The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-07
BRYAN TO APPOINT
ALL D|PL OMATS
Secretary of State Will Handle
Matters Pertaining to For
cign Posts.
PART OF PRESIDENTS PLAN
To Acknowledgement Falls Deli
cate Task of Naming Fed
cral Judges.
PART OF PRESIDENTS PLAN

Washington. March 6.--Herc are the
official acts OF Woodrow Wilson on
the second day OF his torn. Many of
thcm arc unusual. Some OF them are
revolutionary:
/. Sent back TO the Cabinet members
the designations of assistant score
taries sent him for action. with the
Information that these matters were
for the Cabinet members TO decide
absolutely and without interference by
the President.
.. Announced that all diplomatic APP
pointmcnts will be made by the Sec
rotary OF State, Mr.. Bryan. This is
an action hitherto unheard OF
g. Told Senators Bryan and Fletcher.
OF Florida, who had asked him about
appointments of Florida Federal judges.
that they must see Attorney General
McRcynolds about these appointments.
Inasmuch as the Attorney General
through his assistants must practice
before the Federal judges I'm question,
the Presidents action in permitting
him TO name them was unprecedented
and created q vast amount OF com
ncnt.
!. Got 10 work at o'clock in the
morning and held a Cabinet meeting
OF an hour and n half before II
o'clock.
s. Admitted to tho Cabinet meeting
twenty mcn with cameras and per-
mttcd them to photograph himself
and the Cabinet members to their
hearts content
e, Had two earnest conferences
with William jennings Bryan, pre-
surnabIy about the Mexican situation,
although both Bryan and the Pres
idcnt refused to give out any informa-
ton about it. Bryan said tho Pres
ident would give out the ncws. The
President said it must come from
Bryan.
:. Received scores or delegations
from tho various States, but made ii
plain to all OF them through Score
tary Tumulty that they must not mem
ton the word office" while in the
White House.
S. Persuaded William +. McCombs
to take the ambassadorship To France
IL McCombs can arrange his affairs
In this country.
Washington AStonishcd.
The action that most astonished
official Washington was the Presidents
announcement that Attorney General
McReynolds is tho man to whom all
Federal judgeships must be referred
before appointments will be made. Mr..
Wilson was most emphatic in making
this announcement. lie held up his
hand deprccatingly when Senators
I Bryan and Fletcher started to breach
{ =.
men" he said, not To talk OF this
matter 10 me. Say what YOU have 10
say to Mr.. McRcynolds."
Almost equally important is the
Presidents assertion that Mr.. Bryan
will deal with diplomatic appoint
mcnts. This practically turns over to
I Mir. Bryan the highest class OF patron
age that is to be dispensed by the
government. and raised the position
OF Secretary OF State to the level OF
a political dictatorship.
/ Friends of the President are tryi- &
/ to make themselves believe that he
( will modify this order but they are
much afraid that he will not. and that
/ MIR. Bryan viii name every dip
/ lomat. On the other hand, the friends
OF Bryan assert that the President is
merely trying 10 pass along rcspon
sibility, and that while he himself will
make the appointments Bryan will be
, obliged TO be target for all tho crit
icism that is likely TO cone from dis
| appointed seekers for high office
Secretary Tuinulty got TO the exec