Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-02-23
COMMERCE, NAVY AND LABOR
PORTFOLIOS not DEFINITE;
SENATOR FALL REPRESENTS
SOUTHWEST In new CABINET
Davis DENLY and Hoover Among Doubtful Selections In
Tentative Lst-Appontment of Edwin DENLY Decided
After Lowden Declined to Accept Post; Duncan May
Be Given Labor Secretary Nomination In Event Davis
Name Not Accepted
IRepubIican A. p. Leased WireJ

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla, Feb. 22--
President-elect Harding has reached II
tentative decision on every place in
his cabinet, and unless there are last
minute changes, it will be composed OF
these men:
Hughes of New York, former governors
justice of the supreme court and Re
publican nominee for the presidency.
Secretary of the treasury-AndreNs5
W. Mellon of Pennsylvania, banker and
financier. member of a family reputed.
to be among the wealthiest in this
country.
Massachusetts. former senator and irr
1916 candidate for the presidential
nomination.
Attorney general-Harry NJ. Daugh-
erty of Ohio, who managed Mr.. Hard
ing's pre-convention campaign
Postmaster general-Will II. Hays of
Indiana, chairman of the Republican,
national committee.
Secretary of the navy-Edwin DenbT
OF Michigan, former member of con
gress, who has served as an enlisted
man in both the navy and marine corps
Secretary of the interior-Albert 3.
Fall of New Mexico, now a senator.
Secretary of agriculture-Henery c.
Wallace of Iowa. editor of farm puhl-
cations.
Secretary of commerce Herbert
Hoover of California, former food ad
ministrator and leader in various
movements for European relief
| Secretary of 1abor-James j. Davis of
/ Pennsylvania and Illinois, a former
union steel worker who has become the
/ highest official in the Moose fraternity.
! If changes are made they are most
| likely to affect the appointments for
navy. commerce and labor. all of which
\ n <.r too To
| sion within "a hours.
| In regard to none of these has there
been an exchange of formal invitation
and acceptance, but in every case the
selections are expected by Mr.. Hard
ing's assistants to. stand.
! Denby's Name Surprise
/ Assignment of the navy portfolio TO
/ Mr.. Denby who is a Detroit lawyer
furnished the first real surprise, for his
name had not been mentioned publicly
in connection with the place until to-
day. 1t is understood that from the
4 first he has been under consideration
however. and was held IN reserve for
just such contingency as Mr. Harding
/ faced last week when former Governor
| r. o. Lowden of Illinois declined to a-
considered.
1t is expected that before the presi-
dent-elect makes formal tender 10
Mr. DENLY he will call him into con-
| sultation and go over the naval prob
| lens with him.
Ever since early in the campaign.
/ Mr.. Hoovers name has been one of
the storm centers of the cabinet list,
many Republicans urging his appoint
! ment as secretary of state, interior.
commerce or labor, and many opposing
| it because of his stand in favor of the
league of nations. a formal invita-
tion is expected to go forward TO him
within a few hours. He was the first
national figure with whom Mr.. Hard
ing conferred after his return to Wash
ington from the Chicago convention
/ last year and later Mr.. Hoover came to
Marion among the first of the best
minds to be called into consultation.
Should he refuse a place, he may be
asked to head a commission of reer-
ganization of the executive departments
of the government
Duncan May Get Labor Post
Regarding the labor portfolio also
there have been many recommended
tons and counter recommendation
with four availables under serious con
sideration. 1t is understood that in the
final lineup James Duncan of ATassa-
chuSettS ranks close to Mr. Davis and