The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
CROWDED WITH INCIDENTS AND
FILLED WITH FLAVOR OF
POWER OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
TAKES AUTO RlDE over
CITY WITH MRS. WILSON
Secretary of State Bryan Calls In Com
pany With Various Heads Of Depart
ment Bureaus-Iliinols Delegation
Talks on Senatorial Situation.

Washington, March 6.-With the
'tinsel and the military pomp, the
cheers of the multitude the stirring
music of bands and the heavy tread of
marching thousands, the fireworks and
the limelight only pleasant memory,
Woodrow Wilson yesterday settled
down in the chair of President as quiet
ly and with as little ceremony, prob
ably, as almost any man who ever
crossed the threshold of the White
House. His long day was crowded
with incidents and filled with the flaw
or of the power that is a Presidents.
Almost his first act was to serve
notice upon officeseekers that they
will not be welcome at the White
House unless they have been invited.
Almost his last act last night was
to confer with Senator John W. Kern,
yesterday chosen as leader of the Dem
'ocrats in the. Senate and reputed rep
resentative of the administration in
the upper house. In between he found
time to shake hands with close to g.
900 persons, consult with his new Cab
met and with few friends in Con-
gress, dictate letters and generally
launch his own sphere Of administra.
tion.
In spite Of the reports that Mr..
Wilson might be expected to change
many of the precedents that have
grown up about the presidency, he both
cred with none of Importance yester-
day except that which permitted the
officeseeker to invade the White
House. He fitted in easily with the
machinery of the executive offices,
did mostly what trained officials told
him should be done and took up the
routine of government with ease.
Joseph P. Tumulty, Mr.. Wilson's
secretary, was just about as busy as
his chief. He talked half dozen times
to the newspaper men stationed at
the White House, directed many let
ters, received congratulations Of scores
of friends from New Jersey and talked
with many prominent Democrats.
The President spent the morning in
his office, the afternoon in the White
House at luncheon and in the east
room receiving delegations and at 4
o'clock shut up shop and went out
with Mrs. Wilson for his first auto
mobile ride through Washington.
All the delegations received came
: by appointment and the reported pol
icy of the "open door" was explained
to mean "open door" only to those
who came on public business.
After luncheon with his family ant
Secretary Tumulty, Mr.. Wilson learned
one of the uses of the east room. He
stood for forty minutes and shool
hands with 1,140 persons Major Thorn
as. L. Rhodes, personal aide for q yea
past to former President Taft, sho
them by as fast as he could get theil
names and the new President nevel
flinched at the ordeal
With all the callers disposed OF
Mr.. Wilson called for one of the White
House automobiles used by Mr. Taft
and started for spin around Washing
ton. No aide in uniform, such as ac
companied Mr. Taft, went with him
lat the two motorcycle policemen as
signed to guard the President on sucl
trips kept close behind.
After the, President returned from
1 his automobile ride, Lindley M. CARR
son, Secretary of War, had brief con
ference with him.
'T told the President that though
| earned my salary today" said Sec
retary Garrison with smile. I'm
learning the machinery Of the depart
ment. You can't go from an equit'
court to a government department 4
a day and get accustomed to II a
once"
M. Bryan, the. Secretary rof, State
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