The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-26
INTO SHERMAN'S SHOES
JUDGE DAY SUCCEEDS AS SEC
RETARY OF STATE
Resignation of the Aged Ohio Man
Presented to the President, and
While No Time Has Been Fixed
for His Retirement, the Changes
nOunced-Mr. Moore Vice Day.

M0Oe Necessary Have Been An
nOunced-Mr. Moore Vice Day.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Secretary
john Sherman, the head OF the state
department, today rendered his resig-
cation to the PRESIDENT. 1t has not
yet been formally accepted, and the
time for the retirement OF the aged
statesman has not been fixed, but it
was definitely announced that Judge
Day, of Canton, who has been the first
assistant secretary, will be given the
portfolio, and that John B. Moore, for
merly assistant secretary. will succeed
Judge Day. There has been some ques-
ton as to whether Judge Day would
accept, but this was settled today by
announcement from him, made at Cam
ton, that, if nominated and confirmed.
he would take the state portfolio.
With the resignation rendered today
Mr.. Sherman retires from public life,
after a service Of over forty years, en-
prac1ng the mouse of representatives,
the United States senate, the secre-
taryship of the treasury and the secre
taryShip of state.
Inc reason for the resignation is thu
condition of the secretary's health
which is now impaired, as the result of
years OF devotion to the public serv
ice ana the arduous labors of a life
relary now being within a few DAYS of
SeVenty-flVe years of age
Inc secretary's resignation was con-
Veyed In simple note, rendering to
the president the portfolio entrusted
10 MN upon the inauguration of Pres
ioent mckinley, and asking that it
70, axe eHect at as early day as may
De convenient to the president.
The secretary was seen by an AS
soclated Press reporter before he went
TO the cabinet meeting, and declined
~ make any statement beyond saving
70 the representative that he was car
rylng with him his resigna ton.
Cabinet Changes
II was announced when Secretary
Sherman's resignation would take eff
Iect, the secretary having yielded his
original idea of leaving at once. and
II is presumed that he will remain un-
III Judge Day qualities as his successor.
The selection of Mr.. Moore, who ia
now professor Of international law al
Columbia university, New York, to sc
ceed the latter, was warmly welcomed
hy all of the state department en-
ployes.
Appointed originally from Delaware
In the state department, by Mr.. Bayard,
When the latter was secretary, Mr..
Moore, by sheer merit and ability.
ora assistant secretary, and in that
capacity he served under several adj
mlnlst1ators without regard to politi-
cal changes. He resigned his place in
the state department to accept the
chair Of international law at Columbia
university about three years ago, and
II is believed that his present appoint
ment is only temporary, owing to his
lndisposition to permanently sever his
connections with Columbia
MI Moore is an authority on certain
branches Of international law and his
selection will do much to strengthen
the state department in the present
emergency.
The officials of the department. with
the assistance Of the attorney general,
have been preparing another proclama-
ton. which will be issued in a day or
two, this time treating of prizes and
defining the conditions and time when
such seizures might be made. 1t is be-
lieved that the protest and suggestions
coming from foreign embassies and le-
cations here have led the department
to define, once for ALL it's position in
this matter. -
A prize commissioner was appointed
this afternoon in the person of Com
mander John Wynne, retired naval
officer. He will be stationed at Key
West, where he now resides, and it will
be his duty in conjunction with two of
the members yet to be selected, as part
Of the commission, to make appraise-
ments of the value of prizes and to as
sist the prize courts in their work
Roosevelt Resigns.
1t has been understood for some time
past that Assistant Secretary Roose-
welt, of the navy department, would
soon retire in order to enter the mill
tary service in the Cuban Campaign
This story can now be confirmed posi-
lively, although the time set for Mr..
Roosevelt's departure from the depart
ment is not definitely fixed. The presl-
dent today named Mr.. Roosevelt as
lieutenant colonel Of one of the regi-
ments of mounted riflemen to be raised
in the Rocky Mountains under Col.
Wood, whom Mr.. Roosevelt has urged
for the place. Col. Wood is now DR..
Wood. Of the army. He won a medal
Of honor for distinguished gallantry
while commanding a detachment Of
regular troops during the exceedingly
hard Apache campaigns against Geron-
imO.
Secretary Alger selected Col. Wood
and Mr.. Roosevelt for these positions
because he felt that their training and
experience in the past peculiarly fitted
them to do good service with a cowboy
regiment. Col. Wood starts West to-
morrow to superintend the recruiting,
many offers having already come to
Mr. Roosevelt from individuals and or
CARNATIONS among the cowboys.
Secretary Long wishes Mr. Roosevelt
to remain in his present position as
long as possible, so it may be two or
three weeks before he will join his
command.
The president and both secretaries
have regretted to see Mr.. Roosevelt
leave his present position, but they feel
that in regiment of this character he
can do good service in the field and
should be allowed to go, though if pos
sible they wish him to remain here I'M
til the regiment is organized and ready
to take part in the invasion of Cuba.
Before that, however, he may have to
leave for short periods to superintend
the en1istments.s
So far the talk Of successor to Mr..
Roosevelt as assistant secretary has
been mere speculation, and it can be
stated positively that up to this time
the president has not made a choice
as his successor. It may be noted, in
view of the recent mention of the name
Of Admiral Walker in that connection,
that as it stands the law requires the
office Of assistant secretary to be filled
by civilian, so that if the admiral
desires to accept the offer he would be
under the unpleasant necessity of re-
signing and lose his place as a retired
officer, which he is not likely to do.
ARMSTRONG AND GREENE