New-York tribune., 1901-03-15
w. G. SANGER APPOINTED.
No OBJECTION MADE BY SENATOR'S
PLATT AND DEPEW.
-,yr ,,pw ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR
TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE AND
ASSUMES HIS DUTIES.

TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE AND
ASSUMES HIS DUTIES
INV TELEGRAPH TO TRIBUNE-l
Washington March 1.-THE Presloeht al MON
to-day appointed William Cary Sanger OF new
YORK Assistant Secretary Of War IN pace Vi
George d. Meiklejohn. of Nebraska An houf
later Mr. Sanger's commission had peeh sie"eN
and he had taken the oath Of Office ana pes u"
active performance Of his duties.
The promptness with which all the customary
.orralitIes involved in an appointment of such
sn,nortance were executed to-day was in marked
contrast with the reports which have been preVa-
lent for the last weeks to the effect that ihe
New-York Senators would not permit MI sang
er's appointment. Senator's Platt ana Depe"
called on Secretary Root at his office in the !" ar
Department early this morning. and had pleas
ant talk with him proposed appointments
generally including not only that or Colohei
Sanger. but a number of suggestions for appor-
tioning the quota of the State of New ork III
filling the vacancies in the enlarged permanent
army That the conference was thoroughly en-
joyable TO all who took part in it was vouched
for bv one of them, and evident from their
cordfalitv when they parted. Secretary Root
visitors went directly to the White House. wheTe
they spent half an hour with the President ana
or their departure the following authoritative
statement was given out by an official OF the
executive staff:
The New-York Senators called on the Presi-
dent this morning. and for the first time the SUI
ject of Colonel Sangers appointment as ASSIST
ant Secretary of War was referred to- having
gone over the matter fully with the secretary
OF War. the Senators desired TO say that tle!
would offer objection to Colonel Sangefs APP
pointment.
In view of the great amount of excitement
caused by the exclusive announcement OF Mr.
Sanger's selection in The Tribunes washington
dispatches exactly two weeks ago tonight fol-
lowed by numerous publications of authorized
interviews and more less inspired gossip II
IS declared that the literal truth of the above
statement is unquestioned
RETIREMENT OF MR.. MEIKLEJoHN.
Its PRONUNCIATION about noon was followed
little later by another distributed in the War
Department by Secretary Roots direction whlch
read follows:
some time before the expiration of the last
administration and before The reappontmeht oI
the Cabinet Assistant Secretary MelkleJonl
notified the President that by reason OF ms
candidacy for the Senate the long canvass az AZ,
.enSine II and the necessity that there should
he an Assistant Secretary who could be presei'
in Washington to perform the dInes I OF ei,e + he
fee he unwilling to permit ms I lam - 80
considered for reappointment MI sanger mas
accordingly been appointed. and VIII liIineui-
stely enter upon the discharge OF MS ou''VS'
From appears that A1r. MeihitJohih ""8
not removed from office and that he did not
submit a formal resignation. There is no sPe-
rial surnrise over the fact that Mr.. MeikleJohn
~ WAS not reappointed II has been generally uh-
darstood in the War Department for long
N time that Mr. Meiklejohn would not resume MS
official duties there. regardless OF the result OIL
She Senatorial election in Nebraska. The ap-
,ointnaent Of his successor at this time IL Is
declared. involves no reflection upon MS ao-
,ninistration in the War Department, and the
fact that his term would not expire for several
weeks is regarded oyerbalanceo Dye MS az
sence for the last three months
MP SANGER AT THE WAR DEPARTMENT
II WAS lust 12:30 when the commission of the
new Assistant Secretary reached the War De
partment and a few minutes later Mr. Sanger
came down from Secretary Roots home, where
he is 2 guest and entered the Secretarys pri-
vate offi3e Without any delay ne subscribed
TO the regulation oath in the presence Oh Lieu
tenant-General Miles and Chief Clerk Schohelo'
the usual formula being administered by MI
Randolph chief of the Record Division OF the
Department. The instrument as signed by MI
Sanger makes his residence ''Sangerfeld County
OF Oneida State OF New-York." The chief clerk
.oolx tbe new Assistant Secretary ar TO his
office and after spending half an hour there in
getting his first insight into the vast. routine
business that will almost overwheln him in the
course of another week. Secretary Root called
for him and took him off to luncheon in his car
riage At 2:30 they returned and Assistant
Secretary Sanger held a reception, the two hun
dred clerks of his Office being presented by their
chiefs He shook hands heartily with ALL and
had brief conversations with some OF the divi-
sion chiefs The other sixteen hundred clerical
employees Of the great Department will not meet
the new official for several days but all the
army officers on duty in Washington will pay
their respects 10 him tomorrow in obedience 10
the following circular. which was issued this af-
ternoon:
War Department.
Adjutant-Generals Office March a. 1901.
To the Chiefs OF Bureaus, etc: The Secretary
of War desires the presence Of yourself and Off
duty with you 10 a. m. to- morrow,
March is, for the purpose of presenting the Off
GERS Of the army on duty in Washington TO the
Assistant Secretary of War. the Hon. William
Cary Sanger. In undress uniform.
H. c. CoRBIN.
From the moment he entered his Office
to-day Mr. Sanger dropped his militia title of
colonel, and requested that he should be ad-
dressed hereafter as civilian.
THE NEw-YoRK SENATORS SATISFIED
Mr.. PLATr SAYS HIS OPPOSITION TO
SANGER WAS BASED ON MIS-
APPREHENSION
Washington. March ii SPECIALIZATION New
York Senators want il known that their ac-
quescence in the appointment of Mr. Sanger
was entirely in accord with their view NJ his