Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-02-18
Ry HOWARD 81 CLARK.

BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.
WashingtOn.-0n has TO 80 through
. maze more difficult TO penetrate than
that whose hidden path led TO Rosa
mond's bower when he tries to thread
the intricacies of the policies govern
ing cabinet appointments.
ION the eve of his Inauguration
Fresident-elect Harding can give out
list of the names of his chosen cabi-
Let officials which does not contain
the name of any man thus far mem
toned for place, and feel assured that
no man who has been mentioned can
complain that he has been deceived by
promises of preferment."
This is the verbatim statement
riade to me by 3 man who more GER
tainly than all others, except one. has
avery reason to believe that ne is TO
be member of the official family of
the next President of the United
States.
Meantime, cabinet gossip keeps up
| its racing pace here New lists have
been put into the public prints within
few days, but there is no assurance
that the new lists may not become
old and discarded lists within the
span of as hours. 1t is interesting,
however, to note the various directions
ia ken by the running feet Of gossip,
Sutherland May Be Named.
l am told that Mr.. Harding is hav-
ing more difficulty in selecting man
for the post of secretary of the in
.erior than for any other place 1t is
said also that he is likely finally to
( offer the Interior department TO
George Sutherland of Utah, lawyer
OF high standing, former United
States senator and the present presi-
dent of the American Bar association.
1t is also said today that If some
oblging justice of the Supreme court
will step down from the bench not
long after MIR. Sutherland's appoint
ment to his cabinet position, the place
made vacant viii be filled by the pro-
IL otion of Mr. Sutherland. Rumor
and something more substantial than
Tumor are insistent that Mr.. Hard
ipg's desire is eventually to put Mr..
Sutherland on the highest bench in
tie land.
Something that l believe is not alto
esther gossip and in fact comes pretty
near being the truth, is that a man
whose name has not yet been men
ti3ned in the newspapers for cabinet
preferment is TO be given the place of
clief of labor do not know who this
man is. His name is held in confidence
by those who know it, but it is said
with assurance by men who seem to
know what they are talking about
Il at Mr.. Harding has in mind a man
whose name will come as a surprise,
bit name nevertheless which, the
knowing ones say. will be grateful to
labor and to the business and COM
mercial interests of the country.
One of Mr.. Harding's close political
and, as one might say, working
fIiends, tells me that as between three
men the President-eect does not know
" HON TO choose for the secretaryship
OF the treasury. OF course these thee
en- are Dawes and Reynolds Of Chi
cago and Mellon of Pittsburgh. The
friend of the President-elect did say
this much definitely: To-day Mr..
Mellon has the edge on Mr.. Dawes
and Mr.. Reynolds, but nevertheless
there is seemingly little TO choose as
brtween the chances of Chicago and
Iittsburgh."
What They Say About Daugherty.
While Harry NJ Daugherty is one
o. the names which can be erased nj
a late hour from Mr.. Harding's slate
without subjecting the eraser to the
caarge of bad faith, it still is taken
for granted by all the thigh ones" in
Washington that this Ohio gentleman
IL certain TO become the next attorney
general of the United States. 1t may
not be uninteresting TO set down one
OF the views of some Of Mr.. Harding's
friends concerning this probable APP
pointment.
Every one of the President-elects /
close advisers admits that because of /
personal relations, friendship and in
debtedness for loyal service, Mr.. Hard /
ing is in duty bound to give Mr.
Daugherty what he wants. but never |
theless the intention to make Mr.. !
Daugberty attorney general has
aroused some criticism. What Mr..
Harding's friends wanted him 10 do
was to appoint somebody else as at
torney general, presumably George
Sutherland Of Utah, and TO make Mr..
Daugherty solicitor general. If this
suggestion had been followed, or
should be followed, Mr.. Sutherland. so
Mr.. Hardlng's friends argue could
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