The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-29
Hughes TO Be Secretary
Of State; Hoover and
WaIaCe Also Chosen
By DAvIn LAWRENCE
Copyright BY the 1nSsl19enesr)

washington. Dec. :s.-CharIes Evans
Hughes will be the next secretary OK
state.
Governor Iowdeu IS OUT Of the run
ming ror secretary OF the treasury ana
win be given foreign post or import
Rnce.
Charles Grosveaor Dawes or George
II. REYNOLDS both ot Chicago are uppe,
most In the mind OF Pres!dent-eIect Haro-
ing for the secretaryship OF the treas
Ury.
Herbert Hoover vii! be either secre
,arv OF Labor or secretary OF Interior
with tho chances IN favor or his oelnS
asked to take tho former.
Harry II. Daugherty will have 20 de-
ida The question OF who Is 70 be attorney
general FOR he can have the place X ne
wants It.
Henry c. wallace has bean asked TO
become secretary OF agriculture and has
accepted.
WIN Hays will be asked 10 become
postmaster general.
The other portfolios-Secretary or the
navy, secretary OF war. secretary OF
conmerce-are not yet decided upon and
II Mr.. Hoover is asked TO become secre-
tary OF the interior, this would upset
calculations on the secretaryship OF
labor.
Gen. Pershtng to 1s Asxsd
Tho foregoing series BY statements
have been given tho writer by several or
the men who can be considered as MEM
bers OF the Inner circle In the next ad-
m,nistration. They are authority. more
over. for the assertion that General Per-
shinK will not be asked 70 be secretary
Of war and they insist with equal posi-
tfveness that the published stories con-
.cerninE Senator Penrosc's unwillingneSs
10 let Senator Knox resign his seat IN
the senate because Il would lead TO the
entry OF Governor Sproul rs a contender
for contro! OF the Pennsylvania political
situation are entirely without founda-
ton. Mr.. Penroso Is represented as be-
ing willing 10 do anything that Senator
Harding may want done TO select = caol-
net that will fulfil che campaign prom
'se TO pick able executives. Mt. Penrose
ISN'T worried about the rennsylTania
Situation. And another Significant tact
- that 10 date Mr. Harding has not
asked Senator Knox TO come to Marion
and has not indicated TO Mr.. Knox that
he wants him to become secretary OF
state.
It known that Mr.. Harding has been
thinking seriously ot Mr.. Knox for the
secretaryshtp OF state and IN his heart
there T. no man he would rather select
But the next cabinet vii not be q group
OF personal favorites Mr.. Harding has
felt il his duty 10 map out general
oolicv for his administration and then
try TO get men TO At that policy.
No ExtrsnIisss
The conferences Of the last few weeks
A. Marion have convinced Mr.. Harding
that he cannot afford to take any ex-
tremlst and no fears that AR. Rnox's
announced position on foreign questions
10 such that * would be embarrassing
for Mr. Knox 10 reverse himself or trim
his views to suit the Harding policy.
Moreover, Mr.. Harding doesn't want 10
antaxon!ze any groups In the party by
selecting one who has been 20 complete
ly identified with the "irreconcilable-
group in the senate. The unwisdom or
such a course from q political viewpoint
has been urged upon Mr.. Harding.
though 81 FIRST he was Inclined to pay
no attention TO y at all.
To select cabinet that would meet
tho expectations OF the country. Senator
Harding has realized that ne must get
a ton liner a man whose abilities have
been well advertised and IN whose judg-
ment and integrity :he whole country
has confidence. II vas uatura. thet
having eliminated Mr.. Root on account Of
advanced age he should turn TO the man
who had made q brilliant record as gov
ernor OF New York and who had distin-
SuIshed himself as on the supreme court
OF the United states and who had. fur
therraors come within a Few electoral
votes OF being elected president OF the
United States himself. Messrs. Borah
and johnson supported Mr. Hughes tot
fCoutfuuSd on PARa EiHht.1