Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-06
First Day Of New Admins
tration Witnesses Initial
Meeting of Cabinet and
Forming Acquaintances.
OFFICE SEEKERS
MUST BE INVITED
Will Not See Patronage
Applicants in Person I'm
less He Has First Asked
Them to Call.

Washington, d. c., March with
new faces in every row, the senate pre-
pared for its first real work under
democratic control. Vice President
Marshall new to the intricacies OF SEN
ate procedure, picked his way carefully
through the maze of preliminary or
ganization with the aid of experienced
parliamentary clerks. A call Of the
roll showed eighty-three present out OF
the existing membership Of ninety
three. Senators Kern, Smith, Martin,
Lodge and Root were appointed to no.
tify the president the senate was ready
to receive any communication s from
him. The senate reconvened at q
o'clock and the cabinet nominations
which had been previously published
were received.
Other nominations we're Edgar e.
Clark, reappointed as interstate COM
merce commissioner and John ! r.
Marble, secretary of the commission to
be- commissioner In succession to
Franklin K. Lane, secretary OF the In
Iteriorrag III sst.4F
On motion OF Senator Bacon, the ssn.
ate went into executive session. AZ.
ter q brief session, the senate con.
firmed all the cabinet nominations and
also that of Mr.. Clark. It did not,
however, confirm Mr. Marble.
Some opposition to the appointment
OF VIM. G. Redaeld as secretary OF
commerce was made by Senator Gal.
linger In executive session. Mr.. Red
field has been active in house com.
mittee investigation Of the two local
fire insurance companies In which the
name of relative of Senator Gallinger
was brought in. The senator finally
withdrew his objection at the request
of other senator's. 1t was said there
was no hostility to Mr.. Marbles nom
nation but the senate wished to have
his name fully considered by the sem
ate interstate commerce committee.
The senate then adjourned until 2 p.
M, Friday.
Sits In Rooseveits Chair.
For few days at least. President
Wilson will sit behind the big ma
hogany desk In his private office In q
chair which was used by former Pregi-
dent Roosevelt. The chair Mr.. Taft
occupied was shipped to New Haven.
Before he left the white house he
ordered another for his successor
exactly like the one he used, but it
had not arrived today. The Roosevelt
chair is old and battered, but still good
for service.
President Wilson's first visitors In
his office today were home folks from
New Jersey. In five taxicabs about
thirty OF them descended on the execil-
tive offices to witness the swearing in
Of Joseph p Tumulty as secretary to
the president. President Wilson came
into the room just as Secretary
Tumulty had taken the oath.
"You look just the same as presI-
dent as you did when you were gov
ernor," remarked State Senator J.
Warren Davis, with whom Mr.. Wilson
was intimately identified in ac-
complishing corporation reform in
New Jersey.
The president replied that he felt
Just the same and was feeling fine.
He shook hands with the party ana
showed them his office, He com.
mented at once on the excellent light
ing, the exposure of his office In. Tren-
ton to bright light having distressed
him very much at times.
President Wilson had arisen early
today and breakfasted in the privat5
dining room of the white house with
Mrs. Wilson and their daughters.
Shortly after 8 o'clock he had left the
mansion and walked through tho
passageway in the bright sunshine Of
one of Washington's spring days to
his office to take up the business Of
the nation.
Crane 10 First Caller.
Charles r. Crane Of Chicago vice
chairman of the finance committee of
the Wilson campaign. was the first to
have an appointment with the presi-
dent. He called, he said. merely to
pay his respects and was leaving to-
morrow for Chicago, where he OK
pected to hear the speech of Waiter
l.. Fisher before the Commercial club.
Mr.. Crane said he believed 1t would
be an important utterance.
Mr.. Crane had frequently been men
toned since the campaign for a diIio-
matte post Though the president has
made no offers az yet It is considered