Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-09
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/. FOR CABINET PLACE
0kIahoma-W Wants Field as
Agriculture Secretary, Sen
ator Harreld Wires Harding.

Dixie land republican politics is at
tracing attention just now. South
ern republicans are making determ-
ined drive for recognition of the
south in the Harding cabinet. At
the same time. the republican ma
tional committee is setting out to
reorganize republican politics in that
section and to curtail southern rep
reSentation in national conventions.
Oklahoma, ciaSsed as southern
state by the men engineering the ef-
fort. is taking the lead in the move
ment for cabinet recognition. which
is said to have the concurrence of
Gov. Morrow of kentucky and Gov.
Taylor OF Tennessee. as well as vari-
Gus southern republican leaders and
chambers of commerce.
Senator-elect Harreld of Oklahoma.
republican. has sent this telegram to
President-elect Harding:
Il am much disturbed at the pos
sibility of the south not being repre-
sented in your cabinet. Oklahoma is
not western Or northern. Its over
whelming vote is intensely southern.
was born and raised in the south
and know and sympathize with their
present political hopes. The vote
that made Oklahoma republican last
year was born and bred in the south
ern states. These people expect the
south to be represented in your cab
met. and the position they will ap-
preclate most is that of Secretary of
Agriculture. l have written to you
in the interest of John Field, Okla
homa's candidate.
"Wipe Out SectionnIism."
But II you shall determine that 1t
is best in order to wipe out section
aNsm oItr rposf do. DIV, roI;t;no1 e. 81
lake a man. from the sheart-&of the
'oid south and thus plant the flag of
republicanism all over the south. IL
VIII be effective in saving Okla homa
Failure to thus recognize the south
Will be keen disappointment to the
prediction belief that your election
would wipe out sectionalism."
The call for the meeting of the re-
publican national committee in Wash
lngfon on March is announced to be
for the twofold purpose of bring
ing the members together in re-
union at the Inauguration of presi-
dent Harding and enabling the COM
mittee TO receive and discuss plans
for change in delegate representa-
ton in future national conventions
as ordered in Chicago in June. 1t will
be the first meeting of the general
committee since the victory in No
vember. No reorganization of the
national committee is at present con-
teHpia ted.
Under the provisions of the reso-
luton passed by the last republican
national convention just before it's ad-
Journment the committee was "au-
thoriZed and directed, within twelve
months. to adopt just and equitable
basis of representation in future ma
tional conventions" Primarily this
is intended to bring about reorgan-
ization of the republican party in
the south, and the special committee
recently designated to evolve an ap-
portionment plan is now at work and
Will make report.
VIII Not Affect North.
Committeeman c. Bascom Slemp of
Virginia. Earl Kinsley of Vermont
and Il. p. Howell of Nebraska form
the aprortionment committee. with
Chairman VIII II. Hays and secre-
tary Clarence 3. Miller ex-officio
members. The changes in representa-
tion proposed will affect the northern
states only in a very minor degree.
The plan must be in effect by June
IL next to meet the requirement of
the mandatory convention resolution.
Chairman Hays, who is now de-
voting his undivided attention to the
financial affairs of the committee,
will report excellent progress in
wiping out the deficit. In response
to his appeal through the press. con-
tribut ions aggregating some $4,000
in sums ranging from 10 cents to
500 have been received at headquar-
ters, and the balance remaining will
be met under a quota system by
states apportioned on the basis of
10 cents per republican vote cast at
the last election.