The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-31
FALL FISHES
W|THHARD|NG
President Elect Cut Off From
All Land Communication for
Two-Day Trip.

MIAMI BEACH. Fla, Jan. 31.-Pres-
ident-elect Harding's Cabinet slate Is
understood to contain now the name
of Senator Albert b. Fall of New
Mexico, for Secretary of the Interior.
Mr.. Fall left here with the Presi-
dent-elect yesterday afternoon on a
two-day's fishing expedition to Cae-
sar's Island, about thirty miles dis
tant.
FALL KEEPS SILENT.
Before he left the Senator from
New Mexico had nothing to say
about having been mentioned for the
Cabinet 1t was learned. however,
from sources close to Mr.. Harding
that Senator Fall in all probability
will be considered the Southern rep
resentative in the Cabinet and that he
has displaced Herbert Hoover in the
President-elect's consideration for
Secretary OF the Interior.
When Mr.. Fall was invited to ac-
company Mr.. Harding on Senator
Frelinghuyscn's houseboat, the Vic
toria. it was generally understood that
ono result of the cruise would be TO
decide whether he would be invited to
the Cabinet. Y
With Fall now on the tentative
slate for Secretary OF the Interior II
IL believed that four or FIVE others
are virtually certain OF Invitations to
the Cabinet. These are Charles
Evans Hughes for Secretary of the
State, Harry NJ. Daugherty for At
torney General. John w. Weeks for
Secretary of War. and Henry c. Wal
lace for Secretary of Agriculture.
In the absence OF any further de-
velnnvnnvt. ~ In hn SnuafnrtaI nnn0si-
ton to Mr.. Hughes and the urging OF
Elihu Root for Secretary of State, 1t
is believed that the President-elect
is no longer considering switching
Mr.. Hughes to the Department of
Justice and transferring Mr.. Daugh-
erty to the Post Once Department in
order to make room for Mr.. Root.
HAYS STILL IN RUNNING.
This continues Will II. Hays as the
most formidable candidate for post
master general. Those who have
talked over Cabinet matters with Mr..
Harding in Miami still believe that
Charles G. Dawes of Chicago is fore
most in the President-elects con-
sideration for Secretary of the
Treasury.
This leaves Mr.. Harding's mind still
open in regard to the Secretaries Of
is generally accepted that he will ap-
point a representative of organized
labor of the more conservative type
to the last-named Cabinet post.
President-elect Harding was cut off
today, even from telegraphic COM
munication, with the affairs of the
country of which he will be Chief
Executive.
He spent the night at the Cocolobo
Club, twenty-five miles from Miami
Beach. and was taken out early this
morning by Capt. Charley Thompson,
expert fisherm n, who hoped to have
his distinguished charge land sail
Ash, which is regarded as the star
catch of these waters, before the day
was over.
Mr.. Harding prevailed on Harry NJ.
Daugherty and Senator A. b. Fall to
postpone their departure for the
North and accompany him to Coco
lobo. They have been engaged in
preparing some data for the use of
the President-elect in writing his in
augural address and he was extreme
ly anxious that they finish the work
before their departure.
All of the party who have been
guests on the yacht Victoria with
President-elect Harding. accompanied
him today. The neXt-PreSldent salleu
from Miami from the dock of William
Jennings Bryan, after a brief visi.
to the Democratic leader.
BRYAN POINTS WITH PRIDE.
Mr.. Bryan took special pride In
pointing out the bowl now in use as
fountain in his garden, which was
presented to him on the day arbitra-
tion treaties were signed between the
United States and Argentine, Chile.
and Brazil. Mr.. Bryan declared to-
day that the delay in negotiating
disarmament agreements has empha-
sized the danger of system which
leaves long interval between the
election of a President and his as
sumption of office.
what could probably be accom-
plished easily now" said Mr.. Bryan,
"might prove far more difficult after
the President-elect takes office"
President-elect Harding intends TO
remain at Cocolobo until late to-
morrow afternoon, when he will re-
turn to Miami Beach. According to
present plans he will start back to
st. Augustine on wednesday morning