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WILSON WARNS
OFFICE SEEKERS.
They Must Apply to Heads Of
Departments.
fHE new CABINET Meets
Bryan Says It Was a "Get-Togethor
Affair and We All Got Well Acs
Quainted."


Affair and We All Got Well Ac
quainted."
Washington, March 6. - Presideni
Wilson s.gnalized his first day in or
fee by announcing that the many nun
dreds of office-seekers in The eapital
would not be received by him, except
ing those whom he invited to come %
the executive Offices.
This announcement came in the
form of the first statement issued Dy
the president from the White House
It will serve to put check on the et
forts of scores of hungry Democrats
who came to the city for the inaugula.
ton and to seize the first opporlunty
to press their claims for some OF the
patronage at the disposal of the new
admins ration. The statement foF
lows:
1.-The president regrets that he Is
obliged to announce that he deems II
his duty to decline to see applicants
for Office in person, except when ne
himself invites the interview. It is his
purpose and desire to devote his 81.
tention very earnestly and very con:
stantly to the business of the govern
ment and the large questions OF policy
affecting the whole nation, and be
knows from his experience as Cover
nor of New Jersey-where 1t fell 70
him to make innumerable appoint
ments-that the greater part, both Of
his time and of his energy, will be
spent in personal interviews with cans
didates unless he sets an invariable
rule in the matter. 1t is his intention
to deal with appointments through
the heads of the several executive de-
partments."
Aside from the fact that this Is the
first presidential utterance rela i've to
Office seekers, the statement aroused
great deal of interest because of IT.
contradiction of the presidents for
merly expressed opinion relative q
the necessity of an "open door" at TIN
White House..
The presidents first visitors wer9
"home 1olk" from New Jersey. Apou<
thirty of them descended upon. The
executive offices to witness the sWe14
ing in of Joseph P. Tumulty as seer
tary to the president. Mr., Wilsol
came into the room Just - m
multy had taken ~ oath = =
sY0u look illsz
dent as you did when you ere
ernor," remarked State Senatof
Warren Davis, with whom Mr.. Nii90u
was intima ely identified in accom-
plishing corporation reform in New
Jersey.
The president replied that he felt
just the same and was feeling fine. He
shook hands with the party ano show;
ed them his own Office. He commented
at once on the excellent lighting. the
exposure of his office in Trenton to
bright lignt having distressed him at
times.
The members of the new cabinet
arrived while Presl~ent Wilson was
talking with Mr.. Crane. Josephus
Daniels, secretary of the navy, was
first, and he was followed by Lindley
M. Garrison, secretary of war; Wi.
liam B. Wilson, re4ary of labor,
William Jennings Bryan, secretary of
state; Franklin K. Lane. who qui.s az
chairman of the interstate commerce
commission to become secretary OF
the interior; David F. Houston, sec
retary of agriculture; Albert s. Bur-
Lesson. postmaster general; William B.
Redfield, secretary of commerce, and
James c. McReynolds, at orney gen
eral. William G. McAdoo, secretary
of the treasury, was last.
President Wilson's first official act
was to acknowledge the receipt of the
resignation of the Taft cabinet and all
the assis ant secretaries of the vari-
GUS departments. Though the assist.
ant secretaries will not detach them
selves Immediately, their places will
be filled with new men within short
time. He will delay announcement
of the selections for these Offices.
The formal meeting of the cabinet
followed. AS the new cabinet mem
bers filed out of the While House of
fees, some had word to say about
the first meeting.
Josephus Daniels, secretary of the
navy, the first to leave, said: 1--WE had
a general talk 1t was fine"
William Jennings Bryan's face was
wreathed in smiles. "It was a get-to-
gether affair and we all got well ac-
auainted," said he.
Everything went just as smooth as
OIL" remarked Postmaster General
Burleson.
"It was an informal, inspiring meet
Ing" declared Mr.. McAdoo.
"The cabinet meeting was happy,
agreeable affair, and 1t
shove dthat every man had red cor
puscles in his veins" said Mr.. Lane.