Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-05
FIRST MEETING
OF NEW CABINET
PRESIDENTS ADVISORS HELD A
GET ACQUAINTED MEETING.
PRESIDENTS FIRST OFFICIAL
ACTS.
WILSON ACCEPTS RESIGNATION
OF RETIRING CABINET SECRE-
TARIES AND ASSISTANT SECRE-
TARIES.
Especial To The HPTdId1

WASHINGTON, ID. G., March D
President Wilson's new cabinet az be-
fore officially announced held its first
meeting at I'D o'clock this morning in
the cabinet room Of the executive Offices
Mr.. Bryan, chatting with the newspaper
men before the meeting said. II feel
thoroughly at home in the White House"
and smiled. Nive President Marshall
did not attend the first meeting.
The meeting broke up shortly after IL
o'clock when the members came out and
departed hurricdiy. William j. BRYAN
said there was no business transacted,
that it was only a getting together ses-
sion. Bryan went Immediately to the
state department TO confer with Secre-
tary Knox.
Uncle Joe Cannon came in Just as the
members were leaving. He said he called
70 see the man newly born. meaning
Wilson. then he was going to shake
hands with the men who had lust died,
meaning the retiring cabinet members.
Speaking of the meeting of the new
cabinet held this morning, Bryan de-
scribcd ii by saying. 1T was a get to-
gcther affair and we all got well &C.
quaintcd.
Mr.. Burleson said, everything went
rs smooth as oil"
Wickersham and McReymolds confer
red several hours today over the anti.
trust suits now under way.
The first business transacted bv the
president was the dictatiOn of letters to
retiring cabinet members and assistant
secretaries accepting their designations.
The letters were dictated to Charles
Sven, the 19-year-Old stenographer
brought by the president from Trenton
here. These were the first official docu-
ments signed by the new president.
President Wilson's first statement from
the White House came this morning de-
claring that he would not see Office seek
crS unless he himself had invited them to
an interview. He said the greater part
Of both his time and energy would be
taken up in personal interviews of this
sort. unless he establishes an invioable
rule. He said he would be too busy with
affairs of general policy to talk with
applicants. unless he himself invited
them to such conferences The state
mcnt said: THE president regrets that
he is obliged to announce that he deems
i his duty to decline to see applicants
for office in person. unless he himself has
invited the interviews"
1t is his purpose to devote his atten-
tiOn very earnestly and very constantly
10 the business Of the government 1t
iS his intention to deal with appoint
mentS through the heads of the several
executive departments.
Wilson set out with an early start on
the first full DAYS work as president.
Despite the fatiguing program of the
inauguration and the late hour at which
he retired. he was up mt Z o'clock. took
his tub, GOT ont his Strop. and old fash
iOned razor. and 30 was clean shaven
dressed and ready for breakfast.
The first meal in the White House
was simple one, the president Mrs
Wilson and their three daughters eating
in the private dining room.
The president arrived at the executive
Offices just in time 10 see Joseph Tu-
multy sworn in. There was no chair
for him TO use. because Mr.. Taft has
taken his mammoth seat with him. The
attendants found one that Roosevelt
used. although it was covered with red
leather and does not match the green
decorations of the room Mr. Wilson said
hp would uCn II ANYHOW