The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-18
Daugherty May Resign
to Take Up New Duties
as "Watchdog of Ohio"

Special 10 Tho World.
WASlllNGrbN, gUpt. III
have nothing To- say regarding tho
matter at this time was the mes.
cage Attorney General Harry J..
paughortN sent concerning "A re
port that he h to leave the cabinet.
Ito lett here from hia sick bed, he
fore leaving Washington. In com
pany with UriRudicr General Saw
yor, the %prcsidcnt's personal physl-
clan, Tor u brief roCupcrntlVp yncn-
uon, during which II Is not expected
ihht he VIII make any moro definite
! statements regarding the persistent
rumor that he ~ dosirous nf giving
w u portfolio OF Justice.
The rumur that Mr. Daughortu
was to rclinquish hia position in
tho Harding cabinet H. not new. by
any means. buA u has boon re-.
vivcd within the last few days. The
tnct That no has not seen fit to
glNo an uncquiyocal denial 10 the
report, however ~ not considered
here ~, In any scnRc. an admission
nat ne In TO quit the department.
He may do 80, Thoro are roRsuns
TO believe that he may. but 50 far
there ~ nothing 10 Indicate that he
Will and hiR silence upon the sub
jcct. whom qucationcd, is not to be
taken as an intimation that no VIII
do su.
Mr. DauRhcrty has never nc
CURED "A competence from his Law
practice or otherwise, and while
tho st2,b00 annual allowance To the
attorney general may seem n large
salary, the demands upon a cabinet
m"mber are SO heavy that none Of
them ever hope to lay by a cent of
hts shlry whilc In office. There
has been "A taCit understanding for
some time that Mir. bnuHhprty
would likc 10 rot bnca 10 his inv
practice In ohio. and try TO mike
some money, And he may still
have that In mind.
Would watch After" Ohio.
Tho real reason back OF the break
In the cabinet, however. II tho attor.
ncy general should determine to
leave II, would bo generally conaid-
cred rs political Should Mr..
Daugherty leave tho presidents cab
met II In felt by many who know NJ
the close relationship which has
between the president aud
hts attorney general for years that
he would only do so TO bo Of greater
assistance to the president In some
way than he could be by re-
naming In the cabinet. And II
might be that his assistance IN
carrying Ohio In the senatorial rloc.
tion to he held next year would bc
considered OF greater value to tho
president than his Eemainlng In the
Of Justice.
ohio In always an uncertain state
10 politics. II swings from side 10
side at different times, and candl-
dates are often named because OF
the fancird ability they may have
TO gather votes and swing the state
into the proper column. There ~
naturally "A very strong desire upon
the part OF President Harding 10 sec
Ohio remain republican and send a
republican to succeed Senator Alice
the present democratic
senator, whose term Will expire
March 4, 1929. and whoso successor
Viii be elected noxt year. And, be-
'ause he was nominated and elected
rom Ohio, and feels more than q
personal interest In the politics OF
he state. the president II expected
o take an active part In the hand
Ing ~ ohio politics between now
md the next elections.
All Not Harmony nc Home.
But :Ie republican party In ohio
= rot entirely harmonious. Gov.
larry L. Davis, whose term viii
January /, 1923, In ample
imc 10 take n senatorial seat, IN an
to have senatorial nmbi-
lie belongs TO an element of
he party not IN accord with the
Harding wing. and IT would be n Sc
.ore blow 10 the president 60 have
he republican nomination 10 10
Governor Davis. There IL little
.oubt there viii be an adminlstra-
candidate in the field for the
.oinina,!on for senator, 60 contest
WITH Governor Davis for Il, and the
AZ that the attorney general
wi be picked to make the race. In
hat event, he would feel compelled,
little later, TO give up hR cabinet
lost.
Mr.. Daugherty's docllnatlon 10
.iscuss his possible resignation from
cabinet may mean that no de-
ision haH been reached as 10
he shall make the race for
or not Others have been
discussed AK possible administration
audidatcs. Walter +. Brown, the
residents own selection az chair
Of the Joint congressional com
nitteo on reorganization OF the
departments, has been
mentioned aa a possible choice Of
he president; while Or. Simeon
Tess OF yellow Springs. for 10
representative Of the seventh I