to different course. must in retrospect afford great satisfaction to yourself as they do to your supporters"
 Charles Evans Hughes. who was the republican nominee of four years ago, telegraphed:
 My heartiest congratulations on your splendid victory
 Governor Coolidge joined Mrs. Coolidge in a message to the senator and his wire congratulating them on the victory. Accept our congratulations on your efficient leadership and glorious vic- tory." it said ''The resrlt passes every expectation. We are sure that you will more than fulfill the confidence the American people have placed in you" Among the prominent democrats who sent congratulations were Thomas Tag. gart of Indiana. former national char man and Bernard M. Baruch of New
 bers of the Senate.