Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
Apparent ''Leak" Brings
Storm of Protest De-
sired by G. o. P.
ROOT, KNOX AND HUGHES
ELIMINATED IN THIS WAY
Plan Is to Danish All Until Only
Those Intended for Posts
Are Left.
WANT HILL AS PREMIER
Former Ambassador 70 Germany
Believed to BE Real Choice of
Slandpattcrs for Colbys Place.
ni FRED $. FERGUSON.
United News STAN CorreSpondent.

ia fRED -. FERGUSON,
United News Stan Correspondence.
NEW YORK Dec. 3o.-The Liberal
element within the Republican party
has reached the point where 1t fss
on the verge OF starting n counter-S
attack to the game the Old Guard
is declared to be playing la, pn ef-f
Tort to surround President Harding
with thoroughly renctionary, and.
at least. responsive" Old Guard Cab
met
The United News is able to state on
the best authority that offers Of APP
pointmcnt to the Cabinet have NOT.
even been made to some OF the men
VINO nave been named as positive Sc
icctionS. Apparently authoritative In
formation OF their selection has been
permitted to leak" to newspapers
IL is claimed. for the sole purpose
of guaranteeing that they would not.
be appointed.
1t is game Of kite -hying.'' 1T
IS simple hut effective. Th, names
OF some of tho biggest men OF tho.
party have been put forward. a storm
OF protests from quarters which the
Ola Guard could count on has inn
rnediately descended upon Marion.
following publication of the select
ton stories by newspapers. And In
this manner 1t Is declared men OH.
jectionable TO the Old Guard are
being deliberately KILLED ofr."8 II
the process continues, tho progressive
element points out. none but those
whom The Old Guard has ut all times
had IN mind will remain. N ~
nm Is Real Choice ~ s
David Jayne Hill. former ambas.I
s"'or 10 Germany. and ono of tho.
most bitter opponents to any lenpuat
ol nations scheme. II Is stated. is stha;
real choice of the Old Guard for Sec-
retarF or estate. 1t has been stated
'hat charles Evans Hughes is certain
"l appointment to the post. re- Isl
SiH iHhihcaht, however, that Lowell Mel
iett' OF the United News stafi, writing
rom Washington Wednesday ntrhf
reported the development OF strong
opposition among Republicans to the
hughes appointments ~
Noicing OF this opposition ut This
time would appear to bear ont stha
contention OF the progressive ele-
Inen' that some of the so-cailed ase-
iection Kites" which have been NJ.
ing about were sent up for the mr..
pose OF being shot down, and ,tbai
h's'ory OF the Developments in SO Far
as the State Department portfoljo
Is concerned is cited as typical OF the
operations OF the Old Guard rin,
ABOUT Harding. led by Senatorsip Pan
rose and seconded by colonel$ .eorg.-
Harvey former Senator Weeks. fIarrv
DauEherty and others. - 3 -,
Soon after Harding's elect;on, :.
recalled. 1t was stated without nn,ica.
ap'e reservation that Elihu Rc,ot
Woniu De Secretary of State. Some !,
'he hepuoiicans who are now hee;r-
h'hs 20 Interpret Developments. ms In.
.''n that Root was the man n,a.
JoritS OF the people Of the country
really expected. There has ha.n55.
S'"huins feud ON. however, ;betyy ae,,
Noot and Penrose. And the forcc ~
ne isnrose organization soon let tba
iresident-elect know that Root wo,,id.
ho' 40. senators and others filed that
protests. The impression may hava
peeh given Harding that the Root
appointment would not meet with
popular approval. AT all events III,
hoot kite" came down. HIS mama
disappeared. Senator Knox was nert
'r'ed ana his kite" came down.
HuShes' "kite. IsS Nert
me Hughes kite" was next. IL,
went un with the posItiyes statameiT
,ha' the former justice had bscS
"e''h'teiy selected. at the same tim
was stated there was a great de- i.
sentiment for David jayne Hi
VOW IL Is stated from Washing
She opponents OF Hughes have opens
hre' Hughes may be selected. ThnsJ
VINO nave been watching tho a,Ie peS
kite hying" OF tho Old Guard ari
ho' VI position to say positively thaiJ
he VIII not bo. But they do dec,art
that IL the Old Guard groun "a,
way The Hughes kite. will disan,
pear. ''l
fhere is no marked disno.;,,on ,,
or:ucize President Elect Harding, toG
'he turn events incident to tho se,scl|
ton OF his Cabinet are taking. on.1
me contrary. 1t is held possibIesthat
stardins is being made the victim ID
the small political ring now seckine3}
control of all party afraIra rhesj
tresident-elect Is entirely cons.I6as
t'ets. and at the samo time hofd&E
party harmony paramount. Ther.s1SEf 1!
when names OF men for possible cab9&I
met appointments appear In the pdSS}
hc prints bring nothing but t,nfay6f +
able reaction" itNis mo-. co.stJsfSj =
surprising that Hardlng shs
abandon them. And by a procex1
Reiimlnation. 1t n " ssclain, ed shS
Guard ShaR avery Hcne sof afittai
fof sSlI M sai ibisgffrs " q ! AZ -