The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-16
Mr.. ALGER'S VISIT
10 Hobart Nay Secure Some Good Ad.
vice for Him.
ADMINISTRATION HOPES so.
President Declined to Support His Sec.
rotary Publicly.
SAID 1T WOULD Be UNIDENTIFIED.
Criticism Of the Present State Of Affairs
Very General.
ALGER IS TO GO OUT ON JANUARY 2
New York World Claims to Have Au-
thority for Making that Posi-
tive Statement.
ILGER IS TO GO OUT ON JANUARY Z
Especial to The Post.)


Washington, July 15.--It is sincerely
hoped in administration circles that Sec
rotary of War Alger's visit to the vice
president will result in his receiving some
good, wholesome advice from that dis
tinguished gentleman which will lead to
the presentation of his resignation to the
president when he returns to Washington
on Monday. The vice president has often
before helped the administration out of
embarrassing situations; perhaps he may
again be the friend in need at the present
juncture.
When the secretary left here yesterday
he was Just as firm In his determination as
ever that he would not be swayed from
his purpose TO remain in the oabine. at
least until January l, by intimidations
from other members of the administration
He asked the president to make some 4 b.
lie statement with view to setting at
rest the reports that his resignation is de-
sired. MIR. Alger told friend that the
president, In his intercourse with him,
seemed to deprecate the attacks upon him,
ment on the ground that it would not be
dignifed for the president to give news
paper interviews. Mr.. Alger expressed his
disappointment over the presidents fall
ure to publicly defend himself, but his re-
fusal to do SO does not seem to have
changed his determination to either force
a direct request for his resignation or to
remain in the cabinet until the end of the
present year, when he has indicated that
he will voluntarily resign,
Senators and members Of congress who
have been in the city during the past few
deys in connection with the lew army APP
pointments are almost unanimous In their
condemnation OF the existing state OF af
fairs in connection with the war depart
ment portfolio. Naturally they do not care
to speak publicly in condemnation of the
president or the secretary of war, for they
are here looking for favors, but they pri-
vately critioise the secretary Tor refusing
to go when he knows that he is not wanted
either by the president or the country.
and the president because he is not firm
enough to come out squarely and dismiss
the man responsible for many of the blum
ders of the war, and utterly incapable of
meeting the present emergencies.
These public men are likewise CONVINCED
of the urgent necessity of putting innn at
the head of the war department like Gov
ernor Roosevelt, who will have the force
and ability to pull that department out Of
the rut 1t is in, and In getting the army III
shape for a vigorous campaign to speedily
end the Philippine war. Governor Roose-
welt is the man above all Others in the
opinion of large majority of public men
with whom l have talked, to meet the ex-
traordinary condition which confronts us.
Especial to The Post.)
New York, July 15.-The World has the
following special from Washington:
General Russell A. Alger will cease to
be secretary of war on Tuesday, January
q 1900.
General Horace Porter, now ambassador
to France, will then--unless the presidents
plan Is changed-hecome secretary OF war.
There is unimpeachable authority for the
foregoing statements.
If Alger should retire from the cabinet
today General Porter would certainly sue
coed him. In fact, President Mckinley,