The sun., 1901-12-21
APPRAISER WAKEMAN OUT.
THE PRESIDENT TAKES SUMMARY
ACTION IN MS CASE.
George W. whitehead WIN he Appointed
as Hb Successor THE Appraiser OF
the Port OF Boston IL to he Placed
Temporarily In Charge OF the once.

the FORT OF bOstOn u 10 lie PleCeO
Temporarily In Charge OF the Once.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-It was officially
announced at the White House at o'clock
this afternoon that Appraiser Wilbur F.
Wakeman had been removed upon the
recommendation Of Secretary OF the
Treasury Cage and that George w. White
head Of New York would be appointed
as his successor.
Alfred W. Brown. Appraiser OF the Port
Of Boston, will be placed temporarily in
charge OF the New York Appraisers Office.
These extreme measures we're decided
upon IN short order after Secretary Gage
arrived from New York this morning In
response TO the telegraphic summons from
the President. The Secretary went 10 tho
White House soon after o'clock, and the
President read TO him a letter which he
received from Mr.. Wakeman yesterday.
and in which the Appraiser made a long and
bitter attack upon Mr.. Cages administration
Of the Customs Department. President
Roosevelt made up his mind yesterday
that summary action must be taken against
the New York Appraiser. but he wished TO
confer with the Secretary before doing So
Mr. kGage was naturally indignant that a
subordinate officer of his department should
attack his administration, and he took the
ground that such insubordination. II per-
mitted to pass without a rebuke of the
severest kind. would demoralize the work
Of his Office and destroy his own usefulness
as Secretary Of the Treasury
The President was quick to see that he
must sustain either the Secretary or the
Appraiser, and that the other must be
q.
that both should remain in Office. II did not
take an instant for him to decide upon
summary action against the Appraiser.
and the decision would have been the same
even il the Appraiser had not already been
asked to resign
The belief Of the Treasury officials is
and this is apparently the belief Of the
President also-that Appraiser Wakeman
attempted a very shrewd thing in waiting
until Congress was about to djourn for
the holiday recess before sending his letters
TO President Roosevelt and Secretary Gage.
They believe MIR. Wakeman thought no
appointment could be made during the
recess. and that he would therefore hold
over until Jan. Q or later. This move " as
checkmated by the quick decision to place
the Appraiser of Merchandise in Boston
temporarily in charge OF the New York
Appraisers Office The statutes distinctly
authorize the Secretary OF the Treasury
to take such action in the case Of a vacancy
in an Appraiser office.
The letter which Mr. Wakeman sent to
Secretary Gage and of which he also sent
copy to the President contains seventeen
rea sons why Mr.. Wakeman refused TO re-
sign his office in compliance with Mr.. Cages
request MIR. Wakcman's peremptory re-
moval followed the receipt Of this letter In
Washington. The first, second, fifth. sixth,
ninth, tenth and eleventh reasons, which
are the most interesting, follow:
First My resignation would be on admis-
sion on my part that my Official admlnlstrh.
ton has not IN every respect been honest ana
second In view Of the fact that in a com
munication t. the President under da,e
recommend my. Continuance IN this Office; !
and that when had th" honor Of personal |
MIR Wakeman, YOU have certainly accom- !
plshcd great results. ia difference 10 the /
opinion Thus expressed. do not ,ea my way |,
Fifth Ny resignation would be an sc-
tions mnd" by me wlth vi"w 20 the purih.. 7
oHtion uf th. service, ard which have not /
been approved nv ~" department, were Z
o.th-r errors of judgment Or not justified by .
facts in MY possession | refer especially /!
As-i.',ut Appraiser Warner sherwood ~ 1
the six division. who's" removal recon- i
urudrd before HE appointment 81 the White I
hend Commission U"urg" Whitehead, !
chairman IN IsOp, Uud whose removal WAS ]
90 lSa recommended ly ~" sad Nhltehegd I
{ onlmi--lun You viii remember that y"u 4
old mo that Mr. Sherwood should 10" removed !
hut utt'rNard you wrote % personal letter /
to a mutual friend with HUthurIty tn show /
u tu me- which said li' "n"'t tl.i YOU al I
decided Otherwise rrHaU-" Of tN" trict'un .
" hich would 1Ti~c in va" Department on dc- .
count uf the personal opposition 81 Assistant
Secretary SpHuiling n" 90" r'muNHl ~ N IA
>l.ff Wood The bon t'-f 'EfiltN Ul my
nice bv the said Whitehead Commission
.u lsnp resulted lu negative Iuluf- .W"ui u .
rty administration The unlN diT"'t T",ou- .
~ Ttuu'Hl tauu" l| the Nhid .
Wa fh4' rrf'lrtt 40 above.
w. uf Warner S.'rEu.,I. Assistant Ar
Hfaiser 90 tvu d1rrHn' H',a>,"n- Pfr~i-
lent N, kluley a-trl u.H v'E ti' u 'paTtu"ut |
so not -rHd ulu.r 90 iu 10 ~,r'"ed sald
ShrTsurd
siNth My r,.iguai. .uu would irdlrat" ny .
approval ui the method. adopted Iu certain .
.uNr-t tlsaf.uI- Iu t,nr-,f..' VII ...- Nj" .
4hd tl, fy-tlf- thereof .' Do 's.l.'Nr have
.'rNI,r i'''f I' ..H-.fI' ".,'l. DO" t"- .
novel uf i,t#Iu.. "A ~ iIf.t nb,I wac
BOO -rd uuuu .H IItr-f..s'. IE -urHff fl-Ius .
>ur,HI A..H' Msli.f '..n.. a.d ii4rk .
luIu-uu. u .Hi. .'.It'Hi q" '--..i1ut .
NpH"Ii Ii.II ...-. f.u#ft would
.-tHIrI. .r,u uuilr n. HIH u.uf,.uli,'i .
IIuU Nf 80. DO ".. ....HE.d i'taHr' hr .
mad. ,,fIb.u lu0t.n. Hp.. N.tiHsIau
a.r.. rHt .rI..tandiu. t.r i..t iN.t Iu H.aH}
..i.ri il M, ilarI .f u.f.d ni.t.. u,lrial
a tuUIHIHtI. litr ,r,.t Hf i.. tr .hHI rHr
Ilat rsfsfaI u. Wb rtHH.u'tH 't.Ur fH u'