Show BIG jo I SHOW CERTAIN CERTAI I WILSONS WILSON'S SIMPLICITY DESIRE WILL NOT SPOIL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES l BIG PARADE ALWAYS PROPER I ir Elects Elect's Elects Elect's ct's Hint That He Would Like to W Walk lk to Capitol Stirs Up DI Discussion Must Consider Tafts Taft's Wishes By GEORGE CLINTON Washington Washington Make Make the Inauguration tion lion ceremonies as sImple as poser t ale le Is the request of ot President-elect President Woodrow Wilson Make tile the Inauguration ceremonies worthy In dignity and display of the great treat victory of the Democracy Is the dictum of most of the Democratic leaders in Washington The local Inauguration committee has been appointed and has gone to Its work energetically It Is not understood un- un that Mr Wilsons Wilson's request for simplicity means that he docs does not wish to ha have e a huge parade Parades the promoters of ot big Inaugural events say are representative of ot the people enjoyed by the tIle people and are in very every way eminently proper So it Is that while the Uie actual Inducting Into office oice and part of the ceremonies In which the president elect has a personal per per- sc ial place may be extremely simple It can be taken for granted that there will win be a big show in Washington on March 4 perhaps the biggest show ever vcr presented to the eyes of the capital residents and of their visitors from a distance i One of the agitating questions Just cow cow Is mether or not there Is any any likelihood that Mr l Wilson will carry nut Jut a n half hint half hint he has made that he hev v could like to walk from the executive mansion to tho the capitol where the ceremonies of at taking king the oath and of de- de the inaugural address take place GInce Would Break All Precedent FT If Mr Wilson Nilson should walk from the White House to the capitol he lie would break all nIl presidential precedents of days Even Een Thomas Jeff Jef- Jef f r on whose course on the occasion I of his taking oath is always referred lo to as s the tho acme of at simplicity rode on horseback to the capitol though virtually vir Ir vir- vir virtually tunny unattended It may be said that the the streets of ot Washington in J Jeffer- Jeffer eons eon's day certainly the middles of them were n such condition that no nom m mm n president president elit or other could walk far without becoming stuck boot deep In the mud Gov William Sulzer who took the oath of office as aa chief f executive of or orrew New rew York state on January 1 I broke broker p r I state precedent b by walking from the theer thep fi p- p mansion to the capitol but that walk was only a short one the y was perfect and the outgoing gov gov- erl or Mr nix Dix who had to accompany his successor to the capitol was perfectly perfectly pery per per- willing to w walk with walls with him It is not supposed l In Washington that Mr WIlon had Mr Sulzer's precedent dent i In mind when he hinted that he might like to walk from the White H House use to o the capitol for or It Is not customary for a president to take example of a governor go but It Is believed that the pre president elect really has a desire to toma tomake tomake ma make e the walk to the capitol If It can be done without having It appear that thattie thattie thattie's tie ties tie's is straining after an effect of Democratic Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- simplicity and thereby will overdo the thing and bring It pos- pos to the border of ridicule Mr Taft Must Be Considered When the president-elect president starts From the White House to go to the capitol he will be accompanied by the president of ot the United States for tor Sir ir 11 Wilson will not be president until until until un un- un- un til after he has reached tho the big legislative legislatIve legislative legis legis- building on m the hill and has taken the oath of office The question is therefore would It bo ho proper for tor Mr I Wilson In the capacity of ot elect dent elect to Insist that Mr Taft In Inthe Inthe inthe the capacity of real president should walk the mile mUe and a third along Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania avenue to the capitol under weather ather conditions which are very likely to be bad Mr Taft is a big man physically but contrary to general belief on n the tho subject sub subject subject sub sub- he Is a good deal of ot a a. walker It Itcan Itcan Itcan can be taken for granted that If it Mr Vil Wilson on actual actually shall request Mr Mr- Taft to walk the mile Chile and a third with him himbe he be b will acquiesce but It may be that in advance some one one will suggest to the elect president lect that the president would prefer that the request be not made Appointments Still Held Up The senate is still stilt refusing to con con- confirm confirm firm many of President Tafts Taft's ap ap- Nearly all the men named for government places are those whose terms have havo Just expired and of at course the Democratic senators desire that these places shall remain vacant until President-elect President Wilson takes office and names nn-mes persons o ohis of ot othis f his own choosing This matter o of f Democratic opposition to confirmation of ot Mr Tafts Taft's appointments has been beeD pretty thoroughly discusser discussed in previous ous dispatches but a a new phase ha has s come upon the tho matter within a day If the Republicans In the senate enate were united and all aU of them could b be e brought to attend the executive sessions sea ses I lions of the senate the presidents president's a appointees could bo be confirmed despite o Democratic opposition but the Republican Republican lican Bean senators are at at- variance no not t only on legislation but on tl n wisdom of of the appointments which Mr Taft has made and therefore the present dominant party In the senate Is having hav hay ing tug a hard time Ume of It trying to straighten out troubles and to Induce the Republican senators to line up uj f on behalf of of the Republican om officeholders office holders whose terms have just ex ex- Threat of Retaliation The Tho now new phase which has como come over oyer the matter presents Itself Itsal In the Republican threat that if their Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic brethren do not yield and show a willingness to confirm Mr Tafts Taft's appointments there will be Republican Republic Republic- an opposition of Mr Wilsons Wilson's appointments appointments ap ap- appointments when wilen the elect president takes office Now the Democrats will have control of ot the senate after March 4 but b by an exceedingly slender majority majority majority ma ma- margin It may be that tho the Democrats will have a majority of two but It Is possible that a majority of ono one will be all that they can mus mus- ter In this case It readily can be seen that unless after March 4 all the Democrats Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- are In attendance at the senates senate's senates senate's senates senate's sen sen- ates ate's executive sessions the Republicans Republic Republic- ans by acting together can prevent the confirmation of any appointments appointments' which they choose The threat at present extends only to a determination tion to refuse confirmation to those apP appointments of Mr Wilson which are Intended to take the places of at those already made by Mr Taft Tart and which the Democrats are holding up I Battleships Fight Now On The yearly fight has been started in congress on the proposition to authorize authorize au au- the construction of ot new bat bat- Secretary of the Navy Meyer Meyer Mey Mey- er er has asked for Cor three ships but as has aas been explained in previous dispatches dispatches dis dis- I I Ifor patches it is probable that he asked for or three In order that that he might be sure to get one or possibly twoSome two Some Some prominent Democratic members members mem- mem bers of the house have started the tho fight against battleship construction on the ground that the money which thus Is used would be much better spent fo fo public buildings Last year there was no public building measure passed and as every member of congress congress con con- gress is desirous of at getting something in n the shape of ot a public building for I his ils district because of the prestige which such an accomplishment gives him at home it readily can be bo seen seen how strong an appeal there is in the plan for a big public building Can Wilson Control Senate When Woodrow Wilson first becane became became be be- cane came came an announced candidate forthe for forthe forthe the nomination of ot his party forthe for forthe forthe the presidency the contest became be be- became came in racing parlance Wilson against the field It might seem at first thought hought that this was not the case because Champ Clark had more votes among the delegates than Mr Wilson but from the very beginning of the struggle there was a feeling apparent In Democratic circles that before the contest ended in the convention convention con con- convention hall a combination of t tie the e field would be necessary to defeat Wilson It Is to-day to everybody's secret because be be- because cause the whole matter has been laid bare in previous Washington dispatches dispatches dis dis- dis- dis patches that President elect Wilson Is is' mere more concerned over the senates senate's probable attitude toward his policies than he is over any other possible opposition opposition op- op position either from a party or a leg leg- Native J. J source The question therefore there there- fore ore which Mr Wilsons Wilson's strongest Democratic supporters are trying to answer is whether the Democratic s senators who were with the field and opposed to Mr Wilsons Wilson's candidacy candidacy candidacy can can- because of his supposed radical rad- rad i cal ical tend tendencies will Join with the progressive progressive pro pro- Democrats to give his poll poli p policies U. U cies cles the force torce and nd effect of legisla legisla- tion Absolutely united Democratic senate senate senate sen sen- ate support will be needed if tf the incoming incoming incoming in in- coming president Is to have things done as wants them done There Ther are several severa Democratic senators who wh were opposed to Mr Wilson as a candidate candidate candidate can can- for the nomination who day to-day are making a brave showing of loyalty loy loy- alt alty and the Wilson Democrats be- be levo that this loyalty will stand the test when support is asked for policies poll poll- des cies which some of the conservative Democratic senators s hitherto l have aye held as being entirely too radical to become Become the law of the land No Certainty of United Support Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia who was supposed during the pre conven Ion Hon campaign to have Harmon leanings leanings lean- lean ings is to-day to doing his best to help along a plan of Democratic organization iou tion of the senate which will give Mr Wilson the support which will be necessary if his legislation is to be sanctioned in the way that he wants It t sanctioned There are other senators senators senators sen sen- who prior to the Democratic convention were for Clark or Underwood Underwood Underwood Under Under- wood or Harmon who to-day to are saying saying say say- ing that the they will stand firmly in support support sup sup- port of anything which Mr Wilson recommends If It they believe that back backof of it is the th-e will o of the party There are still other senators of the conservative conservative conservative con con- type who have made no promises of support concerning the reform of at the currency downward revision revision re reo vision of the tho tariff or oI trust anti legislation legislation legis legis- lation laUon in the forms in which It is believed believed believed be be- Mr Wilson will ask congress to deal with these questions The Democrats In the senate therefore therefore there there- fore tore to-day to are not yet quite certain whether the new administration is to have plain sailing for its policy ship through the waters of the senate Every very effort Is IB being made personally now v among the tho Democratic senators who will hold over into the next next congress congress con con- gress and by correspondence with new Democratic senators who are arc to take their seats on March 4 to force an understanding In adv advance nce on the subject of a general Ilao of progressive slue sive legislation |