The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23
ELllIU ROOT HAS ACCEPTED
HE VIII SUCCEED GEN. ALGER As
sECRET.IRY or WAR on AUG. I.


The President Tcnd"rcd the Appointment
After Being Assured by senator Plntt
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WASutSGToX Julv 30 --Elibu Root Of New
York will succeed zion AIper nc Secretary of
War on Aup. | President Mckinley made the
formal announcement az Mr. Enot's nppoint-
mcnt at noon TODAY Tho plncc was offered to
Mr. Root by telegraph Yesterday after a Cah-
net council and after senator putt had as
surcJ the President that Mr. Foot would NO.
ccpt. Mr. Roots rnpIy. arceutiur tho most. WAS
received this morning
senator Plat left WASHINGTON This morning
at 10 O'Clock for Nav York SucokiuU OF tho
selection Of MIR Roof hcsoid that tho President
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Had tho President agreed to appoint II military
man Senator Plat said he felt sure Gen. Francis
v. Greene would nav" been the choice. But as
President Mckinley was anSiousto have a man
who would he able to handle the many legal
Questions that might arise in tn" civic govern
m"nt Of tn" new colonial possessions. he con-
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were offered to him While his preference
was undoubtedly for Gen. Greene. when he
the opinion that no better qualified man
could be secured than Mr. Root. senator
Plat said he considered him tn, equal Of
he would he of great value in tho Cabinet. Mr..
'u,' was asker on hnrsuay 10 make 'he oi'er
t" Mr.. Root He informed the President that
Mr. Root had s,snfsd his wi, willingness to &C.
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sS%t Mr Root formally rendering hi" the War
' so,,r,, ,vproy11 1u,v 2o-1tm bo stated
War port,olto. This statement mt i. not mad made on
his authorItv because he declines tonight to
discuss tho matter ToasuN reporter he said
thn he thought any statements to be made
come, from Washington From an intmate
risnd b o, MS however the following statement
Secretaryship of War on Friday afternoon. aud
he formally accented by tSIegrnph from south
from New York on Thursday afternoon. and
he had then no intimation that the President
successor, When he received the formal
o1er on Friday afternoon he consulted with
few friends here He at first did not see hi.
the requrements Of his law practice; Tho
friends with whom he consulted urged him,
however, to accept, as a matter Of public duty,
and Mr.. Root finally decided to do So
Elihu Root was born on Feb Is, 1S45. in Gin
ton, Oneida county. the son OF DR.. Oren Root:
matthew atics. mneralogy and geology in Ham
ilton College. DIR. Root was a man ot fine taste
In literature and Of solid and varied learning
son. the Rev. Oren Root. Elihu Root was
graduated from Hamilton in 1884 vale
dictorian of his class. Although distingu ished
In college by literary and scientific tastes. and
proficient In classics and abstract science. he
early determined to study for the bar. He
taught for a year altar leaving college in the
academy at Romc, not lar from Clinton. and
then came to New York. Here he studied law
under John Norton Pomeroy. He took n course
in law at the New York University and was ad-