Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-03-12
PRESIDENT BARS
OFFICE SEEKERS
Wilson viii Receive Only Those
Whom He Invites.
SITS IN ROOSEVELT CHAIR
New Jersey Folks First to Pay New
Chief Executive Visit After
His Assumption of
Duties
SITS IN ROOSEVELT CHAIR


Washington, March with the
tinsel and the military pomp, the
cheers of the multitude, the stirring
music of bands and the heavy tread
of marching thousands, the fireworks
and the limelight only pleasant mem
DRY, Woodrow Wilson on Wednesday
settled down in the chair of president
as quietly and with as little cere-
mony, probably, as almost any man
who ever crossed the threshold of the
White House to become it's master
His long day was crowded with in
cidents and filed with the f1ayors of
power that is a presidents.
Almost his first act was to serve no.
tice upon office-seekers that they will
not be welcome at the White House,
unless they have been invited Almost
his last act was a conference with
John w Kern, chosen as leader of the
Democrats in the senate and reputed
representative of the administration
in the upper house. In between he
found time to shake hands with close
to 1000 persons, consult with his new
cabinet and with few friends in con-
gress, dictate letters and generally
launch his own ship of administration.
In spite of the reports that Mr.. VIII
son might be expected to change many
of the precedents that have grown up
about the presidency, he bothered with
none of Importance, except that which
permitted the office-seeker to invade
the White House. He fitted in easily
with the machinery of the executive
Offices, did mostly what trained Off
Gals told him should be done and took
|. up the routine of government with
ease.
All the delegations received came
by appointment, and the reported pol
icy of the "open door" was explained
to be an open door only to those who
call upon public business.
The members Of the new cabinet,
which was confirmed by the senate.
called on the president and the first
conference was held. Josephus Dan
iels, the new secretary of the navy,
was first, and he was followed by Lind
ley NJ Garrison, the new secretary of
war; William B. Wilson, the first sec
rotary of labor; William Jennings Bry-
an, the new secretary of state; Frank
lin K Lane, who quits the chairman
ship of the interstate commerce COM
mission to become secretary OF the in
terror: David F. Houston chancellor
of Washington university of st. Louis,
who becomes secretary 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 becomes sec
rotary of commerce, and James G. Nc
Reynolds, attorney general. William
C. McAdoo, the new secretary of the
treasury, was last.
Hundreds of inaugural visitors who
thronged into Vice-President Mar
shaH's Office so disturbed the equili-
brium of the vice-president's first day
of official duties that he has deter
mined to ask for a new room over in
the senate Office building, where he
can put his feet on the desk and
smoke a cigar in peace.
Il don't see that this room differs
much from a monkey cage said the
vice president during lull in the con-
slant reception, except that the Wis
TORS do not offer me any peanuts"
The president managed to main
tain his dignity throughout the day,
but he confided to friends that he
was determined to get retiring
room" where he could drop his official
pose and enjoy little privacy