Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-02
HARDING HAS NOT
CHOSEN MEMBERS
I0f NEW CABINET
HtCHES IN All. PROBABILITY BF
NfxT SECRETARY or
STATE.
SENATOR IS BUSY MAN
George ". Christian May Re- Secretary
q, President. Though no Definite
Statement HAS been
Made.
nR Aaesslatsd Pfsss.

MARION. Ohio. Jan. i.-hl,houRh
PresidentElect Harding has about mad,
up his mind ON several Of the most I'm.
portant cabinet appointments Il was
indicated today he had no, yet commit.
ted himself to definite decision In re.
Gard to any of the ten places.
Curing the last few days he has re.
viewed the field of avaIlables In confer.
cAcc with political advisers and nj.
, though discussions have led 10 further
shifting about of tentatively arranged
cabinet seats. no development Of a pos.
tive character has been revealed In
circles close 10 the presldcnt.elect Chas
j.. Hughes, of New York continues the
nest talked ~ man for secretary q
state and Charles q. Dawes. Of Illinois.
Is s,ill favorite far secretary of the
treasury. although for the latter post
tharlea ID. Hllles of New York and
Juhp W. Weeks of Massachusetts stlll
IRE mentioned IN possibilities. Nj
Weeks however. II more gcnerally r..
Faried asa likely secretary d the navy.
Others who keep to the front In cao.
inet speculation are Harry ~ Dausher.
~ of Chic. most frequently mentioned
for attorney general. VIII II. Hays Of
Indlsna. discussed for postmaster gen.
cral or secretary of the interior: Henry
Waliace ~ fc,va. put forward for $50.
f.tary of agriculture: and Herbert
Hoover ~ California. whose name fac
0nently his been coupled with ihs
portfolio 81 labor, but who has be.n tc.
garded In the light Of recent develop
ments rs a more likely choice Tor ser.
rotary II cstnmercsr ~
Regarding .'fie secreiaryship Of war
speculation has taken n icss definite
trend. During the last few days \. r.
iEert OF Kentucky IN far from decis.
Ion.
Like Mr.. Weeks, however. Mr.. Hert is
considered by many as certain TO have q
cabinet position.
The preside t.eieci is said to BE- un.
decided IN regard TO the sccretaryship "
the interior ana commerce which may
be filled o; the last moment by men
prominently considered for other cahi.
mel pests. hut displaced in the final nj.
.otment of the portfolios Of higher rank.
There has been some talk u George
Sutherland of Utah for secretary Of the
interior. but some Of his close friend
Say he IL more likely to receive place
en- thc supreme bench.
II IL understood no positive action has
been taken in regard TO the appoint.
incnt OF a secretary TO IN, rpslden,. but
the general belief has been that the 20.
sltlon viii go 10 George d. Christian.
Ia, Who has been Mr.. Harding's See.
Fetary since he entered the senate 9th.
ers have been mentioned but indications
have pointed TO Mr.. Christians retcn'
tlcn.
The president elect spent most Of the
New Years at his desk. bu, during the
afternoon he tosk long walk and cali
ID IN rome Of his intimate friends
Alex y. Moore, ot Pittsburgh, and Mrs.
Moore. who formerly was l.lIlian Rus
sell. were guests at MONDAY dinner
at the Harding home. and In the eve
ming Mr.. Harding went TO New Years
feast at the home of George u. Chris
tiAn.