Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-01
NEW NOMINATED
To CABINET; WORK
GETS FALLS POST
Defeated Indiana Senator Is
Selected as Postmaster
GeneraI-Changes viii Be
Effective on March 4

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Selec-
ton of Postmaster General Work
to succeed Albert Fall as secretary
of the interior, and of Senator Harry
S. New, of Indiana, to become post
master general, was announced to-
day at the White House.
The change in the cabinet lineup
is to take place on March 4, when
Mr.. Rail retires after two years
service, and the nomination of Mr..
Work and Senator New were sent
to the senate today to permit their
confirmation before the present ses-
sion Of congress comes to an end.
The selection of Mr.. Work to take
the interior portfolio has been fore
cast ever since President Harding
began to turn over in his mind the
names of available candidates. A
resident of Colorado, and a man OF
demonstrated ability in government.
al organization. Mr.. Work is re.
garded by the president as fulfilling
all tn. qualifications for an interior
secretary.
New Defeated
Secretary New had bee noffered a
place i'll the original Harding cabi-
net, but declined because he thought
he oo,,1d yon6oy Tho o5vo,io;ctro+ ;oy, a
greater service by remaining in the
senate. In last years primaries he
was defeated for denomination, how
ever, and when it became known
that he was under consideration for
the cabinet an element of he Indi.
ana Republican organization began
determined but losig fight to pre-
vent the appointment.
Senator News nomination was
confirmed Immediately by the SEN
ate in open session, following prec-
edents of courtesy to sitting mem
bers.
Mckenzie Moss, of Kentucky. also
was nominated to be assistant secre-
tary of the treasury.
Will r. Wood, an Indiana repre-
sentative, who is chairman of the
national Republican congressional
committee, told the president that
although he had supported Mr. New
in the campaign for denomination,
he felt that since he had been re-
tired by a majority of his own party
he should take his medicine" Other
Indiana Republicans came to- the
support of the senator, however,
with the result that for the past
two weeks Mr.. Harding is said to
have been receiving daily conflict.
ing advice on the. subject.
Senator New is former Repub-
lican national chairman and is an
| old personal friend of the president.
During the 1920 campaign he was
in charge of the Republican speak
ers' bureau at Chicago, and fire.
| quently was called to Marion for
consultation about vital questions of
party policy. In view of the close
ties between him and Mr.. Harding,
1t was said today by those in admin
istration circles that the attacks
made on the senator had only served
to confirm the president in his in
clination to give him place in his
official family.
Ends Lame Duck" Fight
Postmaster General Work entered
the government service but two
years ago as assistant postmaster
general. He attracted attention by
his efforts to reorganize various bu-
reaus of the postoffice department,
which came under his control, and
when Will Hays stepped out as the
department head, Mr.. Work took
his place. At first the designation
was said to be regarded as more or
less of an experiment, but the new
postmaster general soon demon
strated a grasp on the affairs under
his administration that convinced
President Harding that he was one
of the ableSt men in the cabinet.
Submission of the two cabinet
nominations today brought to an end
a scramble for the two appointments
which has brought into action the
friends of the '1ame ducks" who are
to lose their places on congress
March 4. The supporters of Repre-
sentative Mondell, of Wyoming, Re
publican house leader, have been
particularly hopeful that he might
be given the interior portfolio, and
in view of the fight waged against
Senator New, his friends, and those
of various other aspirants have made
many trips to the White House re-
Gently to lay their claims before
President Harding