The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-07-28
SECRETARY OF WAR HANDS m ,s,a
REsIGNATION.
WIFI Go Into Eject Aus. 1, Though
It Was rendered cat the Pleasure
of the President" = Though Not
: Unexpected, the Resignation
! Came in the Nature Of . Surprise
Neither Mr.. Alger Nor the Presi.
dent Would Make Any Comment
Z speculative Comment a. to His
! Successor.

folio. The resignation will become
effective Aug. 1, though 1t was ten
dered Eat the pleasure Of the presi-
dent
Gossip has begun already as to his
successor, but is entirely speculative,
Tor, Notwithstanding the reports that
Mr.. Alger would not long continue at
the head of the war department, his
actual resignation came suddenly and
unexpectedly. That it would come by
the end Of the year was generally be.
lieved, but so little was it expected at
this time that some Of the cabinet Of
fcers, when the news first became
public, were inclined to regard the an
nouncement as premature, the an.
nouncement that it was actually in
hand coming to them In the nature OF
a surprise. Formal acceptance of the
resignation had net been made by the
president up to a late hour last night,
but will be in a letter to be written In
day or two. No official statement as
to the cause of the resignation was
procurable either from the president
nor from Secretary Alger, neither Of
whom would talk on the subject. Nor
was the letter of resignation obtain
able at this time. For the present
nothing will be made known officially
concerning the severance Of the Of
fetal relations between the president
and his war minister, but later on the
official correspondence closing the lat
ter's career as chief Of the war de-
partment doubtlessly will be given to
the press. The belief has prevailed in
Washington for some time that Secre-
tar, .Alger would resign from the cabi-
net, but the date generally set for 1T
was toward the end of the year, after
he had submitted his annual report In
which he intended to sum up what
had been accomplished during his
brief but eventful direction Of the war
department. Its tender then had been
regarded as almost
A Forcgone Conclusion
in view of Mr.. Ayers announcement
about month ago that he had con-
Guided to enter into competition for
the vacancy in the United States SEN
ate to be caused by the expiration Of
the term of Senator Mcmillan, strong
supporter Of the administration, and
that he had enlisted in his active sup
port Gov. Pingree, who had repeated
" made free criticisms Of what was
supposed to be cherished by the pres
ident toward the Filipinos. There
have been many explanations and de-
malls Of the facts in that case, but In
the end the impression was conveyed
that the result Of the Michigan visit
Of the secretary had been to change
the relations between the president
and himself to such a degree as to
make q restoration Of their former
status impossible and to render the
connection of the two as part OF the
same official family undesirable. AT
one time since then there was ground
for the belief that a rupture might De
avoided, but this belief ceased to be
held when the news spread that vice
President Hobart and Secretary Alger
were in conference at Normanhurst
III was largely at least as O result OF
this conference that Secretary Anger
decided to leave the cabinet at TINS
time. There has been no disclosure OF
what passed by the seaside, but 1t IS
significant that the return OF the secre-
ta7v to Washington was followed by
nrompt action. He arrived in WASH
ington Tuesday night too late to make
any official calls. Almost before the
executive departments were opened
for business Yesterday morning he
called at the White House, and, visit
ing the president in his office, an
nounced that he had concluded to re-
sien his office. What passed on that
noint between himself and the presi-
dent is ONLY matter of surmise, for
neither have anything to say on tEls
point. q
Who Will Succeed Hint
Among the names which have been
mentioned from time to time In the
discussion when talk of Secretary Al
gers Forthcoming resignation has been
Fife have been those Of Gen: Horace
Porter Of New York, now ambassador
to France; Gov. Roosevelt of New
York: Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, and
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn. The
name of Gen. Corbin has been men
toned in connection with an ad in
term appointment pending the selec-
tion of a permanent ce supant of the
Office. AS to tho report ,lat Gen. Cor
bin would be secretary 40 interim, an
officer close to the genera, laid there
was no basis for the report; that the
president had never conte nplated
naming Gen. Cnrbin I'd interim, and
that IL such an appointme.. were ten
dered IT would not be accepted. There
was some talk also that Gen. Corbin
might be given the portfolio perma-
nently. although this was regarded 40
improbable even among Gen. Corbin's
friends.
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