The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06
PRES|DENT-ELECT
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ences will take place upon his return
to Marion, in December. and will be in
dividual and personal. with the main
purpose Of learning what policy may
enlist united support
Wants Proc Expression-
Senator Hardin means TO avoid any
unseemily anticipation. but he feels
It wholly becoming to get an expression
entirely free from campaign bias and
to get II at the earliest possible day. IT
is the first step toward the meeting OF
minds Of which Senator Harding SO
frequently spoke during tho campo !en.
He did not make public any list, because
1t will not be complete before his va
cation ends.
Senator Harding further announces
that no consideration would be- given
to a cabinet during his recreation
WIN Hear 1rrsooncilables.
Officials close to the President-elect
speeches. he promised repeatedly that
the meeting Of minds" would begin as
soon as possible after his election, and
that he also frequently declared that
the purpose Of his consultation would
be, not to suggest any plan of his own,
might be so brought into harmony as
to put q united nation behind him In
his negotiations with other powers.
He also has indicated in campatg0
OF the league Of Versailles, as well as
its ardent supporters, would be num-
bered among those to whose advice he
would listen. To the Senate he PROM
Used to give share of attention pro-
portionate to its powers in perfecttng
treaties.
Although the President-elect has
never named publicly any OF those he
will include In his consultations. specu-
lation Of wholly. unauthor!tatiye
~.
about 8 number Of conspicuous figures
who might answer to the description
Mr.. Harding has laid down.
SO far as the Senate itself Is con-
cerned. this undercurrent of gossip
has carried frequently the names Of
such Republican senators as Lodge OF
Massachusetts,, chairman OF the foreign
relations committee: Knox Of Pennsyl-
vania, a former secretary OF state and
treaty irreconctlable: johnson OF
California. another irreconcilaole lead
or. and Lenroot Of Wisconsin. leader
Of the reservationists. On the Demo-
cratic side there las been mentioned
among others Of Senators Underwood
Of Alabama, the party leader; Hitch
cock OF Nebraska, who led the fight for
North Carolina and Robinson of Ar
kansas.
Outside the Senate.
Among those outside the Senate, fire.
! auent speculative mention has been
leader for international peace and a
supporter Of the Versailles league:
Herbert Hoover. another league advo-
cate: Elihu Root. former secretary Of
state and participant in the, recent
Charles Evans Hughes. Republican
Presidential nominee four years ago;
Henry White. Il Republican member of
President Wilson'S peace commission
to France; Henry 2. Davidson. head of
the American Red Cross: Former Scna-
tor George Sutherland Of Utah. and
The Democratic List.
There Is a much smaller list OF Demo
Gratis, outside the Senate whose names
gossip has associated with the meet
ing Of minds" Among them Is Robert
| Lansing, former secretary Of state,
! and a member of the peace commission
often quoted by MIR. Hardng IN the
. campaign as diSaGrr"lnE with Mr.. VIII
son on some features of the Versailles
: covenant: Frank l.. Polk. the state de-
, partment's former undcr-seCrctary
| Chief Justice White and George Har-
yey the New York editor.
| VIII Consult Women.
! There has been even less OF spccu'
| iation with regard to what women
: would be asked advice IN the max
! ing Of the new plan for an intCrna'
a., tOn3l aSSOtidtIPi'' II - rAP ''I'N' ~"
ever. that the senator will choose those
. who have been closely associated with
I public activities throughout the treaty
! tight so as to be familiar with the sou
Itiments Of their sisters regarding
! American membership in the league OF
any substitute for il.
/ Whether the tentative list &c names
was onc of the subjects reviewed In
the talk between Nj. Harding ana Mr.
Hays was not revealed. IT was under
stood that many topics came up f"i
Siscusaton. however. N the first meet,
! ing OF the successful candidate an
his manager since III" election. The
! greeted each other warmly when lIr
, Hays arrived and as soon as there had
/ been an exchange Of congratula tions