The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-15
.CARMI THOMPSON
WILL SUCCEED HIM
This Leaves Old Place Open to
Hilles, Who Goes Back as
Private Secretary - Friction
With MacVeagh and Luke
warmness Toward Taft
Responsible.

States was made 9y freSloent Aax0a
to-day. Mr.. McClung rendered hio
resignation to the President at con-
ference at the Executive Manei0n
early to-day, and its acceptance was 7
later announced by the President from
the executive offices. with the expiana-
ton that Mr.. McClung resigned yolun-
tarily Ii is believed that Carm5
Thompson, now private secretary to-
the President. will succeed him.
Mr.. Meetings. resignation becomes
effective as soon as his successor II
appointed The treasurer declined To
discuss his retirement in any way to-
day. but II was rumored that his
resignation came as the result OF con-
tinued friction with Secretary Mac
Veagh.
Mr.. Mcclung was one Of the treas.
ury oficials named by Assistant Sec
rotary A. Plat Andrew as having been
in continued controversy with ths
Secretary of the Treasury. when Mr..
Andrew. in a letter accompanying his
resignation. declared that the secre-
tary and his associates were not -
harmony.
Mr. McClung had a conference with.
Secretary Macveagh yesterday. and u
il understood the result OF that con-
ference was the offer Of his resfgna-
ton to President Taft to-day. He
was appointed Treasurer OF the Unit
ed States November 1. 1909. Before
that Mr.. McClung who was noted
Yale football star, had been idenfi-
fed with the Southern Railway. and
from 1904 to 1899 had been treasurer
Of Yale University.
rhs annofntment ~ Car,,f THOMPSON
to succeed Mr.. Mcclunr would be fol-
lowed II fs believed. %br the immedi-
,ta RETURN ~ Charles n ffffles to the
Wh,te House as secretarr 10 the Presi-
d.nt II -has-beeo w.Seseteea n Wsah-s
fneton. since Mr.. Hflles became chair
man or the Republican National Cons
mittee. that the President hoped 10
reinstate him at the WHITE House after
election.
Decidedly AGreeable.
.,.,or,, The whtte Iyou.e wa. ex-
.dineIv r.ticent to-day on the whole
.hin. ,ne infimattons In wei informed
ouarter. are strong that Mr.. Meetings.
r.s;,nation even n NOT forced. was
decidedly agreeable both to President
T.S. "a ssc,etarv Macyearh.
8. To The nerfornance Of the duties
n, his once Mr. McCiunx. II il said.
har been without cfacial criticism,
but he unfortunately became involved
in the troubles leading to the restg-
nation of A. Piatt Andrew as assistant
secretary OF the treasury. Mr.. Andrews
having made public at the time Of his
retirement a long letter severely criti-
cisins Secretary MacVeaGh. and de-
clarinx that Mr.. Macveagh had bssa
the most procrastinating head OF the
treasury the department had ever
known Mr.. Andrew. IN MS last ana
final shot at Mr.. NacVeagh, named 2
NUMBER OF treasury omcialS VINO. ne
declared, had cause TO regard NJ.
Macveagh as temporamentaiiy UNITED
for his place MT. AcCiunS was one
Of the men uame6
The Others MADE puo0e announces
ments declaring that Nj. Andrew nea
acted without authority iH us'nS tnesr
names. ana tuAa t"eS ~. AZ
cord with his views as 70 the head OF
the department Mt AcC'une vas no.
so generous. and. on the otner name.
Is said to have written letter about
the same time, PROBABLY 10 Presioent
Taft. severely arraiSn.ns secretary
Macveagh.
Vet FPteadly Whh Seesessry.
Mr.. McClung, IL mas oeen Known tor
a long time. has not neen on sne
friendliest relations with Ar Mac-
yeagh. and appeared TO have Htsie fn
common with other omciais OF the oe-
partment- II was asserted thar ne did
little 20 aid the adniinistration
making showing OF It's WORK Al
though he did not oppose the Tenom'-
nation and reelection OF Fresiaent
Taft. he PLAYED tennis .uch o. '"e
time Mr.. Taft was strusshns to nave
his administration UNDERSTOOD fhrousa-
on; the country.
Peculiarly. too Mr. MScluas sei>e-
ton as Treasurer three years az" WIS
wholly personal WITH treside's tart