The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-22
|DAUGHERTy ID BE ATTORNEY GENERAL, |IS HARDING DECISION
President Lays Down Considerations on Which He Is Building His
 Cabinet
By Associated Press

St. Augustine, Fla, February 21.--Presi- dent-elect Harding today announced defi- nitely his decision to appoint Harry M.
 Daugherty of Ohio to the attorney gener- l alship. and at the same time laid down in pointed fashion the public and politi- l cal considerations on which he is build ing his cabinet. In making the announce
 ment, the Prcsident-elect paid tribute to
 MT. Daushertv. who was his campaign l manager as "a splendid nsafl who will
 make great attorney general and added 1 that opposition had only strengthened his faith in the wisdom of the appoint 1 ment.
 ! Later MT. Daugherty issued a priei
 statement from Harding headquarters
 here, saying that no one could refuse to
 serve under the circumstances
 Speaking of the cabinet generally, MT. ], Harding declared three broad principles were guiding his selections. The first 1 quality of an ideal cabinet, he said, was a capacity for efficient public service while the second quality was an ability to command popular support. and the 1. third must grow out of natural and proper political consideration.
 1 This is going to be. a republican cabi- net,'' continued the President-elect. "You v !, sure that it will be cabinet of which 1 the whole country can be proud" GENERALLY EXPECTED l As in the case of Charles E. Hughes, Iwhose appointment as Secretary of State was formally announced Saturday, Mr :, Daugherty's selection to the cabinet gen. I orally had been expected among those 1 close to Mir. Harding. He Is under stood to have been approached informally on the subject soon after election day l and his assignment to head the depart
 ment of justice Is said to have been vir- l tually decided upon early in December Since he began the uphill fight as man- lager of the Harding pre-convention cam I paign, early in 1920, MT. Daugherty has l been called into consultation regarding virtually all of MT. Harding's important political decisions.
 l After the Chicago convention he be came a member of the republican execu- l tive campaign committee of five ant since the election has talked with the 1 President-elect many times on the prob 1 lems that were to face the new admin istration, He came here several day' ago and kept in close touch with develop. iments, holding daily conferences with MT I Harding and with important callers, in iciuding Mr. Hughes, with whom he was closeted Saturday for more than ar hour.
 LONG TIME ASSOCIATE
 MT. paugherty's home Is in Columbus 1 ohio. and he is former member of tht Ohio legislature. He has been associated with Mir. Harding in state politics foi
 many years.
 The President issued no forrna statement in announcing his choice fol ] the attorney generalship and did not in ] dicate whether formal acceptance nae been received from Mir. Daugherty. Inc 1 statement follows:
 l ssNo man would refuse to serve friend and his country under the clrcum- l stances. l am appreciative of both the thonor and the responsibilities"
 | Regarding other cabinet appointments i there were no apparent developments ! during the day, although 1t was inoi' cated that decisions might be expectef lmomentarily in regard to both the com rnerce and labor portfolios The seieu' tion of Secretary of the Navy. the only ] other cabinet post remaining. pr0Dapi' viii not be finally decided until the enc of the week.
 Such developments as werc> apparen ! seemed to make Herbert Hoover better 1 bet than ever before for the Secretary l ship of Commerce. It was indicateu 1 hovever. that any definite prediction that 1 Re would sit in the cabinet would o' l premature. !. Similarly, J..J. Davis seemed to Ds 1 keeping to the front of consideration io' l the labor portfolio.