Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-21
VACANT SEATS
HAVE HARDING
IN PERPLEXITY
Action of LOwden ClOuded
Horizon of President-Elect's
Cabinet Plans.
HAMMOND's NAME FIRST

BULLETIN.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Feb. a.
President-elect Harding has asked Harry
Daugh erty of Ohio to be Attorney Cen
eraI, it was announced today.
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla, Feb. 21-
Weeks of outdoor life under the semi
tropical sun of the South have put Presi-
dent-elect Harding In perfect physical
condition and he will enter on his presi-
Dental duties ten days hence with a
physique far stronger than enjoyed by
many of his predecessors.
Or. c. f. Sawyer, the Harding family
physician who has been almost in con-
slant attendance on Mr.. Harding since
the nomination at Chicago, said today
he he'd completed a thorough examination
of the President elect and found him to
be in the best all round physical condi-
ton Of his career. So far as his health
is concerned Mr. Harding can view with
equanimity the rigOrs Of White House
duties. according to DR.. Sawyer.
RESULT OF STUDIED
OUTDOOR EXERCISE.
The physical well being Of the Presi-
dent-elect has not been accomplished
haphazardly or without considerable
difficulty. The syrain Of the long cam
paign and the period Of wearying con
ferences at Marion sent the President
elect on his vacation a very tired man.
On the advice Of friends and his sphy-
stefan, the President-elect deliberately
started out to condition himself for the
la bors ahead. For the remainder Of his
stay In Florida there Will be no deyia
ton from his system Of exercising out
doors at least half Of the day.
CABINET SITUATION
AT sTANDSTILL.
Little, If any, progress was made by
Mr.. Harding over the week end In filling
the three places in his Cabinet that adj
mittedly still are vacant. The President
elects advisers said today that he is
frankly in a quandary over the naval
portfolio in particular. He has counted
strongly on this berth being filed by
former Governor Frank o. Lowien Of
Illinois: that Lowden refused to be con-
sidcred for any Office has left the whole
situation up in the air.
A number Of names are under consid-
eration-John Hays Hammond probably
being foremost, but nothing approaching
a decision yet has been reached.
The same is true In somewhat less de-
gree In the labor and commerce positions
Herbert Hoover's status has not been
determined definitely, though it IS con-
sldered not unlikely that he VIII enter
the Cabinet through the commerce de-
partment. A close adviser OF the Presi-
dent-elect said he considered Hoover 5
Cabinet chances are fifty hfty.
The award Of the labor portfolio has
developed into q predlcament Of no small
dimensions. A number OF trades union
organizations are warning bitterly for
the place and are putting forth insisteut
claims that this man or that be chosen.
Considerable opposition has grown up to
the candidacy Of James J. Davis, a for
mer labor leader and now head of the
Order OF the Moose. who has been CON
sidered a strong contender.
The claim has been put forward by
some labO @@FrAders that Davis appoint
menr could not be considered a labor ap-
pointment because Davis Is no longer
active in the ranks.
7. V. O'Connor, head OF the Longshore-
mems Union, and James Duncan, head
OF the Granite Cutters. are two strong
contenders for the appointment, against
whom there are no similar objections.
O'onnor returned 70 st. Augustine today
for another conference with Mt Harding
The opinion was expressed today that
President-elect Harding might solye the
labor controversy by going outside tn,
trades union ranks altogether to pick his
labor minister.