Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-02-10
OKLAHOMA WANTS
REPRESENTATION
IN NEW CAb|NET I.
TO HOLD S0UT H
Southern Congressman Seek
Cabinet Berth To Keep
Democrats From Recov-
ering States Lost In The
November Elections

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WASHINGTON. Feb "a drive to
bring about the appointment of south
ern man in President elect Harding's
cabinet has been begun by southern
Republicans in congress.
Representative Harreld of Oklahoma
dispatched a telegram today to Mr..
Harding declaring he was much dis
turbedr at the possibility of the south
not being represented Representative
Slemp of virvinia, Republican ma
tional committeeman, also declared in
a statement that it would be fearful
mistake if Senator Harding does not
recognize the genuine sentiment to-
ward Republicanism in the south"
Representative Herreld's telegram
said:
II am much disturbed at the possi-
bility of the south not being repre-
scented in your cabinet. Oklahoma's
overwhelming vote is intensely south
ern. i 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 southern
states These people expect the south
to be recognized in your cabinet and
the position they would most appre
ciate il the secretary of agriculture.
! have written you in the interest of
Mr.. Fields. Ol<lahoma's candidate. But
II you shall determine that it is best to
wipe out sectionalism. our most deadly
political foe. to take a man from the
old south and thus plant the flag of
Republicanism all over the south, ii
will be effective in saving Oklahoma.
Failure to thus recognize the south
viii be n keen disappointment to the
prediction belief that your election
would wipe out sectionalism.'
Representative Slemp in his state
ment said:
1T would be a fearful mistake II
Senator Harding doesn't recognize the
genuine sentiment toward Republican
ism in the south. But besides that
the south, with its peculiar problems
ought to have representation in any
American cabinet. In real sentiment
the south is Republican today as wit
ness the request of every Democratic
governor i'm the south for the confer
ence in Atlanta m january, 1921, urg-
ing the necessity for a protective tar
iff on southern products. am expecting
the new congress and the new admin
istration to take the first steps to-
ward purifying election conditions IL
the south and I should prefer to SEE
that done through the southerners and
the friends of the south in heart ant
spirit, rather than by outsiders"
Mr.. Slemp is being urged for tn
cabinet by many southerners, both in
side and outside the Republican party
In addition to John Fields, now pub
Usher of a farm journal and forme
president of the Oklahoma agriculture
and mechanical college, who is backe,
for the agricultural portfolio by Nj
Herreld. A. T. Hert, national commit
teerrRn from Kentucky; j. NJ. Moor
head. national committeeman iron
North Carolina; Marion Butler. forne
senator: Newell Sanders, former Unit
ed States senator from Tennessee: an
J. A. Fowler, from Knoxville, Tenn
former solicitor general, are some @
those who have been mentioned a
cabinet possibilities. Most of them ar
being urged for secretary of agricul
ture or OF commerce.