Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-03
aalistellaneous Rmdins.
CARPENTER GOES TO MOROCCO
Speculation as to Why Presidents
Secretary Has Quit.

Speculation as to Why Presidents s
Secretary Has Quit.
Washington, May 2S.-Fred w. Car
penter, secretary to the president, has
resigned and has been appointed min
lister to Morocco. His successor has
not been named, but at present the
choice lies between Charles D. Hilles
of New York state and C. D. Horton
of Chicago, who are both assistants in
the treasury department. III health is
given as the reason for Secretary Car
was given out at the White T'nuse to-
day:
THE appointment Of Mr.. Carpenter
to Morocco was made on his own ap-
plication to be relieved of the duties
of secretary to the president, which
have become so heavy upon him as to
threaten his health. The president
thought as Morocco has a delightful
climate the change of duty which this
would afford was wise and consented
to Mr.. Carpenters resignation of his
present position. H. Percival Dodge, at
present minister to Morocco, is to be
transferred to another post. No per-
son has as yet been selected to sue
ceed Mr. Carpenter.
The news of Secretary Carpenters
retirement was not altogether uneX-
pactad in Wa ashipptpp pond deal of
fault has been found by members Of
congress with Mr.. Carpenters admin
istration Of the office of secretary to
the president. They all have liked Mr..
Carpenter personally but have COM
planned that he was not aggressive
enough. Many of them have advised
the president that he ought TO have a
man as secretary who could advise
ters and in regard to publicity. 1t is
a well-known fact that the president
is no politician.
While the matter of Mr.. Carpenters
retirement has been under considera-
ton for some time, it is said that the
president himself would not have acted
if Mr.. Carpenter had not himself de-
cided that the duties of the office were
too burdensome for him in his present
condition.
Mr.. Carpenter has been private sec
retary to President Taft for 10 or Is
years, having started with him back in
the Philippines in 1898. He started as
stenographer and on more than one
occasion President Taft had referred
publicly to the faithful service that he
has rendered He is not a robust man
and has shown the effect Of his trying
work in the White House executive
offices.
Mr.. Carpenter has endeavored in ad-
ministering the executive offices to
save the president as much as possible
and in this he may have lacked tact.
for he has irritated several senators
and representatives. 1t has been said
that the president was greatly annoy
ed recently by the statement given
out at the White House in reference to
the Lawler memorandum in the Bal
linger- -Pinchot case. This was the
statement that was made after stenog-
rapher Frederick M. Kerby had
charged that the presidents letter ex-
onerating Secretary Ballinger was pre-
pared in substance for the presidents
signature by Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Lawler of the department of the
interior.
President Taft was out on the golf
links when the Kerby statement was
made public. Secretary Carpenter
telephoned to him and the president
sent word to him to deny that his let
ter was prepared by Lawler. The
statement issued at the White House,
however, went step further and said
there was no foundation for Kerby's
statement. The result was that the
president had to come out the next day
with a statement that differed mater
tally from the one issued at the White
House on the previous day. The dis
crepancy between the statements
brought almost as much criticism on
the administration as the original
Lawler incident itself.
Thursday Representative Tawney
said in the house of representatives
that he had obtained from the presi-
dents secretary the names of south
ern Democrats who had ridden on
the presidents special train and who
are now opposing the special appro-
priation of $4,000 for the presidents
travelling expenses. Mr.. Tawney said
the Democrats were mean" in this
matter and added other things that
were construed as rejecting on south
ern hospitality. The president was
greatly concerned over the incident
and the first thing sent letter to Rep
resentative Tawney putting himself on
record in regard to southern hospi-
| tality.
MI. Taft's friends deny, however,
| that either the Lawler incident or the
| Tawney incident had anything to do
| with Mr.. Carpenters retirement. The
| secretary to the president draws q
| salary Of $4,000 a year. In his new
post Mr.. Carpenter will get 10000
| His nomination as minister to Mo-
rocco was sent to the senate today hut