The New York herald., 1921-01-12
Opposition to Latter's Selec-
tion for Treasury Portfolio
L Shows Strength.
REACHES INTO SENATE
Some of President Elects
Former Colleagues Regard
IllinOisan as WilsOnite.
SCHURMAN ALSO C0NFERS
Believes New Administration
Will Evolve Satisfactory
World Society Plan.
SCHURMAN ALSO C0NFERS

Special Despatch 10 THE New YORK HERALD
MARION, Ohio, Jan. 11.-Mayor Will
lam Hale Thompson of Chicago came
TO Marion to-day at the invitation Of
President ELECT Harding for confer
ence, presumably over the question as
to whether Charles G. Dawes should
be formally invited to be Secretary Of
the Treasury.
Mayor Thompson is understood to
have made it clear to Mr.. Harding that
his political organization is unalter-
ably opposed to the Chicago banker.
The Thompson. opposition goes back to
the Public Utilities Commission fight
last spring, when Mr. Dawes came out
In a public letter attacking the City
Hall attitude toward the commission.
While the argument of the Illinois
political boss naturally received con-
stderution by Mr.. Harding, the real
opposition to Mr.. Dawes lies deeper
than this. 1t extends TO an influential
group in the United States Senate
with which Mr. Harding worked as a
Senator.
Basis OF Opposition.
The spokesman Of that group has been
IN Marion recently with the argument
that Mr.. Dawes was too close to the
Wilson Administration ana Mr.. McAdoo,
and chat he was active in trying to get
continuation of John Skelton Williams
as Comptroller OF the Currency. This
IS an appointment which the Repub-
licans had been fighting for two years.
MIR. Harding. however, is inclined TO ap-
point Chicago man to this post, and
The best information available is that Mr..
Dawes's name is still on his tentative
Cabinet list.
The fight over this and other Cabinet
posts will be kept UP brislKly now until
Mr.. Harding leaves for a rest in the
South. 1t is expected he will leave on
January 20. and pass ten days or two
weeks aboard Senator Joseph S. Fre-
linghuysen's houseboat before settling
down at st. Augustine to prepare his
inaugural address and his message to
Congress.
The visit paid to Mr.. Harding to-day
by Charles Barrett of Georgia, presi-
dent Of the Farmers Union, also revived
Cabinet speculation. Mr.. Barrett whc
heads one OF the largest and most in
fiuential farmers associations in the
country, urged Mr.. Harding TO name
Henry c. Wallace of Iowa as Secretary
OF Agriculture. Evidently the fight THAI
has been made by the packers and the
live stock marketing interests against
Mr.. Wallace has stirred the latter $
friends to extra effort. They rushed
Mr.. Barrett TO Marion to clihch the APP
pointment if possible
1t is also the understanding that
Charles L. Hughes Of New York has
not Net accepted an invitation TO be-
come Secretary OF State. and persons
who urgently advocated the selection of
Mr. Hughes are becoming apprehensive
that something might have happened to
make 1t impossible FOR Mr.. Hughes 10
accept.
The rest of the Cabinet situation re-
mains where II was three weeks ago so
far as can be learned. Mr.. Harding has
not issued invitations TO more than two
or three posts. The speculation Is main
tanned that Harry NJ. DauSherty can be
next Attorney General If he really de.
sires the honor. and Herbert Hoovei
still Is possibility.