Evening star., 1912-11-13
T|NGED WITH DOUBT MAY NAME JORDAN
Next President Not Likely to Head of u S. Trust Co. Likely
Keep an "Open Door," to Be Inaugural Treasurer.
DIFFlCUL TIES IN THE WAY PULL WIRES FOR CHAIRMAN
Unable District Democrats Making Claims
Sees Everybody Over Head of Costello.
WILL MEAN CONSTANT THRONG McC0MBS IS TAKING REST
Nothing
Recently tional Chairman
to Wilson Once Nor
Next President Not Likely to
Keep an "0pen Door,"
DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY
Unable to Transact Business if He
Sees Everybody.
WILL MEAN CONSTANT THRONG
White House Attaches Discuss the
Statement Recently Credited
to Gov. Wilson.

oid employees Of the White House.
secret service and police officials and
the newspaper men who have served
there Tor years are amused over the an
houncement Oh Gov. Wilson at Princeton
that he proposes to keep the "open door"
when he goes into the White House. and
that he will hold no secret conferences
being perfectly willing that everybody
should see what Is going on All inner
doors are to be left open and any man
who wants to get to the Presdent-to- be
will be allowed TO do so.
II is very catchy idea and has existed
Tor exceedingly brief periods in the minds
or former Presidents. but the sportine
element around the White House is will
Ing to lay big odds that Mr. Wilson viii
abandon the proposed policy in less than
two weeks
Reasons for Belief.
And why?
Between March 4 and July next there
VIII come to Washington probably 10000
democratic office hunters. OF these prob
ably 800 will receive the Endorsement of
senators and representatives and wifi
land jobs. The other g. 500 will pay hotel
biias here for months, get nowhere and
tnen go to the White House to tell their
woes to Mr.. Wilson. They will go once
twice and still some, il permitted to do
so.' Each of the $500 will have an aver
age OF three supporters and friends who
VIII also want to get to the President to
teI MIN why Mr.. So-and-So should be
appointed az pointed This tota.s up something near
5000 Mr.. Wilson can count on as sure
TO be constantly with him or near him
Inere are over 800 senator's and repre-
sentatlves In the next Congress, and the
daily average of these going to the
Wmte House to advise the new President
on, Sn important questions. to explain to
MIN why Brown should be appointed col
lector OF internal revenue over Smith.
and to hint that various things should
be done. will be thirty to forty. Each
one OF these distinguished gentlemen, ac-
corning to the Wilson program. will
reach the executive Offices, to find Mr..
Wilson standing in the middle of the
room with several hundred persons sur-
rounding him, awaiting their turn. and
several hundred others waiting outside
the room to get inside when the inside
fellows get out.
What Is Likely to Happen.
The influential senator will have his
mind filled with important legislative
and political matters when he reaches
the executive. offices.
He will notice the swarm around the
President and will understand that when
right out in public. He will turn around
and hurry back to the Capitol, making
remarks and threats that would not
sound nice in French. Soudanese or any
other language: Other senators will
drop In, full Of big thoughts. look the
situation over and go away much aroused
that their position is not recognized
There is an average Of 1900 strangers
coming to washington each day. having
no 9o,,rS political axes axes to grind. but three
House when here. They all want to see
the President. That makes a sure thing
OF !. 800 daily handshakers for the new
President.
Then there come to Washington at
frequent intervals delegations of i'm
portant men from the various states
mayors, councilmen, heads of boards
Of trade. etc.-to invite the President
to visit their localities on the occasion
of the one hundredth anniversary of
this or that. or to send a battleship
to the celebration. or q regiment OF
troops. Several hundred conventions of
different size hold forth in this city
every year. the attendance being any
where from 80 to 5000 men, The
first thing the officers of these conven-
t1onS do Is to arrange for the reception
of the delegates by the President.
Religious bodies hold many gatherings
here. and the preachers and lay dele
gates want to see the President before
going home.
Schools Want Consideration.
Beginning shortly before the Easter
holidays and running until the last OF
June there come to Washington, besides
the daily average of strangers, thousands
of thigh school pupils who are being
shown the greatest educational center in
the world. 1t Is now part Of the program
Of high schools. public and private, to
bring the girls and boys to Washington
to see something Of their government
President Taft last spring and summer
at the request of senator's and represen-
tatives from the states the young people
hailed from, received $1,000 of these
in lots of fffrom 40 to 800 at
time.
There are cabinet officers to be con-
suited at intervals on real business: demo-
cratic national committeeman and state
chairmen to be seen; leading bishops
and ministers to pay respects; officials
politicians who did something for the
party and want the President to know
it.
Must Have Time for Meals.
or course, the new President must have
time for three meals aday and for an
occasional twelve-hour nap to make up
for lost time.
He must attend some of the big social
functions that will be given each winter.
and he ought to have a little time to
sign appointments, dictate messages to
Congress. make answers to about 500 let
ters every day and do a dozen or so
other things that are necessary toward
keeping the machinery of the government
going.
President Taft, 1t is known, would be
glad to have the President-to-be come to
Washington between now and March 4
and spend few days as his guest, sur
veying the White House and getting an
inkling of what will happen to him from
the first minute after he takes the oath
Of Office until he rides down Pennsylvania
avenue four years later with his sue
cessor.
WILSON AGAIN IN LEAD.