The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-23
Politicians Regard Coming Of
Californian to Trenton
AS Significant
ANTITRUST BILLS
READY FOR ACTION
New Jersey Legislature May
Pass Them Before Cover
nor Leaves State House
for Presidency

TRENTON. n. J., Jan. 22.--One of
the most important conferences that
President Elect Wilson has held since
his election. and one that may have
the most far-reaching effect, will be
held tomorrow in the state house,
when Representative William Kent,
of California, Progressive Republican,
will meet tho president elect TO dis
cuss. 1t Ia understood, a plan to ad-
vance tho Wilson policies in congress
Kent ranks with Senator La Fol-
lette in progressive Importance. He
comes to meet the president-elect on
his own initiative. prepared, 1t is he
iicved. TO pledge his support TO the
president-eect Kent has immense
influence among Progressive Repuhli-
cans in both the senate and the house.
Speaking Of kcnt's visit today. the
presidcnt-elect said;
.Representativ Kent Is one Of the
most prominent Progressive Republic
cans In she West.
A Democrat who Is very close to
the president elect said tonight.
Progressive SuppoH.
Representative Kent viii he the
first Progressive Republican TO give
his support 10 President Elect Will
son This viii Ice tremendously sig
niflcant.s 1t may mean that Kent $
associates and his following, which
is large, will flock to the president
elects support. II kent's influence IN
the senate can be eXerted in behalf
of Governor Wilson and his policies,
the scant Democratic majority There
will not be AS dangerous as il would
he otherwise Kent was one of the
first Of the Progressive Republicans.
He figures now, as | understand 1t,
tina. Roosevelt has had his chance.
and could not come through. and that
the only thing for real Progressives to
do now is 10 get behind Wilson.
A number IF names for the cabinet
were presented 80 the president
elect today. Among these were Rep
resentatige Henry d.. CLAYTON OF
Alabama. for interior; Governor
James III. Hawley. of Idaho. Clay
Tallrnan, of Nevada. Governor Ed
ward l.. Norris. OF Montana, and
Joseph T.. Teal, of Oregon, all for
secretary Of the interior, senator
Perky. Of Idaho, while endorsing all
four names, came to speak specially
for Governor Hawlcy. Senator Per-
Ky said:
Needs Of the West.
what we want IL man familiar
with the needs of the western Cohn-
try. with the public land questions,
irrigation problems, the mining in
terests, and the like. Amy one Of the
four gentlemen named possesses these
was Supreme Court Justice Downing,
qualifications
Another visitor to the governor
of New York.
AS personal compliment 70 him,
Governor Wilson learned today, the
legislature will make an earnest eff
fort TO pass his seven corporation
bills Of approval Public hearings
will be dispensed with. The gov
ernor himself does not think public
hearings are necessary
General Public Bills.
'fThe bills do not affect special in
terests," he said today. ''They are
OF such a general public character
ings, we would have to hear the
whole United states. As a matter
of fact there is nothing TO hold hear
ings about The bills are perfect
~ busincsslike There is nothing
sensational or novel about them.
They are simply an eTrt to apply
in a businesslike way what the
whole country has agreed upon" &
The governor anticipates no dis
affections among the Democrats in
the legislature, and expects that his
corporation bills will have some Re
publican support
The president-elect expects to de-
vote Friday TO having his teeth re-
IaytfYesff They savts been seriously
neglected by. reason OF his Devotion.
TO the work, and he Will probably
have to spend tho better part of the
day in the dentists chair.