Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-13
WILSON PLANS FOR SEVERAL
CONFERENCES WHEN HE RETURNS

Especial Correspondence to The Atlant

what he terms one of the most enjoy
able vacations OF mis- life" President
elect woodrow Wilson will return to
Princeton next Saturday He will sail
on the steamship Bermudian, and should
reach New York Monday at noon. Mr.,
Wilson and the members Of his family
will occupy the same space on the
steamship that they had on the trip
down from New York They will be on
the promenade deck, and the governor
and Mrs. Wilson will have a state room
with private bath. Misses Jessie ana
Eleanor will occup state room No ?, i'm
mediately adjoining that in which the
governor and wife will travel.
When ne sails next Saturday the pres
lident-elect will have been away froiu
the United States and under the British
flag for one month, less two days. He
has been like a boy out of school, and
except for numerous correspondents IN
the states who insisted upon writing
him, he has given little or no thought
TO politics. His desire to be not annoy
ed by visits from politicians has been
respected, and not one person known TO
American politics has appeared on the
island since the governor landed here.
/ II Is evident that the senator's, congress
men and Office seekers in America be-
Iieve that the president-elect is man
OF his word. and they took him at his
word when he declared, in effect, that
the politician who visited him on Der
muda would get in bad. This threat OF
an "ln-bad" club mas worked Ike
charm. Mr. Wilson's time has been all
his own, except for the few hours that
have been required 10 answer correspon-
dence.
The vacation has done the governor
world Of good. He never looked bet
ter. and he says ne mas never felt better
in his whole llre. He feels that he is
physically able to tackle the task that
lconfronts him. and he is ready. He
Is, OF course, reluctant TO quit mis- play
ground, but he understands and appre-
ciates that as the head of the American
nation Il is his duty to formulate
Legislative program. outline an admin
istrative plan and give his best thought
70 the selection OF cabinet advisers.
Mr.. Wilson returns to the United
States with his mind free and open as
to the choice OF his cabinet. 1t may be
stated authoritatively that he has given
little or no thought to the personnel of
his cabinet. and IL may be stated with
as much emphasis that he mas consulted
with no person by word of mouth or
BY letter concerning the qualification
OF any man for such a position 1t
follows, OF course, that he has intimated
to no man any preference or probable
preference All OF the stories published
| in the newspapers about this man or
that man being assured of a cabinet
place is moonshine, although 1T is I'M
doubtedly true that some of those who
have been prominently mentioned viii
be invited into Mr.. wilson's cabinet. The |
prominently mentioned" take in prae-
tically every available Democrat and 1t
would be a task indeed for the presi-
dent-elect to escape naming some one or
more Of those who have been discussed
By the cabinet makers" This means
there will be plenty of "I-told-you-sos"
after the cabinet is announced
WILL MEET BRYAN.
The only statement with reference to
politics that has been made by Presi- |
dent-eIect Wilson since his arrival on
the island has been the meagre an
nouncement that ne has invited William
Jennings Bryan, to meet him for a con- |
ference after his (Wilson's) return from |,
Bermuda. The date of this conference |
has not been given out by Mr.. Wilson, /
lii, indeed, IL has been fixed. nor has ii /
been stated where the two would meet |
The chances are that the conference will /
be either at Princeton or Trenton prob
ably at Trenton.
The nature of the conference between /
Governor Wilson and Mr.. Bryan is UNI
known. but II is assumed that they will /
give consideration to the legislative pro-
gram and possibly discuss the personnel /
OF the new cabinet. Mr.. Wilson may in i
vite Mr. Bryan to be his secretary of
state and then again he may not Bryan /
for secretary OF state has been hot
political tip ever since Wilson was NOM
mated at Baltimore, II has been as
serted that the tender has already been
a
il has been asserted that il has been /
declined. There has been no tender.
While IL cannot be stated authorita-
lively, II may be said that, following /
the conference with Bryan. President
elect Wilson will hold a number Of inn
portant consultations with political
leaders at Trenton. but he does not
propose that any Of these shall inter-
fere in any wise with his daty as COVER
nor Of New Jersey. He is much inter-
ested in the coming session Of the Jer-
sey legislature. both branches of which
will be controlled by the Democrats |
There are many important progressive /
measures to which Mr.. Wilson is COM
United to the people of Jersey, and
he proposes 70 put these over before he
goes to Washington.
The president-elect has a high regard /
for Representative Oscar w. Under
wood. chairman Of the ways and means /
committee of the house, and il seems 4
certain that he viii invite Mr.. Under
wood to Trenton for a consultation Con-
gresham A. Mitchell Palmer, Of Penn
sylvania, is another who viii be called
to Trenton by the president-elect /
Speaker Clark, whose reelection is as
sured will advise with Mr.. Wilson be- /
fore the inauguration. and IL is assured /
BY Governor Thomas r. Marshall, of
Indiana, vice president-eleot, will Se
invited TO Trenton or Princeton.
A number OF Democratic senators win /
be called to Trenton By the president
elect, and the. organization OF the SEN /
ate viii be a question to receive con-
sideration at these conferences and con-
SITUATIONS The president-elect is
aware that some Of the Democratic SEN /
ators have reactionary tendencies. and /
he is aroused to the Importance of this /
fact. The narrow margin by which
the Democrats viii control the senate /
makes the organization of that house /
Of even more consequence than it would 4
be ordinarily.
President-elect Wilson's last week in