The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-19
HUGHES GETS
CABINET POST;
HAS ACCEPTED
Selection of Former Repubi-
can Presidential Nominee as
Secretary of State Announc-
ed by Harding.
FOREIGN POLICY IS up
tBy Associated Press,

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. Feb. 1S-
Definite announcement was made by
President-elect Harding today that
Charles Evans Hughes of New York,
Republican nominee for the presidency
four years ago, had been offered the
position of secretary of state in the
next administration and had accepted.
The announcement was the first
formal confirmation Of Mr. Hughes Sc
lection although it had been under
stood for some time that he would be
given the place. He was in confer
ence with the president-elect here
when the selection was made un-offi-
cially, but he would make no comment
beyond an expression Of appreciation
at the honor conferred upon him.
Hughes Is Happy.
Mr. Harding himself issued no for
NAL statement but said merely that he
had asked Mr.. Hughes to come here in
order to offer formally to him the
state portfolio.
Il am very happy" he added, that
he has agreed to accept"
Asked whether he could 60 into de-
tails about the consultation today in
regard to diplomatic and state depart
ment affairs, Mr.. Harding replied:
You must ask Mr.. Hughes. That is
going to be another policy of this ad-
ministration. From the beginning the
secretary of state will speak for the
state department"
Appreciates Honor
on his part Mr.. Hughes declined to
go further than to say: Many sub
jects" have been discussed with his
chief about which he did not feel at
liberty to speak at this time.
OF course | appreciate it as q very
high honor" he said. ito be invited By
Senator Harding to come into the ad.
ministration, and / have regarded Il
as an imperative obligation to ACCEPT
the offer he has made
Following are some of the outstand-
ing points in the life of Mr.. Hughes:
Born at Glenn Falls, n. Y; univer-
sity training; practiced and taught law
in New York, 1SS4-1900; conducted
insurance investigation, New York
legislature. 1905-06; governor of New
York, 19o7-0s; and 19O9-10; associate
justice, United States supreme court,
1906; Republican nominee for pres
ident, 1915, practiced law since in
New York; conducted government air.
| craft investigation, 1918.
Two Big Questions.
Mr.. HardlngS consultations during
the day concerned chiefly the two pub
| lie questions which are expected to
loom largest before the new admins
/ tration, taxation and foreign relations
Important decisions on both of these
questions are to be made soon after
the change of government at Wash
| ington and today's conferences may
have much to do with the exact form
Of some of Mr.. Harding's first official
acts as chief executive
Discuss First Steps
, The exact manner in which first
steps are to be taken toward forma-
! ton of an association of nations is be-
lieved to have been one of the ques-
tions under discussion. Regarding
taxation policy Mr.. Harding saw Rep
resentative Fordney,.. of Michigan,
chairman Of the house ways and means
committee and author of the emerg-
ency tariff bill passed at the present
! session of congress. In addition to re-
porting on general sentiment in con-
gress, Mr.. Fordney urged that emerg-
ency tariff legislation be the first IN
dertakfng of the special session to be
called after Inauguration.