Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-03-08
y President Wilson Will Not See
Pie Hunters Who Are Not
Invited.
NO CHANGE OF PRECEDENTS
New Chief Executive Shakes
Hands With 1000
Visitors.

Washington, March 6.-With the
tinsel and the military pomp, the
cheers of the multitude, the stirring
music of bands and the heavy tread
OF the marching thousands, the fire
works and the limelight only pleas
ant memory, Woodrow Wilson set
tied down in the chair of Presidents
as quietly and with as little ceremony
probably, as almost any man who
ever crossed the threshold of the
Whitehouse. His long day was
crowded with incidents and filled
with the flavor of the power that is
a Presidents.
Almost his first act was to serve
notice upon office-seekers that they
will not be welcome at the White
House unless they have been invited
Almost his last act last night was to
to confer with Senator John w.
Kern. today chosen ss leader of the
Democrats in the Senate and reput-
ed representative of the Administra-
ton in the upper house.
In between he found time to shake
hands with close to two thousand
persons. consult with his new Cabi-
Set and with few friends in Con
Tess, dictate letters and generally
launch his own ship of A1ministra-
ton.
BEGINS WORK WITH CARE
In spite of the report that Mr.
Wilson might be expected to change
many of the precedents that have
grown up about the Presidency, he
bothered with none Of Importance
today except that which permitted
the office-seeker to invade the White
House He fitted in easily with the
machinery of the executive Offices
and did mostly what trained officials
told him should be done, and took
up the routine of government with
ease.
Joseph P. Tumulty. Mr.. Wilson's
secretary. was just about as busy as
his chief. He talked to the news
paper men stationed at the White
House half dozen times; dictated
many letters; received the congratu-
lations of scores of friends from
New Jersey and talked with many
y prominent Democrats.
e The President spent yesterday
morning in his office, the afternoon
in the Whitehouse at luncheon and
in the east room receiving delega-
tions. and at o'clock shut up shop
and went out with Mrs. Wilson for
his first automobile ride through
Washington.
FOR BUSINESS ONLY.
All the delegations received yes
terday came by appointment and the
reported policy of the "open door"
was explained to be an open door
only to those who came upon public
business.
After luncheon, with his family
and Secretary r. Tumulty. Mr.. Will
son learned one Of the uses of the
East Room. He stood for forty
minutes and shook hands with LAO
persons. Major Thomas l.. Rhodes.
personal aide for a year to former
President Taft. shot them by as fast
as he could get their names and the
new President never fiinched at the
ordeal.
With all the callers disposed Of,
Mr.. Wilson called for one Of the
/ White House automobiles used by
Mr.. Taft add started out for a spin
around Washington. No aide in
uniform such as accompanied Mr..
Taft went with them but the two
MOTORCYCLE policemen assigned to
guard the President on such trips
Kept close behind on each side.
After the President returned from
his automobile ride. Lindley M. Gar
rison, Secretary of War, had brief
conference with him.