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WILSON APPLIES
PATRONAGE RULE.
TELLS Florida Senators to Apply
to Department Head.
ASSEMBLIES HIS CABINET

Secretary Bryan Was Again the Gen.
ter of lnterest-Emperor of Japan
conaratuIates Wilson.
Washington, March President Will
son gave a practical demonstration
that he meant what he said when ne
announced that job hunters must lay
their claims for patronage before the
various heads of departments and not
seek to bring them directly to him.
The first application of the rule was
made to two senators. Senators Bryan
and Fletcher, of Florida, called at the
White House to discuss appointments
of district judge and United States
attorney in the southern district OF
Florida. The president received them
courteously, but asked them to make
their recommendations to the attorney
general.
President Wilson's second day In
the White House found a long engage
ment list awaiting his attention. Baron
Chinda, ambassador from Japan, was
the first representative of a foreign
power to be received formally. Baron
Chinda bore the congratulations OF the
Japanese emperor to Mr.. Wilson. The
reception was in the blue room, with
all the ceremony that accompanies the
visit of an ambassador to a president,
Augustus Thomas and Frederick
CORTLAND Penfeld, who are mentioned
as likely to become ambassadors to
European courts, had engagements at
the White House.
Senator William Alden Smith, of
Michigan, presented to the president
the resignation of Thomas ]. O'Brien,
ambassador to Italy. Mr.. O'Brien is
from Michigan and requested Senator
Smith personally to present the reslg-
nation.
"Who do you think will succeed Am
bassador O'Brien?" the senator was
asked as he left the White House.
"Well,'' he said, 81 don't know. but
I think it will be Democrat.
The cabinet met formally for the
first time. The conference Wednesday
was held before the nominations were
sent to the senate and the meeting
had no official standing. No provision
had been made for the attendance of
Vice President Marshall at the cabinet
meeting, although President Wilson
has been quoted as saying that he saw
no reason why the vice president
should not sit with the official family.
Attorney General McReynolds, Sec
rotary McAdoo, of the treasury de-
partment, and Secretary Redfield, OF
the department of commerce, took the
oath Of Office yesterday. The other
members of the cabinet had taken the
oath on Wednesday.
President Wilson's cabinet broke
some of the records established by
Mr.. Taft's official family. The Taft
advisers usually reached the White
House offices long after II o'clock, the
hour set for the meeting. All of Mr..
Wilson's cabinet were in the offices
within a few minutes of the meeting
hour ready to sit for dozen pho
t0grapheTs and several moving picture
men.
Secretary Bryan was again a center
of interest He had hard time get
ting through the crowd and was stop
ped several times to be introduced by
senators or congressman to their con-
stituents.
Several women in the waiting room
began to clap their hands and sing
out, ooh, there's Bryan when the
secretary entered at a rapid walk,
dotted his broadbrim hat and smiled q
greeting.
When the cabinet meeting broke up
the members talked enthusiastically
of their first official experience.
"The thing that impressed me the
most" said Secretary Lane, "was the
extreme modesty of the man at the
head of the table. He listened with
every consideration and decided with
out the slightest hesitation what
should be done. He seems to have an
administrative mind"
Secretary Lane had never met the
president before Wednesday.
Colonel e. M. House, of Austin,
Tex, who is said to have brought to
the attention of President Wilson
some of the men in the cabinet, chat
ted with the president and members
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