FORECAST OF NEW CABINET
(Rcc. November 3, 7.25 p.m.) Now York, November 2. Upon good authority it is learned: that Mr. Harding, if elected, will make up his Cabinet from the . following:—Mr. Root will be asked to assume the Secretaryship of State, and will probably accept for six months until the League question is settled. Mr. David Hill, a former . Ambassador to Germany, ■ will probably bo Assistant Secretary of State, and probably will assume the position of Secretary' of Stale when Mr. Root leaves. Governor Lowden, of Illinois, will probably be offered the portfolio of the Treasury; Mr. Hoover, either the ■post of .Secretary of the Interior or Secretary of Commerce; and Mr. .Harry Dougherty, Mr. Harding's personal political adviser, the Postunastership. General Wood will be Secretary of War, nud ex-Souator Weeks, of Massachusetts, Secretary of tho Navy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn REQUESTS FROM OFFICE-SEEKERS. (Rcc. November 3, 7.25 p.m.) i New York, November 2.' According to a messages from Marion, Ohio. Mr. Harding has already begun to receive requests from office-seekers. Hundreds of letters have arrived from all parts of the country from individuals desiring positions varying from membership of tlie Cabinet to postmasterships in many outlying districts. Many of these requests are from persons unknown to Mr. Harding— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ANXIETY FOR WILSON'S' HEALTH New York, November 1. Some anxiety has beon expressed lest an adverse result of tho election might affect Ifche President's health. It. is known that the President has been very frail during the last few weeks, and that his vitality is low, and a sudden shock might cause a serious condition. Mr. Tumulty (tho President's secretary), however, savs that the President is Btroug enough to receive the election results, and ho does not believe, whether the Democrats are defeated or not, that President Wilson's health will be affect-ed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 34, 4 November 1920, Page 5
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305FORECAST OF NEW CABINET Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 34, 4 November 1920, Page 5
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