The sun., 1912-07-17
M'CLUNC AND MURRAY
EXPECTED TO RESIGN
They Do Not Reply to Taft's
Letter Asking About Andrew
Controversy.
OTHERS LIKE MACVEAGH
Speak in High Terms of Sccrc-
tary in Letters Seen at the
White House.

WAsHINGroN. July i6.-Rumors that
the recent resignation Of DR.. A. Piatt
Andrew of NIassa chusetts as Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury would shortly
be followed by the designations OF other
high officials Of the department took on
renewed interest tonight.
This came after the publication by the
White House Of letters written to the Pres
ident by several present and former
! officials OF the department who were
named in DR.. Andrews letter of resigna
ton IA having had difficulty with Secre-
tary MacVeagh.
Of all the present officials mentioned
by DR., Andrew only two have failed to
write to the President giving assurance
Of their loyalty to the President and Seo-
retarv MacVeagh These two are those
whose designations have been predicted
Lawrence o. Murray. Comptroller Of the
Currency. and Lee McClung. Treasurer Of
the United States.
That mos, of these letters were written
within the last few days and not at cpce
after DR. Andrew made his letter public
is regarded as significant Secretary
acVeagh on returning to his Office on
July s stat cd that he knew Of no dssatis-
tactic or disloyal,y. After conference e
with the President plan Of vestigat ion
was decided upon.
The Treasury Department situation
gained interest tonight by the resiGna.
iion Of Herbert Knox Smith as chief of
the bureau of corporations Of the Conn
merce and Labor Department tor the
avowcd purpose Of joining the Roosevelt
! third party movement. Smith and Muir
ray Were members Of the famous Roose-
,..1t CA
DR.. Andrew in his letter excoriating
Secretary MacNeagh for his alleged
Decentralization ut the administration
of the Treasury Department and its vari
Gus outside divisions referred to the
/ past and present officials and invited the
Presiden, 10 question tlom as to the ac-
c,.racy of his description Of conditions
, III the department.
The list inciies Charles Dewey Hilles,
| former Assistant Secretary of the Treas
| ury and at the time secretary to the
President; Dr. Andrews immediate pred
eces.or. Charles u. Norton. who was
Mr. llilles's predecessor a. secretary
TO the Prrsi,.en:; Joseph f.. Ralph, director
of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing!
Treasurer Met lung. Charles A. kram.
auditor for the Pos. Otylcc Department; !;
Mr. klam : irnmediat" Predecessor, Mr.
assistant chief Of the Customs Division;
Comptroller Murray. Royal F.. Cabeil.
commissioners of Internal Revenue. and
James Knox Taylor. former supervising
architect.
While the letters were given out at the
White House without any comment
whatever the impression prevails that
he President called on those named
to show how they stood in the matter.
Mr. iIlles's letter was written yester-
day. Dr.. Andrew stated that both Mr..
Murray and MIR Ralph had on several
occasions been dissuaded with difficulty
from their declared intentions Of resign
ing. MIR. Ralph makes no mention Of
this statement in his letter 10 the Presi-
dent Inference was drawn by some per-
sons from DR. Andrews letter that both
Mr. Mont gomery and MIR Taylor resigned
because of the alleged unsatisfactory
condi' ions. but Mr.. Taylor in his letter
, of July8 makes no mention as to why he
resigned. and neither does Mr.. Mont
gomery in his letter of July rs.
All of these letters. as well as the let
ters of Mr.. Norton, Mr. Kram and Mr.
Cahell. speak in strong terms of the happy
relations the writer's have had with Sec
tary MacVeagh. All of them declare their
names were used by DR.. Andrew without
warrant and without their knowledge or
consent,