Arizona republican., 1913-03-06
Tinsel and Military Pomp is Only Pleasant Memory and New Executive Finds Much Awaiting His Prompt Attention
RECEIVES MANY
 DELEGATIONS
Adhercs to Precedents in Most Things Except in Announcing That Office Seekers Are Not Welcome at White House
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 WASHINGTON. March With the tinse and military pomp, the cheers of the multitude, the stirring music of the bands. the heavy tread of march ing thousands. the fireworks and lime light only a pleasant memory, Presi- dent Wilson settled down in the chair of the presidents. quietly and with as little ceremony as almost any man who ever crossed the threshhold of the White House to become its master.
 The long day was crowded with in cidents and. filled with the flavor of the power that is a presidents. Almost his first act was to serve notice that officeseekers will not be welcome at the White House unless invited. Al most his last act tonight was to confer with John r Kern, chosen today as the leader of the democrats in the sen ate and reputed to be representative of the administration in the upper house. Tn between he found time to shake hands with close to two thousand per sons, consult with his new cabinet and with d few of his friends in congress. dictate letters and generally launch his on ship of the administration. In spite of reports that Mir. Wilson might be expected to change many pre- cedents that have grown up about the presidency he bothered today with none of importance except that which permitted the office seeker to invade the White House He fitted in easily with the machinery of the executive officers. did mostly what trained off ! cials told him should be done and took up the routine of government with ease.
 The president spent the morning in his office and the afternoon in the ! White House at luncheon and in the east room where he received the dele gations. At o'clock he shut up shop and went out with Mrs Wilson for an auto ride through Washington. All the delegations received today came bv appointment and reported that the policy of the open door was eN- pIained to be an open door only to those who call on public business After luncheon with his family and Secretary Tumulty. President Wilson learned one of the uses of the East room He stood for forty minutes and shook hands with 1140 persons. Major Thomas L. RhOades, personal aide for q year to former President Taft, shot them by as fast as he could get their names and the new president never flinched at the ordeal. With all the cal lers disposed of President Wilson called for one of the White House au- tomobiles used by MT. Taft and started out for a spin around Washington. N aide in uniform such as accompanied President Taft went with him, but two !; motorcycle policemen assigned to guarc the president on such trips kept close behind on the ride
 After the president returned from hi: automobile ride, Lindley M. Garrison secretary of war, had a brief confer ence with him.
 'I told the president I thought
 earned my salary today said Garrison with laugh.
 T am learning the machinery of m, department You can't go from al equity court to government depart
 ment in day and get accustomed t . it ali at once"
 l, William J Bryan, secretary of state { called after Garrison left He brough with nlm huntington WllSDH, loIIIie e assistant secretary of state and tn ] heads of the various bureaus of tn state department. presenting them [ the president MT. Bryan said som | questions of the various bureaus re D quired the attention of the president a
 once. but that he was concerned abou ] the routine chiefly.
 Tn marked contrast to the pOmp an
 circumstance with which WoodrO'
 Wilson was inducted yesterday into of
 flee. six members of the president
 official family were sworn in toda, v Those who began official lives are: ' Secretaries Bryan, Garrison, Daniel
 Lane; Burleson and Wilson.
 Secretary of the treasury McAdo Secretary of Agriculture Houston, Al
 torney General McReynolds and Sec
 retary of Commerce Redfield will tak
 their paths tomorrow. William
 Bryan took his oath of office at tt
 state department where he appeared {
 o'clock with Mrs. Bryan and a part v of friends. Assistant Secretary WilsO
 Adee and Hale were also present whe
 the oath was administered by Willial
 McNair. chief clerk of the departmen
 The first offical act of Bryan was
 sign the commissions of the other men
 bers of Wilson's cabinet. The last O . ficial act of Knox, the retiring secr' . tary of state, was to sign the cOmmi