Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-06
Wilson Asked to Use
Influence to Keep
Spee Session to
| arll. ally.
NEW PATRONAGE RULE
is PUT INTO EFFECT
President Gives Practical DEM
onstration of System-Mc-
Adoo, MoReynoIds and Red
field Sworn In.

WASHINGTON, March s -Presi-
dent Wilson was strongly urged by
House leaders early today to use his
influence for and agree to a plan
which would confine Congress at the
special session called for April ! to
the enactment of tariff legislation
and the passage of the two appro-
priation bills which failed IN the
closing days of the last Congress-
The House leaders want to pass
the tariff hills as quickly as possi-
bile, send them to the Senate, and
then, instead of taking up other leg
islation, such as currency reform
have the House adjourn for periods
of three days at a time Their OBJ
Ject in this, it was said. was to have
the Senate the only body doing bust
ness, so that the eyes of the nation
could be focused upon it and atten-
ton would not be diverted to other
subjects.
In the opinion of some House
leaders this would enable President
Wilson and the Democrats in the
Senate, through their own power
and the force, of public attention, to
get such tariff legislation as the
Democratic platform declared to be
necessary
Those callers who talked with the
President about the plan of the
House leaders declared they believed
he had not made up his mind, but
thought he considered currency leg
jslation, as well as antitrust legis-
lation, two important subjects
which should not be delayed. Some
Of them said however, that Mr.
Wilson realized that in dealing with
three such important subjects the in
tricacies of the legisla tive situation
was TO be considered.
President Wilson's second day in
the White House found long en-
gament list awaiting his attention.
Baron Chnda, ambassador from
Japan to the United States, the first
representative of a foreign power TO
be received formally, was among the
first. Baron Chinda bore the con-
era tulations of the Japanese emperor
to Mr.. Wilson. The reception was
In the blue room. with all the cere-
monv that accompanies the visit Of
an ambassador to president. Am
bassador Bryce, of Great Britain, met.
President Wilson informally yester-
dav.
Augustus Thomas and Frederick c.
Penield who are being mentioned as
likely to become ambassador to
European courts, had engagements at
the White House later in the day.
President Wilson gave practical
demonstration of the application of
his new patronage rule today to two
senators. Senators Bryan and
Fletcher of Florida. called at the
White House to discuss appointments
of district judge and a United
States attorney in the southern dis
trict of Florida. The President re-
ceived them courteously but asked
them TO make their recommendatio tions
to the attorney-general
Senator William Alden Smith, of
Michigan. today presented to Presi-
dent Wilson the resignation of
Thomas j. O'Brien. ambassador to
Italy. Mr.. O'Brien is from Michigan
and requested Senator Smith to pre-
sent the resignation
''Who do you think will succeed
Ambassador O'Brien?" the senator
was asked as he left the White
House
We'll" he said. Il don't know but
! think 1t will be Democrat
Cabinet Meets Formally.
President Wilson's cabinet met for
nally today for the first time The
~.
fore the nominations were sent to
the Senate and the meeting had no
official standing.
NJ, provision had been made today
for Vice President Marshall, although
President Wilson has been quoted as
saying that he saw no reason why the
Vice President should not sit with the
official family.
Attorney General McReynolds, Sec
rctary McAdoo of the treasury de-
rartmenl and Secretary Re 1ield of
tn. department of commerce, took
TIE oaths of Office early today. Mr.
MeAdoo was sworn in by Associate
Justice Hughes of the Supreme
Court
Wien the cabinet meeting broke
up the members talked enthusiast
tically of their first official expert
eroe around the cabinet table.
Wilson Modest.
THE thing that impressed me
most" said Secretary Lane, was the
extreme modesty of the man at the
head of the table, He listened with
every consideration and decided with
out the slightest hesitation what
should be done. He seems to have
an administrative mind"
Secretary Lane had never met the
President before yesterday.
Colonel f. M. House. of Austin.
Tex, who was said to have brought
10 the attention of President Wilson
some of the men in the present cabi-
net chatted with the President and
members Of the cabinet after the
session.
Secretary Tumulty.. speaking for