The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-03-30
CABINET RIFT seen
OVER OAUGAERTY
Attorney Generals Influence
With President in Distribution
of Patronage Resented
washington, March ss.-"The old

order changeth," a prominent Sens-
tor declared to The World cores
pondent in discussing what promises
to develop into more than a mere
row of words in President Harding's
Cabinet as a result of the distribu-
ton of the several thousand patron
age Jobs won with the election last
November.
Leading Republican politicians in
Congress and outside are concerned
deeply with the new tangle. The
President already has antagonized
several Senators by riding rough
shod over their recommendations in
interior appointments in favor of
some one recommended by personal
friends or Attorney General Daugh-
erty.
In the case Of the antagonism Of
the Senators, Daugherty is the cen
tral figure in the threatened row.
The other figure in the dispute is
Postmaster General Hays, former
Chairman Of the Republican Nation
al Committee, who is credited with
making the success of the Republi-
can Party at the polls.
The Attorney General has been
given or usurped the post of ''politi-
cal director" OF the Administration
rather than the Postmaster General.
but he is doing most Of the debating
regarding appointments.
This is true not only with regard
to appointments to judicial jobs but
also the appointment Of Postmas-
tiers and others which rightfslly
come under other departmental
heads.
So far President Harding has
SHOWN but little regard for the feel
ings OF any Influential Republican or
Democratic Senators when their rec
concentrations conficted with those
Of Dausherty which have been fol-
lowed in I'll cases unless The Presi-
dent had some personal friend in
view.
The extent 20 which This is true is
shown by the fact that PERSONS com
ing 20 Washington for 2 JOB are di-
rectsd TO Go to see Daugher;y,"
regardless Of whether i is a big
post Office job or one that belongs
rightfuliy 10 Agriculture, Interior,
Labor, Commerce or the POST Office.
IN every instance il is see Daugh-
erty."
Despite the fact that comparative
~ few Of the thousands Of patron
age jobs at the disposal Of the Pres
ide2t have been filed, one finds but
few Job seekers waiting 10 see any
Of the departmental heads except
the Attorney General. His waiting
room IS crowded all day long.
Whether the attitude toward
T VI lNIGtL-4 N"I'Iol nay : - AHt NIsA
step n MS elimination, the Presi-
dent las given no intimation. but
close political observers are OF the
opinion that j, is. IN speaking OF
the elimination Of Hays, these Oh
servers recall that when Hays came
to The Republican Convention in
Chicago he brought Z little Prssi-
Dental "boOmlet" OF his own. The
"boomle;" was 5000 exploded, but il
did leave a certain amount OF III
feeling in its wake, especially among
thase VINO had a boon" OF their
Own or we're attempting 20 initiate
sorle ones else boom"
Several politicians have expressed
the opinion that the apparent disin-
clinatioD Of Hays 10 accept the Post
master GeleTalsbip was in large
measure due 20 his desire to retain
control az the National Committee
and thus get an early start on a
campaign O. his own for 1924. His
tnal acceptance e said 20 be due 10
the fat that ne mad been warned he
would he displaced as Chairman
whsther - TOOK the Cabinet port
folio or rejected IL.