The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-03-07
Democrats Take Charge of
Government of the
Country.
CABINET IS SWORN IN
Secretary Bryan Issues Commission
to New Oficers-Western Man
Holds Postfolio of Secretary of the
1nterior-Oficers Begin Real Work
NO Salary for Secretary Wilson.

with all the military pomp that
only democratic country knows ex-
actly how to get away with; with a
deatening cheer rising from lusty and
enthusiastic threats the whole length
OF Pennsylvania Avenue; with all the
tinsel and glory, music and excite
ment, President Wilson and Vive-
President Marshall rode triumphantlv
into their exalted Offices with the
heartiest good wishes of practically
the whole nation.
The day following the Senate con-
hrmed the cabinet appointments and
the ministers at once began to get
acquainted with their new duties. Six
were sworn in yesterday: Secretaries
Bryan, Garrison, Daniels, Lane, Bur
Lesson and Wilson. Secretary of Aeri-
culture Houston, Attorney General
McReynolds, and Secretary of Com
merce Red6eld will take their oaths
today.
Mr.. Bryan took the oath of Office
at the state department., where he
appeared at 4 o'clock with Mrs. Brv-
an and a party of friends. Assistant
Secretaries Wilson, Adee and Hale
also were present when the oath
was administered by William McNair
chief clerk of the department.
Bryan Signs Commissions.
The first official act of Secretary
Bryan was to sign the commission:
OF the other members of Presiden,
Wilson's cabinet. The last official &C,
of Secretary Knox was to sign tn.
commission of his successor. Mr.
Knox departed this afternoon TO,
Palm Beach, Florida.
Lindley M. Garrison, the new secre.
tary of war, was sworn in few mo.
ments before 4 o'clock by John B
Randolph. chief clerk of the secre.
tary's Office, who has sworn in every
secretary of war since the days Of
President Grant. All the forenoon
Mr.. Garrison had passed in confer
ence with former Secretary Stimson
After taking the oath, he received all
the army officers in the city and the
civilian employees of his department.
The largest gathering to witness the
ceremonies attending the induction
into Office of cabinet member was
present when Josephus Daniels took
the oath that made him secretary of
the navy.
Lane Begins Real Work.
Chief Justice Shepard of the Dis
trict of Columbia supreme court ad-
ministered the oath of Office to Post
mater General Albert Burleson.
Frank Hitchcock, the retiring post
master general, and a party of friends
were present. Ruskin McArdle, who
has been associated with Mr. Burle-
son for the last IL years. was ap-
pointed secretary to the postmaster
general: Franklin K. Lane, the new
secretary of the interior, began his
cabinet career in the supreme court,
having been called there by a de-
partmental case. He was sworn In
by Justice McKenna, with Mrs. Lane,
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Marble and other friends witnes sing
the ceremony.
When William B. Wilson, the new
secretary of labor, took the oath of
ONCE. That ceremony brought to
former secretary OF commerce and
labor Nagel the distinction of being
the last secretary of commerce and
labor and the first secretary of COM
merce. Secretary Nagel will be a
member ! of President Wilson's cab
met until William c. Red6eld Is
sworn in tomorrow as secretary of
commerce. Secretary Wilson will
serve for, the present without salary
- congress made no appropriation for
his Office.