New-York tribune., 1921-03-02
President-elect Wires For
NAL Offers of p. o.
and Interior Posts; Is
Sure of Treasury Aid
Will Name Labor
Nominee To-day
Expected to Select Davis;
Woods rendered Job as
Philippines Governor
From a stoN Correspondent

NlAhlON, OhlO, March l--Pre Sldent-
elect Harding's Cabinet selections are
with one exception definitely and
finally settled. The exception is the
Labor portfolio, and this probably will
be announced tomorrow. There is
every reason to believe that Mr..
} Harding intends to nominate James J.
Davis, Of Pennsylvania, for this post.
After his arrival in his home town
to-day the President-elect sent tele-
grams to Senator Albert B. Fall, of
New Mexico, and Will II. Hays, Of IN
dianapolis, chairman of the Republican
National Committee. He Informed Mr..
Fall that he proposed to nominate him
to be Secretary of the Interior and he
told Mr.. Hays that he wanted to make
him Postmaster General. Mr.. Harding
has known for some time that both of
them were prepared to serge.
Mr. Harding also confirmed to-day
the appointment Of Andrew W. Mellon,
Pittsburgh banker, to be Secretary of
the Treasury.
81 had made definite tender to Mr..
Mellon,'' said Mr.. Harding. "l told
him that if he felt he could accept
to go to Washington for conferences
with officials there. ! have learned he
is there ard assume that he has de-
cided to accept"
Withholds Labor Appointee
Asked about his intentions with re-
gard to the Labor portfolio, Mr.. Har-
ding said: ~ prefer to make an an
nouncement about that separately
Probably l shall tell you about it be-
fore we leave for Washington to-mor-
row."
This is understood to mean that the
President elect will set before the
country his reasons for making the
proposed appointment. 1t is believed
that he decided against the appoint
ment Of leader of union labor be-
cause such G. man could not fairly be
expected to represent non-union rs we'll
as union labor. 1t is understood to be
the view Of the President-elect that un-
claim on the Department Of Labor's
good Offices as organized labor.
There was Joyous reunion at the
Marion Club to-day when the editor of
The Marion Star came there to greet
his lifelong pals, "Dick" Crissinger and
"Jin' Prendergast, both staunch Demo-
Gratis. The President-elec also paid a
visit to the office of his newspaper.
II didn't do any work." he said.
Just dropped in to ask 'How's
things.'"
Talks With Wood Two Hours
The President and Major Gen
erl Leonard Wood discussed tonight
the Governor Generalship OF the Philip
pines. The post had been offered to
General Wood when he left here to-
night, but he had not decided whether
he would accept. He and Mr.. Harding
are to have another conference in
Washington soon, when Mr.. Harding
will be Commander in Chief of the
Army.
The two leaders talked in ar ante
room Of the Masonic Temple. At brief
intervals plumed and bemedaled
knight Templar would summon the
PRESIDENT into the inner temple
for a mystic session. Returning, he
would take up with General Wood a
problem confronting him in Cuba.
Then, following another summons be-
fore the Knights Templar for more
work" Mr.. Harding would come back
for a discussion Ct affairs Of the Far
East
This sort of thing continued for two
hours and at its conclusion Senator
Harding was a Knight Templar. hut
General Wood was not the Governor
General designate Of the Philippines.
I'VE had a very interesting talk
without deciding the principal subject
of discussion" said General Wood be-
fore leaving for Chicago.
II came over to get the President
elects views and policies on certain
things that might affect my actions.
Discusses Military Organization
"I shall decide my course in the very
near future, probably after I have had
talk with Mr.. Harding in Washing
ton. 1t has been arranged that | shall
sea him soon. We talked generally
tonight of conditions in Cuba, in the
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