The Washington herald., 1912-12-17


the country as a whole without any too
sensitive scruples as to the effect or
his DECISIONS upon coming elections.
Indicates His Preference.
You see," said Gov. Wilson, after this
passage was read to him, Cleveland, In
forming his second Cabinet, got entirely
away fnom the other method OF Selecting
the members from among the party
leaders. That has come to be the gen.
orally accepted method OF late years.
Which of The methods do you favor?
the Governor was asked. I'm your books
you do not express a preference"
The Governor smiled broadly. and pro
ceeded to tell story to illustrate his
ideas on the subject
THE two types of cabinets" he said,
remind me of a question I was once
discussing with DR.. James McCosh, pres
ident OF Princeton University in the late
SOS. We were speaking of the two
types of teachers at the university, the
one that appealed to the maximum OF in
teIligence among the students, and the
other that tried to reach the average or
intelligence. and l asked DIR. McCosh
which he liked the better. Oh he said.
after some thought, we need little OF
BOTH
It was remarked to the Governor that
this made 1t appear his Cabinet would
consist OF a combination of political and
nonpolitical men. He made no response
but merely smiled.
Bryan Not Considered.
When the steamship Berhudian
reaaled port this morning the ten news
paper correspondents who accompanied
the President-elect were supplemented by
as many more, all of whom were anxious
to know II the President-elect had made
any selections for his Cabinet.
NO" he said with vigorous shake OF
his head
Has Bryan been considered for Sec
retary of State?' he was asked.
The Governor showed some impatience
at this question. ASK the newspaper
men who have accompanied me-" he said.
They have been asking that same ques-
ton from day to day. There Is absolutely
no use asking me such a question
viii Mr.. Bryan visit you?' was the
next query.
Il hope so. We have not made any
definite appointment, but I will want to
consult with him."
The President-elect said that he had
had a delightful vacation in Bermuda
and that he returned much refreshed and
invigorated. He passed his time, he said,
in bicycling, driving. boating and walk
ing Bermuda" he said. lis one of the
few places in the world where you can
walk without getting run over by an
automobile"
PASSAGE GncventfuI.
The Governor was met by no politi-
clans, excepting his two secretaries, Jo-
seph P. TumuIty and Walter Measday
and by Dudley Field Malone. The poll
90
by the Governors declaration that any
body who came for lob would get the
reverse OF what he was looking for
The trip from Bermuda was extremely
smooth, aside from a few hours on the
first day out, when the Bermudian
pitched a trife, and some Of the women
passengers became seasick- The Gov
ernor and his family did not suffer. The
trip was uneventful, excepting for the
brief moment when the Governor and his
daughters, Jessie and Eleanor, took turns
at steering the ship, under the direction
of Capt. Mckenzie. The captain extend
ed every possible courtesy to the party.
Instead of sitting at the long dining ia
bic at which the captain usually presides,
the party was transferred to small side
table where no strangers intruded. The
captain regaled the President-elect and
his family with tales of the sea.
The special courtesy of a couple OF
customs inspectors was accorded the Gov
ernor and the plan apparently was to-
pass the Wilson baggage without exam
nation, but the President-elect would not
submit and insisted on having his twelve
trunks and handbags inspected. When
the count of parcels was made, the Gov
ernor looked about and said: Let's see
II We can't make the number thirteen
and sure enough, there was small box
q md hat fsRVra-
pleted the magic number that has played
such a remarkable part in the Gov
ernOT's life.
Meets Old Friend.
The party went direct TO the Waldorf
Astoria After they were comfortably
settled the Governor started out to pur-
chase a new brown fedora, the style
of hat he always wears. With a Sc
cret Service man at either arm he start
ed up Fifth Avenue. elbowing his way
among the crowds of shoppers. Cross
ing Thirty-seventh Street a delivery
wagon cut in head of him. and tn"
driver leaned out of his seat and shout
ed: Better get yCuT life insured.
Woody on the way back to the hotel
after making his purchases a hravy
set. middle-aged man passed the Cover |
nor. then stopped, turned and ran back
after him. He was about to touch the
Governor on the back when one Of the
Secret Service men dropped back and
blocked him of. The Governor noticed
the commotion and turned. He recog-
nized the man as +. r. RosselI, one n
his Princeton classmates, and there VAS |
hearty aandshake. The Governor !
reached the hotel without further Incl |
dent
He left for Princeton at 4 O'Clock Ieav- !
ing his family at the hotel TO remain J
until his return tomorrow night, when /
he Is to speak at the banquet of the |,
Southern Society. He said that his pur- !
pose in going to Princeton tonight Wa |
to enable him to be in Trenton early to- !
morrow morning. Tomorrow will be !
Governors day at the State capital. The !
Governor intends to get in touch with I
events in New Jersey. He will meet the /
State leaders and discuss a Legislative !
The Governor has his mes /
sage complete with him. The President
elect intends to remain Governor of New |
Jersey until about March /, and i'm that |
period he plans to remodel the STATE.
With a friendly Legislature he thinks
this will be possible.
I'm the meanwhile he said tonight,
IT will defer Cabinet making and an
concerning the national ad-
until my work in New Jersey
s completed"
Wilson Sf1rtc