The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-01
WOODROW WILSON
TAKES EXCEPTION
TO BRYAN RUMOR
Has Not Picked Peerless One
for Secretary Of State.
He Asserts Again
HE WILL. ANNOUNCE
CHOICE WHEN READY
States That Wrong Inference
Has Been Drawn by Visit
of Col. House to Prince
ton and Miami

NEW YORK, Jan 3l.--President-
Elect Wilson took exception today 70
the conclusion drawn from his state
ment OF the night before that the
name OF William J. Bryan was the
only one he could remember of those
that had been suggested to him for
the position of secretary OF state The
conclusion OF every correspondent
who heard his statement was that
MIR. Bryan would undoubtedly get the
place. 1t was argued that IL MI
Bryan was the only candidate in his
mind, Mr.. Bryan was necessarily the
only one being seriously considered.
But the presidcnt.eiectd did not take
this view of 1t.
There lis absolutely no justification
for any such inference" he said posi-
lively. II doubt Ii I could recall the
names of the men suggested for any
cabinet position. As matter of fact
j am not limited To the names sug-
gested by othera for my cabinet
reserve the right to make suggestions
on my own account, and IL is posi-
BILE that l viii appoint to places In
my cabinet men who have not been
suggested to me by others. The sit
uation with regard to the cabinet has
not changed / have not formed any
conclusion on any detail OF the cabi-
net.
House Is ON tlSst-
Moreover. have not sent any
messages To Colonel Bryan, by Colonel
r. III. House, or anyone else The
fact that Colonel House. who is
close friend Of mine has gone to
Miami. Fla. where Colonel Bryan Is
Miutering. carries ne Significance that
can be applied to the cabinet Colonel
House In long time friend OF Col
onel Bryan az he IL OF mine, and
suppose that gave rise TO the report
that he was to offer cabinet posi-
ton To Colonel Bryan. as my agent.
II shall announce nay selection fer
seoretAry a. skMtN MkSen 4 am ready ~
de so. No one need make any an
nouDceHent for me Z
3 Ii must be borne In mind however.
that Inauguration day Ia only u nontn
on The president-eicct viii announce
his complete cabinet some time be-
fore then. possibly a very short time
in advance OF his assumption or the
presidency. If he intended appoint
ing anyone else as secretary or state
II In conceivable that he would be AZ
least thinking Of his man ere this.
1t Ia possible. also. that ne wpuio
have no difficulty In recalling the
name.
On the Other Hand.
i On the other hand, the presideht-
elect has repeatedly said that ne pre-
ferx not TO mention the name OF any
candidata on the theory that the
name would Immediately ACQUIRE ex-
traordinary perhaps un-
justified importance. IT Is possible
that he Is withholding the names OF
the several candidates for secretary
OF state for this reason.
The president-elect made briei
visit To FhIIadeIphfa THIS nfofnfrE-
ted hSx dentist he,
came to New York. arriving at .
O'Clock for his usual weekend diver
sion, En- route to this city he accepted
the offer of the Princeton student
body to escort him from his home In
Princeton to the White House. Paul
r. Meyers, president of the WOODROW
Wilson club OF Princeton. ana
Princeton senior, rode with tne soy,
ernor from Trenton to New YORK, ana
on the way outlined the plans OF the
students. MIR. Meyers said the stu
dents had chartered two Pullman
ttafns Of thirteen cars each, to leave
Princeton Junction on March Sd. One
OF the cars the students have assigned
to PresIdent-elect Wilson and his fam
ny. and personal friends, The presi-
dent-elect graciously accepted the car
81 will be delighted, ne SAID, tnat
viii be splendid
Students In Washington.
At least 1000 of the students, and
possibly the entire registration or
lao OF the university, will take the
pYeaisae1st-elect direct TO his hotel on
arriving sss Washington Mnst nf' tileTss
will attend with the presldent-eiect
the smoker to be given by the Prince
ton alumni association, of Washing
ton. The next morning the students
will escort Mr. Wilson from his hotel
to the White House. where President
Taft will take him In charge. The
students. together with the Essex
cavalry troop OF New Jersey. will act
as personal escort to the new presi-
dent, preceding his carriage to the
capitol. After this ceremony the
students will lake their place in the
inaugural parade just behind the MILF
tary, and at the head of the various
civic ORGANIZATIONS, The trip TO
Washington and the program at the
capitol will be dignified as possible,
The upper cIassmen have ordered that
there shall be no undue hilarity.
The rresiden -elect told Meyers that
he wanted to reach washington about
4 o'clock on the afternoon of March
Id. so that he may get few hours
rest before the Princeton smoker.
The president tonight attend
ed dinner of the Round Table club.
OF which he IL q. member, Mt the
Knickerbocker clubhouse.