The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-07
WILSON'S PLAN
PUT IN FORCE
Senators Seeking
Appointments Referred to
Department Head
CABINET CALLED
IN FORMAL SESSION
President Hopes to Make
Team Work of That
Body Succeed

) Washington, March president vii
sons embargo on office seekers was put
into practical operation by the presi
dent himself yesterday, when he declined
to consider an application for federal
appointments. Senators Fletcher and
Bryan of Florida Wednesday made an
appointment to see the president yes
terday Mr. Wilson did not know the
purpose of their visit when the engage
ment was made, and agreed to see them
merely because they were Democratic
senators, who, he presumed, had legt-
mate business with him.
When the senators saw the president
yesterday they told him they had come
to recommend the appointment of a
federal Judge and United States at
torney in the southern district of Flor
ida. President Wilson refused to re-
ceive the recommendations With the
greatest courtesy possible he explained
his ruling of Wednesday against con-
sideration of application for appoint
ments and he told the senators to make
| their recommendations to ATTORNEY Gen.
eral McReynolds. He explained that he
was determined to carry out literally
and actually the policy which he an
nounced Wednesday.
| Senators Fletcher and Bryan had not
had time to mention to the president
the names OF their candidates for the
positions when he stopped them. Both
the senator's refused to discuss the in
cident when they left President Will
sons Office, but they did not seem to be
offended
of the cabinet together yesterday for
their first formal meeting.
After the meeting, Secretary Tumulty
made the following statement:
president Wilson asked me to say
for him that the cabinet meeting was
for the purpose of enabling the mem
bers to get together To some ex-
tent the question of the assistants to
the members Of the cabinet was dis
cussed"
Secretary of State Bryan remained
in the presidents Office for half hour
after the cabinet meeting adjourned.
1--WE are trying to organize the team
said Secretary Daniels. explaining yes
terday's session. I'VE merely talked
things over generally"
ANY information as to the delibera
tons Of the cabinet I think should come
from the president" said Mr.. Bryan on
leaving the White House. Therefore |
say anything"
When Mr.. Bryan was asked whether
he or President Wilson would have the
major part in selecting men for the
posts he said:
81 think it would be better for the
of all such policies to be
made by Mr.. Wilson,"
Secretary Bryan was greeted by
crowd in the White House yard and by
a battery of photographers when he left
the executive office. The crowd fol-
lowed him into the street and over to
the door of the state department, many
men and women pressing around him
10 shake hands,
Old fashioned routine at the execu-
tive Offices was rudely shaken on the
occasion of the cabinet meeting. No
visitors were shooed away from the
buildings; indeed, they were permitted
10 linger about the corridors and see
The new statesmen as they entered. An
,ther innovation was the admission of
, score of photographers into the cab
net room to SNAP the president and
lis advisers as they were seated about
he table.
"Jeffersonian simplicity" of the adj
was reflected in the cab
net officers themselves. Every one of
hem came afoot from his office, al
hough wet snow was falling at the
line.