Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-03
POLITICAL GOss|Ps BUSY
ON HARD|NG's CABINET
Possible Material Includes Names
Of Knox, Lodge, POindex-
ter and Cappcr.
FAvORS "OLD sTANDPATTERs"
Rivals for Republican Nomination,
Wood, Lowden and Hoover, Arc
Likely Prospccts-Th dore
Roosevelt, Jr., Is Mentioned.
.IBy Universal servicc.l

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2.-Speculation
Ms to tho personnel of the Cabinet
which will be selected by President
Harding covers a wido range OF pos
6ibilities. Included among those
looked upon az possible members are
number OF Harding's colleagues In
the Senate. among them being SEN
ators Knox. Lodge. Pcindexter and
Cappcr.
Four Of Senator Harding's rivals
In the race for tho Republican nom
ination--Gencral Wood. vcrn o r
1.owdcn. and Herbert Hoover. besides
Senator Poindcxter-are also in tho
running.
From tho best information obtain
able from sources close to President
Elect Harding. It Is believed at the
capital that his Cabinet Is most like
~ 10 be chosen from tho following:
Secretary or Statc-Scnator Philan-
der c. Knox. Elihu Root or Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge.
Secretary or War-Gehcral John J..
Pershing. General Leonard wood or
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.
Secretary of tho Navy-John w.
Weeks. former Senator from Massa-
ter. OF Washington.
Secretary of the Interior-Hcrbcrt
Hoover or Clifford Pinchot.
Secretary OF Commerce-Rcprcsc
tative John ]. Esch. of Wisconsin,
Joint author with SenatoS Cummlns.
of the Cunmins-Esch railroad bill,
which returned the railroads to their
owners.
fpy Co. eel
land. former Senator from Utah.
Postmaster Gencral-Wiil II. lays,
Harry N. Daugherty. or Frank II
Hitchcock.
Secretary cr Labor-Representati
John /. Nolan. OF California.
Secretary OF tho Trcasury-Frank
o. Lowdcn. Frank A YanderlIp. or
vii! H. Hays.
Secretary OF Agrlculture-Henry
Wallace. OF Iowa. or Senator Arthur
Cappcr. OF Kansas.
Tho selection of former Senator
Sutherland. o. Utah. to be Attorney
General In tho new Cabinet is said
on excellent authority to have been
practically decided upon. II is known
that very sincere friendship exists
between the new President and the
'V' H'cF soeHatoF, VINO throughout the
campaign was ono OF tho strongest
whcrihorscs In tho management.
sutherland IN q lawyer of the very
highest rank. has been president OF
mo American Bar Association, and
during his term In the Senate
achieved wide distinction for his legal
capacity He Is the author OF some
notable textbooks on law.
No q
the chances OF Henry Wallace. OF
Iowa. TO win the place OF Secretary
OF Agriculture. He Ia the editor o.
an important farm Journal, and Is "A
dirt" farmer OF the tyne which SEN
ator Harding said throughout his
campaign should be chosen. lie Is a
close friend OF the Pres!dent-clcct.
Tho important post OF Secretary of
State presents perhaps more d!nicul-
ties than any other place In the Cabi-
net. Among narding's closest friends
the belief is very strong that Sena-
tor Knox could have the place II he
wanted IT, Iie served on the Com
'n!ttce en- Foreign Relations with
Harding. and his judgment on inter-
national matters is highly esteemed
by all his associates In the Senate.
Moreover. he has already had expert
ence In the position In previous ad-
ministrations.
But the question arises whether