Show GREAT fOR U S JOBS I President Finds Himself Enmeshed In Mass of Patronage Rows Bows Hi B Il GEORGE n R nOL nOL-MI-b International News I X iwa Sen lee c WASHINGTON Feb teb With lO I 10 With con con- con grecs S in a drive down dO the home stretch II to a IL long vacation bringing with It h It the retirement from public bile life ot of a score dent Proal-dent ot of members of congress sl- sl dent Harding found himself enmesh enmesh- ed cd ad tonight In a mass of patronage patronalo rows that are threatening thi Pol t harmony and political unpleasantness pressure Is boing brought to beai Jeal on the White hite House to appoint to positions now no va- va vacant va vacant cant or son to be vacant some of tho more prominent and whose terms the present congress on March llarch Marc 4 The e car car- certainty r- r that March 4 which marks marke the halt balf way mark manic In tho handing Harding admin admin- adminIstration admin will III see numerous changes change In Inthe Inthe the personnel of official W has bas Ier ed er ed to Increase toe dema ds upon the t Whito bite lIous House for jobs The principal drive Is for tor the cab cat cat- net call Inet positions one of which Is eel to be bo vacant March 4 through the rc- rc re retirement of Secretary Fall and ani t two 0 others that may be Je vacated the shUts the postoffice department null and the tho navy department It Is President HardIngs HardIng's Intention confident confidant to Intimate frIends ten dis 1 alto ago to shift shUt Postmaster General Work orl from the to the Interior do- do de department When s hon now of this leaks out It resulted In an Immediate Cor or the postmaster generalship The Indiana delegation In Is already split over promoting the Iho cabinet t candidacy of Senator Harry HarY JJ 5 Ne New who was wa wo defeated In the tho nar ar nar le Ie Ic last May 1 The house received a n petition aim ed ed by many members or of tho the In legislature urging Senator News New's up- up ap appointment and taking exception to lo II a statement to the effect that News New's up- up ap appointment as postmaster general would be distasteful to It Is 18 also Intimated that Governor fran 0 O Lowden Bill be promoted to the cabinet in deference to Republican record Governor Lowden was wail offered tv two 0 cabinet posts lut InA the tho cabinet picking das daIs but Jut at that time was as unable to accept Now It Is ho he Is available The possible retirement of Secre Secre- Secretary Secretary tary of the tho Na Navy Denby from th the ca cab cab- cab cabinet met inet has been discounted at the White Whitehouse House It is ne stated staled by y some Bome of his friends frienda that ho he would pre pre- pre to eo ito to 0 be bo vacant through the tho resignation of Charles B D Warren VarreD Denby waa was for for- for meily melly In the tha Chinese maritime Us cus customs toms service his father was mini tel to China Uhlna for years and Denby has spent many years In the Orient NANY 1 OTHER OTHEll PODS POD Aside e from the tho cabinet positions other posts are vacant or on soon t ti ta b vacant In the tho go government rangin all the way from from federal Judgeships to In la the depa t- t mauls and the tho directorship of the t vet veterans et- et crane erans bureau Colonel Arthur Woods tor former mer po- po police po police lice commissioner of New York Is ts Un- Un Understood u i to be chief candidate under consideration for the veterans bureau as Colonel Wood ha has had a great deal of administrative experience and New In particular have hae ro mended the tl appointment oo 00 |