The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
HARDING CABINET !.
 IS NOW COMPLETE;;'
 CHANGES UNLIKELY
Assignment of Navy Portfolio to Edwin Denby Furnishes First Real Surprise
 of Situation
By Associated Press

St Augustine. Fla, February 2.- President-elect Harding has reached a tentative decision on every place in his cabinet and unless there are last-mnute changes the official circle of the next administration will be composed of these men:
 Secretary of state--CharIes Evans Hughse of New York. former governor, justice of the supreme court and repub- lican nominee for the presidency.
 Secretary of the Treasury--Andrew w.. Mellon of Pennsylvanla. banker and financier. me mber of a family reputed to be among the wealthiest in the coun- try
 Secretary of War-John w. Weeks of Massachusetts. former United States senator. and in 1916 a candidate for the presidential nomination.
 Attorney General--Harry M. Daugherty of Ohio. who managed the pre- -conveh,. tion campaign resulting in MT. iiarding's nominations.
 Postmaster General--will H. Hays of Indiana, chairman of the republican na- tional committee.
 Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby of Michigan. a former member of Congress-, who has served as an enlisted man in both the navy and marine corps.
 Secretary of the Interior-Albert E. Fall of New Mexico. now unfted States senator.
 Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wal lace of Iowa. editor of farm publications. Secretary of Commerce-Herbert Hoo- yer of California former food adminis- trator and conspicuous leader in various movements for European relief Secretary of Labor-J. J. Davis Of Pennsylvania and Illinois, a former i union steel worker, who has become highest official of the Moose frater- nity
 POSSIBLE CHANGES , If changes are made they are most likely to affect the appointments for navy. commerce and labor, all of which are understood to have come to the , point of decision within the last 24 hours. Tn regard to none of these has there :; been an exchange of formal invitations and acceptance, but in every case the 1 selections made by MT. Harding are ex- pected by his closest associates to stand I Assignment of the navy portfolio to Mir Denby. who is Detroit lawyer. fur I nished the first real surprise of the cabinet situation, for his name had not been mentioned publicly in connection with the place until today. It is un- derstood that from the first he has been under consideration, however, and was lheld in reserve for just such . conttn- gcncy as MT. Harding faced last week, when Former Governor Frank Q. Low den of Illinois declined to be considered for the navy secretaryship. ! It is expected that before the Pres ident-elect makes a formal tender to MT Denby he will call him into consult tation and go over with him the naval problems of the coming administration. l Today Mir. Harding was in communica- ton with some of the Michigan mem lpers of Congress regarding the appoint ment and it is understood to have S. cured their approval.
 HOOVER STORM CENTER
 Ever since the early days of the cam IpAign Mir. Hoover's name has been one of the storm centers of the cabinet 1ise. many republicans urging his appoint- iment as Secretary of State, Interior. ICommerce and Labor and many opposine litNbecause of his decided stand in favor of the League of Nations. Whether he win accept the commerce portfolio is not definitely known here, but the gen eral expectation Is that he will A Tor nal invitation is expected to go forward iwithin few hours
 The former food administrator was the first national figure with whom Mir Harding conferred after his return te Washington from the Chicago conven- ton last year and later MT. Hoover came Ito Marion among the first of the best jminds' to be called into consultation SllOuiQ ne TeIuSS to Sit HI ttic S0DAaAS'
 he may be asked to head a commission flor reorganization of the executive de
 partments of the government.
 DUNCAN RANKS CLOSE
 Regarding the labor portfolio alst there has been flood of recommends ticns and counter recommendations with four availables under serious con sideration. It is understood that in th' final lineup James Duncan of Massa lchusetts ranks close to MT. Davis. ant should there be a change in that part O lthe slate MT. Duncan may go in.
 One of the considerations that has beeI urged against Mir. Davis is that. al though he lives at Mooseheart, Ill., m !tional headouarters of the Moose frater !nitv. his principal business interests ar lin Pittsburg. which also is the home Q ljMr. Mellon. 1t is understood, however, tha . Mi Harding has no sympathy for In : argument that it would be mistake t pick two cas.net officials from on D flown.
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