New-York tribune., 1921-01-19
Cabinet Job Is
Only Half Done
AS Parleys End
CONTINUED from frs. page,

because Mr.. Harding has succeeded in
persuading former Governor Frank o.
Lowden to accept a Cabinet position.
Mr.. Lowden's visit here yesterday was
to discuss just this situation. Mr..
Harding, it is believed, feels that the
appointment of Mr.. Lowden would meet
with wide popular approval.
The two places which it is under
stood Mr. Lowden might have for the
asking are navy or commerce. He is
one of the few Cabinet possibilities
who are in a position to pick and
choose. If he declines both the navy
and the commerce job, it is a practical
certainty that he will go to London as
the next American Ambassador.
A. T. Hert is candidate for the
navy and commerce posts. He has not
been assured of place in the Cabi-
net, it is understood, but he has sue
ceeded in obtaining the support of most
OF the Southern Republican leaders. 40
that Mr.. Harding is beginning to feel
decidedly responsive to the political
pressure for Mr.. Hert.
Strangely enough, there is a most BIT
ter rivalry for the portfolio of Com.
,merce, which, by comparison, has not
been considered especially attractive in
the past. President Harding.
however, is understood to have deter.
mined to make tn S place one of great
Importance to the business men Of the
nation, especially those engaging in
foreign trade.' Will H. Hays is under
stood to hankerv for this post, with the
department OF the Interior next on his
list, but if he gets into the Cabinet it
VIII be as Postmaster General.
-Four Considered for Post
Herbert Hoover is also understood to
be candidate for Secretary of Com
merce, SO that Senator Harding when
he thinks of this post also thinks of
Lowden, Hoover, Hert and Hays. Mr..
Hoover is also being considered for the
department of the Interior, but that
place, 1t has been made clear, is wide
open.
There remains only the Labor De-
partment. The next Secretary of La
Dor will be union labor man. 1t may
be John l.. Lewis, head of the Mine
Workers, or James Duncan, head of
the Granite Cutters; or possibly James
O'Connell, head of the metal trades
division of the American Federation Of
Labor. All of these are strong candi-
dates, but others may be added 60 this
list.
This is the Cabinet situation as Mr..
Harding prepares to shut himself up
on the houseboat of Senator Freling-
huysen, of New Jersey, and Daugherty
will be guest on that boat, and SO
will Senator Fall, but they will be the
the only ones aboard with whom SEN
ator Harding is at all likely to dis
cuss the questions that puzzle him as
he struggles to decide his problem.
The 1c other men will be playmates.
To revert to the front porch meeting
of minds. if it has served any pur-
pose beyond the keeping of cam
paign pledge it has convinced Mr.. Har-
ding that he was right in his speech
OF August %. that speech remains
the chart of the next administrations
foreign policy.
Mr.. Harding had said he would con-
suit men and women of all shades Of
opinion and both parties. There have
been few women, and fewer Democrats.
Bryan was here, but thus far Mr.. Har-
ding. has not talked with Senator
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, Robert Lans-
ing, Colonel House nor any Of the
American peace commissioners.