Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-01-06 | Page 3 | Wilson Declares Cabinet Making is No Easy Task

WilSON DECLARES CABINET MAKING m IS NO EASY TASK President-elect President Says No De Decision Decision Decision De- De Has Been Reached on Portfolio Jan Z President elect i Wilson tonight made It plain that nobody In the tho United States knew know as asyet asyet asyet yet who was going going- to be in hi his cabinet or what wh-t would be the program ho would suggest for the tho next congress He declared that he had not offered a single cabinet portfolio to anyone thus far tar and as yet had reached no conclusion conclusion con con- elusion as to pans for the extra se see ses sion slon Mr Ir Wilson stated that while he had canvassed a variety of ot subjects and had talked over many names with Democratic leaders he had not given givena a n definite intimation in any direction either cither as to what his selections or his course with respect to legislation would be He Indicated however that ho ex expected ex- ex tho the extra session would not be devoted exclusively to tariff making making- an and said ho would specify in a special message some somo of ot tho subjects upon which he lie would like liko legislation enacted enact enact- ed The Thc President-elect President admitted h he was finding tho the task of ot cabinet making very er difficult t. t He lie said ho woul would de delay dolay do- do lay an any announcements announcement until ho lie could name his entire cabinet Still Ho He indicated that he intended to occupy occupy occupy oc oc- oc- oc cupy as aa much of his time as possible h onu tt j r. r l i t. t Ju 2 U ing the tho field from which h ho lie will pick picka a cabinet He said his mind still was open and that as soon Boon as he ho reached decisions as to the men he wished he probably would make malte all the offers simultaneously With respect to appointments In the foreign service Mr Wilson let It bo be known that he had not given them de definite consideration He Ho had been shown a newspaper dispatch concernIng concerning concerning concern concern- ing the appointment of ot a new now ambassador ambassador ambas ambas- to Mexico I 1 haven't an any more Idea who is 18 going to be ambassador to Mexico than I have as to who will be the first firstman firstman firstman man Ill I'll greet when I reach Washington Washing Washing- ashington ton he said It is known n also that Mr Wilson has I not considered whom he will appoint as ns ambas ambassador a or to Great Britain