The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
VIII Select Men Conspicue
Gus for Their Executive
Achieve ments
LITTLE OF BOTH"
HE EXPRESSES IT
With Family, Prcsident-Elect
Arr. YES From Bermuda 81
and Assumes Duties
Of Governor

/
ideut- Elect Wlison 8 return from H..
four weeks vacation in Bermuda t0<s
DAY, the inst mixing of the characC14s
OF the cabinet he proposes TO asseM
Ule was had
Governor Wilson will not adherNA
strictly TO the old plan Of appointing
political leaders ana party workerA
VINO would seem to have earned rec@
ognttion by their achievements in BE-
hAf of the party. Tn.s much cans0N
stated definitely.
Instead, he wiz select men whN*&
have been conspicuous for their Ant1S
lily as executives, ana who possess tnM%
qualifications NECESSARY to suctSA4N#
full administration of affairs. fA
character Of cabinet officials the gov
ernor will select. even Ii he has f0#
go outside party lines.
This is the first line the public M rs
had on the next cabinet. 1t was gives
by the governor himself In d.scu1ss
sion of extracts from his History c4a
the, American. People, In his .Mor
Governor Wilson discussed the w.
Cleveland cabinets. saying
What Cleveland Did.
Cleveland had thought of himee9&
always as an administrative ofncsk&
not as "A party leader 1t was notice%
able that he made up his 4firStl, ~ nls~gsa
net upon that theory In his hrM
cabinet there were men like ThoM4G&
F. Bayard, of Delaware. Lncius @. So
Lamar, of Mississippi; William +. Vt<
las, OF Wisconsin, and Don NJ. DICE
insCa n, of Michigan, who had beeM
chosen In accordance with We'll EcC@
| ognized precedents In such, mafter1
because of their service In party cOuE4s
| ellis; but the rest were men. 50 fA4s
| as might be. Of his own personal -
lection whom he chose. not for tnAl&&
| influence among politicians, or IN Dc
+, lit.caI canvass, but because he kneN
| their efficiency men of busin0S9
| In his second cabinet the element O&a
| personal choice was still more mo-
| ticeable The secretary of state had
| been a distinguished federal jud8e
and had been in the cabinet OF Mt
/ Arthur-had but the other day tufn@s
I ed from his former Republican, -
sociates to support Mr. Cleveland. ~
/ fresh recruit N the Democratic rankas
| The presidents object was to sur
round himself, not with a party coun~
| sci. but with capable heads OF d9s#
partments. He held to the very
strict principle OF duty in every rnAks
| ter upon which he was approacnSQe
deeming his connection with his pAr9&
/ In some sense broken or suspeudNe
/ so long as he was president, In or043S
| that he night serve the country N
! whole without any too sensitive Scr0s
| pies as to the effect of his dsctst0n
! upon coming elections.
! You see said Governor Wtlso1
after his passage was read to iii
Mr. Cleveland. in forming his nee
! ond cabinet. got entirely away frOA
| the old method of selecting the Hen1
/ bers from among the party lea0a14
| That has come to be the generally AN
cepted method of late years
/ A Little of Both.
| Which of the methods do you 1M1
| GE
your books you do not express
preference"
| The governor smiled broadly. &n
I proceeded TO tell a story to HtU
! trate his ideas on the subject.
The two types of cabinets,
| SAID, remind me OF question Wq1
| once discussing with DIR. James N4
| Ccsh president of Princeton unlys
| sty, in the late SOS. We were spe4o
| ing of the two types of teachar1
! the university, the one that appeal
to the maximum of inteliigN
/ among the students. and the oeA
| that tried 10 reach the averAga#
| intelligence. and | asked DR. McG4
| which he liked the better.
| "'Oh,' he said, after some th0uu1
| we need a little of bothi'"
1t was remarked to the governs
! that this made 1t appear mis- cAnsM
would consist OF combination o.
| Iu-caI ana nom pViitlCai IiicA.
made no response, but merely eEn3
When the steamship Bermu&@
reached port this morning tina
| newspaper correspondents, who 4
! companied the apresdent-e elect.
supplemented by as many more. m
| whom were anxious to know IL
/ president-elect had mad any meto
! tiors for his cabinet.
NO" he said, with a vigo&
| shake of his head.
/ Wants Bryan to Visit Hlnas $S
HAS Mr.. Bryan been constGG
for secretary of state2" he was an
! The governor showed some TIL
tience at this question.
ASK the newspaper men who
accompanied me-" he raid.
have been asking that Same gus
! from day to day. There ID a6q4[
, ly no use asking me such q QUE
/ .will Mr.. Bryan visit you
the next question cmfwyp e1
| the next query.
Il hope so. We have MOT
any definite appointment, but
want to consult with him"
The president elect said that N
| had delightful vacation inN
| muda. and that he returned mu9M
freshed and invigorated He n9
hts time. he said. IN bicycltnGs
ing, boating and watkins. Szf
/ Bermuda" ne said. IL one N(
few places In the world wh44q
can walk without getting rum ni
1 an automobile
The governor was met ~ MI
ticianss excepting his two necE4
Joseph r. Tumultv and Walt1
day. ana hy Dudley Field
I The politicians had evfden&tX
I frightened on BY the goverM0t
rat on that -anybody Who
a Job would get the revAF1a
he was looking for. g
Tho trip from BernauAD