Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-09
President Takes Up Official
Duties in White House As
Though He Had Been Fa-
miIiar With Them for Years,
RICHARD 0LNEY IS
SLATED FOR ST. JAMES
William Jennings Bryan and
Josephus Daniels Call On
Chief Executive With Re-
markable Frequency
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Washington, March s. - President
Wilson divided his time today be-
tween discussion Of prospective ap-
pointments with members of his cab
met and legislative policies with
members of congress He cleared his
desk for the day at o'clock this
afternoon and took q long automobile
ride with Mrs Wilson. coming back
to the White House at dinner time,
his face aglow from the lush Of
wintry air. Tonight the president
sought recreation at the theater
where he occupied a box.
Four days work in me White
House moved by as smoothly as il It's
occupants had been there for years
Though the president has had long
list of engagements every day. the
work has been far from exhausting
The press of data which held Mr. VIII
son In its grip while he was governor
Of New Jersey and preparing at the
same time for the presidency now Is
relieved by an office Of well-trained
assistants and the transfer TO his cab
met members OF the chief burdens Of
the sitting process with respect to ap-
pointments The president listens pa
tiently TO his visitors. dispatches his
business quickly. take a spin in the
outdoor air. signs his days mail. and
settles himself to an evening in the
White House or at the theater with "a
satisfaction that he is making speedy
progress into his new tasks.
Into his spacious Office have come
numerous callers. Those who have
called on him both here and at Tren-
ton say he is as non-commital as ever
about promising appointment to those
who come to make recommendation
ana as quick and TO the point as he
always has been In discussing gem
eral policies. In the office adjacent
sits Secretary Joseph Tumulty. al
ready a favorite with the squad of
newspaper correspondents. to whom
he has promised to he accessible at
all hours of the day or night. Mr..
Tumulty met half q hundred cor
respondents and outlined that the
policy of the administration would be
one of frankness and candor. Upon
Mr. Tumulty has fallen the burden Of
meeting most of the presidents cali
ers. Scenes politically unusual have
given official Washington no end OF
gossip for the Weekend.
William Jennings Bryan and Jo-
sephus Daniels. the new secretary Of
state and navy. respectively, each
longtime worker Tor democracy.
come and so to the White House with
frequency that symbolizes the
change in administration Thus far
the new administration has done lit
tie besides getting physically organ
lied Next week it IS expected the
members of the cabinet will begin
with the president to formulate the
new policies Of tho Wilson regime
The president, too, VIII begin work
then on his special message. Though
the president has not finally made up
his mind what he will recommend
his present intention is TO devote his
message exclusively to the tariff,
pointing out currency reform as the
next legislative goal
The president now has an oppor-
tunity to get into intimate touch with
his cabinet advisers some Of whom
he never had met before Inaugural
tion day. He had heard by reputa-
tion about all these men. but he had
never met Attorney General Mercy
nOlds or Secretary Lane oi the in
terror department. Ills meetinss had
been casual with Secretaries W son, |
Garrison and Houston.
Curiosity az to what impeled some
Of the selections brought the explana-
tion from some OF the presidents |
friends that Mr. Wilson believed that
both the war and interior depart |
ments should be managed by trained |
lawyers, able to frame constructive
opinions. The Philippine problem
and the administration of the canal |
zone influenced Mr., Wilson, it Is |
known, to pick Secretary Garrison, |
because Of his long experience on the |
equity bench IN New Jersey Dipo- |
matte appointments still continue 10
occupy the center Of attention in Of.
fetal Washington.
Richard Olney has been decided on
for the Enthusiastically to Great Brit /
ain and George w Guthrie. state chair
man of Pennsylvania. is said TO be
slated for the ambassadorship to italy |
but while the information comes from 1
authority, the arrangements I
for making the appointments have not
reached the stage where definite an
nouncements can be made.
The secret service men have had
little trouble with intruders. but to-
day detained a woman who gave her
name as Ellen Kelly and said she was
from Philadelphia. She asserted
some one owed her $4,000 and she
wanted President Wilson to help her
collect IT, she was sent to the Wash
ngton asylum for observation !