Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1905-07-14 | Page 5 | Root Succeeds Secretary Hay

ROOT SUCCEEDS SECRETARY HAY new york it can be ba definitely stated state that president nt roosevelt has offered the position of beci tary of state to ellhu root and that mr air root has accepted president roosevelt at jer sey bey city at 9 a m jle jie boarded a pennsylvania railroad tug 8 special train at jersey city just before it left for cleveland all phases or of the situation viere ero conald ered carefully but at that time mr air root did not indicate definitely that he would mould accept tho the portfolio on tho the return journey their conference interrupted by the on A THE LATE SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN HAY ind and was taken to long island city lie ile left there for oyster day at 9 47 paul morton and riidu root who mho accod panted the president from cleveland left the he special train at jersey city and returned to this city oyster day bay mr root hoot boarded the which they had gono gone to cleveland was resumed A formal tender ot of the iho of state was waa made to mr air root ills his acceptance of taj proffer announced in new york I 1 la Is believed to bo be aitho without tit at a t all