Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-03-13
WILSON APPOINTS
AN INDEPENDENT
President Names Charles Il. Nei as
Commissioner Of Labor-Had Served
Two Terms Before.

WASHINGTON. ID. c. Special
The most important appointment that
President W ilsun has yet made as iu-
dicating a general policy ~ inc new
administration came Saturday, when
ne sent 10 the senate the name OF
Charles T. Neil Tor COMMISSIONS OF
Labor. Mr.. NCill describes hfnstit
as an Independent In poiues- lio
was appointed Labor Commissioners
by President Roosevelt and was re-
/ appointed by Mr.. TAFT
/ President Wilson has thus hiied
I this important post with a man VINO
/ has served through two Repuplcoh
/ administrations and whose leAlihsa
are supposed 20 have been toward
Republican principles.
Mr.. Neil had been appointed by
/ President TAFT FOR "a third terw. uut
his appointment was one OF mo
thousand or moro that were held uD
by the Democrats Ira the Senate Ills
reappointmcnt by AR. Wilson is fe-
rardod here by independent ooecff crs
as admirable. SO far 1s the interests
of the Bureau OF Labor are cone
ccrned. but 10 has brought chiA %
. Democrats p no are demandins places
|at the pie counter and lbct1l e-lro
for every one OF the taiLtlNl-
The appointment OF AIR. Nctll iol-
lowing SO closely on-thc heels oi tne
appointment OF John H. Mathir -
/ Interstate Commerce Commlssloistr.
has indicated COuCluSlVcly that AIR.
/ Wilson is looking first Co the cnaft--
Ter of the men and not Co inc poo
ntiCal service that they have rcnNc O.. cA.
Mr. Marble is a Democrat but mao
not been particularly active ODD ioe
political field. For years he hao oe-
voted his energies 90 the interstate
Commerce Commission in the chptc-
10 ity OF counsel and secretary. His ape
~ pointment was. therefore. far ftom
~ Liberal In Attitude.
IN Another Development yesterday in'
,t dicatcs that President Wilson is soi't
~ 10 adopt very liberal pohcE Doe CON
~, rcrriur with senators in regard 90 op
81 pointmcnts which DE Intends GO make
lie is not going Co conune ms con
fcrcnccs 20 the Democratic mem r
,t of the Senate. This was hlntc1 I'D
~ other day when Mr.. Wilson sum
moncd Senators Cummins and Ken
Won. OF Iowa, Republican frN-I tr
ict siVcs. 20 the White House 10 inpuir
80 III they had any objection To inc ~
appointment OF Edgar +. Clark
Interstate Commerce Commissionc
,ot Yesterday Mr.. Wilson called senator
Pcnrose and oliver, hidc-hnuho ls'
.rr uuhlfcan conservative. OF Icnns4iNt
on MIA 90 the White House 20 asccrtai
70 their views in regard 60 the appoin
.rv mcnt OF James 1. Elnckslcc. OF Una
me- state. as Second Assistant fostmast'
~, While this calling or Republics
80 senators 20 tho White House in ~
re- gard TO appointments Is purely 70
md NAL. IL indicates the spirit ON ..
,~h / part OF President Wilson. which met
hers Of the Senate are Inclined 70 a.
has mirc. and the practice already CAV
had evidence or YleldlnE 5000 tcee ..,
and is putting the hcPupiic.tt Sei.@ ~
,rlv more cordial terms with the rs
was Democratic President and already.
tho IS understood. the meetings IN
des. case OF some or the tNtllu.l.. "a.
und grossives have lea 70 cetlalH -
r. n anco OF support from these senat,
lcal FOR Mr.. Wilson's progressive poil