Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-15
FINAL RUSH TO
SEE HARDING Is
ON THIS WEEK
Political Chiefs Busy Fixing
Appointments Prior to
Inaugural.
LABOR POST IS PROBLEM

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Feb. Is
The political chieftains of the Re
publican party are gathering at this
Southern retreat of President-Elect
Harding this week for what probably
will be the last major conferences
prior to March 4.
VIII H. Hays, the national chair
man, arrived last night and was
closeted with the President-elect IN
til late hour.
Harry N. Daugherty, the personal and
political adviser Of the next President,
who is looked on as the next attorney
general, Will come to st. Augustine
Wednesday.
Later in the week Fred Upham, the
National Treasurer. VIII come to make
q report on the state Of the Republican
exchequer. which closed the campaign
with g deficit of more than a million dol
lars and which has been a source of
more or less embarrassment to the party
leaders. \ portion Of this deficit has al
ready been made VI by generous party
men. but there still remains a sizeable
chunk unpIedged. All the organization
officers have been working diligently to
clear up this Indebtedness before March
4. and they will report 20 Mr.. Harding
this week on the progress they have
made.
HAYS AND DAUGHERTY
CASES TO BE SETTLED.
The status Of both Hays and Daugherty
ss Cabinet possibilities may also be
settled this week.
Mr.. Harding's inaugural plans are still
more or less unsettled, aside from his
determination that there viii be no ela5-
crate display or Ostentation.
A report published in a Sunday news
paper that President Wilson had written
President-elect Harding q letter Of in
curry about riding to the Capitol on
March 1, and that this letter had been
ignored by the President-elect was en-
phatically denied by Harding headquar-
tiers here. There has been no CORE
kpondenoe OF any sort between the Presi-
dent and Mr. Harding on this or any
other subject, II was stated positively
The next President is being deluged
with advice and recommendations con-
corning the secrataryship Of labor. for
which there are several candidates.
James J. Davis. Pittsburgh, supreme die
tator Of the Loyal Order OF Moose, who
is mentioned as prominent candidate for
the post probably Will come TO 81. Au-
gustine the last Of this week 7. V.
O'ConnOr, New York. head Of the long
shoremen's union, will also be here this
week.
Frierds of James Duncan, Massachus-
etts, n officer Of the Granite Cutters
Union, are insistently urging that he be
appointed labor secretary. Included in
Duncan's support is the not inconsider-
able weight Of Senator Penrose. PennsyI-
vania. Duncan is an officer Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. but he was
out Of sympathy with President Gomper's
open espousaI of the Cox cause during
the campaign. Duncan worked for the
Republican ticket and this fact is not
being overlooked by the President-elect
and his advisers.
On Mr. Harding's appointment list to
day were Congressman Frear Of Wiscon-
sin, member Of the Ways and Means
Committee, and Charles F. Ferguson, an
American, who for some years has been
adviser to the Chinese government. Frear
was expected to report to the President
elect the condition of several congress
sional matters. including that Of taxa
ton and tariff. Ferguson, it is under
stood, made report on general condi-
lions throughout the Far East with which
he is familiar.