The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-06
Visited BY Home Folk

President Wilson's first visitors in
his office today We're home folk from
New Jersey. In five taXicabs about so
of them descended upon the executive
offices to witness the swearing in Of
Joseph r. Tumulty as secretary to the
President. President Wilson came to the
room as SECRETARY Tumulty had taken
the oath.
you look just The same as Presi-
dent as YOU did when you were COVER
nor" remarked state Senator j. War
rem David. with whom Mr.. Wilson was
Intimately identified in accomplishing
corporation reform in New Jersey.
The President replied he felt just
the same and was feeling fine. He
shook hands with the party and showed
them his own office. He commented at
once on the excellent lighting, the ex-
posure of his office in Trenton to bright
light having distressed him very much
at times.
President Wilson had arisen early
and breakfasted in the private dining
room of the White House with Mrs
Wilson and their daughters Shortly
after o'clock he had left the mansion
and walked through the passageway in
the bright sunshine of one of Wash
ington's spring days to his office to
take up the business of the nation
Talks With Crane
Charles r. Crane of Chic3 so, vice
chairman of the finance committee of
the Wilson campaign, was the first to
have an appointment with the Presl-
dent. He called. he said, merely to pay
his respects Mr.. Crane has frequently
been mentioned since the campaign for
n diplomatic post Though the Pres
ident has made no offers as yet it Is
considered probable that Mr.. Crane will
become amba ssador to Russia.
Members of the new cabinet arrived
while President Wilson was talking with
Mr.. Crane, Josephus Daniels, the new Sec
ietary of the Navy. was first and he was
followed by Lindiey NJ. Garrison, the new
Secretary of War; William b. Wilson.
the first Secretary of Labor William Jen-
uings BRYAN, Secretary of State; Frank
lin X. Lane. who quits the chairmanship
of the interstate commerce commission to
become Secretary of the INTERIOR: David
e. Houston, chancellor OF Washington
university of St Louis who becomes Sec
retary OF Agriculture Albert s. Burleson.
who gives up his place in the House to be
Postmaster General: William b. Redfield.
another member of Congress, who be-
comes Secretary of Commerce. and James
C. McReynolds, Attorney General. Will
liam 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.
"Wel l. suppose won't have any trou-
BILE getting in here today, such as had
many years ago, when | was in Con-
gress.'' said Mr. Bryan. Il did not know
the rules then and called after O. clock
in the afternoon. didn't tell the door
keeper who / was and was coldly in
formed that no visitors received after
o'clock
Acknowledges designations
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 assistant secretaries viii not
detach themselves immediately. their
places will be filled with new men within
short time.
While the President expected to send "a
the Senate today his noualnations Tor tue