The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-12
ROOSEVELT FRIEND
SECRETARY BALLIEGER
Senator Piles Washed Record
Clean Of Having Suggested
Cabinet Officer

Washington May Il Rising 70 Nj
question Of personal privilege. sen
ator Piles OF washington, yesterday
explained TO the senate the circum-
stances under which Secretary Balm.
scr had received bis appointment rs
secretary Of the intetior and also
those undei which he had been ap-
pointed commissioner of the general
land office
The explanation was called forth by
The intimaIion OF Alto ncy Brandes
counsel for l., Il CLAWS, at the Ball
lgerPinchot investigations that Mr.
l'allingars appointment as comms.
sioncr had been influenced by MrI
t'iles at The instance ot persons who
were interested in the Cunningham
coal cases
4 NO man In the state Of Washing
4 ton er elsewhere oyer suggested To
ne that | should recommend Judgo
halllnGcr Ior elther position, said Mr.
4 tiIts He said mat some time pre-
/ Nluus to the appointment Of eonr
missioner President ROoseyeIts prl.
lyate secretary telepnoncd aim to come
10 the White House He said when
/ Ne arrived there The president asked
linn II he know Judge Ballinger wel
Il responded chat did said MI
l'.les, and he questioned me concern
iGe bis character old him What
thought Of him ami be said that u
Mr Ballingers appointment would ba
Objectionable to me, be wou1l be glad
10 have ne wire him, because, as hc
said, Secietaly Garfield, who had beeit
schoolngtc ol Lallingers, was moss
aHSious to obtain his gerpices.'
Mn Piles said he had told the pfeai
dent lle would ake pleasure in for
pasding the Telegram, bat he did not
believe thai Mr. Balllnger would aban
J don his law business 10 accept the
Office
lie asked mo TO urge him strouG
flg' continued Mr. Piles because he
aid I've rcaily needed such q man 10
that office Complying with the presh
dents request, sent a telegram
strongly urging Mr.. Ballnge IS ac
ccptance On the next day | received
a message from Mr. Ballingcr dcclln.
lUg the appointment When I shO%ed
the telegram 10 the president lte sail
That Mr. Balliuge's refusal was very
rcgrct,ablo because both he and Mr.
Garfield wanted him for the position,
he added that be himself would wire
4 Mr. Ballngcr and understood that
both lie and Secretary Garfield haa
sent kilograms pleading with him ~
accept lhe appointment although suen
act might entail personal sacrifice
Two or three days later Mr. Piles
said, he received a message from MT
1alHuger announcing his acceptance
BECAUSE OF the urgency Of the prcs
dent
"These are the facts, The absolute
facts, and they would be verified bs
Mr. Roosevelt under oath, asserted
lle senator
In respect to the appointment Of Mr.
pallinger as secretary by president
TAFT Mr. piles stated il was through
the newspapers that he had received
bis first intimation that such appoint
ment might be made
II subsequently saw Judge Ballin
, ger" he said, and asked him If h'
desired the appointment OF secretary
He replied he did not explaining iha
lie hoped that bis friend, Mf. ca tleld
would b. re-appointed. Subsequent
heard Mr. Ballinger was TO be cal
ee into Lhe cabinet, but when spok
@ ms colleague, Senator Jones, on ~
: subject found he had not been cor
, suited any more than had been w
| came to the conclusion that the scle'
lion of cabinet officer was a tamii
matter with The president and 20 cpi
cern OF ours was much grat'ile
that one concerning whom J ihoogi
SO highly war 10 be given 50 lisn
/, position and AN still gsaiiiled owe
bis appointment
AIR piles concluded the stalemei
) that the president himself ~onle te'
f. all thai he (Mr Piles had saia