The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-03-13
PRESIDENT TAFT'S FIRST
DAY IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Bends List Of Nominations TO Senate,
and Machinery Of Nation Under
New Administration Is Now
In Working Order.

Washington. President Taft's first
day as the chief executive of the ma
lion was a very busy one.
The president named his cabinet,
and the senate confirmed his selec-
ton, so that the new officers are now
In charge.
President Taft and the Republican
members of the ways and means
committee held important confer
cnce during the day. The committee
mas framed tariff BILL which II Is
understood contains a provision for
an inheritance tax, one of the sugges.
tons for raising revenue contained
In the inaugural address of President
Taft.
Aside from these important accom-
plishments, President Taft gave him
kelf up heartily to the demands of his
friends and thousands of inaugural
visitors who wished to shake hands
With him.
Philander G. Knox was the first
caller on President Taft in the White
House. A fifteen.minute interview,
Mr.. Knox said had it's importance,
but was not for publication. He was
rejoicing that since noon Thursday,
when his resignation as a senator be-
came effective, he was simply pri-
vate citizen.
His rejoicing, however, was brief,
for before the day was much older, he
mad been nominated and confirmed
as secretary of state.
Governor Hughes of New York.
Governor Prouty of Vermont, and the
senators and many of the representa-
tives from those states, next had the
ear of the president and gained his
consent to attend the celebration July
! and next. of the discovery of Lake
Champlain, at Plattsburg and Burling-
;Cn.
The congratulations and good
wishes of Cuba were extended I'm the
form of a memorial presented by
General De Metric Castillo Duany
who came to the United States for
mat purpose.
The reviewing stand for the inaug-
ural parade was again occupied by
President Taft Friday morning when
he took his place there to do honor
10 the Seventh regiment. New York
infantry. The Blaine club of Connec-
.icut followed
Fred W. Carpenter took the oath
M secretary to the president. Wen.
dell NJ. Michler, who has been Mr..
Tafts assistant secretary and stenog.
rapher, was made one of Mr.. Carpen.
ter's assistants. r. NJ. Hendricks of
Hr. Taft's clerical force was given
clerkship, and William Pannell. who
for years has been Mr.. Taft's messen-
ger in the war department. was as
signed to duty at Mr.. Carpenters
door.
vice-President Also Begins Work.
Promptly at noon Vice President
Sherman called the senate 10 order
md after Chaplain Hale had deliv-
Hred an impressive invocation the
'oll was called and a committee ap-
pointed to call upon the president
and notify him that the senate was
organized and ready for business.
AT 1880 the presidents assistant sec
rotary arrived with list of nomina.
lions. as follows:
Philander c. Knox of Pennsylvania.
10 be secretary of state.
Franklin MacVeagh of Illinois, to
be secretary of the treasury
Jacob M. Dickinson of Tennessee,
% be secretary of war.
George w. Wiskersham OF New
FORK to be attorney general.
Frank II. Hitchcock OF Massachu.
;etts, to be postmaster general
George Won l.. Meyer, of Massachu.
sets, 10 be secretary of the navy.
Richard A. Ballinger of Washing.
ION, to be secretary of the interior.
James Wilson of Iowa, to be secre.
tary OF agriculture.
Charles Nagel of Missouri, to be
secretary OF commerce and labor.
Huntington Wilson of Illinois, to be
assistant secretary of state.
Beekman Winthrop of New York,
10 be assistant secretary of the navy.
William Loeb, Jr.. of New York, to
lie collector of Customs for the dis
trict of New York, New York.
Lewis Daily of Virginia to be an