The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-03-04
Presldent-EI Harding Still in
Doubt About Three Of the
Cabinet Places.
WOOD FOR THE PHILIPPINES?
tiereck's Hyphenates Present List Of
lmpudent Demands-Attempt to
lmpeach Judge Landis-Senate
Passes the Emergency
Tariff Bill.
BY EDWARD w. PICkARD.

AS March draws near interest in
the makeup of Mr.. Hardings cabinet
grows acute. The President-elect is, at
this writing. believed to have decided
upon seven of his ten advisers. while
the men to whom he will entrust the
navy, labor and commerce portfolios
still are to be definitely selected. Form
er Governor LOwden of Illinois has
refused the place of secretary of the
navy.
For secretary Of labor four men are
being considered. They are James j.
Davis of Pennsylvania, former steel
worker; T. V. O'Connor Of New York.
leader Of the Longshoremen's union;
James Duncan of Massachusetts, who
has been an official of the American
Federation of Labor and of the Granite
Cutters union, and John |. Nolan OF
California, member of congress and
an iron moulder. Mr.. O'Connor was
one of Mr.. Harding's visitors in st.
Augustine last week, and II was an
nounced that he would confer with
the President-elect again this week
If the southern states are to have
a representative Ia the cabinet-and
they are urgently claiming such recog-
nition-it may be he will be the new
secretary of commerce. Many south
erners think this would be fitting in
view of the existing movement for in
dustral expansion in the South. Three
gentlemen from below Mason and
Dixon's line have been especially rec
commended to Mr.. Harding, They are
r. II. Huston and Newell Sanders of
Tennessee, and Congressman c. Bias
com Slemp of Virginia. Many petit
tons have been sent to st. Augustine
asking that either Herbert Hoover or
John Hays Hammond be given the
commerce portfolio. and among others
mentioned for the post is Charles d.
Hllles. former chairman of the Nation
al Republican committee.
Mr.. Harding and those called into
conference with him OF course have
not confined their discussions TO cabi-
net appointments. for the pew Presi-
dent will have innumerable diplomatic
and other important positions 10 MI.
No formal announcement about any Of
these places has been made. hut II Is
now taken for granted that Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood will be made governor
general OF the Philippines 10 succeed
Frederick Burton Harrison This ap.
pointment probably would meet with
the approval of all except those who
are In favor of giving the Islander.
their Independence Immediately. re-
gnrdless of their ability To govern
themselves or 10 protect themselves
against the possible encroachments of
the japanese American prestige In
the islands is said to have declined
markedly under Governor Harrison
and the movement for independence
has grown correSpondingiy. General
Woods ability as a colonial admins
traitor is unquestioned and doubtless
under him American authority In the
philippines would be strengthened and
the defenses In the Islands would be
perfected.
. Albert Fletcher. who was one OF
NJ Hardings guests during the
hnusehoat cruise in Florida. is slated
for appointment as amhasssdnE to
Janan. He was a Roosevelt Rough
Rider and served as minister 10 Mexi-
go