The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-05
IN TEDDY'S CHAIR
Wilson Will Sit Until New One
Arrives.
New Jersey Friends Call on the
President.
EXECUTIVE IS FEELING fine
Members of His Cabinet Ar
rive at White House.
Satisfaction Expressed Over
Office Arrangements.

Washington, March 5.-For a few
DAYS President Wilson will sit behind
the big mahogany desk in his private
office in a chair which was used by
former President Roosevelt. The chair
Mr.. Taft occupied was shipped to New
Haven Before he left the Wh1te
House he ordered another for his sue
cessor, exactly like the one he used
but it had not arrived today. The
Roosevelt chair is old and battered
but still good for service President
Wilson's first visitors in his office to-
day were home folk from New Jersey
In five taxicabs about thirty OF them
descended upon the legislative offices
to witness the swearing in OF Joseph
p TumuIty as secretary to the presi-
dent. President Wilson came INTO the
room lust as Secretary Tumulty had
taken the oath.
You look just the same as presl-
dent as YOU did when you were COVER
nor" remarked State Senator J. War
rem David, with whom Mr.. Wilson
was intimately identified in accom-
plfshing corporation reform in New
Jersey. The president replied that he
felt lust the same and was feeling
fine. He shook hands with the party
and showed them his own office he
lighting the exposure of his office in
Trenton to bright light having dis
tressed him very much at times In
the party. besides Senator David, were
State Chairman Edward E. Grosscup,
National Committeeman Robert Huds-
peth, state Senator w. E. Ramsay
and number of friends of Secretary
Tumulty.
President Wilson had arisen today
and breakfasted in the private dining
room of the White House with Mrs.
Wilson and their daughters Shortly
after o'clock he had left the man
sion and walked through the passage
way in the bright sunshine of one of
Washington's spring days to his office
to take up the business OF the nation
Charles Crane of Chicago, vice chair
man of the finance committee of the
Wilson campaign, called, he said,
merely to pay his respects and was
leaving tomorrow for Chicago, where
he expected to hear the speech of
Walter L. Fisher before the CONNER
cial club. Mr. Crane said he believed
it would be an important utterance-
Mr.. Crane has frequently been men
toned since the campaign for diplo-
matte post.
Crane Appointment Likely
Though the president has made no
offers as yet. it is considered probable
that Mr.. Crane will become ambassa-
dor to Russia. The members of the
new cabinet arrived while President
Josephus Daniels, the new secretary of
the navy was first and he was follow
ed by Lindley NJ. Garrison. the new
secretary of war: William B. Wilson.
the first secretary of labor; William
J. Bryan the new secretary of state;
Franklin K. Lane, who quits the chair
manship OF the interstate commerce
commission to become secretary of the
interior: David +. Houston, chancellor
of Washington university of st. Louis.
who becomes secretary of agriculture;
Albert Burleson. who gives up his place
in the house to be postmaster general;
William b. Redfield. another member
of congress. who becomes secretary of
commerce, and James c. McReynolds,
attorney general: William G. McAdoo.
the new secretary of The treasury, was
last. The nominations were to go to
the senate at noon.
Mr.. Bryan was the center of a group
as soon as he set foot in the executive
offices.
Well he said, u suppose / won't
have any trouble getting in here to-
day. such as 1 had many years ago
when l was in congress. I did not
know the rules then and 1 called after
o'clock in the afternoon. 1 did not
tell the doorkeeper who L was and L
was coldly informed that no visitors
were received after 4 o'clock
President wilson's first official act
was to acknowledge receipts of the
resigna ton of the Taft cabinet and
all assistant secretaries of the various
departments Though the assistant
secretaries will not detach themselves
immediately, their places will be filled
with new men within a short time
While the president expected to send
TO the senate today his nominations |
for the cabinet, he will delay an
nouncement of the selection of assist |
ant secretaries.
When Mr.. Bryan quit the cabinet meet /
ing and went over to the state depart |
ment he hesitated after leaving the |
White House and started for the navy |
department. but was intercepted by Mr. !
Knox. who greeted his successor
Mr.. Daniels was escorted to the navy |
department, where Mr.. Meyer greeted /
the war department when Mr.. Stimson |
Mr. Garrison Major General |
Leonard Wood, in accordance with the !
army regulation. will continue TO discharge
the duties of chief of Staff until the close
of today at least. Then automatically he |
will be relieved from that detail and
Major General Wotherspoon. the assist
ant chief of staff, will act as chief until
President Wilson makes permanent |
designation
Suits Gone Over.
James c. McReynolds. the new attor-
ney general, spent several hours CON
partment of justice. The two went over |
most of the important antitrust suits |
now in the courts and the great number
of antitrust Investigations now under |
way. Mr.. Wickersham turned over to his |
successor the report of Attorneys Charles
B. Morrison and Oliver E Pagan regard |
ing the governments investigation of the |
Standard Oil company to determine |
whether the dissolution decree had been
violated. As the now cabInet InemoeIs |
some had a ord to say about the first /
Josephus Daniels, secretary of '