The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-22
TALK ABOUT MANY
PEOPLE, BUT NOT
ABOUT Mr.. BRYAN
Commorer Holds Conferences
With Mr.. wilson About
His Cabinet
PRESIDENT-ELECT
HAS NOT DECIDED
Insists He Has Reached No
Conclusion As to Details &
and Other Things Are
More important

TRENTON, N. j., Dec. 21.-Presi.
dent elect Wilson and William
Bryan were in conference at th.. STATE
house for three and a half hours to.
day, and while at the end of that
period Governor Wilson admitted that
names had been discussed for cabineE
positions. he insisted that MIR. Hfy>N
an name was not among those men1
toned. The pres~oent- elect asks TO -
taken at has word when he says that
he mas come to no decision as to any
details of the cabinet. MI
Mar. Bryan showed no signs of dis
appointment when he emerged frou1
the conference with the president elect.
lnoeed, he and the PRESIDENT ELECT link
ed arms, and went OUT TO lunch ~
the sterling hotel, and throughout tno@
meal nothing but pieaSantrles were
exchanged. The political aisc usstoM
vas abandoned, ana the time devoted
to story teilins. Secretary Tumuity
was the third person at the table.
begin Conference. A !.
The conference tegan at $3.50 tht0
morning. Nj. Bryan reached TrcnxoM
from Philadelphia at 9:2S o'clock. secs
rotary Tumuity vas at the railroad stAAg
tiCn with an automobile and the Com
moner was whisked to the state house
Fhs presideat-eiest had reached thU
capitol half an hour in advance OF hin
visitor, and WAS busy with one Of hin
stenos raphers when MIR. Bryan waa
ushered in. There was a warm hand
shake and cordial 81 lettings. The press
ident- eject expressed his surprise that
his newspaper friends should be about
and doing so early in the morning
Mr.. Bryan asked the governor IL they
, were his body guard; the governor re-
Piled that they Mere ...the men wh4
kept him out of trouble and the tvs
statesmen retired TO the governoFs3
private on. ce. The door renamed 0peA
fdarins the succeeding three and hatk
hours, while the conference was N
progress, but the hum of indistin2uish-
aple conversation was all that could
be heard in the outer Office. where the
newspaper correspondents and secret
servi.e men were consregated. There
VAS only one interruption TO the c6r-A
ference. The governor, about IL o'clock
came out TO answer a telephone CALL
1t was understood the man at the othS3
end of the phone was William 4. Nc
committee. s
Dust Talked Things Over.
Lunch had been cruered for ~
o'clock, but the conferences lasted fff.s
Teen minutes beyond that. Governoe
Wilson was the first to come out. H.
announced that the conferences wA1I
over, and that he would go to luneh~
eon with Mr.. Bryan
We had a very delightful conteF@s
cnce," he said. I'VE did not come
| to any conclusions, bat we talked
things over We talked about th1
politics of the party, the policies a.
| the party, the carrying out OF the
platfoi IN, and we talked about the w.
i rious cabinet places
| An OF taaElgr WAS asked.
| NO, just here and there. Namo9H
! In a general way we discussed dif-s
| ierent names" NV
Names that were suggested by Nh
| Bryan"
u don't remember whether ne sur.
gested them or / did" said Mr.. VIII
! son, with a smile.
Ibid Mr.. Bryan suggest any new
| names?" Z
No." said the governor. "hs az
not"
Governor" was the next question:
| everybody Is increased IN knoWtu3s
whether or not Mr.. Bryan's name 49,
discussed and the governor withOu4
| 2 moments hesitation. replied.
| 1T was not" van
Then evidently feeling that an tu3Ml
proper construction mlgnt be place0s
| upon this statement, the GOVERNOR al
| ter a moments pause, added:
You gentlemen must take ms -
my word when l say l am not unalk&s
| Ing any decisions and you must hoAsS
| or me by not asking questions th4&z
| will put that in doubt" The gover1s!
! or then took crack at newspAp4R|
| headline writer's, saying:
Apparently one OF my tasks VII
be to succeed in spite of men WhA2
| write the headlines In the newspapAFq
| They are all trying to make me 0Ms
| things that are sensational, and t64Y8
will all be disappointed. The st0f3
| often do not correspond with th4
! headlines" Sss
The governor was asked II the o.
| posed extra SESSION OF congress Hm3$
! been talked. over. a
| I'VE did not discuss that" m HGSN
piled, Just took 1t far granted.s I'M M
Asked II any particular variety i
| legislation had been referred To-
| said ss53f
mo, just in the main"
did you arrive at method o1 HN
cedure in carrying out the party
! form ?" ss3 l.
Not as to how things wers te
done. he said. There are gre
| interests at stake
The governor said. finally,
| neither he nor Mr.. Bryan ha6 1x
| gested time OF place tor an0tN
| conference. ss ~ "a
| Mr.. Bran .Answers.
The governor. having conel@l
| ibis part Of the performances. ~
I, tired to another part Of the mMl1
flee, and Mr.. Bryan. his coat NJ
! hat in hand. emerged from
/ vate ONCE and strode into th4
| OF the ,3rruApa danss. He t4x@@S
accustomed look az denant cphe
/ The first queRtion hurled ~ hto
"Mr. Bryan. are you gOing r. ri
up the NEXT cabinet 3, u Sg'' ;s}
ri think Il = customary ~
! president himSeR ~ dtgcua
cabinet. was hie E4o1y. NJ