The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-21
PREs|DENT-ElECT
WILSON DECLINES
TO TALK CABINET
Has Not Picked Any one for
Any Place, He Tells
Newspaper Men
JUST LOOKING OVER
FIELD FOR CHOICE
Delegation Calls to Urge the
Claims of Davies and
Labor Leaders Pay
Him a Visit

TRENTON. N. j.. Dec. 2o.-The
impending visit to President-Elect
Wilson OF William ]. Bryan. the
coming next week Of Speaker Champ
Clark. ana the prospective call to be
made within . short time by Floor
Leader Oscar W. Underwood. have
stimulated interest in and given rise
to much speculation as TO the COM
position OF the next cabinet.
Governor Wilson insists that he
has not decided upon a single name
for any one of the portfolios. He
declines, also, to discuss ,he various
candidates for the sabiper. This
evening he went 60 Ear as 20 SAY
that he had no one In mind f,r any
appointment. and that Il never have
any one IN mind until | take pen
ell and write the name down on
piece OF paper. The correspon lsnts
who followed my course after my
election as governor will tell you
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The governor was asked IL 1t was
true that he had found SOME diffi-
Guilty III getting his friends to sug-
gest the names of high lass lawyers
for the position Of attorney general.
1t is q well known fact that sue
cessfuf lawyers do not care to eacri-
Ace lucrative practices for the honor
OF serving the government.
what l am sincerely trying to
do. replied the president-elect, is
10 look over the neld OF choice.
cannot forecast, therefore. | am try
ing to ret ~ many opinions that are
worth while % possible"
What about the report that sug-
gestions for 1ttorney-generai have
been hard 10 ket?" was asked.
"a REPORT , Mistake.
Even thst IL I mistake" said the
governor promptly. II have asked
several persons and they have been
quite ready to make suggestions. l
cannot. OF course, tell whether the
position will be acceptable to the
person to whom 1t liz offered, when
that time comes"
Docs that mean you now have a
man In mind for the position?"
eft does not. No, sir, | have no
man In mind"
The governor was asked II he
would announce any appointments
on January LIST. Some time ago he
thought he might do this.
mo, l will wait until quite late"
he said.
Are many recommendation
being made by letter."
II haven't received any today. but
then my secretary. Mr. Tumulty, is
placing all such letters on fle. !
shall read them all at the proper
time and give them the considera-
tion they deserve
Twin you wait until the cabinet Is
complete before announcing your APP
pointments?"
II haven't formed any judgman.
as to that"
1T may be assumed that your
cabinet is not yet complete. then 2"
'.No. sir. nor begun"
UurEc Place for Davies.
Suggestions and recommendations
continue to come to the president
elect. Today delegation consisting
Of Dr. Paul 8 Reinsh. professor Of
political science In the University OF
~. sM~sa.,o. cSsS
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