The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-06
siE HAS BEEN OFFERED THE
PLACE AND HAS 1T UNDER
CONSIDERATION.

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AN ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE
MADE SOME TIME To-MoR-
ROW BY THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. July Git
is reported here that ex4seeretary Of
War Root has Indicated to the Presi.
dent his Willingness to accept the po-
sItion Of Secretary Of State.
NEW YORK. July e.-President
Roosevelt arrived in Jersey City few
minutes after nine o'clock this morn.
ing from Cleveland. Ohio. where he
had gone 10 attend the funeral of Sec
retary John Hay, his friend and fel-
low worker in the service of the peo.
pie. The trip was without unusual
incident. Crowds met the Presidents
train at various stations during the
afternoon and evening. but they could
not persuade the President to give
them one of his characteristic talks.
The death of Mr.. Hay had left its
wound for the time, and his spirit for
such work was gone. He came out on
the platform, bowed to the people and
simply thanked them for the honor
shown him.
The President speHt but few min.
,ites in Jersey City. He and his party
were conducted aboard a Pennsylva-
MIA tug. Lancaster. which carried
them up the East river to Long Island
City, where the President. at a quar-
3 ter of ten, boarded train for Oyster
Bay.
An announcement will be made
some time tomorrow regarding the
portfolio of State. Despite the many
stories circulated to the effect that
ElIhu Root had declined the place,
it can, be positively stated that this
is not so. Mr.. Root still has the
offer under consideration. and will give
the President definite answer to-
morrow, following which an Official
announcement will be made. The be.
lief to-day among the Cabinet minis.
tiers who accompanied the President
is that Mr. Roots reply will be ia.
vorable, and that he will accept this
post of great responsibility and honor.
Mr.. Root left the Presidents party
at Jersey City to, go to his home in
this city. He said he would make no
statement regarding his intentions be.
fore tomorrow.
OYSTER BAY, N. " July g.
President Roosevelt returned to oys.
Ter Bny from Cleveland at 1o:45, a
quarter Of an hour ahead of schedule
time. Mrs Roosevelt had started
down from Sycamore Hill in the fam.
lily surrey, hut had not reached the
station when the Presidents train
came in.
Secretary Loeb's carriage was on
hand. however, and the President
climbed in there only to climb out
again when he met Mrs. Roosevelt,
hundred yards up the road. Lit
tie Archie, riding his wheel, had &C.
companied mis- mother from Sycamore
Hill. Owing to the premature arri
val of the party, the towns people
We're not prepared. A few minutes
after the President came in, scores
of his neighbors came trooping down
to the station.
Whether Elihu Root is to be the
next Secretary of State will be
known Tomorrow Secretary Loeb
announced this morning that a state
ment bearing on the subject will be
made public then. It is believed by
members of the cabinet who accom-
panied the President to and from
Cleveland that Root will accept the
offer Their hope in this regard may
be father to the belief, but when they
left the Presidents train at West
Philadelphia they were practically
unanimous in saying:
Root will be Hays successor"
The fact that Mr.. Root has asked
the President for days time in
which TO consider the matter would
make IT evident to those who know
him that he has more than his owl
inclinations to consult. Did he fee
that he were a free agent he, would
undoubtedly have given the Presi
dent his definite answer yesterday, OIL
at the latest this morning. But since
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