Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-30

4 seonsidered embarrassing 4 To- President
4 Taft in8tlle slightest degree, he was
|bready to sever his connectio ion with tlls
i government ilnmed late
4 Mr. McHarg yigorouslySsde denied ths
4 references 10 Theodore Roosevelt, a {
4 tributed to him In IN Interviewer con-
sefvation in IL local paper last week
A He appeared particularly anxious to
4 repudiate this statement printed unde.
4 his name: Il
Maybe Roosevelt thought he was
the Lord !. He acted like III around here
for a good many! years. =
Mr. NfcHarg declared that the state
| ments he had made were not to be re-
\ garded as on expression from the pres
Lent administration. but merely as voic-
Ling his own private views as IA western
Imam.
1t was with considerable reluctance.
he declared, that he accepted his posi-
ton, but had done 50 because of his
strong personal regard for Secy. Ma
gel, hfter entering upon his work. he
said he had told Secy. Ma gel he would
Isrstire&in six months. On Oct.S1 he said.
1T was, and is his intention to enter a
law partnership in New FORK.
MIR McHars is q native Of South
Dakota. and was engaged in8tie prac<
stise5 OF law on the Pacific coast before
coming 10 Washington several years
ago with Senator McCumber. For some
time lie held a position in the senate
About three years ago he became an
assistant attorney in the department or
Justice. He had charge of Mr. Taft's
interests during the last campaign In
contests filed with the Republican, ma
5tlonal committee.
BALLINGER HURRYING BACK,
Seattle. Aug. 29.-secy of the Interior
Richard A. Ballinger hurriedly left
Seattle for Washington tonight. Be-
fore leaving he said:
Department affairs have made it
necessary for me to change my plans
and go at once to: Washingto 9 si5.5
8 secy Ballinger was seen at the rail-
road station s1a TIC by a representative Of the
Associated Press. He said that he
had not been called east BY the presi-
dent. Il
an Emergency matters have arisen in.
the department which make it ncces-
sarS to lay aside my plans and so to
Washington IT is not the#result of II
message from the president. have
practically completed my inspection of
the irrigation projects, and can lay
aside my plans without difficulty. 1
have been away from Washington two
months, and during that time matters
have arisen that require my personal
attention. l Will probably return to
Seattle with the presidents party.
cannot discuss the emergency that calls
me cast
Mr.. I3allingers was Informed of the
resignation of Ormsby McHarg, assist
ant secretary of the department of
commerce and labor. He said he was
not conversant with Mr.. McHarg's ac-
ton, as he was a member of another
department. He said that it was his
understanding, however. that Mr.. Nc
Harg had entered the department with
the intentionlof remaining only short
time as he had made arrangements to-
go into business in the fall!
Secy. Rallinger evinced a desire to
the impression that he is not
severing his relations
with the administration. by saying
that he hoped to make a trip to Alaska
next summer. Il believe the president
wishes to go along. said the secretary
III discussing the matter.
Although Secy. Ballinger said that
he decided yesterday to go east tonight
the matter was kept a secret until 30
minutes before his train left when his
private secretary tclephoned to the As
sociated Press office and announced that
Mr.. Ballinger was leaving for Wash
lngton at once.
PINCHoT5 IS MUM.