Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-05
lie viii Acqulesce in His Retention
But viii Not DO SO
Gracefully,
lip 70 THE SECRETARY TO SPEAK
II Rests With Him to Say Whether
He Will Continue to Hold His
Official Position.

washington, u. c., Dec, J.-Sehdtor
Hanna spent several hours with Pfesl-
doot Roosevelt last evening. II Is stat
cd that the principal topic discussed
,,as the secretaryship of the Republic
can National committee. The president
is roported to have insisted upon the
retirement OF Heath, while Hanna de-
olared that Heath should stay
PRESIDENT WANTS NO FIGHT
The president has no desire for
Geht with Hanna and the latter mas
ne utmost confidence in the integrity
and uolitlcal ability of Heath, IT the
salt Lake man can be induced to re-
main IN his position as secretary ol 'ue
committee Hanna will insist upon
1Ioolh's retention. The president VIII
,,ro,,iesco hut not with the best grace,
n seems 10 be up to Heath to speak
,ovt He does not want to serve long
cr but he IL loyal TO Hanna and ms
friends here believe that In the event
al the latter insisting Heath VIII lWt
force the committee TO accept MS feelB-
nation.
y q DEPARTMENT ROTTENNESS.
The New York and Washington pa
pers vie with each other IN deVolius
space and giving glazing headllnes 10
the disclosures OF foltenness ",,t q,
nostotHce department, Beyond doupt IL
Is the overshadowing topic of the hour'
GREATEST OF SCANDALS,
The New York Herald throws into
greatest prominence the work OF lyner,
Beaverg and Machen, and ADDS IN Dig
type: Revelations concerning ue
transactions OF Former Asst. Postmhs-
ter-General Heath. il Is believed tn IVY
win be his political undolng' me
Herald calls IL the greatest seaman
On Inc history of the government, but
savs the general impression Is that the
president viii not suffer politically, pe-
cause the public will view him as an
official who IL not responsible for any
az Inc practises, but who viii expose
Them with relentless vigOr, and VINO
solemnly pledges himself to see tha'
swift punishment follows In every case
The Herald adds that there was an
effort 10 shield state Senator q. f.
Green from prosecution because he was
powerful Republican politician IN
New York state. II goes on to say
SAVING OF HEATH
That effort was as nothing, however,
10 the strife to shield from exposure
Perry S. Heath, former first assistant
postmaste general and secretary OF
the Republican National committee.
Mr.. Heath is favorite of Senator
Hanna and Senator Hanna mas ever
had confidence In Mr. Heath He has
been opposed to suggestions that Mr..
Heath should resign from the secre-
taryshp of the national committee ana
has said that he has seen no reason
why Mr. Heath should do So
HE Is IMPOSSIBLE,
THE Brlstow report, made public to-
day, renders it impossible that Mi
Heath should remain In a prominent
position in the Republican party 81
long AS the Roosevelt administration is
in office, and tbs freely predicted that
attire the meeting of the Republican
national committee In this city on Dec
II Mr. Heath viii lay down the secre'
taryship.
Most intense public interest viii be
taken i'm the revelations made by MIR
Bristow rgardeing the connection OF
former First Assistant Postmaster.
General Perry $. Heath with some OF
the most sensational transactions. Mr.
Heath has not been connected with tho
department since July 81, 1900 wher
he resigned,
WHY NOT INDICTED.
THE general impression has beer
mat MIR. Heath was not indicted be
cause he was protected by the tire,
years statute of limitations. II nov
appears that In two Instances his cas-
was submitted to the district attorne,
for indictment but that the district at
lorney decided that the evidence wal
not sufficient TO Justify the indlct
lnent OF Mr.. Heath"
IT. W, W. TAYLOR TO BE RE
CORDER.
First Lieut.. William w. Taylor Jr
Twelfth infantry Is detailed as record
or ot the examining board at ut. Doug
las, vice First Lieut.. Daniel |, Merrill
twelfth infantry, relieved Socon
Lieut.. John $. Chambers, Twelfth I'm
idntry, viii report to the board Of r.
Douglas for examination for promo
ton.
MIR, HOWELL'S COMMITTEE AS
SIGNMENTS
In the committee assignments an
bounced today Representative JOSEF
Howell, Utah has a place on the com
plittee on mines and mining claims am
industrial arts and eXpositions
MIR. FRENCH's ASSIGNMENTS,
representative French, Idaho, on el
u'uuoh, war claims, and immgratlo
and naturalization
HEATH WANTS NO SECOND TERN
Washington, Dec, 5.--Senator Hanna
conference with the president last nlgi
mas aroused the keenest interest anon
politicians generally II can be sal
that at last nights conference only II
eldental reference was made to ma
lets Of concern TO the Republican ma
lonnl committee The statement thi
henator Hanna has not dete
mined definitely whether he WouI
r. willing to retain the chat
manshlp of the committee
not, is strictly accurate. Il probab
VIII be several months before the nece
atty for final decision will arts