The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-25
CABINET
Lawrence Predicts Weeks,
Hughes, Mellon, Daugh-
erty, Hoover and Wal
lace Three Portfolios
Unsettled
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright BY The 1ntentgsncsr)

Wash !REtON. Jan. 24-Therc are t~o
wayS 20 tell who viii be IN the cabinet
Of President Harding. one Is Mr.. Hard
.ag's own announcement and the other
- definite arrangements made by the
individuals concerned TO enter pubic
ife. such as seve-ing business connec-
tions and packing their housch old goods.
Definite evidence has come to the
writer that John w. WeeNS. former SEN
ator from Massachusetts. Is preparing
to take over the portfolio OF secretary
Of war Within the last week. MI
Weeks has sent for preliminary data so
that he may make a survey OF the en-
tire war department.
Charles Evans Hughes Is winding up
has legal affairs so as 10 De ready Ior
the sccretarysh!p OF state.
A W. Mellon. OF Pittsburgh. has re-
signed as director OF tho Pennsylvania
railroad and will become secretary OF
,.har!es Cirosycnor Dawes. OF Chicago
who was previously mentioned for this
place Will probably become governor or
-he Fedora, Reserve Board. succeeding
W. /. q. Harding. who IS about to be-
come president ot the new hundred MIL
ion dollar export corporation.
Harry VI Daughcrty will ne attorney
general and VIII Hays postmaster gem
RAJ
Herbert Hoover Will be in the cabinet
a. secretary OF commerce.
Henry Wallace Of peS Moines. Ia,
Hil L." secretary Of agriculture.
4 T. Hert. OF N"ntucky. who vas con.
<picuouSiv mentioned for Sccrc tary OF
.,q- Nil not hr IN the cabinet. hut will
5r rrw7 rGcd by being given some other
post Of prominence.
Three Not Named.
This caves the portfolio OF navy
interior and labor untertcrIntned ana
every On" "f Mr.. Nard'nS'S advisers
and ,lyr f-iradS who might be pre-
s,lmed - know. Including some OF those
who mad .aSt-mirutc talks with Mr.
Hard!u- before ne went south. frankly
confess that they are up IN the AR
about those three positions. Indeed.
Mr. Harding himself is weighing the
merits OF the various clig.oles and
probably has come TO no decision as
1t would not be surprising. however
II after all the talk about eliminating
Lowdcn. the former governor of Illinois
finally was asked 10 become secretary
Of the navy. The change OF MI. Weeks
from navy 20 war Is At the bottom OF
H. Everybody believes that Mr. Weeks
wanted 70 BE- secretary OF the navy be-
cause ne Is a graduate OF the naval
academy At Annapolis. but in truth Mt.
Weeks wanted TO he secretary OF the
treasury as ne Is i banker. HIS own
obIecttnn To becoming secretary or the
navy was that he would be embarrassed
IN rr SSinE upoR promotions OF MS own
classmates who arc now hiER oftlcers
IN the American navy. originally II
intended "a make NTONeTnOE
secretary cf war but since Mr. Harding
vas pcrSuadrd to take y. W. Mellon, or
pittShUrGh. for the seSretaryshtp or
treasury and since ne wanted Mr.. weeks
m thr cabinet. too. Il became necessary
20 transfer Mr. Weeks to the portfolio
os war The assumption was tnat X
would make little difference TO Cover
nor Isowden whether he took over the
present plan Is to urge the acceptance
~ tine navy portfolio on the Illinois
man whose strenS& at the Republican
convention was thrown 1t the psycholo-
r;cai moment % Harding and thus mace
possible his nomination.
Lowdsn May GO In
1t Is not considered likely that Mr..
harding will start out his administra-
ION rs recognizing the objections made
=, the Thompson maChire In ChicaSr'
Snr the prcsident-RlcCt Is regular Re
publican and all his Sympataies have
been with the I.nwdCn wing or the par.
" II Is also understood that men or
:nfluenCe In Illinois have Informed Mr..
Harding that the moral effect "t ei;rii
mating I.owdcU from the cabinet might
oe more cnc"ur2Ecmsnt I" ths kho'np.
son wing than would be good for the
Repuhlican party nationally. so the re-
ward 70 be given Mr.. Lowden Is being
carefully considered. Furthermore.
f,hcn Il became evident that Mr. Me!'
.on's Qualifications for the secretary
.Itp ~ the treasury were urged by
PENNSYLVANIA leaders who made con-
yinring presentation OF tho case. Scn2'
or ,, rd!ng WAS loft with the necessity
cC picking an Illinois man for the caoi-
rrr The race then narrowed down 70
Governor Lowdcn and Albert D. lasker
rrcSident OF Lord Thomas. and one of
Tho intimate advisers OF Mr.. Harding
during the last campaign. Mr.. Low
denis political prominence and the part
nc played at the Chicago convention IN
nominating Harding have been the fac
tors in his favor He IS BY no means
= scrtalnty for the cabinet as laSt-min'
VT. shifts and transfers may be rcCeS-
rory but he is back again in the cabinet
race and hc.nE foYorably considered
for the sec-etarySnip oc the navy.
Harding Likes Hsrt.
The elimination of \. T. iCrt ~ Ken
,urEy for thc war portfolio caused Mr.
Harding considerable pain for he likes
Jcr, and wants 70 reward him for the
nart he PLAYED as LowdeO manager
~ swinging the convention to Harding
Pnt Hort comes from Kentucky which
state voted for Cox and - pick anybody
F-or, \ Southern state which went Dem
ocratic would be TO get into trouble
yl.h the Republicans who carried Ten
reesee and Oklahoma and Missouri!
Some OF Mr.. Hert's friends urged that
n. he appointed on the ground that ~
vas Originally from Indiana but tn
lection OF VIII Hays who comes from
Indlana too. made that Impossible aS
NJ Harding isn't going 10 put two me'
in the cabinet from the same state.