New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
NO CABINET SELECTIONS;
TUMULN FOR SECRETARY
President-EIeCt Wilson Denies
Story That Three Places
Are Already Filled.
ANGRY AT BRYAN YARN
Declares He Will Make His
Own Selections and Announce
Them When Ready-Satis-
faction Over Tumulty.
lry Telegraph to The Tribune 9

Ii;y telegraph 70 Inc Iiipuu'.I
Trenton. ~ j.. Feb. 3.--Presiden,-elect
Wilson did not mincc words this evening
when he stated in the strongest possible
terms he would announce the members Of
his Cabinet when he was ready and that
ne did NOT intend TO let the newspapers
or any one else force him to do things
ne did not want to do.
Mr.. Wilson's ire was aroused over a
story in "A New York newspaper this
morning. which purported to give inside
information TO the effect that Bryan and
Representatives Palmer and Henry would
joe members Of his Cabinet.
That story is absolutely without foun-
dation.' he said. 1T is absolutely
wrong, and there is not an item in ii that
has any truth in it,"
When the Prcsidcnt-eloCt was told that
these stories would crop UP constantly so
long as he maintained his present atti-
tude Of silence, he replied that no an
nOuncement Of his Cabinet selections
should have any weight until he himself
made IL known. II is his intention 10 first
offer Cabinet place 20 the person ne has
plCkcN Out ana 10 MAKE IL pubiO WYNN
the appointee has accepted it.
No man had been asked TO accept a
place in his Cabinet. the President-elect
asserted with emphasis.
Joseph p. Tumulty will be secretary to
Governor Wilson after he goes TO Wash
ington and formai5 takes the office Of
President Of the United States. Presi-
dent-elect Wilson made this announce
mont to-day, and in doing so said that
Il gave him extreme qualification to
know that Mr. Tumulty had been 50 I'M
mindful of his own personal convenience
as TO accept the place.
Mr.. Tumulty will be the youngest man
who has held the important post of sec
rotary to the President. He is only 80
years old. but has had training in poll
tics the greater part Of his life. far great
er than that of an ordinary man. In ac-
copting the place, Nr. Tumulty will have
To give up a profitable law practice. The
salary Of secretary is only 5000 year.
but it is believed that before Congress
adjourns il will be increased to $1,000 =
year.
Mr. Tumulty has been the conndant and
political adviser of President-eect Will
son from the time that he gave up the
presidency Of Princeton TO become Gov
crnor Of New Jersey. 1t was mostly on
his advice and suggestion that Governor
Wilson was enabled To steer safely
through the tortuous shoals of politics
witch she encountered in the first few
months of his administration.
When asked If he had any more TO say
Shis evening regarding the selection of
Mr. TumuIty as private secretary. the
presidont-eleCt said that so far as he
could learn. Ill had given unanimous
satisfaction
Governor Wilson tonight made the fol-
loving state appointments:
Judge of the Court of Error and APP
peals Henry S. Terhune; Prosecutor OF
the Pleas for Mercer County. Martin p.
Devlin. Prosecutor OF the Pleas for Union
County. Alfred A. Stein; judge of the
Court Of Common Pleas for Union Coun-
~, James c. Connolly; judge Of the Dis
trict Court of Elizabeth Robert II. Nc
Adams.
j. T. Tumulty was born in Jersey city
on MAY J, 1879. He comes froI. family
which lived i'm Jersey City over half a
century. the greater part of which time
they have been prominent politically. His
father. Philip Tumulty. was member Of
the Assembly in 1881 and 1855.
Mr. Tumulty. the younger. received his
political training in the old Bob Davis
school in Jersey City where he learned
/ the machine side of the political game,
the knowledge Of which has made him so
/ valuable an assistant TO Mr.. Wilson. who
has made warfare on this kind Of poll
tics since his election TO the governor
ship OF New Jersey.
Mr.. Tumulty was elected 20 the lower
house Of the New Jersey Legislature In
1901 and served four terms. He was a
member of that trio Of independent Dem
ocrats in the Legislature who would not
, allow themselves TO be controlled, so far
as their votes on bills were concerned. by
Davis or the members Of the machine.
Governor Wilson was attracted 10 Mr..
/ Tumulty by the reports which reached
, him regarding his ability as an orator
and a debater. Their first real meeting
was I'm the campaign Of 1910. when Mir.
Wilson was a candidate for Governor OF
speech at Philllpsburg. just across the
Delaware River from Easton. Mr.. Tu-
nudity was also one Of the speakers M
this meeting. and after it was over ne
and Mr.. Wilson had heart-to-heart talk'
which made them fast friends. FROM
that time until after Mr.. wilson's elec-
tior as Governor Mr.. Tumulty cam
paisned the state day and night but nad
NO idea that he would be asked TO be-
come Governor Wilson'S secretary
Mr. Tumulty married Miss Mary Byfne
on June I. 1902 They have six Children
two boys and four girls the oiuest Vi
whom is nine years and the youngest
two months Mr.. Tumulty at the present
time lives in the 9Th Ward Of Jersey Guy
the ward in which he was born ana III
which no got his first start in politics.