Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-11
A Little Chat About the
Young Administration.
President Wilson an Early Riser
And Sets Day an Hour Ahead.
Senators Root and Lodge Call On
Bryan and Are Warmly Received.

Washington, d. c., March 10-(Spe-
cia1.) Washington is rapidly getting
acquainted with the new President.
Not that everybody is passing across
the threshold and having CONVERSE
ton. Quite the contrary, although it
has already developed that access TO
him is not to be difficult. But his
manner of considering public business
and his office ways have been keenly
noted and the little world of people
who have to do with the government
are promptly taking notice. There
are many little changes and some big
changes in this regard but the official
community hereabouts is accustomed
to adjusting itself to new corners and
novelty about it is fieeting.
There are such minor things as the
hour when the President enters hts
Office. He has been used to beginning
at 8 O'Clock for many years and 81
o'clock 1t is now that he has become
President 1t seems TO matter little to
him that washington officials are not
up and about much before 10 O'Clock.
The town keeps late hours at night,
goes to bed late and gets up late in
the morning. But if the President
finds that he wants to keep on get
ting To his office at 9 o'clock and is
ready to receive visitors by 10 O'Clock
the visitors will get there by that
time.
In the years agone business has
not been humming at the White
House offices much before II o'clock
in the morning. 1t requires about one
hour for the President TO look
around. attend to pressing corre-
spondence, and make ready for the
conversational duties of the morning.
But President Wilson has moved the
day ahead quite an hour in that re-
gard, which gives himself substantial
~ an additional hour for those who
have business with him. He takes it
off the other end of the day because
he retires at 10 O'Clock or II O'Clock at
night. where Presidents Taft and
Roosevelt extended their labors often
till midnight or one o'clock in the
morning.
The arrangement has advantages,
because the forenoon is important
time here, especially to the Congress
tsional contingent, senate and House
brdinarily begin their Sessions at noon.
the ifiea. being that Congressman shall
have the mornings for their business
at the White House and at the eXecu-
tive Departments. Those who go to
the White House at II O'Clock have to
make quick time if they get back to
fhe Capitol by noon. Consequently II
n1anarres.them that the President is
k4g work a little earlier in the
y and making 1t easier to tran
6&sineHs With him before Con-
&6s&l31bles. Whether the Presi
III M adhere to this practice re-
3 To be demonstrated. Some
nd win not. Those who know
HI &EAsay that he is likely to carry
It1jkb sany arrangement of that
8cfer which he enters upon.
The status of amiability and of ef-
forts to please is likewise attracting
much attention. In other words the
Democrats are generally friendly.
Perhaps there will be a hardening of
attitude a little later, when the cares
and worries of office have been accen-
tuated and many forward souls have
4 Abused the courtesies. But it is
enough for the present that those in
sfoffice are conducting themselves mod
estly and making themselves pleas
ant. BY way of example word has
spread that Republican senator's and
representatives who pay visits 10 the
Departments are received with special
consideration. AS soon as this got
around many Republicans improved
the opportunity to get upon friendly
basis with the new cabinet.
One day Senator Root of New
York, and Senator Lodge of Massa-
chusetts, walked around to the office
of Secretary OF State. and paid u visit
to William Jennings Bryan They felt
that, as members of the foreign re-
lations committee of the Senate, they
could properly pay their respects. Mr..
Root had formerly been Secretary of
State. which office, by the way, is
largely a non political one. Mr. Bry-
an gave them a hospitable welcome,
told them he probably would want to
confer with them occasionally on in
ternational business and would they
not feel free to come around and see
him whenever the spirit moved them.
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