The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-21
WILSON WILL GIVE OUT NOTHING OF IMPORTANCE UNTIL
 ABOUT MARCH i.
WEIGH MERITS OF CANDIDATES
Anticipates No Trouble in Getting Men Wanted to Fill the Cabinet Postions-To Hold Important
 Conferences.


 Trenton, N. J., Dec. 20.-Whether Wm J Bryan or any of the other prominent democrats being mention ed by politicians generally for places in the cabinet of President-elect Wll son will be appointed to portfolios probably will not be definitely known until a few days before Inauguration day. Gov. Wilson said tonight that very likely he would not make a sin gle announcement of importance un. til about March l.
 Within the next 24 hours he will talk with MT Bryan and before New Years he expects to see Speaker Clark, Representative Underwood, Senators O'Gorman, Hoke Smith, Gore and other prominent democratic lead IFS, but he indicated that he meant to keep strict silence about appoint ments until ready to make a general statement on the subject
 Scattering announcements will be foolish,' he said, even if 1 had them to make. I'll wait until pretty late. The time will depend somewhat on the number of written communica- tions received All these letters rec ommending individuals for office are being grouped and will be taken up separately"
 MT. Wilson indicated he would not feel at liberty to make final decision until the merits of all possible candi- dates had been set forth to him.
 What am trying to do, he add ed, is to see the field of choice ana to try to get as many opinions as possible that are worth while.p
 The president-elect likewise made it clear that though gossip may be heard far and wide, he would main tain. a policy of silence and nothing would be definitely established until he made the announcements over his own signature.
 MT. Wilson was asked if he be- lieved he would encounter any dtfti- cuty in getting the men desired for cabinet portfolios to accept. 1t had been suggested that in the case oi the attorney generalship noted law yers often had been reluctant to leave their practice and for this reason many able men were not pushed by their friends
 That has not been my experience, " replied the governor with a smile I've asked some people and they have been quite ready with their names"
 The governor received a call from t.sno .f fot Democratic committee and former mayor of St Louis. who brought bound volume showing campaign con tributions and expenditures, a facsi- mile of those recently filed with the clerk of the house of representatives The governor pointed with evident pride to the neat tabulations ot ex- penditures and contributions with the thousands of names and items.
 T venture to say" he said, that it's a better looking report than the other two fellows filed It's the best conspectus of it's kind I've seen and is an interesting document because it is the first report under the law requiring the publicity of campaign contributions"
 Mir Wells said as he left the gov ernors office that he had come mere. ly to have the satisfaction of present. ing the report in person to the presi- dent-elect. He was asked if he would continue in national politics No, merely did a specific duty, to which was called and do not expect to take any active part any more"
 The governor seemed to be pleas ed with the wide territorial support that the financial side of the campaign received lie ran his finger over the list of places calling attention to the fact that contributions were received from Americans in Canada, China. Mexico, Ireland, Egypt, Ecuador, Ha- waii, Panama, Cuba, Honduras the Philippines and Porto Rico. These foreign contributions totalled more than $2,500.