New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
WILSON WANTS JERSEYS
VOTE FOR INCOME TAX
Will Make Determined Effort to
Have State Senate RatIty
Amendment to Constitution.
SILENT ON BRYAN'S FUTURE
Governor Also Displays Little
Interest in Passing of Works
Bill for One Term for
President.
fBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune. J


Princeton. y. j.. Feb. PRESIDENT
elect Wilson is going 10 make a deter
mined effort next week TO induce the
Senate OF New Jersey to pass the income
tax resolution and thus ratfy that inn
portant amendment TO the federal con
stitution. As il now stands. all that is
needed 10 make the amendment effective
Is the vote OF one more state, and the
President-clect is extremely DESTROYS that
New Jersey be the one.
Governor Wilson has somewhat siren
uous task on his hands. however, because
a number OF the Democratic Senators. In
Guiding James +. Fielder. the president.
who will be the Governors successor
when he goes to Washington. are opposed
To- il. and have no hesitancy in saying
that they will not vote for the amend
mcnt when IL comes up and will also take
no part In caucus II an effort II thus
made to jam il through
That tine opposition to the adoption OF
the amendment was formidable was rec
ognizcd by the Governor this evening
when he announced that one OF the first
things he would do at Trenton on Mon
day would be TO confer with as many OF
the Senators az he could find in the hope
OF changing the views Of those opposed
10 the passage of the resolution.
The income tan amendment already
passed the New Jersey House OF Assem-
bis, 80 that all that now stands between
making il a part Of the Constitution Is
tho votes Of eleven Senators. which con-
stltutc majority of the upper branch
Of the New Jersey Legislature. IL IL also
a prominent plank in the Democratic
platform.
Silent on Bryan.
The Prcsidcnt-elect kept the Id down
good and hard OF any further news about
Bryan to-day. although he showed sur
prise when told that the peerless one had
been mentioned for other Cabinet places
than that OF Secretary OF state
You know. Governor. Mr.. Bryan has
also been mentioned for Secretary OF the
Treasury he was told.
is tuat sou he replied. Il lid not
know that
The PrcsiieGt-elc-t. without saying
whether or not Nh Bryan would be in
the Cabinet. explained further his IN
ability TO remember names the other night
by saying that u good many names had
been suggested for members OF hts Cabi-
net. bct for no specific place. and some OF
them might BE- applicable to Secretary OF
state.
The TACT that the United States Senate
had passed the Works amendment. pro-
yidirs FOR, single siX-year term for
President. aid not seem 90 interest Mr.
Wilson very much.
~ has still to pass the House and he
ratified by two-thirds OF the states was
mis- comment when told abou, II. Pressed
further. he sad II would be had taste for
him 10 comment on Il just now.
While the Works amendment 10 the
constitution viii have no effect on Mr.
wilson. there Is a strong plank In the
Democratic platform pleigiug him to II
single term Thus far the Presidcnt-e!ect
has studioUsly refrained from even mem
lioning this particular plank. much less
comment on IT,
The President-elect arrived here at
O'Clock this afternoon In fine huinor az
the result OF his dinner with a number OF
kindred spirits at the Round Table Club
last night
Did you discuss any Of the ramihca-
tons OF embassy IN London with Mr..
Choate?' he was asked
oh, no. he smillngly answered. ~
would be an objectionable thing TO dis
cuss public questions at such a gathering
as that"
Abe Gruber in Same Car.
Colonel Abe Gruber sat a short distance
behind the Presiden;-elcct in the train
which brought him here. and when one
Of the colonels friends remarked that a
strange combination was presented, the
little colonel remarked:
We'll, Providence IS certainly good. 10
bring an idealist In politics and q ma
chine politician safely 10 Princeton OF the
same train and Ia the same car. too
The colonel came here TO make an ad-
dress on politics before the students OF
the Princeton Preparatory School.
On the way here the President-elect had
10 change trains at Newark. and while
waiting for his train 10 come along he dis
covered fourteen year-old girl, with
camera in him, trying 10 get a snapshot
Of him. The sun seemed 10 bother the
girl considerably and. noticing her dis
tress the Prcsident-elect walked to more
advantageous place and posed for the
girl much TO her glec.
A quiet sunday is the programme for
the President elect to-morrc& In the
evening, he said. he expected to 90 to the
First Presbyterian Church 10 hear n lect-
ure on The Renaissance in China" by
the Rev. Or. W. $. Woodbridge, who
married cousin OF the President-elect.