Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-13
THE CABINET
Jacob M. Dickinson, Secretary
of War, Resigns.
TAFT SELECTS SUCCESSOR
Names Henry L. Stimson, Defeated
for Governor of New York.
TIME FOR PRIVATE AFFAIRS
Personal Business Needs Attention,
Says War Department Head.
Steps Out Monday.
TIME FOR PRIVATE AFFAIRS

Jacob McGavock Dickinson has resigned
from the cabinet Of President Taft as
Secretary of War. He assigns as his rea
son that his personal affairs are urgent
and need his undivided attention.
Henry L. Stimson of New York, defeat
ed candidate for governor Of the Empire
state, has accepted the place in the
cabinet made vacant by Mr.. Dickinson's
retirement. Mr.. Stimson Is the personal
choice Of the President. who has q high
opinion Of his abilities and Of his ex-
ecution Of the Office Of United States
district attorney.
Mr.. Dickinson's retirement will date
from the day his successor Is sworn in.
The President expects Mr.. Stimson to
take the oath Of office Monday next. The
President will confer with Mr.. Stimson
today or tomorrow in New York. Imme
diately upon the qualification of his sue
cessor Mr. Dickinson will go to his home
in Tennessee.
No effort was made by the President to
conceal the satisfaction with which he
viewed the appointment of Mr.. Stimson.
Not only has he the highest personal re-
gard for the incoming member Of his
appointment will be acceptable to q large
faction of the republican party In New
York.
Leaders Approve Choice.
While the selection Of Mr.. Stimson was
made after only a few days considers
ton. Senator Root and other leaders were
consulted, and gave It their unqualified
approval Former President Roosevelt
was not called into conference, but there
is no question but that he must approve
the naming to such an important post
of a man for whom he worked tooth and
nail in the recent gOVernOrShtp campaign
Mr.. Stimson was born in New YORK Sep
TENDER q, 1857 He graduated from
Yale in 1883 and from Harvard Law
School in 1890. He was associated with
Senator Root of New York in the prac-
tice Of law. and in 1906 was appointed
United States attorney for the southern
district Of New York
He resigned that position after three
years service. but became special coun-
sci for the government in the prosecu-
ton OF the sugar trust. As counsel in
that case he won the admiration of At
torney General Wickersham and Mr.. Taft.
Mr. Stimson has had no special mill
tary training. but in talking to friends
the President has expressed the belief
that he was the sort OF man who could
come into the War Department and
easily and quickly get the swing of af-
fairs.
There are rev men III puDuC ulS JUL
side OF Washington for whom the Presi-
dent has q higher personal regard. and
during the New York campaign the
President frequently expressed his I'M
qualified approval of MIR. Stimson's can
didacy.
Wilmington Also Appointed.
co,ncident with the announcement Of
Mr.. Dckinson's retirement came that of
80 N rptn NJ
Herkimer, N. Y, to be assistant treasur-
er Of the United States at New York.
Mr.. Stimson was the Roosevelt candidate
for governor. while Mr.. Wilmington was
a former members of the House from the
wenty-seventh New York district. and is
a close friend of Vice President Sherman
and other leaders of the old guard in the
state. having succeeded Mr.. Sherman in
the House when the latter became vice
President
The position of assistant treasurer at
New York. which has been given to the
Woodruff faction, while
Roosevelt-Parsons faction. is believed
here to be a move in the direction of
peace that will count for much in the
future. Friends Of the President are
pleased over the political outlook.
Secretary Dickinson is in fine spirits.
Il am just going down to my home in
Tennessee to live and attend to my pri-
vate affairs he says. For great
many years I have been interested in the
| Bon Air Coal Company of Tennessee.
which recently went into the hands Of a
| receiver. and my interests there need
| looking after"
To Take Up Law Practice.
| Mr.. Dickinson explained that he did not
expect to go into the coal business. put
would take up the practice Of law again.
though as to that his plans were very
vague. and would devote much Of his
time to the private enterprises in which
he is interested.
| He said he had no idea Of taking a
| position with any large corporation.
| AS to friction, Mr.. Dickinson dismissed
the suggestion with 1.-The correspondence
| which has been given out ought to settle
| that, II anybody should think such a
| thing.
The Secretary has told the President
| that he is anxious to leave Washington
! at the earliest moment and devote his