New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-17
SECRET BALL|NGER
EXPECTED TO RESIGN
Said To Be Convinced That, De-
spite Support of President,
Situation Is Untenable.
WANTS CABINET SHOWDOWN
Friends Say He Was Ready to
Retire from Department Had
Committee Reported at
Minneapolis.

washington. Sept 16-Whether Rich
80 RaIIin-er's resignation as Secre-
.e--- 7f the Interior viii follow imme-
a.s-e1v upon the meeting Of the Cabinet
- september rs. 10 attend which he IS
now or route from Seattle. or whether
be vii retain his position indefinitely
& least until after the delivery 10 Con-
cross Of reports Of the committee which
Investigated his stewardship of the pub
,,o acknowledgements now upon the atti-
tide Of his Cabinet associates.
1f-. RaIIi7ger IS coming 10 Washing
-cr his friends here insist, wholly IN
conscious - any act on his part either
If ro-7r7ission or of omission. for which
ne should h condemned. and has deter
,,i7e6 10 force his chief and his official
coIea---es 10 be n effect his judges II
they concur IN the view at present at
r-fh7lted 10 Mr.. Taft. that the accused
Se--ets-v shall be sustained as an in
,,ocsnr and prosecuted mans he viii re-
tain Ms. position. II they fail TO so back
r--7 ID he viii resign forthwith That
this IN substance Is Mr.. Ballinger's pres
e-+ noSfrfo7 vas learned here to-day
-,ron authority hardly to be questioned
Definite Rur1ors Current
minors have been constant and def
NEE here during the last few DAYS 10
me effect that Mr. Ballfnger's resigna-
r,o7 zc-,ld re one Of the first develop
r,en-z IF the Cabinet meeting. but his
friends Including his associates in the
Interior Department. have refused 70
=
z-d have pointed 10 his Oft repeated
declaration 10 the contrary and TO the
recent statement attributed 70 him that
he would resign only At the specific re
quest ~ the President
NOBODY here doubts that msjor1ty-
ali r-- one IF the Republican mem bers-
ri the so-calied Ballinger- Pinchot in
--=sJEs-rg committee viii sustain Sec
rera-- BaI1inger in the report to Con
z~=ss TIE views Of that majority,
vh5rr consists Of Senator's Nelson. Suth-
e-land. Root and Flint and Representa-
ives Mccall ~ Massachusetts; Olmsted.
n Pennsylvania. and DENLY, Of Michi-
gar. 70 mat effect are well known But
Sec-e-a-- Baninger and his partisaus
absence IF Senators Root and Flint from
-1e GTnnea polls meeting. which left the
-BaBinger portion of the committee
in -he minority and permitted the Demo
Gratis and me i1surgent Republican
member ~ put forth reports condemning
HIN. which for many weeks viii stand
before the country as the only findings
cf The Investigating committee, whereas
re RAD relied upon the majority for a
-fndicatiou-
Was Ready TO Resign.
r = this failure of the committee to /
take fnaI action which. Il is said. has /
determined Secretary BaIIinger's course /
Il was said here to-day by q close fri-uo i
Of TIE Secretary that had the majority /
OF the committee been ready to report al /
the Iinuea polls meeting he would then /
have rendered his resignation 10 the |
President. and urged its acceptance on /
the ground that the dissensions to which /
he has been a party were detrimental TO /
the public interest. When the commit /
-=a failed al Minneapolis 70 take action 1
a a whole. and when there was no /
quorum at the subsequent meeting in /
'nlcaEo- r. became apparent that no de /
r-S5ou could he looked fer practically for /
several months.
This situstion IS said 10 have con-
WINGED Mr.. BaIlinger that his position. in /
spite Of the continued support Of the /
President. has become untenabIe- IN /
able. as he sees II. 70 resign as either /
indicated OF condemned by the com /
r0i-ree. he has decided. il Is said TO de-
rz-d Of his superior and his Cabinet as
so~ia-es either vindication or condemna-
ton
Several da-z ago II was announced /
that Secretary BaIlinger would arrive /
here on Septenl Der II He left his home (
IN Seattle yesterday. however. and viii /
reach Washington several days in ad- |
vance of the Cabinet session His pur- (
pose II thls expediung his return is be- /
AsFed - be 10 counsel with his immedi- /
az slhordinates and TO gain their as /
EstaE-e in preparing for his demand /
1pon The Cabinet for showdown