The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05

Washington, March 5For a few
days at least, President Wilson will
sit behind the big mahogany desk in
his przvabe off1ce in a chair which was
used by former President Roosevelt
The chair Mr Taft occupied was
shipped to New Haven. Before he
left the white House he ordered an
other for his successor, exactly like
fha ONE ne used, but It had $not ar
rived today. The Eeo6ssEEert chair ts
old and battered bat stu good for ser
vice.
Preaiden& wilson's nrst visitors in
his once, today, were homefolk from
New Jersey. In nve taxicabs, about
50 OF them descended upon the execu-
tive oHaces to witness the swearing in
Of Joseph P. Tumulty as Secretary
to the President. President Wilson
came into the room just as Secretary
TI1nu1ty had taken the oath.
You look just the same as Pres
ident as you did when you were gov
ernor," remarked State Senator J..
Warren Davis, with whom Mr.. Will
son was Intimately identified in cor
poration reform legislation in New
Jersey.
The President replied that he felt
just the same and was feeling fine.
He shook hands with the party and
showed them his own ONCE.
In the party beside Senator Davis
were state Chairman Edward B.
Grosscup, National Committeeman
Robert Hudspeth and State Senator w.
T. Ramsay.
President Wilson had risen early, to-
day, and breakfasted in the private
dining room OF the White House with
Mrs. Wilson and their daughters.
Shortly afters9 O'Clock he left the
mansion and walked through the pas
sageway in the bright sunshine of one
of Washington's spring days to his Of
fee to take up the business OF the ma
ton
Charles h Crane. of Chicago, vice
chairman OF the finance committee of
the Wilson campaign, was the first
to have an appointment with the
President. He called, he said, merely
to pay his respects and was leaving
tomorrow for Chicago.
Mr.. Crane has frequently been mem
toned since the campaign for a
ident has made no offers as yet, it
is considered probable that Mr.. Crane
Will become ambassador to Russia.
The members of the new cabinet
arrived while President Wilson was
talking with Mr.. Crane. Josephus
navy, was first, and he was followed
by Lindley M. Garrison. the new Sec
retary of war; William 3. Wilson, the
first secretary of labor; William j.
Bryan, the new secretary of state;
Franklin x Lane, secretary of the in
terror; David r. Houston, secretary Of
agriculture; Albert 8. Burleson, post
master general; William B. RedfeId,
who becomes secretary of commerce
and James c. McReynolds, attorney
general. William G. McAdoo, the
new secretary of the treasury, was
last The nominations of all were to
go to the Senate at noon.
Mr. Bryan was the center of a
group as soon as he set foot in the
executive offices.
--WeIl,'' he said, 'I suppose I won't
have any trouble getting in here, to-
day, such as had many years ago
when was in Congress. didn't t
know the hours then and I called af-
ter o'clock in the afternoon. I did
not tell the doorkeeper who I was
and was coldly informed that no
visitors were received after 4 o'clock. -
President Wilson'S first official act
was to acknowledge receipt of the
resignation of the Taft cabinet and
all the assistant secretaries of the
various departments. Though the as
MT secretaries will not detach
themselves imm ediately. their places
will be filled with new men within a
short time While the President ex-
pected to send to the Senate, today,
his nominations for the cabinet, he
will delay announcement of the Sc
lection of assistant secretaries.
office seekers will not be permitted
to take up the time of the new Pres
ident He issued a statement, today,
declaring that applicants would have
10 address themselves to the heads of