Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-08
wilson SILENCES
CABINET RUNORS
SAYS ALL SPECULATION ABOUT
APPOINTMENTS ARE
FRUITLESS.
IS GOING TO Be A LISTENER
WIN Not Make Up His Mind untIl he
Is Able 70 Make IA Final
Announcement.

PRINCETON. N. j., Nov 7.-Pres-
ident-elect Woodrow Wilson has not
decided upon the personnel OF his
cabinet and he intends to keep his
mind open on the subject for long
time before he takes office. lie
manfestly was concerned today
about certain specu.ations omanad x
from Princeton with respect to the
probable makeup Of has cabinet. To
put an end, If possible, to all gos-
sip about cabinet appointments, he
issued the following statement:
Such speculatons are pc fectly
fruitless. ! mean to keep my mind
entirely open with regard to appoint
ments OF tho first consequence until
final announcement Is possible 1t
Will be perfectly useless to resort to
me for corroboration of any report,
because l shall have n solutely moth
ing to announce. No announcements
will have the least autho ity that IL
not made over my own signature.
These are matters which must be
determined by very deliberate coun-
sci and not by gdssip."
just Going To Listen.
There is every reason to believe
that Woodrow Wilson both as presl-
dental nominee and president elect
has not only not discussed the fam
ing of cabinet with anybody but
VIII not make any final decision un-
I'll after he maIs out his own course
Of action with regard to his admin
istration. From his announced in
tention of being the best listener in
the United States.'' for few months
it is probable that, until he has talk
ed with party leaders and taken
counsel with people all over the
country he Will not let his mind deal
specifically with appointments.
The p-esident-elect said tonight
that he considered tho time between
his election and his Inauguration a
period in which he should listen
carefully to the ideals Of men en-
iightened II made on national ques-
tions and that 1t was public duty
for him to do so.
Flaming % Vacation.
The president was confronted
tonight with reports about his pro-
posed vacation. He said any deli
mite announcement that he was go
Ing TO the Bermudas was not au,hor-
lied. For the very reason that |
am going away to rest" he added.
Il Will have no announcement of my
plans to make until the day before
1 start" He said If he did take IA
sea trip, he certainly would not go
on u private yacht, but would go as
any other person would on a regular
steamer. He Is anxious for vaca-
tiOn and 1t is likely he will get away
within a fortnight
Governor Wilson had a busy time
with his correspondents and tele-
grams today. Callers came in a
steady procession. In spite Of the rain
and muddy roads. President Edwin
A. Alderman of the University OF
Virginia, and Dean Richard Dabney
of the same institution, paid a visit
of compliment.
Peyton Cochran and Colonel Ar
mistead Gordon, both of Staunton.
Va, the birthplace of Woodrow VII
son, came to invite him to visit the
little town again. They told him
they were arranging for "a birth
place jubilee" for him. He prom
ised to come and they left It to him
to select convenient date. The
president-elect said 1t probably would
be during the month of December,
though he was not sure whether IL
would be on or nea- his birthday.
December 2S. when he will be So
years old