Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-29
BRYAN COMING TO
JERSEY TO AID IN
NAMING CABINET
Wilson Sends Message
to Commoner for
a Conference.
NEBRASKAN AGAIN WILL
BE OFFERED AN OFFICE
President-eIect Says He Wants
to "Talk Over Program"
s With Him.


President-elect Wilson is determined
to force on William Jennings Bryan
the acceptance of a cabinet office.
This. although the Governor has nor
said so much himself. was clearly in
dicated when Wilson wrote the Com
moner from here asking him to come
to New Jersey immed ately after the
return of the President-elect and his
family
Questioned as to his reason for
urging Bryan TO such speedy confer
ence, Mr.. Wilson said that he desired
to meet with the Nebraskan to talk
over his future program. Further
than this he would say nothing, al
though those who have been observ-
ing the relations between the Presi-
dent-elect and Mr.. Bryan closey can
see no other reason for the conference
than for Mr.. Wilson TO attempt to do
personally what his envoys have
failed to accomplishment Bryan To-
take an office in the Wilson cabinet.
Bryan Refused Any ONCE.
Before Wilson was elected tenta-
tive offer of a cabinet position was
made the Commoner. Bryan refused
even to consider it, Then, Just after
election day, committee of Wilson
delegates called on Mr.. Bryan, and are
said to have given him his pick OF the
cabinet Offices. This offer was de-
clined with thanks.
Governor Wilson was disappointed
at these two unsuccessful attempts
TO bring the Nebraska Democrat with
his wisdom and experience into MS
official family. so he sent Judge Rod
ert S. Hudspeth. of New Jersey. 10
see Bryan. in Florida and again ofIer
him cabinet office. From. the latest
deyelopments, it is believed mat
BRYAN loaned slightly more Wiling
ear 10 Hudspeth than to the others,
ana that the Governor now believes
only a little convincing talk from
him will be required to get Mt.
Bryan to accept.
Hudspeth Calls on Bryan
If is even thought that Bryan may
have done more than express his VIII
lingness to be shown why he should
accent a position in the cabinet IN
his talk with Hudspeth and even IN
dicated under just what conditions ne
will become cabinet member. some
are of the opinion that the Com
ynoner NAV have offered to make
these conditions more plain to the
President-elect in personal CONFER
ence. and that the message Huospeth
took back to the Governor was 10
the effect that Wilson should can
BRYAN to a conference If he desired
to have these conditions outlined
There are some Democrats who pe-
lieve that Wilson is actin1 uhWlseiS
in attempting to draw Bryan INTO ms
ca binet These argue that the Ne
braskan is not the sort of man TO re-
main humbly in a secondary position
merely to advance the interests OF
Wilson. that he will insist upon bring
ing himself into the foreground anu
attempting to overshadow the fresl-
dent. and that by the time ms tern,
comes TO an end Wilson VIII nnu
that Rrvan has killed any chance ne
may have had of securing rehoH
ination.
saws Bryan Is Real Leader
r,,oro are others who scout the idea
that BRYAN ever will be lnoueeo 70
become a member of the CABINET even
IN the light of the attempt Whioh
wilson will himself make TO ioIIe
hin, To do so. BY swinging the pai-
tinore convention over to wilson,
these men say, Bryan estaoilsheo
himself firmly in the minds OF many
&C the real leader of the Democrats
marty This position, they add' can
not hut be immensely more accepta-
hla to Rrvan than any of1ce the
President has in his power to give
out. Bryan, they say, wouio iallel
he known as a maker OF fresiuei'S
than as a man who accepted even
high office from a chief executive
There is considerable speculation as
70 what cabinet position, If any,
BRYAN will take. Secretary OF state
,s sunnosed to be the choice Wilson
hos made for the Commoner. but
Rrvan,s friends say he will never
take this position; that his leanlngs
are toward the secretary Of the treas
ury.
This position Bryan is supposed TO
nrefer because it viii give him the
opportunity of putting into effect GER
tain currency reforms which he has
long cherished. Bryan first made
claim to recognition as currency
reformer, and In his presidential cam
paigns this has been a big plank In
his platforms Even vet. certain OF
his friends say. Bryan has the hope
of putting some of his currency theo-
ries into practise, and will accept no
other cabinet job than the one which
viii permit him to do so.
Then there are men close to Bryan
who say that the only part he viii
play in the formation of the Wilson
cabinet Will be in the capacity of
adviser. At all events Bryan and
Wilson are to meet for purposes intl-
mately connected with the selection
of the next cabinet after the Presi-
dent-elect returns from Bermuda.
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