The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-10
HE WRITES A LETTER TO THE
PRESIDENT WITHDRAWING
FROM sECRETARYSHIP.
RE-ENTERS PRACTICE OF LAW
Representative William Henry Moody
of the Sixth Massachusetts, Con-
gressional District Has Been
Selected to Take Place.
(By Associated Press.)

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Washington. March 10.-The third
change In the cabinet of President
Roosevelt occurred today when oecre-
tary Long submitted his resignation in
a beautiful letter, IL being accompanied
by one equally felcitous by the presi-
dent. The change was made complete
by the selection of Representative Will
lam Henry Moody OF the Sixth congress
sional district of Massachusetts,, as Mr..
Longs successor in the navy depart
ment. AeaNt
This change has been expected for
long time. Mr.. Long had intended to
retire at the beginning of the late Presi-
dent McKinley's second term, out he
, consented to remain until certain lines
of policy in which he was involved were
more satisfactorily arranged.
Then, when President Roosevelt sue
eeeded, though anxious to return to pri-
vate life--for Secretary Long will never
again enter public life--a strong feeling
of loyalty toward Mr.. Roosevelt induced
the secretary TO defer his retirement un-
til it was convenient for the president
10 make a change. Recently Mr.. Long
has been in Massachusetts making ar
engagements with his old legal connec-
he has his house at Bingham put in
Fl, order for his occupation.
When Mr. Long entered the cabinet or
| iginally he was an active member of the
| firm of Hemingway & Long we'll
known legal firm Of Boston. He has al
ways maintained silent connection
with the concern and will again become
| an active partner.
His Formal Resignation.
| The correspondence exchanged today is
| as follows
| Navy Department, Washing ton,
March 10.-My Dear Mr.. President:
| Will you accept this as my resignation
of the secretaryship of the navy. to take
effect on May next or sooner, OF course,
| if you shall at any time so wish. 1t has
been to me delightful service / leave
| the official circle of your cabinet, In
which my association with you and its
| members has been so happy, with high
appreciation of your administration and
with most cordial good wishes for its
success and for you personally. Very
| truly yours, JOHN d. LONG.
| "The President"
Presidents Reply.
white House, Washington, March 10
My Dear Mr.. Secretary: 1t Is with
very sincere regret that I accept your
resignation. / shall always count II a
privilege, not only to have served with
you during the last six months, but tc
have served under you at the outset ol
President McKinleys administration.
II have seen you in both relations
and 1t has never been my good for
| tune to be associated with any. public
man more single -mnAed in his devo-
tion to the public interest. Our rela-
tions have been not merely official, but
also those Of personal friendship. May
all the good fortune you so richly de-
serve attend you wherever you go. Sin
cerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
ITO the Hon. John ID. Long, Secretary
of the Navy"
Several After It.
Mr. Moodys selection was the outcome
of an interesting contest.
There were no less than a half dozer
asprants, but the struggle finally mar.
rowed down to the two Representatives
In congress-Mr. Foss Of Illinois, chair
man of the naval committee of tho
house, who had the energetic suppor
of his Western colleagues, and Mr.
Moody for whom Senator Lodge mad,
the winning fight
II was for time in doubt Whethe,
Moody would not be placed in some i'm
portant foreign mission rather than II
the navy department, but he preferred
to stay at home.