The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-05-19
SECRETARY OF WAR
DICKINSON RESIGNS.
FROM THE CABINET
DEMOCRATIC MEMBER OF THE
PRESIDENTS COUNCIL
GETS OUT.
Defeated Republican Candidate for
Governor of New York Is Named to
Take His Place at Head of the War
observation-disclosures Appointments.

WASHINGTON, May 13.-Secretary
of War Jacob McGavock Dickinson, Of
Tennessee, the Democratic member
President Taft's cabinet, has resign
ed, and Henry l.. Stimson, of New
York, recently defeated Republican
candidate for Governor of that State
has been given the war portfolio.
This announcement was made from
the White House today.
In the letters exchanged by the
President and Mr. Dickinson no reas
on other than that Of pressing private
affairs is given for the secretary's re-
tirement. The President will confer
with Mr.. Stimson In New York today
or Sunday, but the new secretary OF
war will not be sworn in until the re-
turn of the President on Monday.
Mr.. Dickinson will go to his Ten
nessee home Immediately upon the
qualification of his successor. He ex-
poets to devote his attention to bust
ness and will not return to the prac-
tice of law, in which he was engaged
when President Taft appointed him
secretary of war in March, 1909.
He is the second member of Mr..
Taft's cabinet to retire to private life,
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger
having severed his connection with
the Presidents official family only a
few months ago.
Coincident with the announcement
of Mr.. Dickinsons retirement came
that of the appointment of c. S. Mil
lington, of Herkimer, N. Y, to be as
sistant treasurer of the United States
in New York. Mr.. Stimson was the
Roosevelt candidate for governor,
while Mr.. Wilmington was a former
member of the house from the twenty
seventh New York district, and is a
close friend of Vice President Sher-
man.
In the two appointments official
Washington found food for specula-
ton. and many politicians thought
they saw therein a step of the admin
istration to straighten out the tan
gled skein of New York politics
No effort was made by the Presi-
dent to conceal the satisfaction with
which he viewed the appointment of
Mr.. Stimson. Not only has he the
highest personal regard for the in
coming member of his cabinet, blu, he
is well aware that the appointment
will be acceptable to large faction
of the Republican party in New York.
While the selection of Mr. Stinson
was made after only few days con-
sideration, Senator Root and other
leaders were consulted and gave it
their unqualified approval. Former
TTeSluouJ hOOSoFolt was uOC Cdil6Q
into conference, but there is no ques-
ton he must approve the naming to
SO important a post of man for
whom he worked tooth and nail in the
recent governorship campaign.
The position of assistant treasur-
er in New York, which has ben given
to the Sherman-B Barnes Woodruff fac
ton, while not so important as that
given to the Roosevelt-Parsons' fac
ton, is believed here to be move in
the direction of peace that will count
for much in the future to the Repub-
licans. Friends of the President
were pleased over the political out
look.
Unofficially Washington discussed
with relish the resignation of the Sec
rotary of war Unofficially also there
were those who found other reasons
than that given in his letter.