The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
First -Four Days as
President Move By
Smoothly.
MANY CHANGES
IN WHITE HOUSE
Democracy in All It's Simplicity
Really Enthroned There, and
Those Who Conc to Gaze
Go Away Satisfied With
Fruits Of Their Vic
tory at the Polls.

Washington. March s.-Piesident
Wilson divided his time to-day between
discussion OF prospective appointments
with members OF his Cabinet and lesis-
latiye policies with members OF Con-
gress. He cleared his desk for the day
at p. NJ, and took long automobile
ride with Mrs. Wilson. coming back TO
| the White House at dinner time his
face aslow with the flush OF wintry air.
TO night. the President sought recrea-
tion at the theatre, where he occupied
box.
-Four days OF work in the White
House have moved by as smoothly as
If it's occupant had been there for
years. Though the President has had
long list of engagements every day.
the work has been far from exhaust-
ing. Tho press of detail which held
MT. Wilson in its grip while lie was
| Governor of New Jersey and preparing
at the same time for the presidency
now is relieved by an office OF we'll
framed assistants, and the transfer to
ms Cabinet members of the chief bur
dens OF the sitting process with respect
to appointments
Patient with Visitors.
The President listens patiently with
his visitors. dispatches his busino.s
! QUICKLY. takes spin In the outdoor
arr signs his days mail and settles
himself to an evening in the white
House or at the theatre with n satis-
faction that he is making speedy prog
! rcss into his new task He has been
! able to take hold OF his new responsi.
| piities with an equsnamity and ease
months. 5'',
Into his spacious Office have come
many callers. Those who have called
on him, both here and at Trenton, saw
ne Is as nonconmittal as ever about
promising appointments TO those who
come TO make recommendations and
quick to the point as he always has
been In discussing general policies.
In the Office adjacent sits Secretary
Joseph II. Tumuity, already q favorite
pondents. to whom he has promised 10
be accessible at all hours of the day
or night Mr.. Tumulty met hair !.
hundred correspondents to-day. and
outlined that the policy OF the admin
istration would be OF utter frankness
ana candor Upon Mr.. TumuIty has
fallen tho burden OF meeting mort ar
tho Presidents callers. Scenes politi
caiiy unusual have given official Nash
'hB ton no END OF gossip for the week
emu william Jennings Bryan and
Jose phus Daniels, the new Secretarias
or state aud Navy. respectively. both
Tor a long time workers for Democracy
come and go In the White House with
frequency that symboliHes the change
IN administration. Jubilant Democrats
who flood the White House 10 raze IN
curiosity on the spectacle OF a Demo
cratic power SO away inspired with
satisfaction at the sight or the fruits
of their victory
Thus far, the new administration has
done little besides getting phvsIcslIy
organized. Next week. it ia exnccteG
the members OF the Cabinet VIII begin
with the President to formulate fbe
new policies of the Wilson regime. The
PRESIDENT. too, will begin work then on
M, ms spec'ai message, Though the Pres
ldent has not fnally made up his mind
OH what he will recommend, his nres
ent intention is TO devote his message
exclusively TO the tariff, pointing out
tive goal.
Getting In Close Touch
The President now has had mn onno,.
thaity thn LIES To get into intimate touch with
he never had met before inauguratio,
day. He had heard by repiitatio,,
met Attorney General MeReWno,dse s uno hever ei.
Secretary Lane, OF the Interior Deparf
ment' tth His meetings had been casual
in,,s Ham ,oTcretaries wilson, Garrison and
:, Curiosity ,ie as to what, impelled some
Ph fion ,he fren1 selectloms brought the explana
friends that Mr.. Wilson believed that
both tue War and Interior Depart
5ns,tsrs msnts SHOULD ,il,l be managed by trained
opinions. The Philippine problem and
the administrati tion OF the Canal Zone
influenced Mr.. Wilson. II Is known. to-
pick Secretary Garrison. because Of
MS long experience on the equity bench
Diplomatic appointments still con-
tinue To occupy the centre of alter
ton IN official Washington Richard
Olney is said TO he chosen for tho
ambassadorship to Great Britain, and
George w Guthrie Democratic state
chairman Of Pennsylvania. is said ia
be slated for the mbassadorship ia
Italy, but while the information comes :
from reliable authority. the arranoes
mcnts for making the appoin tmeI,ts
have not reached the stage where der
mite announcements can be made
The secret service men have had
little trouble with intruders. hut to-
day detained a woman, who gave Eet.
name as Ellen Kelly and said sha
was from Philadelphia She declared
some one owed her $50. 900. and she
wanted President Wilson to help he,46
ington Asylum for observation
The President also received the mem
bers OF the supreme Court for a short
visit to