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Show DICKIHSO.. LEAVES CABINET No Rejuon Exce't Private Pressing Affairs Given for the Retirement of Statesman From Tennessee Wit: I, melon ,--Sc re'ary of War Jacob Ja-cob V Ciivick I ; iiinsoii of TcnncH-' TcnncH-' see, l lie I'emocrat.e member of President Presi-dent Taft s cabinet, has resigned. Henry I, Stiinson of New York, recently re-cently defeated Republican candidate for governor of that state, has been given the portfolio. This announcement announce-ment was made from the White House Friday night. In the letters exchanged between the president and Mr. Dickinson, no reason other than that of pressing private i;fT;ilrs Is given for the secretary's secre-tary's retirement. Mr. Dickinson will go to his Ten nessee home Immediately upon the qualification of his successor. He expects ex-pects to devote his attention to business busi-ness and will not return to the practice prac-tice of law, In which ho 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 Ralllnger having severed his connection with the president's oflielal family only a few months ago. |