The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-17
HARDING TALKS
NTH COOLIDGE
Of TASK AHEAD
Vice-P PRESIDENT Will Sit in
Cabinet Meetings as
Active Adviser, An
d Following
Marion Conference.

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MARION. Ohio. Dee. i7.-Vice
PresIdent-oiect Coolidge was formally
invited yesterday by Presldent-slecl
Harding TO SIT in the cabinet con.
sultatlon and take an active part IN
shaping the policies OF the coming
administration.
The invitation was extended at a
conference here at which. at AIR.
Harding's suggestion, the two talked
over In detail the question OF cabinet
appointments and planned for an as
ISOLATION Of nations and many other
problems involved In the assumption
VI executive authority noxt March.
Governor Coolidge indicated that
he would accept gladly such RESPONSE
hilltiea as his chief might suggest and
after the conference both expressed
warmest qualification over the result
Of their talk. The vice president
elect declared that he was particular
iy pleased with Tho rogress made In
the association of nations CONFERENCES
here inc predicted that Mr.. Hard
Ing would work out an agreement
behind which the American people
could stand united.
In asking the vice ~presldent-eioct
TO advise with the cabinet, Mr.. Hard
ing fulfilled n promise made soon
after his nomination. IL Is under
stood that before accepting, Mr.. Cool
idFe asked whether he might moi be
considered an intcrloper at the cab
met table and Mr.. Harding replied
that az president, he would feel FREQ
20 select his advisers az he saw tit,
regardless OF tho practices Of recent
years.
'Quite aside from It's relationship
to my own status" said Governor
Coolidge after the conference. II have
bncn Rratifed at Senator Harding's
declaration TIA he intends to make
the vice president a more significant
part In the administration To what
ever extent IL may be possible for
me 10 be helpful. Il win be "A great
pleasure FOR me to aid him and l will
be very sure that my part can be
played in all sincerity and all single
ness OF aim because the developments
OF the campaign and our interview
OF today have made me certain that
we win approach tho problems Of
the next four years with harmonious
pur Nosea.
Understands job AheDd.
Il have found that he Is deeply
Impressed with the gravity OF the
task before his administration, de-
tcrmined to secure a real unity OF
national effort that shall displace all
possibilities OF fractional n partisan
difference and eager to make the re-
cent overwhelming majority OF the
nations vote the pledge OF n new
era OF good feeling and national un-
animity.
"Of course II is gratifying to me
as II Is to all Americans to sec the
fashion in which Senator Haruing Is
taking up the preliminaries OF his
administration. He Is very plainly
bringing the national mind 10 agree
ment as TO n course that may he
followed In our foreign policies with
assurance that II will have the sup
port of the whole people, which IN,
In this time OF world uncertainty, a
prerequisite OF success In the ad-
ministration.''
Mr.. Coolidge would not go into de-
tails about tho cabinet appointments
he discussed with Senator Harding,
but said n number Of m were
mentioned and that the president
elect asked him to make suggestions.