The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-17
Many Ia asks Confront
Him in His Dual
Role.
NO SELECTIONS
FOR HIS CABINET
He Has Decided Finally on No
One as Member of Official
Household-Will Devote Him
self for While to Duties
as Governor of New
Jersey.

Princeton. y j.. December 1s.-Af-
ter "A months leisure and recreation
in the Bermuda Islands. Woodrow
Wilson retNrned home tonight and
took up IN earnest the many tasks
that confront him in his dual role as
Governor Of New Jersey. and Presi-
dent-eiect Of the United States.
Thousands OF letters awaited Mr.
Wilson's arrival and though most of
them concerned his national admins
tration. the P-esident-elect made il
clear he still was Governor and in
tended 10 devote mis- energies now T.
State business. Mr.. Wilson said ne
would defer Office illing and an
nouncements concerning mis- admins
tration until after he had cleared away
the accumulated detail Of his New
Jersey Office
Mr.. Wilson may remain Governor
OF the State until March /. only a few
days before he must go to Washing
ton. This is because he wishes to
finish mis- program Of legislation pend
ing in the state Legislature. which
convenes January Il.
With respect 70 his Cabinet Mr.
Wilson said to-day ne had not made
any final selections At no time in
ents. who have been travelling with
him constantly. has he mentioned the
name OF single individual as a pos
sibility for his Cabinet
Mr.. Wilson said that he realized
that before deciding upon the per
sonnet OF his Cabinet he would have
10 determine just what type of Cabi-
net he would form. He recognizes two
types from review of the manner in
which his predecessors have met this
question.
one type is the political Cabinet
constructed from party material thai
must in a sense, be rewarded in order
10 preserve party harmony. The 9TH
or Is characterized by Mr. Wilson as
the personal Cabinet made up OF men
whose business fitness is known 70
him personally. and on whose judg-
ment he would like TO lean. Carefully
steering the correspondents away
from all questions OF personnel. Mr.
Wilson also declined to say which
type OF Cabinet he now prefers. He
said he had written some years ago q
magazine article criticizins Mr.. Cleve-
lands Cabinets but he had not speci-
acaIly asked Mr.. Cleveland which type
he had found the most desirable.
The two types Of Cabinets" ne sad.
remind me Of a question / was once
discussing with Dr.. James McCosh.
president OF Princeton in the late
SOS We were speaking Of the TWO
types OF teechers-the one who tried
10 reach the average intelligence OF
the class and the other who catered
70 the most intelligent. and let the
rank and file get along as best il
could. asked DR. McCOsh which he
liked the better.
oh he said. we need d little If
both"
When Governor Wilson reached here
at SO O'Clock he found he stu was
regarded as one of the faculty of the
university. for the students sent him
tickets TO a special faculty perform
snce given tonight by the Princeton
Triangle club.
The Governor said he had too much
work ahead % him tonight to leave
;ne house
The President-elect sent the follow
ing cableSram to-day TO Mrs. White
law Reid. widow Of the ambassador 10
London:
Mrs. Wilson and ! wish to express
to you our heartfelt sympathy with
YOU in your deep sorrow. sorrow
which the whole country shares"
II l. learned that the Presidert-eiect
had been obliged To send his regrets
in response to an invitation rom Pres
ideut and Mrs. Tart for the wilson's
TO visit the White House some time
in January. II is understood that
Governor Wilson replied that The
converting Of the New jersey Legs
make il impossible for him 10 accept
rn.- Invitation