The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-13
I QRs CAST
VOTES Today FOR
SENATOR HARDING
senatorship Resignation Ell
fective Saturday May An
nounce Cabinet Men This
Week.

Washington, Jan 10 Omitted News).
Undoubtedly there are lot of peo-
pie who believe that they elected
Warren G. Harding president Of the
United States, but they did not He
is not elected yet.
AS matter of historical fact
Harding will not be elected until
Monday.
And that isn't all. The election &c
be held Monday will not be formally
ratified until almost month later,
when, on February 9, congress con
venes, and examines the ballots.
The Straight of the Thing.
Now, let's get this thing straight
Under the law, the pepole go IL
the poles the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November of every
fourth year and cast their votes. But
they do not vote for presidential
candidate. They vote for electors.
The electoral college is made up of
one person for each senator and rep
resentative. The electors will gather
Monday in the various state capitals
throughout the country and cast their
votes, which will be sent to con-
gress.
Marion. Ohio, Jan. Omitted
News).-The first piece of business
to be transacted by Harry l.. Davis.
new governor of Ohio, who will be
inaugurated Monday, will be to ac-
cept the resignation of President
elect Harding from the United States
Senate.
The resignation was mailed from
Marion Sunday night, so that ii
would be on Governor Davis desk
early in the morning. 1t is to go into
effect Saturday, giving Frank J. Wit
lis, senator elect, who will be APP
pointed to the vacant seat, ample
time to make his arrangements Cor
going to Washington.
Harding Favors Proposal.
A proposal that members OF the
electoral college, who will Monday
cast their votes in the respective
states for the presidential candi-
dates. meet in Washington during the
inauguration ceremonies, has the APP
prevail OF Senator Harding. This Will
be the first time in history that mem
bers of the college have gathered
under one roof
Legally such a meeting would he
without significance. but hackers of
the scheme say that as an historic
event, with perhaps a dinner to he
attended by Harding and Coolidge
and with the electors marching IN
body in the inaugn atlon parade
new significance would be lent to ;Ils
Importance of these officials. Hard
ing himself, is said to believe that il
would be fine object lesson in con-
stitutional methods.
Reed and Smoot Will, harding.
Senators Reed and Smoot spent the
day with Harding. The trio attended
the Baptist church in the morning.
Senator Smoot is hoping, he said,
for revision of tax schedules by the
new congress. He would reduce ex-
cess profits taxes so that the highest
tax paid would be 32 per cent. He
has already recommended a general
program OF revenue reform to the
president elect.
Harding is expected this week to
decide on part of the personnel of his
cabinet Whether Or not he Viii maize
public announcement of his decisions
is another matter, but men who have
been interesting themselves in the
certain Sunday for some reason that
their doubts would be dissolved with
in the next four or five days, ccr
tainly in advance of the senator's
departure for Florida.
1t is said this is unlikely to mean
that the names Of all cabinet members
will be made known, even to those
with whom Harding is consulting. 1t
ho Ia fhot 1oa roI IA
process Of kite flying off in the case
of few of the important places and
make his final choice for those
places, his advisors say. AS for the
other appointments, he will continue
to watch the reaction Of party lead
ers, it was said Sunday by one
of the senator's advisors who has
helped formulate the list of names
that have been put before the public
from time to time.
Looks Like Hughes and Doueherty.
"a good many of those names have
been knocked Gown by the outSpokcn
public protest or the insistent, quiet
objections Of the men who have the
party organization to maintain" he
said. zone name that seems to stand
UP is that Of Judge Hughes and an
other is that of Harry Daughcrty.'
Because measures for international
armament reduction are vitality in
volved in Hardings tentative foreign
policy program he is said by his ad
visors to be proceeding with great
care in the selection of his secretar
les Of war and navy
While friends of Admiral Sims are
recommending him for the navy post
and friends of both Generals Per
shing and Wood have strongly advo-
Gated their selection for the war
portfolio, it is Harding's intention to
place a civilian in both places
Among those being considered for
the war portfolio is Senator James
Wadsworth of New York.
Frelinghuysen in Cabinet?
1t is said that Senator FrelinghEy-
sen, Of New Jersey, could be secre-
tary of the navy if he were willing
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