The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-14
HARDING NOT
DISCOURAGED
MAKING PROGRESS
ON CABINET SLATE
Several Portfolios Not Yet
Assigned Pressure for a
Southerncr.

s.. Augustine. Tia. Fob ."--A@.oucG
SO, e~ai decisions r"1,a:m t. nr wsG" 20
resard to cabinet selections President
c.c'' Harding ~ confident l@' ur"!,,m
y IL DC solved IN a way u,r>Ni"h.. -
al leaders, OF his party
commenting today on report, 81 &C.,
sous friction among Republican leaders.
the prCsldcni-cicct de- Jared We kn'W co.,
40 feeling on tho cabinet question wh'"r
did not grow out of the normal a"d
proper activities of the friends "' ''lr-
testing asptranrs for pta"rr II d., co.
ticIa! family. lie said II" Wa satisfied
wI,h the progress rn7dr ami i,f II'
vhule situation was tcnd,u- {" a "aNTt
solution.
Mr.. harding mentioned no n~rHo. am.i
did not refer directly 20 puUt. t.Nnr'i St"T
icS ta4t some Republican senator had
Vigorously opposed certain tentative sol
c, tion~. He did deny. however. a;"ric5
that he was cntountcrinS more fela"
than he rad expected IN completing h:s
cabinet State.
Prsssare For southsrner
One OF the mrN cmCntS "u-,@ has
taken on greater proportions recently
WAS that for the selection o: Il southern
Republican to Tho cabinet. Tn" pies
d"nt-ciryl said II" had rrC"'N"d petitions
N support Of R"prcs"n'#t''" Sl"mN. "i
Virginia. and several others 'r"m n"utH-
ern N,arr. but regarded has" - n'"r'
personal than sectional N tGclr ualNr".
Hc would throw no lgh' Oh MS 'nt"n-
tons in regard TO southern rcrr"s" Ma
ton u the cabinet.
Although Mr.. Harding g considering
4 ll,,t. tn, a. m u
along w!th.th cabinet problem. :, Is not
expected now that he ,,iIl attempt any
selections for diplomatic posts before
.nauGuration some o. those now CON
s.dcrcd for tho cabinet may later l."
stored to the amba Is S;'dcTiaI N''.
bat the cabinet personnel viii ne dehn-
.tn,y determined FRS.
To-day the presidents eject. 81" senate"
Nc,'orm!ck Of Illinois. IN regard :" for
e!cr AFFAIRS. aad Senator McNary 81
Oregon. relatiy" 10 e program 10" W"S'
tern iand reclamation. lie iHSo had 4
long talk with \. ;. HuuGE. editor 81
the Jackhonl lie T:meS-Un.on. ahoui
pLtns ,or world pcarr ISsor..,;.on. and
said Afterwards he was much Impressed
b. Mr.. IIough's communications
Senator Mccormick, who '"""n''.
made "A trip abroad and conferred "iin
many 'caaInS European SiH'"Nw"n. J.
Understood 10 have bronSht ""t''!"d
report Of the feeling among 'h' m -
regard TO revision of tn" I.eac'~ % VA
t!ons covenant and related SUBJECTS IL"
IS said 10 have assured the president
elect that the European nation. N'""'
rrady - follow tho lead Of th' lm'i"d
States in tho formulation Of - urW OHN..
<or world peace.
Place For Chamberlain
In connection with tho N!>'' "' son
ator McNary Il was learned that Senator
hambcrlA!n Of Oregon, a Democrat "h"
was defeated for reelection. - under
consideration for on" OF the Dcn"'r"i"
n,arcS on the shipping board. senator
McNarv Is understood 10 n" N accord
with such a selection and NJ. liard:n%
has expressed many times his a4mir@
ton FOR Mr. ia mhcrla,n.S ThiH,""N
Thomas " Lamont of New N"r". -
rar,ncr o: the Morgan banking iirm an"
member Of rrrSiden' wilson. P't'"
DELEGATION q, N"rSail'"a, - on 'h' "r's
iden,- -clect's appo!ntmcn, Let for i"m".