The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
MANY. CONF FERENCES HELD BY HARDING
 ID FRAME POLICY
League of Nations Cabinet and Other Questions Are DiS- cussed With Party
 Associates
By Associated Press

Washington December 7.-President- elect Harding concluded today his two- day visit to Washington with another succession of conferences in which he talked with his party associates about the League of Nations, the selection of cabinet and other problems confront ing him in the building of his admin istration.
 The President elect did not call on President Wilson, but en route to the station to board his special train for Marion, O.. he stopped at the White House to leave his card, and that of Mrs. Harding The automobile bear ing the senator and his party drove up to the north entrance to the executive mansion, where it was met by I. H. Hoover. chief usher at the White House. MT. Harding presented tha cards, saying that he desired to leave them flor the President" and then con- tinued on to the station.
 All of those with whom the Presi- dent conferred today preserved silence regarding the details of the discussions and MT. Harding himself
 
 of confidential nature. He repeated his statement of yesterday that he was seeking by direct personal consultation to frame an administrative policy be- hind which everyone could unite.
 HAS NO CONCRETE PLAN
 In his search for information and advice about the league, the President elect summoned republican senators of the irreconcilable and of the mild res- ervation groups alike, and it is under stood he told them he wanted sugges- tions from every quarter. Without sub hitting any concrete 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 wider scope, several of his most trusted friends undertaking to canvass the situation in separate conferences at various places throughout the capital.
 Harry M. Datsgherty of Ohio his pre-convention manager, was one of the most active in this task. seeing va rious members of the Senate and House in Mir Harding's office while the Presi- dent-elect was occupied with his own string of callers at the residence of Edward E. Mclean, his host.
 Former Senator John W. Weeks of Massachusetts, who like MT. Daugherty has been prominently mentioned as likely candidate for cabinet honors also saw several prominent republican leaders after he had talked to Mr Harding. A third who performed similar mission was Senator Fall of New Mexico, whose activities brought his name into fresh prominence as a possible secretary in the official fam fly or the next President
 HAS MANY CALLERS
 Among those who called on MT Harding during the day were Senators Spencer of Missouri, and Kellogg of Minnesota, both of whom were in- cluded in the group of mild reserva- tionists, Senator Johnson of California. leader of the irreconcilables; Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the republi can Senate leader, and Senators Shoot of Utah. Calder of New York. Norris Of Nebraska. and Phipps of Colorado
 Discussions of patronage, however. was, understood to have been forbidden at the various conferences, several of the senators quoting the President elect as saying that it was too early" 10 consider appointments of ambas-
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