Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-07
WILSON At WORK IN OFFICE At
9 O'CLOCK AND ATTACKS
Correspondence.
CABINET MEMBERS TO
HOLD FREQUENT MEETINGS
Extra Sessions in Addition to Twice
a.Week NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Re-
ceives Many Callers, including Load
er Murphy. of Tammany-vstoed
Sundry Civil Bill.


Wilson today began conferences with
some Of the leaders of his party in con-
gress. He was in the executive offices
/ shortly after 9 o'clock and at once at
tackled the mass of correspondence that
has reached the White house during
the last few days. The cabinet was
ready for another special session and
prepared to consider appointments of
bureau heads.
The first White House visitors today
were Senators Culberson, of Texas, and
Tillman, of South Carolina. Former
Governor Glenn, Of North Carolina
came later and Chairman Fitzgerald,
of the house appropriations committees.
followed Chairman Fitzgerald had
many legislative problems to discuss
with the president. Late today Presi-
dent Wilson was to meet ChardeS F..
Murphy, the Tammany leader. Mr.
Murphy was expected to come with
eight other New Workers and it was not
probable that the president would have
an opportunity to hold a private con-
ference with him.
Cabinet to Be Kept Busy.
White House officials announced that
the president had decided to hold regu-
lar cabinet meetings on Tuesdays and
Fridays Of each week as has been the
custom sfor many years. Many special
sessions. however, are likely to be called
before April /, when congress is to
convene in extra session.
Representative Fitzgerald talked with
the president about a half hour and
general subjects. No decision has been
said later that they discussed only
reached, he said, as to whether the
house should now appoint an appropri-
alton committee and draft q sundry
civil appropriation bill to take the place
Of the one vetoed by Mr.. Taft.
| It is possible that a new sundry civil
| bill and an Indian appropriation bill
will be introduced in the special ses-
sion without going thru the hands OF
the appropriation committee. The
house passed the bill In the last con-
gress over Mr.. Tafts veto by large
majority and 1T, probably will not be
reintroduced and passed as it then
stood.
College Chum Calls.
Former Governor Robert c. Glenn, of
North Carolina, called to congratulate
the president The two men were class
mates at Davidson College. North Caro-
lima, years ago and played on the same
baseball team. It was recalled today
that on the last occasion ot their meet
ing, which was in Indiana during the
campaign, Mr.. Glenn pushed thru a
crowd and said to the democratic can
didate, Hello, Tommy" and the future
president replied, Hello, Bob"
IT. IT tI,;n
Mr.. Glenn was asked.
NO" laughed the former governor,
'I called him Mr. President"
Colonel Robert Ewing. democratic
national committeeman from Louisi-
ana. was another caller He came to
invite the president to attend the
Louisiana state fair next November.
Mr. Wilson told the colone! he intended
to remain in Washington at work, do
ing very little travelling, at least during
1913.
II told the president I hadn't come
to ask the appointment Of anybody
said Colonel Ewing, "and suggested he
probably would be glad to see some-
body who didn't want something. The
president admitted he was"
Cabinet Actions Public.
The president stopped receiving call
ers shortly after II o'clock when the
cabinet arrived for the daily session.
All the secretaries said the meeting was
to be one of organization and that they
expected daily sessions until they had
disposed of the principal departmental
appointments and the work Of getting
really settled.
When the cabinet meeting broke up
President Wilson let 1t be known thru
Secretary Daniels of the navy that he
proposed as far as possible to pursue :.
policy of publicity regarding what takes
place around the cabinet table. To-
days meeting it was said. took up the
work Of organization where yesterday S
left Off