The Washington times., 1921-02-24
.ENROSE COST
HAMMOND lob
Pennsylvania Senator's 0ppo-
sitIon Kept Noted Engineer
Out Of Harding Cabinet.
BY NORMAN HAPGOOD.

Ny NORMAN hATOVVD.
John Hays Hammond few days
ago met an acquaintance and said;
Harding wants to put me In the
Cabinet, but the pressure for Hoover /
is very great"
II happened that on the same day
Hoover met a friend:
Harding wants to put me In the
Cabinet. but Penrose won't let him.
REASON FOR HOOVER.
II Hoover decides 10 go in IL will
be for a set OF Interesting reasons,
Knowing that he was being consid-
cred for the Cabinet. he has been an
noyed by being kept out OF the de-
partment for which he felt best ntted'
and also by being made to look like
candidate.
A much deeper reason, however.
for his hesitation to go In has been
that he has doubted the wisdom or
Identifying himself with the Admin
istration until he knew In what direc-
tion II was likely to he headed.
The appointment OF Hughes did
good deal to resssure him on this
point. In fact IL Is fairly safe to say
that IL Hughes had not been appoint
ed Hoover would not have accepted.
Hughes presence gives at least
good fighting chance of the triumph
of those policies, domestic and for
eign. in which Hoover believes.
THREE GROUPS IN PARTY.
| The Republican party can be con-
veniently divided into three groups.
The left wing, or Johnson-Borah
group, is not represented in the Cabi-
net. The right wing, headed by the
Senate oligarchy, also tried TO KEEP
out of the Cabinet independent Re-
publicans not associated with either
OF the other two groups. but merely
prominently. representing the party in
general.
Senator Lodge fought just as hard
as Senator Penrose did against both
Hughes and Hoover. and had reason
to make the tight for il Hoover goes
in he and Hughes will have chance
of putting over a good many things
distinctly unsatisfactory to the Sem
ate machine.
There has been some discussion of
whether Hughes and Hoover would
get along smoothly together. As a
matter of fact. they have been har-
monious SO far, and one of the most
emphatic eulogies Of Hoover was
spoken by Hughes.
AID GIVEN BY w. n. WILSON.
One strong man in the Cabinet is
rather difficult to place in the prob
lens of the Harding administrat ion.
Few people know how much assist
snce William b. Wilson has been to
the outgoing administration.
Until Hoover was asked to go into
the cabinet there was a strong chance
that Congressman Nolan. OF California
would be the choice for the Labor
Department. OF course. there are not
likely to be two men from California
Despite general belief, it is difficult
for me to reach the conclusion that
Davis will in the end be appointed
1t will be an unwelcome appointment
to labor leaders, and Mr.. Harding will
need their help.
A great deal is printed about Mr.
Daviss union card. As matter OF
fact, he was a union laborer for a
short time in his youth and has had
nothing to do with labor matters
since.
LABOR NOT FOR DAVIS
The real labor leaders feel that il
Davis Is appointed not only will they
be passed over but a bit of camou-
hage will be put over on them in
the attempt to give the impression of
representing union labor without
actually doing II.
To return to the Hughes issue
the old Guard consoles itself with
talk about his lasting only few
months and then going on the Su-
preme Court. I can inform them that
they are indulging in a dream. No
member of the Supreme Court has the
slightest intention of resigning.
Probably Mr.. Hughes would not lc-
cept anything less than the Chief
Justiceship. The only chance. there
fore, for the Lodge-Penrose element
to drive Hughes out of the Cabinet
hangs on the health of Chief Justice
| White