The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-20
Alrer's Successor.

The closest inquiry fails TO elicit any
information a. to the intentions of the
President respecting the appointment
Of a successor 70 Ar. Alger a. secretary
OF war. Names are mentioned, but
they are only those which have already
been suggested with more or less OF
plausibllity in the press without secur-
ing either confirmation or denial from
any wen informed perDons. The mem-
bers OF the cabinet were all disincllned
to talk about the succession, though one
did remnrk that the President had made
no mention OF name TO him and he be-
lIeved that no decision had yet been
reached. he also conveyed the impress
sion that no appointment would be made
Immediately. but that Mr. Meiklejohn
would be allowed to direct afairs Tor
some time TO come.
Adjutant General CoT'bin was seen
during the evening. and while not wish
Ing TO discuss any Of the facts connected
with the resignation, expressed his per-
sonal regret at the turn Of ahairs' DE
IT feel great sympathy and great re,
spect for the secretary. History VIII
show that Il he has erred It has been on
the side OF those who were hghting the
lrattles. No man in that position mas
ever had moro at heart the interests SL
the soldiers. their comfort and their wel-
fare. Time and again he has sald 70
as that everything must yield before the
requirements OF the men IN the hela ana
~ fhe funds were lacking he would pay
for IL himself. He will leave the oe-
partment with the respect ana esteem
OF everyone in H."
Only Three Lett
Secretary Alger's departure from the
cabinet win leave only three OF those
members In 1t who entered 1t at the be-
ginning of the administration, namely
Nessrs Gage. Long and Wilson. The
npmber Of changes that have occurred
IN the two and a half years Of ifs life
has been very unusual. Six cabinet OF
acers in NIL have resigned their portto-
,Ios either TO retire to private life or TO
accent other positions OF honor and trust
~ Inc hands OF the President. Ihese
Included Secretaries Of State SherIna an,
Who went out because Of ill-healrh ana
advanced age, and Day, VINO accepts :. u, .
United States judgeship; Attorney Gen Gen
sy.,i NICK emma, who accepted posit0n
on the Supreme Court bench OF lhe
United States; Postmaster Genets' ts
GARY. who retired because OF III healSii' !!
and Secretary Bliss. OF the interior os-
raTtment, M, who returned 70 New 13fH @
and resumed active connection Win
business affairs.
some Names Mentioned.
The transfer of Attorney General
Gr,rrs from the department OF justice
10 the war department has been sug-
rested by those who are figuring on
Secretary AlEer's successor tonight II
Ia urged that the largely increased le-
0al questions which are constantly
Coming before the war department as
a eonseuuence OF our new possessions
make II desirable that its executive OF
ficer should be n man OF legal attsll- atts-
ments and experience. In this same same
connection the name OF Hon. Elihu
Root, the well known New YORK iaM-
yer. Is mentioned. General James II.
Wilson. of Delaware, now in the Voiun- IN
teer establishment, and governor OF the
proyfnce Of Matanzas. Cuba, Is also
Spoken OF. General Wilson was well
known soldier in the Civil war. and
since has been prominently identlhed
with business enterprises.