Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-07
HARDING CABINET
SELECTIONS ARE
STILL NEBULOUS
Hughes and Dawes Have
Inside Track for State
and Treasury.
DAUGRERTY MAY STAY
OUTSIDE OFFICIAL PALE
Senator Sherman, Irrcconcilable,
Approves Plan for Asso-
citation of Nations.
IHy Assoclatch rress

MARION. OHIO. Jan. c.-Conclus,vo
Information abou; the Cabinet prof-
crcnccs OF President Elect Harding
still is lacking. ana as the ,!ays 20 b,.
without definite development. the nun
b"r OF those mentioned Cor aono;n,-
inent in speculation here il incrcas-
ing rather than narrowing.
Two weeks ago there were many
indica tions that the announcement, of
at least two selections was Imminent
Those *ho had talked with Mr.. IIar-
ding generally were agreed ,b,,
Charles Evans fiuphce, Of New York.
was upnermoat in his mind for Sec
rotary of state ana Charles G. Dawes
Of Chicago, had the inside track for
Secretary OF the Treasury. Thcr, was
equal unanimity In the predictions
that these selections and possibl. thai,
of Henry Wallace. Of Iowa. for Sec
rotary of Agriculture would bc made
known very early in the new year.
Since then the Cabinet question has
been under daily consideration bv
;hs President and he has heard
the advice of some OF mis- ahlrst party
leaders. hut without apparent results.
Other Claims Considered,
The claims OF other asp!rants have
been thrust upon him by their friends
and the interval also has given him
an opportunity 10 hear the inevitable
residue Of protests against some OF
the appointments h. was popularity
reported TO be considering. As :,
result he has given recent visitors the
impression that his mind etill is omen
on every appointment. Somc of them
even have gene away predicting that
no selections would be announced un-
til just before March l. For the most
part. however. the conviction prevails
that two or three OF the most i,npnr,- :
ant appointments will be made known
in January.
Ii is understood that for one thing.
me President t-clcct !s finding IL diff
hculi 10 settle upon definite choices
Tor some OF the Cabinet places with
out At the same time ill!ng the whole
slate The problem of fitting the
Cabinet pegs into their proper holes
is one which he has found himself
compelled to consider more or less
as whole, rather than picccmeal. /.
II he is TO be certain that the pat-
'''" '''''ts oul right IN the end.
AS one example OF the shifting
aspect Of tho situation. there have
hcen persistent reports recently that
Harry NJ. Daughcrty. the Harding
rrc-convention manager was giving
a sympathetic ear 10 those of his
friends who believe he can render
better service to his chief as n nri-
'att citizen than a Cabinet membc,
IL universally is conceded by those
close TO MIR. Harding that Daugn.r,y
can nave place in the official cir
c!c if he wants it. but whether no
VIII accept is one of the sovor,i
questions which intcrlacc TO max. ,bc
general prospect uncertain.
Procession OF Visitors.
another element which is deJov;,-
decision on the Cabinet is Tho widn
variety of other questions the presi-
dent-eiect is considering every dav
IN conference with a constant nro
ccssion OF visitors. Today he dis
cuSscd everything from the learuc
OF nations TO Alaskan devclonn,nn,
not even emitting seeing several
callers who came TO speak on ,hc
perpieXins problem of handing ont
the minor patronage OF the con,;ny
administration.
a Senate irreconcilab!e. Senator