The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-11

, administrator Moreover he was friend
~ To the Harding nomination wheI
. votes were needed. Under the Wilson
= administration. the same tendency arose
To recognize first men who helped MAKE
the nomination possible" AT baltimore
They were the original Wilson men
Well. the original Harding men Will
? have much TO say.
Daugherty For Attorney General
That brings us to the department OF
Justice Harry Daurhrrty. prc-ConNcn-
ton mLna ger Tor Senator Harding. Will
hc offered the portfolio of attorney gen
rlal lie Will he urged Ia accept. Some
of his friends say he can't afford II but
that Harding VIII insist II he docSn
take IL, another man prominent in Ohio
politics whO*> name is not ready to be
disclosed. Will be in Il position to de-
lnlnd another place in the cabinet and
the feeling is that he isn't htt"d for It.
OHIO Viii nave one portfolio and lnu"h-
erty VIII hav" II.
If paugh"rIy doesn't take department
of justice. senator Fall of New Mexico.
or Form,r Senator Sutherland Of Utah
may hv selected though both these men
tire being really considered for tn" sec
rrtaryShip of the interior because of
their knowledge OF IL" West. The lat
ter section of the country vii! insist
on having 81 Western man appointed to
l., secretary OF the interior. senator
Fail is we'll liked by Senator Harding
and 5 locked upon as :Gu rN'rI,'n, all
round advisor. As Former Senator
Sutherland. lac spent murN a. ia" sum-
mcr at Marion and his advice WAS taken
on many important subjects 10y the
nominee.
Pershing For War Secretary
For secretary Of WIZ the present
PROSPECT is that General John J. Icrsh-
INK VIII b. asked 10 take the job.
Friends Of Leonard Wood are mSlSt"nt
that lie be gwen That or be made chief
Of STAFF Ii l'rrShIuE 10 secretary OF
War. he will not PICK Wood Tor chief Of
stan any more lnNu h" would permit
Wood 10 come 10 Europe 10 he 4 part
OF the American cNpcdltt"nary forces.
president Wilson and secretary Baker
were blamed for hvrl"ng " Ood out If
Europe but the trUtn - General l"rSh-
inS had much mote 10 do with II tHan
the FOLKS ~ Washington.
Another thing: Wood fought Harding
in the ohio primaries and the sores OF
that struggle haven't been entirely
hut tn" alignment Of HLrd!nE'S friends
and supporters - stan against Wood.
senator Warren OF " JOINING, Iatier-.n-
law Of General l"rsh!uE. Is Il close
friend uf Senator Harding and helped
get Wyoming AMI other Western states
10 vote for Harding at the Chicago con-
Nen;ion.
For the sccrctarysh!p Of III" navy,
Former Senator john W. Weeks. Of
Massachusetts, seems To stand the hest
chance thus far. senator Harding likes
him and made him Il member "i III"
campaign committee. Weeks IL looked
upon as broad gaugcd citizen whose
carly days in the naval academy and
subsequent interest in the navy wE"u
he was IN the senate have t. iuippcd AIM
to handle the job.
For the department of agriculture the
name OF Henry Wallace. editor of farm
publications and resident OF Des Motnes
Iowa. Is at the top of the list. He has
been close TO Harding throughout the
campaign and has advised the senator
on matters agricultural.
For department Of labor. Repre- san;a-
tive Nolan. OF California, is being con-
Sdrrcd but in the Background is the
name Of Representative John T.. Burke
OF Pennsylvania, who, the writer is in
formed, has an even better chance for
the place than Nolan. The difficulty
state II may not be possible for Hard
ing TO select another Pennsylvania man.,
too, for Il second cabinet position.
Hays P. NJ. General
For postmaster general. VIII Hays Is
tn" most likely choice. The selection
has been fully approved by Harry
nLuEhcrty. HardinG'S right hand man,
the one person fr"n whom a veto might
have come. Since DHugherty raises no
objection, Hays will get the place. Tho
work of Mr.. Hays as an organizer IS
expected L. tit him TO carry on the eN-
ecutivc tasks of the post Office depart
ment and besides n" - wanted as 4
political adviser. This has been the
casa in other administrations and Hard
inG'S VIII he no exception.
For the department of commerce. no
single name can be said t. stand out.
Former Governor stokes of New Jersey
Is talked of in the event that tine port
folio doesn't 90 to New York. hut the
feeling Is that some New York business
man VIII ger the job. Albert ID. LaSk"r
: of Chicago. on" of the ahlcSt men IN the
Harding campaign, president Of Lord
and Thomas and i sk!liiul organizer. IS
being urged by many Of the prominent
mon in the Republican party to W. see
rotary of commerce hut there again -
the difficulty Of picking two m"H from
one state Lowdcn and LaSkcr.
Hoover's Name Omitted
Il will be noted that Herbert Hoover =
name IS omitted from the list Of prob
abilities.
That's the latest cabinet gossip. 1t
| Is where the situation Stands today but
Il is subject. Of course, to all sorts If
changes. Some of the names Will be
found on the permanent list next MIrCn.
Others Will be supplantcd by new
names For the moment, Il can be said
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