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Show THREE PROPOSED IN NEMBINET John VV. Weeks. Will Hays and Harry Daucjherty Arc Put Out in Front WASHINGTON, Ore. 7. (By the - oclated Press). Speculation about the possible cabinet selections of ih incoming aministrai ion was coo: iiimj 'more definite lines Monday b roii3ul 1 tatlons between 1'resldii:! -rlc t Jliv-dlng Jliv-dlng and leaders of Ills party in and out of congress. Three names which stood in th j foreground among the many dis usBCd possible cabinet members wen- those of John w. Weeks of Massachusetts, Massachu-setts, for secretary of tho navv. Will I H. Hays; of Indiana, the Republican 'national chairman for postmaster gert-eral. gert-eral. and Harry M. Daughetty, of I Ihlo, tho HardJIng pro-convention manager, , for attorney general- Prominence also was given by the ! day'rt conferences to the possible .selection .se-lection of of David Jayne Hill of New (York, former ambassador to Germany as secretary of state, although such leaders as Charles Evans Hughes. ISllhu Root, Senator Knox, Senator Lodge, Senator Kail, and others still portfolio I;, BORIS quarters GOSSIP LESS DEFINITE I Regarding the other places In tht new official family, gossip was less definite and the list of possibilities was widened rather than narrowed by the da a developments. That no formal offers had been made was emphasized by Mr. Hardlns himself as the only comment he was willing to make on reported selections I or on his discussion of the subject with R publican leaders. "No place has been offered to anyone.' any-one.' the president-elect said. "Bc-i "Bc-i yond that I can only reply to questions I about the cabinet with sweeping assurance as-surance that I have nothing to say." Mr Hays, Mr Dougherty and Mr1 Weeks all were present at the conferences confer-ences with Mr. Harding on this ind I other subjects Throughout the campaign, cam-paign, these three were among Mr.i Harding's closest advisers on questions: of policy, all having been members of the Republican campaign committee. ! SUTHERLAND l I TAB Another clo? friend of Ihc president-elect, who took part In the con-ferencCs con-ferencCs jree former Senator George1 Sutherland, of I'tnh. Heretofore his name also had been associated with cabinet gossip, but the Impression' gained ground that he would prefer some other appointment, either In tit .1...,. . I "'i'" .ii.iih fvi lit oi io wir supreme court. |