Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-08
HAYS SUCCESSOR is NAMED
President Issues Official Notice Of the
Appointment of Blihu Root.
WILL ASSUME OFFICE IN TWO WEEKS
Closing Up Private Business VIII RE-
auire Time and He VIII Go
TO Washington in
September.


OYSTER BAY, L. l.. July 7.-Omcial an
nouncement was made here today that
Elihu Root has been appointed secretary of
state.
The announcement was made today on
the authority of President Roosevelt in the
following statement given out by Secretary
Loeb:
Elihu Root has accented the tender by
the president of the secretaryship Of state.
He will take the oath of office in couple
Of weeks, but Il will necessarily be some
little time before he closes up his business
affairs He will not go to Washington per-
manently until some time in September.
President Roosevelt is much gratihed at
Mr. Roots acceptance and is deeply sensi-
bic of the personal sacrifices made by Mr..
Root in again taking upon him the burdens
and duties of a member of the cabinet.
The decision Of Mr. Root was reached
finally on the presidents special during the
return OF the party from Cleveland. For
personal reasons entertained both by the
president and by Mr. Root It was deemed
desirable not to announce the decision pub
licly until the president had reached Saga
more Hin. 1t was determined therefore
that the official statement of the presidents
tender and MIR. Roots decision to accept II
would be made today
1t is the intention Of Mr.. Root to assume
the duties of secretary of state practically
at once, although IL will be perhaps two
weeks before he formally will take the oath
of office. His professional interests are so
large that he viii have to devote consider
able time to make a satisfactory arrange
ment of them before he goes to Washing
ton to take permanent charge of the State
department.
When he takes active charge of the de-
partment he will give up entirely his law
practice.
Tribute TO Hay and Root.
President Roosevelt paid an eloquent
! tribute to the life and services of John Hay
in his address before the National Educa-
tional association at Ocean Grove today.
! He followed this tribute with an estimate
Of the personal sacrifice Elihu Root had
made in becoming Secretary Hays sue
| cessor in Office. The example OF these two
men, not entirely unique, as the president
indicated in references he made to other
members of his cabinet, enabled him to
point a most effective moral.
| At the conclusion of his prepared address
| the president put aside his notes and with
manifest earpestness and feeling spoke as
follows to the great audience:
In closing want to speak to you OF
| how certain things, some of which have
|
| suggested to me by what has happened in
| the past week, emphasize what have said
to you as to the Importance to this country
| of having within its limits men who put
the realization Of high ideals above any
/ form OF nancy making.
/ " ilSlin a week this country has lost a
| great statesman, who was also great
| man of letters, man who occupied a
peculiar and unique position in our country
! a man Of whose existence we could each OF
! us be proud, for the United States as q
whole was better because John Hay lived
young man lust come Of age. as the secre,
tary of President Lincoln. He served IL
the war and was member of the Loya
| Legion. He was trusted by and was in
innate with Lincoln as hardly any Other
man was He then went on rendering
service after service and was always able
this was one of his great advantages and
great merits. at any moment to go to pri
Yate life, unless he could continue in public
life on his own terms. He went on render
ing service after service TO the country
until as the climax of his career he served
as secretary of state under two successive
administrations and, by what he did anC
by what he was, contributed In no small
degree to achieving for this republic tn,
respect OF the nations Of mankind. Suci
dered save by man who had before hin
ideals as far apart as the poles from thos'
ideals which have In them any taint o.
| what is base or sordid.
Now, | wished to secure as John Hays
successor the man whom | regarded as o
fitted to be such ones successor In ask
ing him to accept the position of secretar!
of state I was asking him to submit to
very great pecuniary sacrifice and neve
even thought Of that aspect of the question
for I knew he would not either. / knew
that whatever other considerations he haC
TO weigh for and against taking the posi-
tion, the considering of how 1t would affec
his personal fortune would not be takei
into account by Elihu Root. and he ha
accepted.
| solitary exceptions. On the contrary an
speaking of them as typical OF large clas
OF men in public life.
President Roosevelt's reference to boil
Mr.. Hay and Mr.. Root were received will
tremendous applause, his statement tina
the latter had accepted the office of secre
tary Of state, a fact of which many %
his auditors we're not aware, bringing tn
audience to it's feet, cheering.
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