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Show Knox Will Retire from the Cabinet His Resignation as Attorney-General Will Be Sent in Moody to Succeed Him. WTW y ASHINGTON.'junell. Although 15 the Attorney-General refuses to either deny or' affirm the statement, state-ment, it is learned from a high source that it Is his intention to retire from the Cabinet within the next few days, or as soon as his appointment as a. United States Senator from the State of Pennsylvania shall be received from Gov. Pc-nnypacker. He will be rue- i r i Attornoy-Genoral Knox, Who Has Been Appointed Sonator from Pennsylvania. ceeded by Mr. Moody, the present Sec-rotary Sec-rotary of the Navy. It Is said that after a conference with the Provident, Attorney-General Knox concluded that his action in retiring nt once, from the Department De-partment of Justice would be in accordance ac-cordance with the spirit of the Constitution, Consti-tution, which provldew that each State shall have two Senators and empowers the Governor to appoint in caso of vagrancy. |