The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
WILL FILL IMPORTANT POST.
WALTER NJ. PAGE. EDITOR or
WORLD'S WOEk, ANIBNSSA-
DOR no COURT or ST.
JAMES
Close Personal Friend Of President,
lie Is Oncred Honor ami Accepts
VIII Probably Leave for London In
Newt Ten Days-Othcr Posts To be-
Filled Soon.

Washington. March 31.-President
Wilson probably will MI the majority
OF the nine Enthusiastically now va
cant before the beginning of the cX-
ira session OF congress next Monday
The president expects To confer with
many OF his friends during the present
week and IL is believed that when
congress convenes nominations for the
more important posts will be sent to
the senate.
Today's developments brought out
that Walter Ill. Page, editor of Worlds
Work, and an intimate friend of Mr..
Wilson, had been offered and had ac-
cepted the ambassadOrship TO Great
Britain. White House officials con-
frmed the news and Mr. Page will
start for London within 10 days
IL was stated at the White House
that with the exception OF Mr.. Page
no offers had been made for any other
diplomatic posts. The president has
had under consideration a list OF men
Co whom he is favorably inclined, but
the chief difficulty has been that many
of these men hail from New York
state. which he feels already has had
conspicuous recognition. Two MEM
bers OF the cabinet-Secretaries Red
field and McAdoo. Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt of the navy, and Mr.. Page
have made their homes in New York
for many years.
Augustus Thomas. the playwright,
and William Church Osborne have
been prominently mentioned for the
diplomatic places. chiefly France and
Germany. but the fact that both come
from the Empire state Is said to be a
circumstance that Is giving the pres
ident no little embarrassment. lie Is
known Co hold both in high regard.
Mr.. Wilson has been disposed TO
look farther West for some OF his dip
lomatic appointments and today there
came forward prominently the name
of Rudolph Spreckles OF San Fran
cisco as probable ambassador To Ger
many. Mr.. Spreckles practically or
Sanized and managed the Wilson ma
tiOnal. progressive Republican league
and his appointment. IL Is said, would
be recognition by the president of
the aid given him by progressive Re
publiccns during the last campaign.
Elmer w. Hurst OF Rock Island
ILL.,, VINO saw the president today. Is
also said to be slated for u diplomatic
post.
Thomas Nelson Page and Joseph f.
Willard OF Virginia. Justice ]. w
Gerard OF New York. Frederick c.
Penheld OF Germantown, Pa, and
Henry Morgenthau OF New York are
among those under consideration for
diplomatic appointments but there
have been no decisions as To any OF
these men as yet.
The president had taste today OF
the difficulties of tariff revision Many
OF his callers came 10 talk for and
against various schedules To all the
president listened patiently but gave
not the slightest intimation of what
was contained i'm the schedule of the
tariff bill he is studying or what would
be his own attitude towards the sched-
ules.
Augusta Healey OF the Brooklyn
Academy of Arts and Sciences, who
talked with the president about the
tariff on leather and hides, was in
trOduced by Secretary Redheld
w. l.. Hardis OF Buenos Aires urged
the president To see that meat came
into this country from Argentine free
OF duty. Senator Broussard and Gov.
Hall OF Louisiana protested against
free sugar, while Representative
keaing OF Colorado told the president
ne favored free sugar Notwithstanding
the protest OF other congressman from
Colorado.