The New York herald., 1921-01-31
SIX CABINET POSTS
/ ON HARDNG'S LIST
SETTLED, BELIEF
Hughes, Dawes, Daugherty,
Weeks, Wallace and Fall
Seem Sure.
THREE TO BE FILLED
Will Hays Thought Lead
ing Choice for Postmaster
Generals Office.
GRAPE JUICE AT BRYAN's
President-Elect and Party Call
on Commoner-To Go Fish
ing To-day.
GRAPE JUICE AT BRYAN'S

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD
MIAMI. Jan. 30.-When President
elect Harding and his party put away
from here this afternoon for the fish
ing grounds at Cocolobo Camp, thirty
miles away. at least six of the men
who will constitute the new Cabinet
will have been pretty well decided
upon.
Unless all indications are wrong or
Senator Harding changes his mind
with respect to one or two OF the
places, these names vii; be sent to the
Senate for confirmation:
Secretary of State--Charles e.
Hughes, New York.
Secretary Of the Treasury-Charles
G. Dawes, Illinois.
Secretary of war--John W. Weeks,
Massachusetts.
Attorney -General--Harry M. Daugh-
orty. Ohio.
Secretary of the Interior-Senator
Albert B. Fall, New Mexico.
Secretary Of Agriculture--Henry c.
Wallace. Iowa.
Besides these there are good reasons
to believe that Will H. Hays will be
Mr.. Harding's selection for Postmaster
General. His appointment would be
credited to Indiana. Mr.. Harding has
not made up his mind concerning the
remaining three places-Commerce,
Labor and Navy.
Three Posts in Doubt.
Friends of John J. Esch of Wisconsin,
whose term in the House expires at this
session. are urging him for Secretary OF
Commerce, but II may develop that Mr.
Harding would prefer to have him as
A member of the Interstate Commerce
Commission or the Federal Trade Com
mission. Another possibility for the
Commerce portfolio is Walter S. Dickey
of Kansas City, man of wide business
experience who would bring to the de-
partment that intimate knowledge OF
business affairs that Mr. Harding be-
lieves is necessary for its successful
functioning.
The conferences that Mr.. Harding
will hold in st. Augustine. when he re-
turns there the end of this week. will
probably determine whether he shall
appoint a man identified with organized
labor to head the Departments of Labor.
He would like to do so. The labor
men whose names have been mentioned
include James Duncan of Massachusetts.
head of the granite cutters organization;
James O'Donnell of Pennsylvania. head
of the metal trades division of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. and Repre-
sentative John /. Nolan of California,
who holds a card in the international
Molders Union of North America. An
other Pennsylvania man--from Pitts
burg-who has not yet been mentioned.
also is under consideration for the labor
portfolio.
The remaining place, that OF Secre-
tary of the Navy. still Is open. The
probabilities are. In the event 'of the
aforementioned selections holding good.
that this appointment will go TO a
Western man.
Although speculation has been keen
est about the men that Mr.. Harding pro-
posed naming for the senior places In
the Cabinet--the State and Treasury
observation-disclosures Mr.. Harding HIM
self expressed the hope that he could
name his selections for these places
early, the greatest pressure he has felt
from outside sources during the past
few days has been In connection with
the appointment for the Department OF
Commerce.