The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-17
Secretary Ballinger Said to be
En- Route to Washington to
Force His Colleagues and
Mr.. Taft to Judge His Case.
UNLESS SUSTAINED, HE
WILL RESIGN AT ONCE
Failure of the Joint Committee
to Reach a Conclusion at
Minneapolis Greatly DiSap-
pointed the Cabinet Officers,
POSITION NOW UNTENABLE
wv ASHiNGrON, sept. IG.-W neither
" Richard =. BHIIInEcr'S rcSiE-

nation NJ secretary Of the iute-
rior will follow Immediately upon the
meeting Of the cabinet, September 20.
Co attend which he T. now route
| from SeuttIcg or whether he will retain
his position indcfInltcIy-at least until
after the delivery TO Congress of the
l reports of the committee that investi-
| gated his stewardship Of the public dc
| main. depends now upon the attitude
Of HIS cabinet associates.
Mr.. BallinEer IS coming to Washing
I ton. his friends say. wholly uncon-
I scious Of any act on his part OF which
I ne should be condemned and has de-
I termincd TO force his chief and his Of
I fetal colleagues TO be in effect his
judges II they concur in the view at
present attributed 90 Mr. Taft that the
accused secretary shall he sustained as
/ an innocent and prosecuted man. ne
] viii retain his position. III they fail 90
I back him mp he will resign. That this
is AR BallinRcr's position was learned
here today upon authority hardly 10 be
questioned
At the first meeting OF the cabinet
after tho summer recess. Secretary
Dickinson. the Democratic member. viii
not have returned from the Philippines
and will therefore be saved the en-
barra ssment OF participation In what Us
regarded as largely problem Of He
publican policy. The meeting rs eNpecet-
l ed To- last three days. Tt viii surprise
/ nobody here n the BallinEer case oc-
Cupies large part OF the time.
Piraty %; Rumor~.
I Bum0rs have been constant and de-
Cidcdlv definite here during the last
/ few DAYS that Mr.. Ba1IinEcr's resiEna-
tlun would DE one OF the first develop
ments OF the cabinet meeting. but his
/ friends. including his associates i'm the
NJ interior department, have refused 20
believe that he will retire under IRE.
land have pointed TO his oft-reueated
declaration TO the contrary and 70 the
recent statement attributed 90 him that
he would resign only at the specific re-
quest Of the President.
Some OF these. however. today ad-
l mitted that they themselves, and the
/ secretary. are alive TO the fact that
the turmoil and uncertainty into which
the prOtracted controversy has plunged
I the department must be ahated soOr
unless this important branch Of The
public service is TO become hopelessly
demoralized.
Expected Nindication.
Nobody here doubts that majority
all but one OF the Republican members
e of the investigating committee VIII
sustain Secretary Ballinger. But Sec
- rotary Ballinger and his PARTISAN
=. here We're greatly disappointed tina
the absence Of Senators Root and Film
from the Minneapolis meeting left tn
pro- BallinEer portion OF the Committe
j. In the minority and permitted the Dem
" ocrats and the insurgent Republican
Il member to put forth reports condemn
- ing him. These reports for many week
e viii stand before the country as Oh
N
; as he had relied upon the majority for
n vindication.
a It is this failure OF the committee q
= | take final action. which. 10 is said. ha
: determined Secretary Ballinger's course
Fl" 10 was said here today by a close fricn
OF the secretary that. had the jorit
q OF the committee been ready TO reVor
b. ] az the Minneapolis meeting. he woul
= | then have rendered his resignation &
y the President and urged its aCCeptanc
II on the ground that the disSeusiOns Z
II I which he has been party We're detri
= I mental 20 the public interest.
Mr. BaIlinEer's Position.
!. When the committee failed at Min
- neapolis to take action as a whole, an
when there was no quorum at the sub
! sequent meeting I'm Chicago. II becam
y apparent that no decision could be eX
n pccted for several months
This situation IS said 90 have con
j. WINGED Mr.. BallinEer that his position
n In spite of the continued support ~ tn
l. President. has been untcnable. Unahl
4 as me sees 10. 60 resign as either vim
:, dicatpd or condemned by the commit
D . tee ne has decided. 81 IS said. TO deman
I OF his superior and his cabinet asso
Z ciates either vindication or condemna
= / ton.
Secretary BaIlinger left his home 8
/ Seattle yesterday and viii reach Wash
- inEton several days I'm advance OF tn
cabinet session. His purpose I'm thu
to consult with his immediate subor
I dfnates and 10 get their assistance 4
preparing for his demand upon IN
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