The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-30
Col. E. M. House.

future. Neriica;.un of tines, rumors
came from high official sources to-
night.
Although he has never held a place
in the Wilson Administration and. in
fact, although he has never even been
rendered an office 10y President Wilson,
Col House up to two months ago was
the Presidents most intimate adviser.
During the past two months. however.
his influence has vanished entirely.
Along with the break between Col.
House and the President over the recog-
milton of Carranza there was break
between John Lind former Governor of
Minnesota and the Presidents first per-
sonal envoy to Mexico, over the same
proposition. In many quarters here il
is believed that Eind Influenced House
10 insist upon the recognition of car
rama, and that the two advisers lost
caste at the same time.
Lind is known to have urged the Pres
ident that the only solution Of the Mex
lean situation which would not be ac-
companied by armed Intervention or
further fighting between factions was
the recognition of the First chief Of
the conStitutionaliSts Lind is also
known To have told col. House of his
views and the Colonel is known to have
gone to President Wilson for the pur-
pose of insisting upon the recognition
of CarranZa.
Lind was in Washington at the time
formal announcement was made of the
fact that the diplomatic representatives
of Argentina, Brazil. Chile, Bolivia, tru-
quay and Guatemala would confer with
Secretary of State Lansing IN an ef-
fort to bring about peace in Mexico
At the time Lind expected to be called
He tlN'
surprised when he was completely lg-
nDred and Paul Fuller, Sr., of New York
was requested to participate Fuller is
an anti-Carrauza man first. last and all
the time.
While the meetings which were held
in Washington were going on Lind. see
ing that his presence here was not
wanted, departed for Minnesota. He
has not returned since and he has
not been consulted, formally or mfor-
mally. by the Administration on Mexican
affairs since his departure,
The break between the President and
Col House IL causing much discussion
here The Texan who made his money
during the oil boom, was one of Presi-
dent Wilson'S chief financial hackers
during the preconvention fight in 1912.
As "A result of his assistance and his
advice the President virtually made him
Fnlet mentor Ol the Administration.
House has named more Cabinet officers
probably than any other man in the his
tory of the country who did not occupy
the position of President of the Unied
States.
William j, Bryan was made Secretary
OF state on Houses advice; Albert
Sidney Burleson was made Postmaster
General on the same advice: and when
James q. McReynolds was promoted
from the position of Attorney General
to a place ON the United States Supreme
Court bench House insisted upon the
selection of Thomas w. Gregory, also
of Texas, as his successor.
The President appointed Mr. Gregory.
who had been serving as IA special As
sistant Attorney-General in charge of
the New Haven railroad cases. House
thus brought about the appointment TO
the Cabinet OF two citizens of Texas who
are residents of the same city in that
state. Col. House was also Interested
in obtaining the appointment of Secre-
tary of Commerce Redheld.
In addition to this. during the con-
sderation Of cities which were to he
named reserve cities for the new bank
ing system created by the enactment
of the Glass-Dwen reserve act House
put In n bid for the recognition of Texas
and obtained "A reserve bank for Dallas
over the combined opposition Of prac-
tically the entire temalnder Of the solid
South.