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Show MAKING READY ' Interpretation Placed Upon the Appointment of Henry L. Stimson by President. By Leased Wire 'to Tho Tribune. WASHINGTON; May 13. President Taft. Is getting ready for the presidential campaign, of .1012.' This is the interpretation interpre-tation placed upon the appointment of Henry. L. . Stimson of New "York to succeed suc-ceed Jacob -M. Dickinson as secretary of war. ' It was' learned today that President Presi-dent Taft's recent conferences wllh New Tork leaders havo convinced him that ho will lmve-to' mnko desperate efforts If he hopes to keep that stato In the Republican Re-publican column. ' That his - plans contemplate -bringing both Republican factions "together Is Indicated In-dicated by the appointment 'of Charles S1. Mlllington of Herkimer. N. Y.. to be assistant treasurer at New York City. With Stimson representing the Rooso-veit Rooso-veit faction of the party and Mllllngton represent Ing the Sherman Barncs conservative con-servative .element, the president. It Is declared, has gone a long way toward bringing" both factions Into his camp. Aside fromx the fuel that Mr. Sthu-aon's Sthu-aon's up'polntment Is significant in connection con-nection with tlui campaign to bo waged III Now Yurie. iL'ls generally believed In Washington that jt Is significant also of national politick. The personnel of the president's cabinet at tho Hiuglnnlng of his administration1" was not satisfactory satisfac-tory to tlie progressive element in the parly. In addition to the bitter antagonism to Socretary Balllngcr because qf, his, nativity na-tivity in tho Alaska coal land cases several sev-eral of i.ho cabinet officers wore objects of criticism. Secretary Dickinson ' Is U Democrat and ovnn while serving as secretary sec-retary of war was a rocepllvo candidate for the nomination for FnitUd States senator In Tennessee. Secretary of tlw Treasury MaoVeugh Is a froe trndo Democrat and Postmaster General. Hitchcock Hitch-cock is objected to because of his political po-litical activity, |