The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-21
Harry N. Daugherty, Of Ohio,
Named Attorney General in
New Cabinet.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla,
Feb. 21. - President-el
Harding this afternoon an
nounced the appointment of
Harry M. Daugherty to be
Attorney General in the
new Cabinet.
BY GEORGE X. HOLMES,
Iutern Q tional News Service.

SS.'s~~
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. Feb. 21.-
Weeks OF outdoor life under the
semi-tropical suns of the South have
put President-elect Harding in just
perfect physical condition. and he
will enter upon his Presidential
duties ten days hence with . ply
sique far stronger than enjoyed by
many Of his predecessors.
IN ExCELLENT HEALTH.
DR.. C. F. sawyer, the Harding fam
lily physicisn, who has been In al
most \ coa~s3nts sattsndance sn MT.
Harding sinde the nomination at Chit
caSo. said today he had just comr
pleted a thorough examination Of the
President-elect and found him to ee
in the best all-around physical con
dition of his career. So far as his
health is concerned. Mr.. Harding can
view with equanimity the rigors Of
White House duties. according to DR..
Sawyer.
The physical well-bcing of the
President-elect has not been accom-
plished haphazardly or without con-
siderable difficulty. The strain OF
the long campaign and the period OF
wearing conferences at Marion sent
the President-elect on his vacation
very tired man.
On the advice of friends and his
physician the President-elect deliber-
ately started out to condition him
self for the labors ahead. For the
past four weeks he has spent at least
h - L. Ns.aA a
hard as he worked. Despite the
masses OF correspondence and the
worries of adjusting his Cabinet. he
has managed TO spend every after
noon on the golf links or exercising
In some other way.
SPORTS "COAT OF TAN"
is plainly seen. He Is deeply tanned
blythe sun. his step is more springy.
and he appears physically ht to
undertake any strenuous task. For
the remainder OF his stay In Florida
there will be no deviation from his
system of exercising outdoors at least
half OF the day.
Little, II any, progress was made by
Mr.. Harding over the weekend In
filling the three places In his cabinet
that admittedly are still vacant. The
president-elect's advisers said today
that he Is frankly in a ouandary over
the naval portfolio in particular. He
has counted so strongly on this berth
being filled by former Gov. Frank o.
Lowden, of Illinois. that Lowden's re-
fusal to be considered for any office
has left the whole situation up In the
air.
A number of names are under con-
sideration" - John Hays Hammond
probably being foremost But moth
ing approaching a decision has yet
been reached. The same is true in .
somewhat lesser degree of the labor
and commerce position. Herbert
Hoover's status has not been de-
termined definitely, though IL Is con-
sidered not unlikely that he Will
enter the cabinet through the COM
merce department. A close political
advisor OF the presidept-elect said to-
day he considered Hoover's cabinet
chances are "fifty-ffty."
LABOR POST A ROCK.
The award OF the labor portfolio
has developed into a predicament Of
no small dimensions. A number OF
trades union organizations are war
ring bitterly for the place and are
putting forth insistent claims that
this man or that be chosen.
Considerable opposition has grown
up to the candidacy OF James J.
Davis, a former labor leader and
now head of the order OF the Moose.
who has been considered a strong
contender The claim has been put
forward by some labor leaders that
Davis appointment could not be con-
sidered a labor appointment" be-
cause Davis Is no longer active In the
ranks.
T. V. o'Connor, head OF the Long
shoremens union, and James Duncan.
Of the Granite Cutters. are two strong
contenders : for the appointment
against whom there are no similar
objections O'Connor returned to ST.
Augustine today for another confer
ence with Mr.. Harding.