The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-22
MAY NAME ROOT FOR
SECRETARY OF STATE
TALK OF HUGHES FOR
ATTORNEY GENERAL
President-Elect Harding gNears
Florida On His Vaca-
ton Trip

On Board President Elect Harding S
Train. Jan. 2l.-ErcSdcnt-clect Harding
put his cares out OF mind tonight. us
he neared Florida. and told his COM
panions on his vacation jaunt. that he
proposed to forget entirely for the next
two weeks, the important decisions that
are ahead OF him.
Except for short time during the
afternoon, when he worked on CORES
pondence that had been crowded out
in the final preparations for leaving
Marion, he rested and depurted himself
rs an ordinary tourist during his days
trip southwark across Kentucky and
Tennessee.
His private car. attached TO q regular
passenger train, attracted unusual at
tention AT one or two stations along the
way.
On Houseboat Trip.
Arriving at ST. Augustine. shortly be-
fore noon tomorrow, Mr.. Harding eX-
poets to get into his vacation clothes
at once and after . game IF golf 10 go
aboard the housCboat selected as his
home during the tishing expedition that
will occupy his first two weeks in the
south. In his talks with newspaper
correspondents and the other members
OF his party today, he rC-emphasized
his desire to cut himself OF during the
perfiod from all thoughts Of the sub
jects he has had under consideration
in his Marion conferences.
Mr.. Haraing's spirits rose oppreciably
at the prospect OF his respite. and al
though he looked more careworn than
when he passed through Kentucky and
Tennessee in October on a campaign
trip he greeted with smile the groups
that gathered around his car at various
stops 20 shake his hand. At Oakdalc.
Tenn, where there was delay Of tif-
teen minutes TO change engines. he got
out and entertained the grinning au-
dience Of railway Switchmen. by walk
ing a rail with the sprynesS of l5-ycar
old
Despite his efforts to get away from
his worries. however. speculation about
the cabinet situation increased rather
than diminished among those about him
on his trip south. At the same time.
indications multiplied that the whole
problem still is In a state OF tluN. and
that final decisions on every one Of the
ten cabinet places must be reached dur
ing Mr.. Harding's stay in Folorida.
IL was Sdlu ''aNtlg '''''N 'SN'
tenders OF cabinet places as the prcsi-
dent-elect has made are conditional, and
that many elements OF the situation re-
main TO be harmonized before there can
he actual selections The latest suG-
eesticn heard among those close 70
Mr. Harding ig that Charles TSaNS
Hughes. generally regarded as n lead
ing possibility for secretary Of state.
might be offered the attorney general
ship instead. and that the state port
folio might be given TO Elihu Root.
whose friends are understood I" DC
bringing strong pressure to bear In his
behalf
In tho same quarters It has been pro
nosrd that Charles - nawSe "f CHI
caro, urged p~omincu'lys for secretary
Of the treasury. %" given ia" position 81
governor or the f"h"-l r"ScrN" board.
leaving the trcausurv post for y. ".
Mellon of rittshurGh :" far as MI
Jordirg himself - concerned. however.
No Is nainta:ring silence ami is putting
the whole question over for d"r'Sion
ofter ho returns 70 So. AuGuStln" from
his fishing tr!p.