New-York tribune., 1921-02-21
Cabinet Slated.
Senator's Turn
Other Posts
y,;sgr,,nlIed Over Selection
OF Hughes, They Plan TO
Get DIR. Hill lnto Depart
nient as Liaison Link
Tod Urged for Navy Aid
prohibition and Internal
Revenue Departments Also
Figure in Their Program
By Carter Field

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20,--With the
Harding Cabinet slate virtually COM
,lete. the disposition of Republican
leaders here, particularly in the SEN
sts is to turn their attention to the
o.her important places ut MIR. Harding's
a;sposal rather than to continue the
arbts which have been made against
certain Cabinet selections.
There is no conceahng the bitter dis
,puointment and the rather hopeless
attitude toward the appointment Of
Charles f. Hughes as Secretary Of
STATE. Mr.. Hughes in a ballot of the
Senate Republicans, probably would not
have received one vote. If any Senator
has been an ardent advocate of the ap-
pointment of the former justice dill
rent search has failed to disclose him.
The objections to Mr.. Hughes-al-
though not for quotation by name, of
eourse-have been based on the theory
that it would be difficult for Senators
to establish and maintain friendly rela-
tions with the Administration on CUES
lions Of foreign policy if Mr.. Hughes
was to be Mr.. Harding's agent for for
eign affairs. There may have been sat-
jsfaction throughout the country this
morning at the statement of MI Har-
ding at st. Augustine virtually that Mr..
Harding would permit Mr.. Hughes to
run his own department. and do the
talking about it, but there was very lit
tie satisfaction here among the Repub-
lican leaders. They know Harding, and
eon "do business" with him. They talk
the same language, as some of them put
it. But they do not believe there will be
any such relations with MIR. Hughes.
Hill Urged as Under Secretary
1t developed to-day that there was
serious drive on among leading Re
publican Senator'S to get some one in
the State Department, preferably as
Under r-Secretary, who would serve as
laison officer beween the Senate
and the White House. In this connec-
ton the name of David Jayne Hill, of
New York, has been mentioned seri-
ously by several of the ranking Repub-
licen Senator's. 1t has been known for
some time that DR.. Hill was the choice
for Secretary of State of some of these
Senator's. Indeed it is matter of
keen regret to some of the Senator'S
who were praising DIR. Hill to Mr..
Harding that they did not at the time
concentrate on Elihu Root. Mr.. Root
would not have been so satisfactory
to what is generally called the Sena-
torial oligarchy as DR.. Hill, but Mr.
Root would have been infinitely pre-
ferred to Mr.. Hughes.
But all the fights have been virtually
now by those Senator'S who
were back of them. No headway at
all was made in the drive on Charles
G. Dawes, for although he is not going
IN the Cabinet, it is known that he
was offered the Treasury portfolio and
declined it. The drive against Hughes
was serious and powerful, but it got
nowhere at ALL
OF the bargain by getting men in other
tfa" '4binet positions who will be sat-
lsfactory to the Republican leaders.
henry P. Fletcher, former Ambassa-
dor to Mexico, has been mentioned in
Secretary of State, but the Senator
Hill. ' ~ 9 Wv
Utner PostS claim Attention
Another place not of Cabinet rank
but of supreme Importance is that of
Prohibition Commissioner. One of the
names mentioned for this place is that
Of former Governor Millikcn. of Maine.
Another of the important posts on
which interest is centering now that
the Cabinet slate is no nearly finally
decided is that of Commissioner of
internal Revenue. Because of it's con-
nectlon with the taxation problem, and
because of the vast increase in the ma
chinery for collection of internal
revenue, this post has assumed far
greater Importance than in the days
when it collected the revenue on
liquor. 1t is now recognized as one
q the most important places in the
government,
For the Navy Department., while
40 announcement has been made,
me latest information from St.
augustine is that A T. Hert, of Ken
lucky, will be appointed Secretary, al
!nough George NJ. Foss, of Illinois, also
IS Is mentioned Robert Z. Tod, of New
ofX' IS being mentioned for Assistant
secretary. Some time ago there was
considerable g mention of Theodore
Roosevelt jr., for this place, but in the
last lew days the name Of Mr.. Tod
se seeems to be coming from SO many
sources as to attract attention.
Mr; Tod served as reserve officer dur
ing tne war, rising to the rank of COM
,asnder, ~ t, He was the navigating officer
VI tae Corsair, which had two engage
% aehts with submarines, and was
assistant to Admiral H. B. Wilson,
ssfYlng as port officer at Brest While
vi ms assignment Commander Tod
opet. opent $4,000 of his own money in
SSe.i'hg supply of fresh water to the
soeAs so thus aiding considerably in
y ssft'saing up the movement of vessels
ta.s a. Time when speed was as impor-
'N,'. n as anything else in the world.
.tuting the campaign Mr.. Tod was
Notely IN touch with the Republican
Iga I,gsuonai on Headquarters in New York.
INV @ 1od is said to be actively sup
Cf,;ssa Cr;sa Tor this place by Lloyd C.
''eom' Of New York.
London KnoaCs HUGHES.