Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-01
Kept the Country Guessing.

Presdent-to-be Wilson stuck to his JOB
of getting New Jersey legislation and
Kept the country guessing as To the
makeup OF his cabinet. William j.
Bryan was the first man to accept, and
this became known January 80. Mr..
Wilson, in January gave the first init
nation that he did not wish an in
augural ball. ii distinct shock to the
inaugural committee and to the people
of the District, who then got their
first taste of the to-be head of the ma
ton as a precedent breaker While
holding down the legislature and con-
sidering cabinet timber Mr.. Wilson
made a number of visits to Paila-
delphia, where his teeth were worked
upon.
The selection of Joseph p. Tumulty,
Mr. wilson's private secretary, to be
his secretary in the White House was
announced soon after that of Mr.. Bryan.
and Mr.. Tumulty visited the White
House several times in February to
consult with Secretary Hilles as to the
work to be done 1t was announced
that as President, Mr.. Wilson would
not use the first word of his name.
Thomas" 1t was to be dropped. leav-
ing plain Woodrow Wilson. He has
adhered to that since coming into office
After Mr.. Bryan's name as cabinet
member had come out 1t was followed
by those of Messrs- McAdoo. Daniels
aud Burleson. the full cabinet appear
ing later Miss Isabelle Hagners name
was announced as secretary to Mrs.
Wilson. Gov. Wilson arrived in WASH
ington the day before inauguration and
spent the night with his family and
relatives. at the Shoreham Hotel.
Inauguration Simple.
The Inauguration of the new President
was simple. but witnessed by great
throngs of people from all parts of the
country. Messages of congratulation and
good will were received by the new Pres
dent from all parts of the country. One
of the first was from Victoriano Huerta,
provisional president of Mexico. who has
since been denounced by President VIII
son as an unfit man for his place. and
who is having many troubles, with the
prospect ahead of early deposition.
The job hunters, who had come to
Washington in droves, received a bad
jolt Immediately after Mr.. Wilson had
entered Office, by the official statement
that the President would not consult
with Office seekers, but would turn them
over to cabinet officials and others. The
President has followed that rule through
the year, talking patronage only with
senator's. representatives, cabinet officers
and national committeeman.
Mr.. Wilson's precedent hammer began
ticians, but along other lines. He de-
cided to address Congress personally
whenever inclined, the Constitution CIV
ing him that privilege. a privilege not &C
cepted by any other President for hum
dred years Not only has he talked per-
sonally to his legislative colleagues, as
he calls them, but he has visited the
Capitol a number of times. and received
senators and representatives who wished
10 talk with him legislation, patron
age or any other subject.
Mr.. Wilson has disposed OF patronage
slowly and devoted most of his time TO
two great undertakings-tariff and cur
rency. The House had hardly gotten
through with the tariff bill before the
FIRST intimations became noised about that
the President wanted currency reform.
That he achieved his purposes in both
cases Is now history.
Summer Capital Selected.
Cornish, n. H.. was chosen as the sum-
mer home OF the Wilson family. The
President did not enjoy mucn time there,
staying In Washington while legislation
was under consideration. He went out of
the city little. taking several short trips
down the Potomac on government yachts
but declining all invitations. with two ex-
ceptions. To appear before conventions
and other gatherings
He signed the sundry civil bill. which
President Taft had vetoed and which