The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-23
DENLY WILL Be
HEAD OF NAVY
Former Gunner's Mate and Ma
rine Lieutenant Will Guide
Naval Destiny.
HOOVER GETS POSITION
Food Administrator and Euro
pean Relief Director For
Commerce Head.
(ey The Associated Press)

| ST. AUGUSTINE, Feb. 22-President-
!, elect Harding has reached tentative
| decision on every place in his cabinet.
and unless there are last minute changes
| the official circle of the next administra-
tion win be composed of these men:
Secretary of State-Charles Evans
! Hughes, of New York.
Secretary Of the Treasury-Andrew
| Mellen. OF Pennsylvania.
Secretary of War-John w Weeks, of
Massachusetts,.
Attorney General-Harry NJ. Daugherty
| of Ohio
Postmaster General-win II. Hays, OF
Indiana
Secretary of the Navy-Edwin DENLY
of Michigan.
Secretary of the Interior-Albert b
| Fall, OF New Mexico.
Secretary of Agriculture-Henry Wal
| lace, of Iowa.
Secretary of Commerce-Herber Hoov-
er. of California,
Secretary of Labor-James j. Davis, OF
Pennsylvania and Illinois.
If changes are made they are most
| likely TO affect the appointments for
| navy, commerce and labor. all of which
| are understood to have come to the point
| of decision within the last "a hours.
In regard to none of these has there
| been an exchange OF formal invitation
! anu aCcepLaHCe, DuL IN every case the
selections made by Mr.. Harding are ex-
/ pected by his closest associates to stand.
Assignment OF the navy portfolio to Mr..
| DENLY, who is Detroit attorney. fur
nished the first real surprise of the cab
| met situation for his name had not been
| mentioned publicly in connection with
the place until today.
1t is understood that from the first he
has been under consideration. however
and was held in reserve for Just such a
contingency as Mr.. Harding faced last
week when former Governor Frank O.
Lawden, Of Illinois, declined to be con-
sidered for the navy secretaryship
1t is expected that before the presi-
dent-elect makes a formal tender to Mr..
DENLY he will call him into consultation
3nd go over with him the naval prob
lens of the coming administration To-
day Mr.. Harding was in communication
with some of the Michigan members of
congress regarding the appointment and
it is understood to have secured their
approval
Ever since the early days of the cam
paign Mr.. Hoover's name has been one of
the storm centres OF the cabinet list
many republicans urging his appointment
as secretary of state, interior, commerce
or labor. and many opposing II because
OF his decided stand in favor of the
league of nations. Whether he win ac-
SOpI ti4S SOIIItNCt pOTIADlio Is not neft-
nitely known here. but the general ex-
pectation is that he win. A formal invi-
tation is expected to go forward within
a few hours.
All three of the appointments now lack
ing formal consummation are expected TO
be definitely established within a day or
two but it is not probable that the
president-elect viii make any more pos
tive announcements on the subject until
inauguration day.
Mr.. Harding also let it be known today
that he expects to leave subordinate an
pointments within the executive depart
ments to the respective cabinet members
whom he proposes in turn to hold re-
sponsfble for selecting an efficient de-
partment personnel. Commenting on the
selection of Henry P. Fletcher, of Penn
sylvanfa, for under secretary of state.
he said he was leaving that and similar
department appointments to Mr.. Hughes.