Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-04
HARDING ARRIVES AT
NATIONAL CAPITAL
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mobile. They drove to the New
Willard hotel, where they occupied
a suite Of rooms. A few knots of
people checred them down Penn
sylyania avenue, but in the rain
their progress attracted little at
tentiOn.
Davis Formally Chosen.
AT the hotel Il stream of callers,
including many members of the re-
publican national committee, now
in Session here, poured in to pay
their respects. one conference
was with James j. Davis, of Pitts
burgh, whose selection as secretary
of labor Mr.. Harding had an
nounced formally today Later
Inauguration plans and the legisla-
tive situation confronting congress
in its closing hours were discussed
by Mr. Harding with Senator Knox,
Harry M. Daugherty, who is to be
attorney general John w. Weeks,
selected for secretary of war, and
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
republican leader of the senate.
At 4 o'clock the president-elect
and Mrs, Harding made short call
of sympathy on Mrs. Champ Clark,
widow of the veteran democratic
leader who died yesterday.
Friendly To Newspapermen.
Just before his call at the White
House Mr. Harding received the
Washington correspondents, telling
them he had made the appoint
ment, not because he had any news
to give, but because he wanted to
begin his friendship with them
while he still was nothing more
than member of their own pro-
fession. He assured them they al
ways would be welcome at the eX-
ecutive mansion and declared that
all he asked in his relationship
with them was an application of
the golden rule on both sides.
Tonight the president-elect and
Mrs. Harding was entertained at a
private dinner given by Carmi
Thompson, of Cleveland, former
treasurer of the United States and
an official of the republican
speakers bureau during the last
campaign. The guests included
Governor Davis, Senator Wills,
Harry M. Daugherty and a score of
others from Ohio.
Christian TO BE Secretary.
Resides the selection of Mr.. Davis
as secretary of labor, which finally
closed the cabinet slate of the COM
ing administration, Mr.. Harding
announced definitely during the
day that George B. Christian, Jr''
of Marion, would go into the White
House with him as his secretary.
Mr.. Christian, who served as pri-
vate secretary to Mr.. Harding
during the latter's service in the
senate, and throughout the pre-ln-
augural period, once was cub re-
porter on his chiefs newspaper in
Marion. and the two have been next
door neighbors there for twenty
years. When he took the position
as private secretary he was man
ager of a lime and stone company
White House Staff.
Although no formal announce
ment was made it also became
known that virtually the entire
White House staff that is to serve
with Mr.. Christian had been chos-
en-. Rudolph Forster, executive
clerk since the first Roosevelt ad-
ministration, is to retain his place
which ranks next to that to be
! occupied by Mr.. Christian. The
secretariat force is to be augment
ed by the appointment of James
Sloan, former White House secret
service man; William Hard, former
secretary of the Ohio republican
state committee, and Judson e
Welliver, formerly Washington
newspaper man. All three have
been connected with the Hardlna
headquarters in Marion since the
campaign began.
Today's Program.
TOmorrOw's program Will begin
officially with the call of the con
gressiOnal inaugural committee on
the president-elec and the vice
president at their hotels
shortly after 10 o'clock. The en-
tire party will then enter automo-
biles and proceed to the White
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| the President and Mr.. Wilson.
President Wilson will take a
place in the official White House
automobile with the president-elect
an Senator Knox, chairman of the
congressional committee. Next Will
come the car carrying Vice Presi-
dent-elect Coolidge, Vice President
Marshal and two members of the
committee. In the third car will be
Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Wilson and
the remaining members of the
committee. FL.
The Ride to the Capitol.
| Pennsylvania avenue will be
roped off to keep back the crowds
and nearly one thousand infantry
men will be on guard duty, At the
capitol 500 marines in full dress
uniform will form a lane, through
which the party will pass.
The president-elect will be es-
corted to a room off the senate
chamber, where he will remain un.
til Vice President-elect Coolidge il
inaugurated. 3.
Senate Ceremonies,
The senate ceremonies are tt
start Immediately after noon ant
will be attended by the president
elect, the cabinet officers designate
Justices of the supreme court ii
their robes, army and navy Officers
and foreign diplomats in gorgeous
court uniforms.
Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Coolidge
with Mrs. Marshall and perhaps
Mrs. Wilson, will occupy seats il
the executive gallery. Members o.
the house will stand on the RICH
and left sides of the chamber.
The e-president-elect will bt
escorted to the rostrum to a seal
beside Vice President Marshall
| who will administer the oath. Mr.
lCoolidge's address and the valedic'
tory by Mr.. Marshall will follow
and the new vice president ther
! will call the new senate of The
Sixty congress to ordel
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