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Show HUGHES TO BE NEXT PREMIER Former Justice Chosen by Harding as Secretary of State. St. Augustine, Fin. Charles K. Hughes, former simrcmo court Justice nnd Republlenn nominee for tho presidency, presi-dency, lins been designated by President-elect Harding ns tho now secretary secre-tary of state. The announcement embodying em-bodying the first official word from tho president-elect regnrdlng selections selec-tions for Jils cabinet was mado In an oral statement after a long conference between the two men on foreign problems. prob-lems. There wns no clement nf surprlso In tho selection, for It had been known several weeks Mr. Hughes virtually was certain to bo given tho place. He Is understood to linvo been Mr. Harding's choice from tho first. |