The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-11
MAY NOT CONFINE
THE EXTRA SESSION
TO TARIFF ALONE
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Il
When the President arrived at the thea
tire and Joined his family In pox ne
| attracted so much attention that the
/ performance had to be suspended Tor
few minutes. Applause and cheerins
drowned the voices of the players ano
quiet was not restored until the President
had repeatedly bowed his acknowledge
ments
Call Session This Week
The Presidents proclamation calling
Congress In special session probably vii
/ be written later in the week. In 1t OF
| In his message to Congress after II con
venes, he is expected to point out ths
need for tariff reform, referring. II a
all, only in a brief way to other matters
| Mr.. Wilson's Intention to see Senators
| and members OF the House who call tt
press the claims Of constituents for offics
| was shown today when Senator Stone ol
| Missouri, and Speaker Clark called tt
urge the appointment of Alexander NJ
| Dockery. former governor of Missouri, as
| third Assistant Postmaster General Mr
| Dockery's name was sent to the Senate
! two hours later.
/ After four strenuous days in which his
conferences with democratic leaders fre-
quently were interrupted by hand shak
ers, President Wilson decided that here
after he will make appointments only
|
| the east room in the afternoon.
| He plans to come to the executive
office about a. M and first devote two
| full uninterrupted hours to correspon-
dence and other important business OF
the day.
Spends Busy Day
| Members of his cabinet and persons for
whom he sends, will not be subject to the
new rule, but all others will. On cabinet
days the President will see his visitors
before II o'clock, the hour of meeting
enough to keep him busy. Postmaster
General Burleson reached the executive
offices today just few minutes after
the President walked over from the
| White Houte. Late today in the east
| room the memberss of the diplomatic
corps were to be presented formally to
the President. and on Wednesday the
diplomats and their wives will meet Mrs
wilson Tonight at o'clock the Presi-
dent win press button in the White
House which will open a stockbreeders
convention at Forth Worth. Texas.
Secretary Garrison, after a talk early
with the President. declared Mr.. Wilson
agreed with him that the department OF
justice ought not TO be disturbed for
several weeks, at least.
President Wilson'S rule about discuss
| ing patronage WIFI Ills NlSltOIs uOtS I0i
apply to members of Congress. 1t was
pointed out at the White House that the
| President intended his announcement that
| office seekers should address themselves
to heads of departments should not be
| interpreted as including senator's and rep
resentatives, to whom the President
hopes to be accessible at all times and
| on all subjects.
| Mr.. Wilson intends to consult with
| II. Il
| tion of members of Congress and vice
versa. The whole purpose is to divert
the stream of applicants and their
! friends from the White House to the
| government departments so that the
| field of choice may be gradually re-
duced before he takes up the question
| of appointment When the President
was governor of New Jersey he always
gave precedence to members of the leg
islature and when that body was In
session, he would always keep his door
lopen to the legislators to come and go
lunannounced. Mr.. Wilson hoped in that
way to encourage frequent >consulta-
tions about certain matters.
IT is quite probable and it has even
been suggested that when critical move
ments arrive In dealing with legislation
Mr.. Wilson may go to the Presidents
room @at the capitol to be in close
Ihouses. President Wilson expects to
send TO the Senate today the nomina-
tion of James T. Blakeslee. secretary OF
the Pennsylvania state democratic COM
mittee, to be Fourth Assistant Post
master General Mr.. Blakelslee was re-
ported last week as slated for third
assistant. but definite announcement
was made today at the White House
that he will have the fourth place in
the posfofffce daDartmenf
1t was expected that the announce
ment of the selection Of State Senator
f. d. Roosevelt of New York to be AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy to sue
coed Beekman 8. winthrop, would be
sent to the Senate today or tomorrow.
Consider Relative Appointment
The President had before him the
question Of whether he should consent
to the appointment of a relative to
public office. On Saturday when Capt
Alfred Wilson of Portland, Ore. a sec
ond cousin Of the President, was sug-
gested to the Secretary of War as a
member OF the Philippine commission,
Mr.. Garrison consulted the President
and found him disinclined to appoint
any relative to office.
| delegation of westerners. however
talked again today to Secretary Gar
rison in the interest Of Captain Wilson
ana TIC SccIetdIy tOlQ tnem ne would
have no objection to the appointment
of Captain Wilson II the President were
willing. Later the delegation called
ION the President on behalf of Captain
Wilson. The President promised to con-
slider the recommendations.
Vice President Marshall paid his first
visit to President Wilson at the White
House office. The impression at the
White House is that the vice president
will not attend cabinet meetings until
Congress goes into session.
Celebration in Fort Worth
Fort WORTH Tex, March 1O-When
President Wilson pressed button in
Washington tonight hundreds of electric
lights flashed on in Fort Worth audi
torium. United States flag fell from its
fastenings revealing a picture of the
President. and while several thousand
persons Joined in prolonged cheering for
Wilson the 1918 Fort Worth horse show
and fat stock exhibition of the National
Feeders and Breeders assocnation was
declared formally opened
In the events on tonight's programme
the entries Of Miss Lulu Long Of Kansas
City carried off the principal awards.
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