The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-05
GOOD JUDGMENT
NECESSARY HERE
Important That New President
Get Right Man for His
Secretary.
CHOICE MADE BY WILSON
Joseph Z. Tumulty Has Been
Selected for This Particularly
Arduous Task.
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Washington. March 4.--one OF the
appointments IN tho making OF which
President OF the United States has
to exercise most careful Judgment is
the selection OF his secretary. The
secretary to The President is tho man
who serves as buffer" bnrw cen
that high official and tho general pub
liz. 70 which he IS responsible.
For this particularly arduous duty
President Wilson has selected Joseph
7. Tumulty. OF Jersey City. y j. Mr.
pumulty won the appointment because
Mr. Wilson recognized IN him Il man
possessed OF Wide acquaintance
among public men. and q pra ctical
knowledge, gained through experience.
OF the game OF politics. For four years
10 has conferred with his secretary,
and there is no man whose advice the
President more eagerly secAs than
that OF Joe" Tumulty.
Mr. Tumulty was born in Jersey
City, the son of Phillip Tumulty. who
years ago served in the Legislature
OF his state and later amasscd Il COM
Portable fortune as Il contractor. The
son was educated at ST Bridget =
Parochial School and *. Peters Col
legc. IN Jersey City, and then took up
the study OF law. As soon as he had
received his professional education. no
began practice IN Jersey CITY. j, was
no, long, however. before he was u
figure in the politics OF his state.
While still in his twenties he served
four terms In the Legislature. The
progressive wave was just sweeping
over New jersey. and he rode upon
the crest, advocating many mca sure $
which Governor Wilson later espoused.
Mr. Tumulty is only thirty three
wears old, but he is married and the
father OF six children. He comes to
tho White House as ono OF the young
est secretaries who has served there.
The secretaryship TO the President
has in recent administrations proved
tho steppinEstone to higher and more
remuncrat!vc positions. George Il,
Cortelyou. who filed the position dur
ing a portion of the Mckinley admin
istration. MAS mado a member of Thco-
dora Roosevclts Cabinet, receiving the
portfolio OF Postmaster General In 1906.
and two wears later being made Secrc-
tary of the Treasury.
William Loeb. President Roosevclt's
private secretary, was appointed by
PRESIDENT Taft collector OF The port OF
New York. Frederick w Carpcnt err
Mr.. Tafts secretary. is now minister to
Siam. Charles Is. Norton. who succeed
cd Mr.. Carpenter. is vice president Of
the First National Bank OF New York
Charles Dewey miles. the present
secretary to Mr.. Taft, resigned that
position at the opening of the recent
campaign TO become chairman of the
Republican National Committee. and
4
al the White House. At the
close OF the campaign Mr.. Thomp-
son Wac appointed Treasurer OF the
United states, and Mr.. liilles WAS re-
appointed secretary TO the President
John Hay, Secretary of State during
e portion of President McKinley's ad-
ministration, and recognized rs one OF
tho ablest .ylen who has filed the posi-
ton. was secretaiy tod President Lin
coin