The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
MORTON WILL RETIRE
RoNAPARTE NEXT SECRETARY OF
 THE NAVY.
President Roosevelt Makes Announce ment of Important Change to Take Place in Ills Of-
 hciaI Family.

Washington, May 31.-Mr. Roosevelt today authorized the announcement that Charles J. Bonaparte of Baltimore would be appointed Secretary of the Navy to succeed Paul Morton, who earlier in the day stated he would re- tire July to go to New York to take charge of the plans for the construc- ton of the subway system for opera ton in connection with the surface lines. The President also authorized the statement that no other change in the personnel of the cabinet was likely to take place in the near future. Sec retary Shaw already mas indicated his intention of retiring from the cabinet probably next February. Rumors of the retirement of Attorney General Moody have been published, but it is understood to be his intention now to continue in the cabinet for year and half and perhaps longer.
 To all except President Roosevelt's closest advisers. the announcement of the selection of MT. Bonaparte as the head of the navy came as a distinct surprise, although 1t has been deter mined on by the President for some time in anticipation of MT. Morton's re- tirement.
 In all the gossip Mir. Bonaparte has not been suggested as Mir. Morton's possible successor. For many years MT Bonaparte has been an intimate friend of the President. So great is Mir Roosevelt's confidence in him that on many matters of national concern he has sought his advice and counsel To determine accurately the legal phases of the postal frauds, the Presi- dent designated M. Bonaparte and MT. Holmes Conrad to investigate the sub- tect and on their report he took de- cisive action without hesitation.
 Eminent as a lawyer and as a pub
 
 service reform, MT. Bonaparte has not been supposed to have more than an academic interest in the navy. In the upbuilding of the navy, however, he is known to be in perfect accord with the President and doubtless will carry into effect the views of MT. Roosevelt in the strengthening of the naval establish ment.
 Mir. Morton's announcement of his expected retirement followed a confer ence with the President lasting about an hour. It had been stated with au- thority that Mir. Morton would retire July l provided the President would accept his resignation from that date and 'today's statement therefore off, cially confirms what has been known for several weeks. When he retires he will have rounded out exactly one year of cabinet life. He succeeded Will liam H. Moody of Massachusetts, who became attorney general.
 Secretary Morton gave out the fol- lowing statement: Paul Morton an- nounces that he will retire from the cabinet on July 1. 1905. He will go to New York to live and will become associated with MT. Thomas F. Ryan. It is understood that MT. Morton will at once take active charge of the plans for the construction of the proposed comprehensive system of underground rapid transit lines in New York City for operation in connection with the existing surface lines"
 Mir. Ryan Is a well known capitalist of New York, who has control of a large portion of the surface street car lines of the city and proposes to con struct large subway system He was one of the supporters of Judge Parker in the last presidential campaign.