The sun., 1905-09-05
BACON FOR LOOMIS'S PLACE.
PRESIDENTS COLLEGE MATE
ASST. SECRETARY or STATE.

F0Smof MomDof u firm " u. r. mOtBsn
&Cs.. and Well Known ~ . Financies
and Railroad Man-Horseman and
Polo Player-Coso Friend of Root.
OYSTER BAY. Sept +.-Prssident Roose-
velt to-day announced the appointment Of
Robert Bacon OF New York to succeed
Francis b. Ioomis a. Assistant Secretary
OF State. According to Secretary Loeb
the appointment was decided before Score
tary Root left for his Labrador trip Mr..
Bacon came to luncheon to-day at Saga
more Hill. He arrived on the yacht Alice.
owned by President F. D. Underwood OF
the Erie Railroad. Mr.. Underwood did
not 60 to the Presidents house.
Why the appointment has been kept
secret u not known. Mr.. Loomis was
hare last Friday. but he did not disclose
the nature Of his visit. He assorted. how
ever, that IL had nothing TO do with his
resignation or the appointment Of his sue
cessor. Mr.. Bacon 10 known to be close
friend OF Mr.. Root. Mr.. Root stipulated
that the assistant appointed for him must
be at least as close TO him a. william Cary
Sanger his one time assistant In the War
Department, and that phrase. which Mr..
Root employed In speaking to the Presi-
dent, gave rise to rimors that Col. Sanger
would succeed Mr.. Loomis.
Mr.. Bacon was until about eighteen months
ago junior member In the Arm OF j. Pier
pont Morgan 4 Co. He Is Harvard man
and a college friend Of Mr. Roosevelt. Dur
ing the strike In the anthracite GOAL regions
In 1902, when the President was endeavor-
ing to put an end to the trouble, Mr.. Bacon
represented j. P. Morgan 4 Co. and capital
generally In the negotiations.
The new Assistant Secretary will take bold
next month. The resignation Of Mr.. Loomis
has been In the hands Of the President some
time. Rumos have been floating about
that Mr.. Loomis would be Americas diplo-
matio representative In Mexico or Brazil.
but every time one Of these rumors reaches
here and is referred to the proper authority
for confirmation 1t is denied.
The President has not given hint - to
what he intends to do with Mr.. Loomls,
and Mr.. Loomis, whenever he is asked about
his future, says that he knows nothing
about 1t. In fact, nobody seems to know
anyt hing about It.
Until Dec. 81, 1902. Mr.. Bacon was mem-
ber Of the firm OF j. P. Morgan Il Co. He
retired on account Of iii health. It was said
that he had been knocked out by the strain
and hard work Of handling the firms affairs
during the panic Of May ., 1901.
He has been a close friend Of President
Roosevelt for several years and on March
s, 1908, the President offered him the oiioo
OF Sub Treasurer Of the United States In
this city. He declined, having made plans
for yachting trip around the world Which
~ could -aot give up Without disapp p0lntinG
many friends. 49,
Mr.. Bacon has been frequent guest at
the White House. His homo Il at Park
avenue. He Is director In tho National
City Bank, the New England Railroad
Company and the Northern Pacific Rail-
road and various other enterprises. He Is
q member OF the Racquet, Tuxedo. Riding.
Lawyers and Union clubs and Of the New
England society.
Mr.. Bacon Is we'll known as horseman
and polo player. On March Q, 1904, he was
severely injured while playing polo and
did not recover for several months. He
was graduated from Harvard In 1880. His
wife was Martha Cowdin. They have
four children. Elliott. Martha B.. Robert L.
and Gaspar G.