The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11

that a general statement covering the
business of the meeting might be pre-
| pared later.
| Postmaster Order Taken Up.
| Postmaster General Burleson, who
| remained with the president for some
| time after the cabinet meeting, later
| gave his opinion of Mr.. Tafts order
| placing $4,000 third and fourth class
postmasters in the classified service
| THE policy of the administration
toward that order has not been de-
termined," said Mr.. Burleson. Per
sonally 1 am in sympathy with it, but
I do not believe it went far enough,
| in that many men retained OFFICE
| for political reasons instead of having
| to pass a test of merit which should
have been required.
The postmaster generals declara-
| ton was subject to some comment, as
! the third and fourth class postmaster
ships are the places fought for. Those
who heard him make the statement
were not certain that he meant to
convey the idea that the Taft order
| would not be rescinded and that
new order would be promulgated
which would resume the merit test.
President Is Democratic.
With the Wilson administration just
a week old today, those who frequent
the White House are recounting the
democratic conduct of the new presi-
grey business suit. Mr.. Taft wore
cutaway much of the time and occa-
sionally dark blue suit. Mr.. Roose-
welt favored a dark cutaway suit.
President Wilson has been wearing
grew suits for the last two years and
it is only on a day when he is pre-
pairing to attend formal ceremony
that he abandons his business suit.
The series of afternoon formalities
with the diplomatic corps and the va
rious judicial bodies has, however, in
conyenfenced the president somewhat,
as he has found it necessary to change
to formal dress in the middle of the
day.
DooIey of Porto Rico called to ask
about the administrations policy for
Porto Rico.
1--WE are after a larger measure of
home rule for Porto Rico" he said.
and intimated that he would have fur
Their conferences with the president
dent recently favored the idea of
granting citizenship to Porto Ricans.
P. A. Stovall of Savannah, Ga, is
being strongly urged for diplomatic
smith 1t has been considered likely
that he would go to Switzerland,
though no post has been definitely
fixed upon.
continues to be prominently mention
ed for enthusiastically.
The president received the supreme
court one day last week in a new
sack suit of the salt and pepper va
riety He wore a frock, however,
when the diplomatic corps came to
the East room yesterday. The presi-
dent usually wears a grey tie and
little stick pin, showing the American
coat-of-arrns.
Referred to McAdoo.
President Wilson today declined
personally to interfere in the case of
Thaddeus Sharretts, a member of the
United States board of general ap-
praisers at New York, who was re-
Gently dismissed by President Taft on
charges of malfeasance. Senators
Lodge, Smoot and Stone made a plea
for the reinstatement of Sharretts.
The president referred the three SEN
ators to Secretary McAdoo.
No Word From Olney.
Neither Mr.. Wilson nor Mr.. Bryan
had received any word today from
Richard Olney of Massachusetts, who
has been offered the post of ambassa-
dor to Great Britain.
Both senators from Tennessee and
the entire Tennessee congressional del
egation have endorsed former Gov
ernor Benton McMillin for a diplo-
matte post. Mr.. McMiliin saw the
president yesterday and has talked
with Secretary Bryan.