Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
PREMIER SALISBURY RESIGNS
And His Resignation Accepted
by King Edward.
MR.. BALFOUR WILL SUCCEED HIM
The News Was Not Unexpected
by London.

But the Change Was Not Looked for Prior
to the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Future
Position Discussed With Much Interest
1t is Thought That He and the New
Premier Have Come to an Agreement.
London, Eng. July IA. The Marquis of |
Salisbury has resigned the Premiership,
aud the Right Hon. a. j. Balfour, the First
Lord of the Treasury and government
leader in the House of Commons, has been
appointed his successor.
The news of Lord Salisbury's resignation
and Mr.. Balfour's appointment was officially
given out last evening. Lord Salisbury LAID
down the responsibility Of his Office last
Friday in dn audience with King EDWARD,
and received the commentator OF MS
sovereign. Within "a hours His Majesty
elevated MIR. Balfour 20 the position OF
Premier, Mr.. Balfour accepting the post
While II was expected in official and
political circles that Lord Salisbury's re-
tirenent would be coineident with the
coronation Of King Edward, 1t was scarcely
looked for prior to that event. Consequently,
about the only surprise expressed was the
date rather than the fact of the resignation;
The real interest was not SO much IN LORD
Salisbury's withdrawal as in the appoint
nent of his successor
The liveliest speculation is rife as to the
personnel of the new cabinet. The most
discussed feature of the pending changes 10
the position of the Right Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain, the Colonial Secretary, who
in many quarters has been regarded as the
most promising candidate for the PREMIER
ship.
II is learned that prior to the acceptance
! of his new office MIR. Baltour had an inter-
view with Mr.. Chamberlain, and then CON
suited with his other cabinet associates.
/ This il regarded as an assurance that the
I future relative positions of Messrs. Balfour
1 and Chamberlain will be satisfactory to
! both. Mr.. Chamherlgin's friends say he
I always recognized the reyersion OF the
| Premiership was Mr.. Balfour's right as
| government leader in the House OF Com
| mons.
AS to Lord salisbury's withdrawal the
main reason is considered by practically all
the best -informed persons TO have been
! simply desire for quiet life on the part
of man advanced IN years, whose activities
have been unusual and whose scientific
| tastes predisposes him to study and Sc
cusion. That the retiring Premier's health
has failed 10 some extent is undeniable, hnt
this perhaps is not more than is TO be ex-
pected in u man of his years, and the close
of the war in South Africa and the return
Of the general who commanded there il
considered to be an appropriate time FOL
Lord SaIisbury's withdrawal.
sK TCH OF LORD SALISBURY.
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoigne Cecil
Marquis of Salisbury, and, AS such, the IN
heritor of his fathers title. was born q
Hatfield in the year 1890. He received hi
preparatory education at Eton, from whence
he entered Christ Church, Oxford, wher
he was graduated. His superior scholarship
was recognized in his election Us Fellow
J of All Souls, the same university.
In 1858 he was elected TO the House Q
Commons as Conservative by the borough
of stamford, which he continued to repre-
sent until the death of his father gave hin
his present rank and o seat in the House o
Lords.
, In 1885 he was given the appointment o
/ Secretary of State for India, In the admin
istration of the Earl of Derby. He resigne
) 1t the next year, not agreeing with the polio
, of the administration, which proposed tn
! enlargement OF tine electoral franchise, II
form carried ont in the bill Of 1887. Til
2 may possibly be remembered against hiI
Q at the coming election, when 2OO0,U
voters enfranchised under the provisions {
t bill introduced by the late GLADSTONE go
. eminent will cast their ballots for tho fir
. time. In 1853 the marquis was electe
: Chancellor of the University of Oxford
. succession OF Earl of Derby. He took offit
the second time, in 1874, as Indian Seer
i tary, in which he earned distinction by h
8 industry and ability.
a His greatest political SUCCESS, howeye
n was when, as colleague of the Earl
: Beaconsfeld, he attended the Congress
7 Berlin, in 1878, Russia there submitted to
= revision of the treaty of San Stefano, whit
II she had wrested from defeated Turke
Thereby another war was prevented, and ii
Earl of Beacons6eld and the Marquis
i Salisbury returned to London to be greet
n, with the popular cry of Peace with honor
"a In the same year Salisbury was made
y Knight OF the Garter, and Secretary OF Fo
~ eign Affairs. Since 1880 with slight int
Us missions, he has been the premier.
"a The marquis is known in history und
TX three names. He was Lord Robert Ce'
a. until his elder brother died, when he
NJ sumed the title of Visoount Cfanborne.
1858, as before stated, he bloomed out in
= hrs present social dignity, His caustic a
IS the pages Of the Quarterly Review, especia
re during the time when ne was Viscou
an Cranborne.
u PREMIER BtLFoUR's RECORD.
en- Right Hon. Arthur James Balfour, son
ca the late James Maitland Balfour, ESQ.,, a
er Lady Blanche Mary Harriet, sister of Lc
a Salisbury, was born July 18th, 1s4s.
~ was educated at Eton and at Trinity
~ lege, Cambridge, taking his b. A. degree
IL 1859. In 1874 he entered Parliament as
III p. for HEREFORD, and has since been act
as in public life. IN 1879 he gained liter
Ie- distinction as the author of Defence
to Philosophic Doubt" and has since p
III. lisheu several noEAs' ne uiu hoI I sotl l
ia prominent notice politically until 1875, wi
II he became privy councillor and presid
y of the Local Government Board.
~ As chief secretary for Ireland he redu
'th disturbances to minimum, although
is policy was generally condemned for
tx severity He introduced, however, sew,
he measures Of relief, and collected Ia
a fund for the relief of sufferers from fail
- of the potato crop. About 10 years
he became leader of the House of Comm
Ihg and First Lord of the Treasury, anu 81
ess that time has been a conspicuous figur'
of the cabinet, exhibiting good powers
leadership during critical periods and
quently managing the business of the
inc eign Office during the illness of the. pr
RS mn Il ne a not cn,Iv for XII na
emu cal and literary work, but for having II
ust golf popular in England.