Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-11
To Mr.. TumuIty Causing
Democratic ManeuveriDg.
Secretary TO The President-eIect
Paid a Visit 10 Washington.
Not a Hint as to Makeup Of cabi-
net..Mllson still a Sphinx.

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"A visit, that stirred profoundly ex-
peetant Democratic Washington, has
just occurred. II was the first visibls
sign on the ground of things that are
to be. And when Joseph Patrick Tu
multy, soon TO he secretary to Presi
dent Wilson, announced his coming.
every Democrat by the Potomac took
careful note. Mr.. Tumuity has all the
outward aspects of a fine young man.
He has pleasant address, looks con
genial and companionable. and has Il
well-rounded head on his shoulders
Soon after Gov. Wilson announced thai.
Tumdlty was to be his secretary, the
journey to Washington was planned.
When he boarded the railroad train,
there was Democrat or two from thu
Hodse of Representatives, who hap
pened' tc be taking a ride from New
York back To Washington and, of
course, they improved the opportunity
for A talk.
This was only beginning. At every
turn Mr.. Tumulty found House Demo-
Gratis and other Democrats az Wash
ington waiting to show him how much
they thought of him and how muci,
they wanted to talk with him and all
that There were those who had jour
neyed to Princeton or Trenton and had
quiet talk with Gov Wilson and
those who had done nothing of the
kind. A reception lxas given Mr. ru-
multy at the Press Club so that he
might have a chance TO get acquainted
with some of the correspondents. with
whom he would come into contact
when he enters upon his new office.
Lo and behold many Democratic
Congressman Were there. They stood
in the corner and looked on. hoping for
a chance to get better acquainted with
Tumnlty or that he would give them
some favorable recognition. One of
these Democrats of the House. thus in
attendance, has been quietly and
adroitiy booming himself for place
in Gov, Wilson's cabinet and succeeds
ed in obtaining lot of publicity too
If unexpected a nod OF friendly reeog-
nitioa from Mr.. TumultS. however. no
went away disappointed Tunrulty ia
"A Very wise man. apparcntly. He may
be rather. new to The game IN Wash
ington but he is not new to the game
of politics.
His visit demonstrates what might
that any member of the Senate or oS
the House We're going into his cabinet.
That fortunate one would be over
whelmed with Democratic attentions
The Democratic senators and represen-
tatives feel how very important it is
that they should have influential
friends with the new administration.
They will have favors to ask and many
of them. How it viii help back hons
to have pull at the White House
after March a,
The long, long spell during which
there has been no word or intmation
from Jersey, has naturally been most
trying to Democrats in Office at Wash
ington. They would have been buzzing
arouEd busiiy as bees collecting hive
full Of honey, cauld they have known
who would be in the cabinet Fouada-
ton rocks would have been put down
for future operations and structures o.
great expectations reared. But Gov
Wilson has kept far away from Wash
ington ard those who were invited"
to talk with him nj Trenton generally
had to maneuver shrewdly 10 get am
appointment with him.
Mr.. Tumulty, of course. has taken
back TO Trenton pretty fun report of
all that transpired while he tarried in
the federal capital. He has not omit
ted to detail the eagerness Of prom-
nent Democrats. Much of this VIII not
be news to the President elect but may
stimulate him a trife in making up the
list of cabinet names.
1t is as true now as it has been all
along that no one in Congress has the
slightest idea about forthcoming APP
pointments. Senator Obadiah Gardner
of Maine, much mentioned for secreta-
~ of agriculture, has had absolutely
no intimation that he is to be the sue
cessor to "Tama Jim Wilson. And ex-
actly the same thing is true of Repre-
sentative A. Mitchell Palmer, of Penn
slyvania, Who has been tipped OFF,
first as attorney general and later as
secretary of the treasury. Gov. Wilson
has given the Pennsylvania no inti-
nation. He is as shy as can be of
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