Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-09
PRES|OENT.ELECT
LEAVES CAPITAL
Does Not Call on President Will
son But Leaves Card at White
HOuse-Will Not Return I'm
til Inauguration Day

I Washington, Dec. 7.--President elect
Harding concluded to-day his two-day
visit 10 Washington with another suc-
cession Of conferences in which he talked
with mis- party associates about the
! League of Nations the selection of a cab
met and other problems confronting him
IN the building Of his administration.
ihe President-elect did not call on
president Wilson, but en- route to the
station to board his special train for
Marion, Ohio. he stopped at the White
House to leave his card and that of Mrs.
Harding. The automobile bearing tho
( senator and his party drove up to the
north entrance to the executive mansion.
"nere 1t was met by L. II. Hoover. chief
usher at the White House. Mr.. Harding
presented the cards. saying that he de-
Sireo 10 ieave them for the President"
, ana tnen continued on TO the station.
All OF those with whom the President
eject conferred to-day preserved silence
regarding the details OF the discussions
and Mr.. Harding himself said the con-
versatons were strictly of a confidential
nature. He repeated his statement OF yes
terday that he was seeking by direct per-
sonal consultation to frame an admins
trattve policy behind which everyone
could unite
In his search for information and ad.
vice ABOUT the league. the President elect
summoned Republican senator's of the
irreconcilable and of the mild reservation
groups allke. without submitting any con-
crete plan of his own he is said to have
asked plainly what sort of international
agreement each of his conferees would
support.
The discussion of cabinet selections had
a wider scope, several of his most trusted
friends undertaking to canvass the situa-
ton in separate conferences at various
places throughout the capital. Harry M.
Daugherty of Ohio. who was his pre-
convention manager was one of the most
active In this task, seeing various mem
bers Of the Senate and House in Mr.. Hard
ing's office while the Presdent-elect was
Occupied with his own string Of callers at
the residence of Edward Il. Mclean, his
host.
Former Senator John ". Weeks of
MASSACHUSETTS. who like Mr. Daugh-
erty has been prominently mentioned
as likely candidate for cabinet hon
ors. also saw several prominent re-
publican leaders after he had talked
to Mr.. Harding. a third who per-
formed a similar mission was Senator
Fall of New Mexico whose activities
brought his name into fresh promin-
ence as n possible secretary in the
official family of the next President.
Among those who called on Mr..
Harding during the day were Senator
Johnson of California; Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts, the republican SEN
ate leader, and Senator Calder of
New York
The President elect remained at the
re Log
here on a special train at 4:1O p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harding will reach their
home in Marion tomorrow morning
after an absence of nearly a month.
most of which has been devoted to
their vacation trip to Texas and Pan
anna. They do not expect to return
here until inauguration day
on board President-elect Harding's spe-
cal train, Dec. T. (By the Associated
Press)-President- elect Harding will
inaugurate early next week the series
of conferences with leading men of the
country not only of the Republican par
ty. but of the Democratic party as well.
from which Is expected to evolve the poll
icy OF the new administration in inter-
national affairs and especially with re-
gard to the League of Nations.
The first of those with whom the
President-elect will confer at his Marion.
Onio, home. Will ba Herbert Hoover
The former food administrator Is expect
ed to reach Marion Sunday. He will be
followed by Charles Evans Hughes. the
Republican presidential nominee. Of four
years ago former President Taft one of
the leading Republican opponents of a
League of Nations and George Harvey.