The Washington herald., 1920-11-15
The Washington Observer
Charles Nagel and Albert D. Lasker, Texas
Prospects for Cabinet.

Perhaps it is President-elect Hard
ing's choice of Texas as a vacation
retreat. as much as anything else,
that lends color to the suggestion
that he is going to give Dixieland
a Cabinet post. 1t happens that two
former Texans are the objects of the
latest Cabinet rumors. One of them
is Charles Nagel, Of Missouri. Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor under
President Taft. Although there is
not the slightest evidence that Ar.
Nagel was associated with the az
legged delivery OF the German vote
to Harding and Collidge. the Cab
met report hints that his inclusion
in the new Administration would De
its method OF acknowledging Ger
manAmerican support on Novem-
Der 2. Mr.. Nagel was born in Texas
in 1s49.
The other former Texan named
as a Cabinet possibility is Al
bert D. Lasker, of Chicago. who
lately has been much in the
news as the author of the
''Lasker plan" for settlement OF
the crisis in the baseball world.
Lasker is head of the big Lord &
Thomas advertising concern, with
which he began as a stenographer.
and spent his early life in Texas.
He, too, like Nagel. is talked about
in connection with the Secretaryship
of Commerce. Lasker had principal
charge of G. o. p. advertising during
the campaign. Before the convention
=
paladins. With Fred W. Upham.
William Wrieley, jr.. and a couple
of other Chicago Republicans, Las
ker was one of the first to congratu-
late President-elect Harding, having
rushed to Marion from Chicago by
special train for the purpose on
election day.
One Of the most remarkable names
brought into prominence by the Re-
publican landslide is that of Emery
J. San Souci, governor-elect Of
Rhode Island. He is the descend
ant of French-Canadian family
which has sent many of its mem
bers into New England. by occu-
patton he is a retail shoe merchant
in suburb of Providence and for
the past six years has been lteuten-
ant governor of Rhode Island. The
smallest State in the union recorded
one phenomenon that is almost
unique. While II was rolling up huge
pluralities for the Republican ma
tional, state and local tickets, Jo-
seph Gamer, Democrat. swept back
into the mayoralty of Providence by
more than 10000. He attributes his
escape from the cyclone which ami
hilated all other Democrats in Rhode
Island to the support of the Repub-
lican Providence Journal"
A trio or Frenchmen, who were
schoolboy cronies and university
comrades, find themselves in promi-
ncnt official positions at league of
nations headquarters in Geneva. The
best-known of the three musketeers
Is Albert Thomas. Clemencesu's
minister OF munitions and French
Socialist leader. Another, who
achieved world fame because of his
brilliant service as oficial interpre-
ter at the Peace Conference. is Prof.
Paul Mantoux. The third is Pierre
Comert, whom all American corre-
spondents at Paris and Versailles
will remember as the capable and
indefatigable press representative of
the Quai d'Orsay. Thomas heads
the leagues labor bureau; Mantoux
Is political director" and comert is
in charge Of the press department.
They are boon companions!
The Hon. A. X. Maclean, a Canad-
ian politician now visiting the
United States. facetiously observes
that il Canada would nationalist
the liquor industry. almost enough
thirsty American tourists are week
ending in Quebec these days to pay
the Dominion national debt" Mon
treal hotels and other resorts in
Canada's wet province are busily
booking Christmas and New Years
parties of Americans who want to
celebrate in re-volstead fashion.
Mr.. Maclean was acting minister of
finance in the Canadian war cabi-
net. He bears a striking resem-
blance TO Franklin K. Lane, for
whom he is frequently mistaken
when visiting this country.
r. Sperling. chief of the Brit
ish delegation at the International
Communications Conference. which
Is holding so protraoted a session in
Washington. Is imbibing useful 30
cal color" for his official occupa-
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