The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18
Hay 10 RETIRE IN MARCH
Said to Have Reached. an Under
standing With Mr.. Mckinley.
His Return to London as An,bazsa-
dor Choate's successor
Possible.


In official circles the statement is made
today that an understand has been
reached whereby Secretary hsg will retire
from the Cabinet with the beginning of
President MekInIey's second term. His
status now is that he has not resigned OF
that he has rendered his resignation to
take effect on certain day. hut it is as
serted in well-informed circles that he has
offered TO do SO, with the result that an
agreement has been reached whereby ne
VIII quickly vacate the Office on March 4.
Just what the political future of Mir.
Hay may turn out TO be has not thus far
been prognosTicsted, but in view of the
stood, has signifed his intention 10 re-
Hnquish his post on account of the death
Of his law partner, the quidnuucs point to
the possibility OF Mr. Hay being again
sent to the Court of St Jar-es where he
is supposed to be persona gratissima At
any rate this unforeseen coneatenation
of circumstances has opened up new Wis
tas of more or less interesting surmises.
With this fact known speculation as to
who his successor wIll be has already be-
gun. In this connection IL is said that
Dr. Hill, the Assistant Secretary OF State
is perhaps as we'll qualified TO fill the Of
fee as any man Ahona The President could
name, being well framed in diplomatic
work by exPcrienca and possessing a
fun knowledge OF the recent Developments
n iRterEati tioRal affairs. Against him
however, is the objection that he comes
from New York and that that State is
already represented in the Cabinet by the
Secretary of War, while Ohio and Indiana
are not. Again. it is argued. that the eIe-
vation OF Secretary Hill would not accom-
plish any political good in the sense that
he is not what IS generally regarded as a
politician
The name OF Representative Hit of Hi
nois has also been suggested He is Chair
man OF TIE House Committee on For
eign Affairs ard consequently in a
position TO te we'll Informed as
TO all matters with which the State
Department has TO deal He has re-
Gently announced his candidacy for the
Senate 10 succeed Senator Cullom, but
this is generally regarded as a bluff Mr.
Hit is accredited with being a crafty poll
tieian, and it is believed that he has done
this 10 throw his strength in the end 10
Cullom whose reelection the President IS
said to favor as against the selection of
Governor Tanner. II the President really
desires the return Of Senator Culiom. the
aid which Hit would give him would be
recognized, and he might be made Seereta-
~ Of State. Mr.. Hit, however. is not In
robust health and this also might operate
against his elevation TO the Cabinet
Again, his appointment would give nli-
nois two members in the Cabinet
a more probable outcome of the retire
ment Of Mr. Hay is believed to be that
Secretary Root would be transferred from
the War 10 the State Department and that
The new member would be made Secretary
Of War A similar thing vas done in
President Cleveiaad's Cabinet when AZ
torney General olney was made Secretary
OF State. Secretary Root is said to be pre-
eIaineGtly fitted 10 be Premier OF the Pres
ident's Cabinet, especially 50 as during the
more recent international controversies the
Departments of State aud War have been
more closely allied than usual
Secretary Hay is said to have been re-
Gently annoyed by the attacks made upon
him by certain strong Administration or
gans, and he has been made to feel that
there is sn Updereurrent at work to carry
Lin out Of Office. However the most cor
disl relations exist between him and the
President and it is said that il is between
them sione that the agreement has been
reached that the Secretary is to retire with
Attorney General Griggs at or about the
beginning OF the new Administration