Evening star., 1912-11-17
NEAR WHITE HOUSE
Speculation on 'Kitchen Cabi-
net" Is Rising.
WILSON HAS MANY FRIENDS
Unofficial Advisers Might Come
From Princeton Glass.
AR GROUP RECALLED
SIMILAR
Justices Pitney and Lamar Were Col
lege and School Mates of Presi-
dent-to-Be.

dent-to-Be.
Speculation is already rife as to who
will probably compose the so-called
kitchen cabinet of Gov. Wilson when
he becomes President Of the United
States. for if precedent during the pres
ent and last administrations counts for
anything. according to some Of the older
visitors to the White House. he Is likely
to have one, with or without intention.
In the days of Col. Roosevelt as Pres
ident a group of friends who were often
with him came to be popularity known as
the tennis cabinet" and in the present
administration Mr.. Taft ha shad around
him from time to time a group Of friends
who might deserve the title Of the 'golf
cabinet" rather than that of Kitchen
cabinet"
Predict His Associates.
Aside from what such a group of dis
interested and friendly advisers might
be called in Gov. Wilson's case, when he
becomes President. those interested in
the subject are predicting that his asso-
ciates will probably be educators and
jurists, especially as his favorite form
of recreation seems to be bicycling. OF
which there are few known devotees,
unless they are among Gov. Wilson's 8
classmates at college who have not yet
come to Washington. The day after
election Attorney General Wickersham
jokingly predicted that the cabinet room
at the White House would soon come to
be known as the faculty room." but
Gov Wilson has many friends in lines
pf fhOSp
ton.
Consequence Of Friendship.
That he would probably gather around
him in any so-called Kitchen cabinet" Of
the future, which might gradually grow
into existence, as a natural consequence
OF mis- friendships. men who have been
associated with him in the past at va
rious universities, was predicted last
night by one Of them who would not per-
NIT himself to be quoted.
Among these men. the members OF the
class Of 1879 at Princeton. Of which Gov.
Wilson is graduate. would probably
take prominent parts, 1t was said, and
in this class, which gave him dinner
Friday night in New York. in honor OF
his selection by the people to be the nex'
President, there are several men OF more
than local prominence, among them AS
sociate Justice Mahlon Pitney of the
Supreme Court.
Other Members Of Glass.
Other members of this Princeton class
are Cleveland H. Dodge, business man
Of New York: DR.. A. Woodruff Halsey.
president, of the board of foreign mis-
sions of the Presbyterian Church: Rob
1ir o6t
n. Garmany Lynn Helm, president OF
the California State Bar Association;
Robert H McCarter, formerly attorney
general of the state Of New Jersey, and
Representative Charles Talcott Of Utica.
N. Y.
among those who will serve at the Cap
itol during Gov. Wilson's administration
as President and who know him Well
enough to be admitted to membership In
his Kitchen cabinet" II one grows into
existence are Senator O'Gorman of New
York. whose seven daughters are friend
ly with: Gov. Wilson's three daughters:
Senator MARITIME of New Jersey. ana
William Hughes, who is slated to be Sc
Iected as United States senator from New
Jersey by the newly elected democratic
legislature of that 2state.
Justice Lamar Schoolmate.,
In addition to Associate Justice Mahlon
Pitney of the Supreme Court, Gov. Will
son has another schoolmate already. in
Washington In the person of Associate
Justice Joseph Q. Lamar of the Supreme
Curt, who attended Prof. Berry's School
in Augusta, Ga, with him.
There are a number of University Of
Virginia graduates residing in Washing
ton who were at that institution in 1880
when Gov. Wilson was there. studying
political economy and government under
DR.. John B. Minor. Richard I Ely. one
of the foremost political economists of
the country, was one of his mentors at
Johns Hopkins. University, in nearby Bal
timore where he prepared data for James
Bryce's book. 'The American. Common
wealth"
remain in Washington as the British am
bassador after Gov. Wilson becomes
President. or IL he will remain until the
change of administration takes place, is
problematical,- so that 1t is difficult for
cast him for the position the French am
hassador occupied in Col. Roosevelt S
.tennis. cobinet"~ Mr.. Bryce and Gov.
Wilson are friends of long standing.
Celebrated "Tennis Cabinet"
In the celebrated tennis cobinet." NJ.
Jules de Jusserand. ambassador. from
France. occupied a unique position. being
not only , foreign representative but a
very close friend of Col. Roosevelt and.
as the latter ruefully admitted. at times a
much better tennis player. To this ten
mis- cabinet" group belonged also Clifford
Pinchot formerly chief forester of the
United States. and James A, Garfield.
formerly Secretary Of the Interior. =,
Mai, Archibald W. Butt. who lost shis
life when the Titanic went down. was
said by both President Roosevelt and
President Taft tsto, have been their close
friend, and rumor.t credited him withs a
pace In the tennis cabinet" Of Col
f'Ie Me was also. later the constant: golf
companion Of President Taft. In the lat
ter's so-called ''golf cabinet" or kitchen
cabinet" Brig. Gen. Clarence .Wf"Ed-
wa rds. W. S "A: close friend. of the
President's,' is also credited with a place,
and. Chief Justice White of the Supreme
Court. with whom the President often
goes walking, has. often been said to- be
one Of his unoffici al advisers on matters
with which the official cabinet has no
concern, particularly in the selection Of
judges. -. -.
0FFICIAL'C0UNT FINISHED,
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