New-York tribune., 1921-02-23
Sketches Of Men Who Are Selected
To Complete Hard;ne,s Cabinet

Mr. Weeks's name was frequently men
toned ,tor tho Presidential nomination
at one time he received l05 votes for
the nomination.
WALL Fl. HAYS
viii Fl. Hays, organizer Of victory
for the Republican forces in the late
campaign, became chairman of the
Republican National Committee through
his success in rec1nciling discordalst
elements Of the party in Indiana. He
is slated for Postmaster General. He
was bern IN Sullivan, Ind, in 1879, and
has practiced law there since 1900.
Mr.. Hays began his political career
as Republican precinct committee
man when he was twenty-one years old.
Since that he has been in politics con-
stantiy, largely as an organization
worker.
Mr.. Hays is Of progressive tendency.
Largely because of this he was made
chairman of the Republican National
Committee after the disastrous cam
paign of 1916. At that time he found
himself opposed by the "Old Guard" i"
but during the last few years he has
overcome this opposition.
ALBERT BACON FALL
United States Senator Albert Bacon
Fall. of Three Rivers, N. NJ, slated to
be Secretary of the Interior, was born
at Frankfort, KY, and is tifty-n'ne
years old. He was educated in country
schools and worked as farmer,
rancher, miner and lawyer, later serv-
ing in the New Mexico Legislature and
as associate justice of the New Mex
ice Supreme Court. Senator Fan has
been in the Senate since 1912, his pres
fr;r N
In recent years Senator Fall has
been known as the spokesman for
Americans who have large interests IN
Mexico. He has been inaistent In his
demands that the United States gov
ernment take measures to protect the
lives and property of Americans re-
siding in Mexico.
Senator Fall was school teacher
! turing his young manhood, and here
is a tradition among his old pupils
that he was stern disciplinarlan.
HENRY CANTWELL WALLACE
Henry Cantwell Wallace, of Des
Moines, Iowa, editor and publisher,
slated for Secretary Of Agriculture,
was born at Rock Island, H., and is
ffty-four years old. He received a
college education, afterward becom-
ing farmer and breeder Of livestock
in Iowa from 1887 to 1891. He was
editor and manager as we'll rs pub
Usher Of many farm publications, and
has maintained his interest and con-
nection herewith to the present time.
Mr.. Wallace is member Of the
United States Livestock Industry Com
mittee and was secretary of the Corn
Belt Meat Producers Association for
fourteen years. He has long been in
| terested in the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, being a member Of
the international committee.
Mr.. Wallace took an active part in
war relief work, He was a member
of the National War Work Council
of the Y. Nj. C. A. and chairman of the
Iowa state committee of that organi-
cation.
JAMES JOHN DAVIS
James John Davis, of Pittsburgh, Pa,
labor leader, slated for Secretary of
Labor, was born at Tredegar, Wales.
He is forty-seven years old. He began
work in steel mills when eleven years
old, working as puddler. He re moved
to Elwood City, Ind, in 1898, and held
several s9aa city and county offices there,
In 1906 he was selected to reorganize
the Loyal Order of Moose, of which he
is now the head. When Mr.. Davis took
charge of the organization 1t had a
membership of 294. 1t now has $4,000
members.
Mr.. Davis was for many years presi-
dent of the Ama!gamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of
America, an affiliate of the American
Federation of Labor.
He is president Of the American
Bond and Mortgage Company of Pitts
burgh. He Is married and has two
children. Throughout his career Mr..
Davis has been an active leader in
union affairs and has exercised strong
influence on the trend of labor legisla-
ton.