Evening star., 1923-02-09
DENNY REPORTED
EAGER TO RESIGN
FORPOST AT TOXIC
Secretary of Navy Under
stood to Be Slated to Sue
ceed Warren.
P0INDEXTER TO TAKE
PORTFOLIO, is RUMOR
New Also Mentioned in Gossip of
New Appointees to
Cabinet.

While President Harding is deeply
engrossed considering the selection
of a successor to Albert B. Fall.
whose resignation as Secretary of the
Interior becomes effective March 4,
and with the filling of a number of
other important federal posts, it is
rumored that he will shortly be
called upon to make at least one
more appointment to his official
family.
Ready to Leave Cabinet.
1t is understood that Edwin DENLY,
Secretary Of the Navy, would be glad
to separate himself from the burdens
of his present portfolio and that he
has ambitions to enter the diplomatic
service. President Harding, who is
rot only personally fond of his naval
head, but holds him in the highest
esteem, it is understood, has under
consideration his appointment as
ambassador to Japan. This important
diplomatic post was recently made
vacant by the resignation of Charles
B. Warren. and it is TO secret that the
President is especially anxious to OBJ
tain the services of some one of the
experience, temperament and abilities
of Secretary DENLY to fill the place.
Unconfrmed at White House.
This rumor, however. nas not been
confirmed at the White House, although
it is not denied that change in the
cabinet during the next few months are
not unlocked for. These rumors, how
ever, are not of a nature to suggest n
disintegration of the Harding cabinet.
The report regarding this trans
fer of the Navy Secretary which
naturally has caused no little SEN
sation in official circles also includes
the selection by President Harding of
whose term in the Senate expires
March 4 as the successor to Secre-
tary DENLY. Senator Poindexter. as
chairman of the. Senate naval COM
mittee. is especially well versed in
the activities of this big department
1t is pointed out, that while the
Washington senator is not classed as
one of President Harding's intimates,
the latter regards him very highly
and is we'll aware of his effective and
publican party.
Reported Offered Ambassadorship.
There are those in official circles
who place little credence in this part
of the report. They profess to have
knowledge that Senator Poindexter
has been offered the Enthusiastically
to Peru. that he has accepted and
that the announcement of his ap
pointment only awaits Peru'S favor
able answer to an inquiry regarding
his acceptability sent to that repub-
lie more than q week ago by the
Statae Department.
In the event Secretary DENLY is to
leave the cabinet, some of those who
are in a position to speak somewhat
authoritatively are under the impress
sion that Senator Harry New of In
diana, whose term in the Senate ex-
pires March 4, is more than likely to
be given serious consideration. He
also is being mentioned prominently
as successor to Postmaster General
Work, whom it Is persistently ru-
mored has been decided upon by
President Harding to fill the place at
the head of the Interior Department
Ito be made vacant next month by Sec
retary Fall.
May Go to Porto Rico.
1t is felt very certain in practically
every quarter that Senator New will
be taken care of handsomely" by
the President. 1t is understood that
he was offered the governor general
ship of Porto Rico, which is reported
is shortly to be resigned by E. Mont
Reilly because of i'll health, and that
he promptly declined.
Those who have no doubt regard
ing the transfer of DR.. Work to the
Interior Department are of the opin-
ion that the latter was pointed out
to the executive the advisability of
elevating one of the assistant post
master generals to the head OF the
Post Office Department. moro pref
erably former Gov. John II. Bartlett
of New Hampshire, first assistant
postmaster general.
1t is known that President Harding
will within the next few days an
nounce- his choice for Secretary of
Interior and that he will devote con-
siderable of his time during the re-
mainder Of the present session of
Congress to the filing Of the dozen
or more other important places now
vacant, some of which have been
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