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Show HARDING SHOOT ! THREE MEN IN CABINET SLATE j Portfolios of Navy, Commerce and Labor Yet to Be Filled Is Word PRESIDENT-ELECT IN j CONFERENCE WITH HAYS Hughes, Daurjnerty and Mellon to Help Him Decide How to Complete Family ST. AUGUSTINE. Flu.. Fob 16. : As President-elect Harding continued his conferen' with the ranking leaders lead-ers of his party today it was indicated indicat-ed that completion of the cabinet slate . of the comlntr administration waited l only on definite selections for the j portfolio of navy, commerce and labor. ' To fill those places, however. It was said some shifting of assignments already al-ready more or les definitely fixed might be necevwry. HOW LIST STANDS. As tho list stood today, with navy commence and labor vacant. It was understood to contemplate tho appointment ap-pointment of Charb s Evans Hughes, of ( Now York, for secretary of state. John W. Weeks, of Massachusetts, j for secretary' of war. Andrew Mellon, of Pennsylvania, ! for secretary' of tho treasury. Will H. Hays, of Indiana, for postmaster post-master (feneral Harry M. I'augherty, of Ohio, for i attorney general. Henry Wallace, of Iowa, for secretary secre-tary of agriculture. A. B. Kail, of New Mexico, for sec-l sec-l retary of the Interior. low DEN MENTTl NED. For the navy portfolio. Frank O. I.owden. of Illinois. Ls understood to be Mr. Harding's choice, but It ls I uncertain whether he will accept and there has been talk of transferring Mr. Weeks to that position If the former Illinois governor definitely dt-: dt-: cliiie.s Several names. Including those ' of John Hays Hammond, of New York, and Herbert Hoover, of California, Cali-fornia, have been mentioned for the , commerce portfolio while James J. ! Davis, of Pennsylvania, and a number I of others arc being urged for secre- tary of labor. Thil mornimr Mr Harding again talked over the problem with Mr. j Hays and later In the day he expected to begin a series of conferences on the subject with Mr. Daugherty, Mr ! Hughes, -Mr Mellon and several oth- ers' high In party councils are expected expect-ed hero before the end of tho week. CO i |