Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-05
New Presidents First Official
Day Is Crammed With I'M
portant Business.
continued from FIRST raee1

Lindley NJ. Garrison, the new Secre-
4 tary of War. William b. Wilson, the
| first Secretary of Labor; William Jen-
I nngs Bryan. the new Secretary oil
State: Franklin K. Lane, who quits
the craftsmanship of the Interstate
Commerce Commission to become
Secretary of the Interior; David +.
Houston, chancellor of Washington
University at ST Louis, who becomes
(. Secretary of Agriculture; Albert $.
! Burleson, who gives up his place in
I the House to be Postmaster General;
4 William B. Redfeld, another member
of Congress who becomes Secretary
of Commerce and James c. Mickey
nolds. Attorney General; William
McAdoo. the new Secretary of the
Treasury. was last. The nominations
1 Of all went to the Senate at noon.
Bryan Dominates Scene.
Mr. Bryan was the centre OF a
group as soon as he set foot III the
executive offices.
We'll" he said, II suppose | won't
| have any trouble getting in here TO-
4 day. such as | had many years ago
/ when | was in Congress. dldn
! know the rules then and ! called after
IA o'clock in the afternoon. dldn
tell the doorkeeper who | was ana
was coldly informed that no visitors
were received after 4 o'clock
President Wilson's first oiilcial ACT
was to acknowledge receipt of the
resignation of the Taft Cabinet and
all the assistant secretaries of the
various departments. Though the as
sistant secretaries will not detach
themselves Immediately, their places
will be filled with new men Wlthln d
short time While the President sent
to the Senate today his nominations
for the Cabinet, he delayed announce
ment of the selection of assistant sec
retaries.
Ohice-seekers will not be permitted
to take up the time of the new Presl-
dent He Issued a statement today ue-
claring that applicants would have 10
address themselves to the heads OF
the different governmental depart
ments. unless the President sent Tor
them.
The Presidents statement fol
lows:
"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 II is ms
n,,rnnse and desire to devote his at
tention very earnestly and very con-
stontly to the business of the gov
eminent and the large questions OF
policy affecting the whole nation,
and he knows from his experience
az Governor of New ,Jersey-where
it fell to him to make innumera Die
annointments-tha the greater part
| both of his time and of his energy
will be spent in personal interviews
with candidates unless he sets an
! invariablea. rule in the matter. IL 8 Il
1Ahis Intention to- deal with appoint
4 ments through the heads offthe seY'
eral executive departments
When Mr.. Bryan quit the caelnel
meeting and went over to the stat'
department he hesitated after leaving
the White House and started Tor I'M
navy department. but was intercepted
| Mr. Knox greeted his successor.
Mr.. Daniels was escorted to INT
navy department, where Mr. Meyer
greeted him. A similar scene was II
nroeress at the war department WheI
Mr. Stimson introduced Mr.. GARRISON
Major-General Leonard Wood, IL
accordance with the army regulations
will continue to discharge the duties
of chief of staff until the close of to
dav AT least. Then automatically n
will he relieved from that detail ant
Ma ior General Wotherspoon, the as
sistant chef of staff, will act as chie
until President Wilson makes per
manent designation.
James C. McReynolds. the new
Attorney General, spent several hours
comforting with Mr.. Wickersham a
the Department of Justice. The two
went over most of the importan
antitrust suits now in the courts ane
the great number of antitrust IN
vestigations now under way -Mr
lWickersham turned over to his sue
cessor the report OF ATTORNEYS
Charles B. Morrison and oliver E
Pagan regarding the government
Investigation of the Standard Oh
Company to determine whether tn
dissolution decree had been VIC
lated.
AS the new cabinet members flee
out of the White House offices. some
had a word to say about the mrs
meeting.
Cabinet Members Pleased.
Josephus Daniels, Secretary OF tn
Navy, who was the first to come ant
the first to leave. said:
I'VE had a general talk IL wa
fine"
william Jennings Bryan's face wa
wreathed in smiles.
..It was a get together affair, an
we all got well acquainted" said ne
"Everything went just as smootl
las oil" remarked Albert S. Burlesor
the new postmaster general.
ut was an informal, Inspiring
Meeting" declared William G. Nc
Adoo, the new secretary of the treas
ury.
'1The cabinet meeting was happy
harmonious. agreeable affair. and
showed that every man had re
cornuscles in his veins" said Frank
liz u lane. the new secretary o
the interior.
| visitors around the executive office
were numerous and Secretary Tumul
Nv was busy greeting them on behai
of the President
Mavor Newton d. Baker, OF CleVe
land who declined cabinet place
was among those who called to pa
his respects. -.
| Mr.. Redfield and Mr.. Wilson. wn
! are Ia he the secretaries at the hea
NJ the two departments into whic
the present department OF commere
and labor will be divided went iroi
The first cabinet meeting 10 con