Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-27
WILSON DOESN'T
WANT RECEPTION
At WHITE HOUSE
I urns Down Sugges-
ton for Inaugural
Ball Substitute.
SAYS CROWD is TOO BIG
ON INAUGURATION DAY
Two New Names Suggested to
President-elect for
Cabinet.
LFrom stan correspoudent.I


TRENTON. n. J., Jan. 27.-Presi-
dent-elect Wilson today expressed his
displeasure at a plan of holding a re-
eeption at the White House on the
night of Inauguration day in lieu of
the inaugural ball, which will not be
held.
Il have had no formal intimation
of it," he said, but friends tell me it
would be hardly possible to hold re-
ception at the White House that
night, as there probably will be
100000 people in the city of Washing
ton at the time, and, of course, / don't
think a reception on that evening
should be by invitation"
| Senator Crane, of Massachusetts,
wrote the governor this morning that
reception in the rotunda of the
capitol Inauguration day would be an
impossibility.
| The Governor got back to the State
House this morning. after spending
the weekend at the home of Mrs.
| Caroline B. Alexander, in Hoboken.
He said the conference there yester-
| day of social workers came as a sur
prise to him. He understood, he said
today. that some of those present had
been actively interested in drafting
the social welfare planks Of the Ma
tional Progressive party's platform.
"It all interested me very much,
and 1 was glad to have the opportu-
nifty to hear the views expressed he
remarked.
Representative of the Farmers
Union of America from a dozen
States today presented to the Presi-
dent-elast the name IF C. S. Barrett,
of Ger rsIa, president of the union,
! for the cabinet portfolio of secretary
of agriculture.
The organization has representa-
! ton in about twenty-one States in
the Union. Mr.. Barrett's name was
presented to Governor Wilson by A.
1 C. Davis, secretary-treasurer of the
organization.
United States Senator Thomas and
Congressman Edward It. Taylor, of
Colorado, had a conference with the
| Governor today, and asked him to
consider Governor Adams. of Colo
rado, for secretary of the interior, in
/ his cabinet
Sheriff Madden. of Mercer county,
was another caller the Governor re-
] ceiVed today. Mr.. Madden rendered
The Governor an invitation to testi-
monial dinner to be given to Frank
S. Katzenbaeh, of this city, on Feb
ruary H. when Mr.. Katzenbach's s
/ boom for the Democratic guberna-
torial nomination will be launched.
The Governor had conference
with Chancellor Walker and former
Supreme Court Justice Van Sycl1le in
reference to some verbal change in
the corporation bills which we're in
troduced in the Senate last week.
The Governor said the conference
with the legislators tomorrow would
go into the administration program;
he said that while he had not in
dorsed the constitutional convention
bill introduced in the House by Mr..
Iennessy, he hoped plan for fair
representation in the convention
would be hit upon, and that bill
would pass the Legislature.
Commenting upon articles publish
ed that he would visit the Philippines
and Alaska during his administra-
ton. the Governor said he knew
nothing of such plans and intima ted
he would do very little travelling
during his term.