Arizona republican., 1921-03-02
NINE MEMBERS OF
 HARDING CABINET
 FORMALLY NAMED

MARION, Ohio, March 1.-Three more cabinet appointments were defi- nitely confirmed by President elect Harding tonight, leaving only one se- lection of the ten secretaries to be for mally given out. The vacancy Is In the portfolio of labor, and an an nouncement is expected tomorrow.
 The three whose selections were made known tonight are Andrew W. Mellon, a Pittsburg banker, to be sec retary of the treasury; Will Hays of Indiana, Republican national chair man, to be postmaster general, and AL bert B. Fall, now senator from New Mexico, to be secretary of the interior. The official announcement did not cause surprise, it having been known generally for several days they would be included
 No formal statement was issued in connection with the appointments. but Mir. Harding indicated that he might have some more detailed observations to make when he announces tomorrow the name of his secretary of labor.
 It is known that from the start con- flicting advice has been urged on him in regard to the place, and that, al though he reached a virtual selection last week. the supporters of at least three available men are still bringing pressure to bear.
 The man whose name has been writ ten opposite the labor portfolio in the tentative cabinet list is James J. Da- wis of Pittsburg, former steel worker who is now supreme dictator of the Loyal Order of Moose. There has been no evidence that the designation has been changed, but the activities of those who would rather see James Duncan of Massa chuSetts or T. V. O'Connor of New York chosen puts a last-minute turnover well within the | possibilities.
 1 The president elect today attended to many matters of personal business preparatory to his departure for l Washington and put the finishing touches on his inaugural address. He | also conferred with Major General Leonard Wood. who has been selected | for governor general of the Philip pines, and during the evening he ac- cepted initiation into the Knights Tenn plar order
 The meeting with General Wood left 1 the question of his accepting the is land governorShip more or less in doubt, although the confidence that he would do so was apparent among those | close to MT. Harding.
 1 An acceptance would involve resig- natlon from the army. and if the gen l eral gives up his military commission he can have his choice of several other l offers from business and educational l concerns it is said.
 It is understood that the president elect made an early selection for the Philippine governorship, both because | the place is vacant and because he wanted to show publicly his regard for l the man who was his chief opponent for the nomination. MT. Harding has given serious thought to many other 1 important appointments he vii lhave to make but he said today he expected to reach few definite selections until 1 after inauguration
 Resignation of MT. Hays from his
 position as republican national chair man is expected to come within the next few days.
 Accompanied by Mrs. Harding, the
 president-elect reached Marion from
 Florida early today and will remain
 until tomorrow evening, reaching
 Washington late Thursday. T Tomorrow a formal farewell cere-
 mony will be held by the citizens al
 the Harding front porch. One of the president-elect's call to-
 day was at the Marion club, where he
 inspected a Harding" room, decorated
 in his honor with mementoes of the
 campaign and the meeting of bes
 minds