The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-24
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1921
THE NEW CABINET

The new cabinet as announced yesterday contains several surprises and so-callef dark horses, but the more important positions were cor recently diagnosed by political ex- perts and the appointments forecast ed some time ago. Hays as post master general, Daugherty as attor- ney general and Hughes as secretary of state have been practical certain ties for some time. It was also as- sumed that Ex-Senator Weeks of Massachusetts, would have a place in the Harding cabinet. Senator Fall of New Mexico was admittedly being considered with every chance in his favor As for the others all but the new secretary of labor, James J. Davis, had been listed among cabinet possibilities, although some of them like Hoover, had been eliminated by certain Republican wise acres, whose wish was father to the thought. For the benefit of it's readers the Times presents brief summary of the lives of the new cabinet ministers, in whose hands will rest the safety of the 114 millions of Americans for the next four years.
 The dean of the cabinet is Charles Evans Hughes, the appointee to sec retary of state. Hughes is probably the best known of the new members due to the fact that he was the un- successful candidate for president on the Republican ticket in 1916, having resigned his seat as a member of the U. s. supreme court to enter the DO. litical arena. Hughes has had a long and distinguished public career, is one of the leading lawyers of the country and splendid type of Ameri. can citizen. He first attracted na-- tlonal attention in 1905 as special counsel for the legislative committee of the state of New York which in. vestigated the great insurance com panies. As direct result of this he served two terms as governor of New York state. His later activities are too well known to need extended mention
 The new attorney-general, Harry Kerr Daugherty is best known to Americans as the man who played Warwick to the president-elect. He has been the close political adviser and friend of Harding for years. Daugherty is lawyer, a resident of Pennsylvania and 8 veteran of the Spanish-American war.
 John Wingate Weeks, the next secretary of war was born in New Hampshire, but has spent most of his life in Massachusetts, having served in the national house and senate both from the old bay state, Weeks has always taken a great interest in military and naval affairs He is a graduate of the naval academy at Annapolis, and has held high posi- tions in the Massachusetts naval Hii6@oCt IIlO ocd ulVlSlOu OI the na- tional guard, for years. By profes. sion he is a banker
 Senator Weeks, because of his training and experience had been prominently mentioned for secretary of the nevy, and the appointee, Edwin Denby of Detroit, came as a surprise to all the prophets, political and otherwise. Denby is a practicing lawyer in his home city. He served as gunner's mate in the navy dur ing the Spanish-American war, and as "a sergeant in the U S. marine corps during the late war with Germany. His previous political experience has been confined to the Michigan legis- lature.
 Albert Bacon Fall, will resign his seat as U. S. senator from New Mexico to enter the Harding cabinet is secretary of the interior. Mir. Fall is a self taught man having been born in Kentucky and educated in country schools. He is a lawyer, has served in the New Mexico legisla- ture, but of late years has devoted his business energies to farming, stock raiainp and D,ipiDo ;o b;c odasA