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Show TAFT HAS RESIGNED. President Will Appoint Luke Wright ai Secretary of War. Washington. Secretnry of War Tnft on Friday tendered his resignation, resigna-tion, effective Juno !10. Tho president will nppolnt General Luke K. Wright of Tennesseo ns his successor. Tho correspondence between the president and Secretnry Tnft relating to tho lattor's resignation Is very brief. Secretary Taft simply said In his resignation: "I hereby tender my resignation ns secretary of war, to tako effect Juno .10 next." Tho president In his reply snld: "Your resignation Is hereby accepted ac-cepted to tnko effect Juno 30." The resignation was dated Thursday, Thurs-day, and tho acceptance Friday. It was stated at tho Whlto House that, no the president so recently as Thursday Thurs-day had given out a formal statement concerning his high esteem for Secro-tary Secro-tary Tuft. It was not deemed necessary neces-sary to repent what was then said. |