The New York herald., 1921-02-19
HARDING TOOFFER
STATE PORTFOLIO
TO HUGHES TO-DAY
Latter Will Accept and Con-
fer With President-Elect
on Various Matters.
SATTERLEE Is ON LIST
He and Col. William b.
Thompson Being Consid-
cred for Navy Post.
NO DECISION ON HOOVER
Two Dark Horses Appear for
Labor Secretaryship-T. V.
O'Connor a Possibility.
NO DECISION ON HOOVER

Srsciol Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD
ST. AUGUSTINE, Feb. 1S-At the first
conference between President-elect
Harding and Charles T.. Hughes. who
arrived here tonight, the formal offer
and acceptance of the portfolio of Sec
retary of State will be exchanged. To-
morrow Mr.. Harding will discuss with
Mr. Hughes various matters in which
the latter, as premier of the new Cabi-
net. will have particular and official
interest.
not hitherto mentioned have been in
jected into the Cabinet situation
within the last twenty-four hours as
a result of former Gov. Frank Q. Low
denis definite declination of the Sec
retarysllip of the Navy. They are
those Of Herbert L. Satterlee, who was
one of the founders of the Navy Club
of New York, and who also made an
enviabe record as Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy under President Roose-
welt. and Col. William 3. Thompson.
who was head of the American Red
Cross Mission in Russia, and one time
representative of the New York
region in the Federal Reserve Board.
Both Under CONFEDERATION.
Whether Mr.. Harding will tender the
Navy portfolio to either of these men is. !,
IL. ..,.Ir
discuss the Cabinet situation as 1t
stands now with Mr.. Hughes at their
conference tomorrow. Mr. Satterlee
and Col. Thompson have been in Mr..
Harding's mind in connection with the
Navy place since he received Mr.. Low
denis declination. In addition the
friends of A. T. Hert of Kentucky are
urging his name in connection with the
Navy Job. Just now the place seems as
wide open to speculation as either the
Commerce or Labor portfolios, for each
Of which there are several men under
consideration.
Regarding the Commerce and Labor
departments the guessers are still at
work and the deluge Of communications
reaching Mr.. Hardings headquarters for
one man or another is increasing rather
than decreasing.
Reports that MIR. Harding has offered
the Secretaryship OF Commerce to Her
bert Hoover are premature. Mr.. Hoover
is still very much in the picture. He
may be appointed. It is a curious in
starre of drive that some days ago
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itself being revived in vigorous fashion.
This does not mean that Mr.. Hoover
ever was eliminated from Mr.. Har-
ding's consideration, because he was not.
other influences. such as those that were
brought TO bear on the President-elect
in behalf OF the appointment of John
Hays Hammond, did for a time over
shadow the Hoover consideration per-
haps in the mind of the public but not
in Mr. Harding's.
The situation with regard to-the Labor
Department is even more uncertain. To-
day two dark horses have been added
TO the list of possibilities. One is Rep
resentative Frederick ~ Zihlman of
Cumberland. Md, member of the
Labor Committee of the House: the other
is an Illonls labor man whose quallfi-
cations are being examined by Mr.. Har-
1ng's advisers.
Besides these two. others under con-
liberation for the labor portfolio are
r. V. OConnor of New York. president
Of the International Longshoremen's AS
sociation James Duncan of Quincy.
Mass. head of the granite cutters or
ganlzation; John L. Lewis of Chicago
president of the United Mine Workers
OF America and Representative John l.
Nolan Of California.
Mr.. Harding had an hours talk with
Otto H. kahii of New York. who has
made an exhaustive study on taxation
revision for the National Industrial Con-
ference Board Their discussion covered
proposed amendments TO the internal
revenue laws. Mr. Kahn's recommended
tons are being considered by Mr.. Har-
ding In connection with those also pre-
sented TO him to-day by Representative
Joseph w. Fordney OF Michigan. chair
man OF the Ways and Means Committee
OF the House, who arrived to-day. Mr.
Fordney, whose emergency tariff bill.
after having been amended by the SEN
ate. is back on the grill in the House.
will have another conference with Mr..
Harding tomorrow. He came particu-
larly TO get the new Executives views
on proposed taxation legislation to be
introduced in the special session.
A delegation Of Georgia Republicans
called upon Mr. Harding to-day urging
him TO come to Augusta for the remain
der OF his stay in the South. or at least
% stop over long enough on his way
nome to deliver an address. Mr.. Harding
promised TO consider the request