Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-10

The President had before him today
the question of whether he should
consent to the appointment of rela-
tive to public Office. on Saturday,
when Captain Alfred Wilson, of Port
land, Ore, a second cousin of the
President, was suggested to the secre-
tary of war for a member Of the Phil
ippine Commission, Mr. Garrison con-
suited the President and found him
disinclined to appoint any relative to
office. A delega ton of Westerners,
however, talked again today to Secre-
tary Garrison in the interest of Cap
tain Wilson and the secretary told
them he would have no objection to
the appointment of Captain Wilson, if
the President were willing.
Later the delegation called ON the
President on behalf of Captain Will
son. II consisted of National Conn
mitteeman John Patterson, of Wash
ington; John II. Wilson. of Hawaii,
and u. r. Cheney, Of Alaska; II. c.
Todd, chairman of the Democratic
State Committee. of Washington;
Charles G. Heifner. of Seattle; Judge
James Ross. of the Philippines;
Charles Drury. William Blackman
and w. N. Cochran, Democrats of the
State of Washington. The President
promised to consider their recommen-
dations
Mr. Heifner asked the President
how soon a conference might be ar
ranged with Western senators and
representatives upon Alaskan ques-
lions. The President told him that
the opening of resources of Alaska
was engaging his deepest thought
and suggested a conference with Sec
rotary Lane, of the interior depart
ment.
Vice-President Marshall paid his
first visit to President Wilson at the
White House offices today Mr..
Marshall slipped in side door, and
after a short conference slipped out
again practically unobserved. The
impression at the White House is
that the Vlee-President will not sit
with the cabinet meetings until Con-
gress goes into session.
Speaker Clark also paid his first
visit to President Wilson at the White
House today. Senator Stone accom-
panied him.
The President talked with Repre-
sentative Glass, of Virginia, about
currency legislation. Mr.. Glass, who
was at the head of the currency re-
form committee of the last Con-
gress, has assurances that he
will be chairman of the House
committee on banking and cur
rency. He said today at the White
House he would press forward his
work in preparing a bill for introduce
ton sometime during the extra ses-
sion. Those who have talked with
President Wilson on the subject of
the currency legislation declare he
will await developments during the
first part of the extra session before
making definite plans to secure cur
rency legislation.
The proclamation calling Congress
in extraordinary session probably Will
he written in a few days. Demo-
cratic leaders who conferred with the
President today said he would give
but one reason for calling the ses-
sion-the need for a revision of the
tariff Advisers in the Senate and
House feel able to confine the atten-
ton of Congress to the tariff alone,
and have assured the President that
the majority will stand solidly be-
hind him in the effort TO make gem
eral revision of the Payne-Aldrich
law. They have told him also that
while they have not conferred with
Progressive Republicans, they feel
certain that they can count upon
their support in most instances.