| Show LEAVES CABINET no reason except private pressing affairs given for the retirement of statesman from tennessee was 1 ington secretary ot of war jacob mcgavick dickinson ot of tennessee the democratic member of president tafts cabinet has resigned henry L I 1 stimson of new york recently defeated republican candidate for governor of that state has been given the portfolio this announcement was made from the white house friday night in the letters exchanged between betwee the president ident and mr dickinson no reason other than that of pressing private affairs Is given for the secre retirement mr air dickinson will go to his tennessee home immediately upon the qualification of his successor lie ile expects to devote his attention to bustness business and will not return to the practice of law in which he was waa engaged when president tatt taft appointed him 8 secretary ere tary of war in march 1909 1900 amt ma a no 0 re re a p secretary of the interior ballinger having severed his connection with the presidents official family only a few months ago coincident with the announcement ot of mr air dickinsons Dickin sons retirement came that of the appointment of C S ington of herkimer N Y to ie be assistant treasurer of the united states in new york mr stimson was the roosevelt candidate for governor while mr millington was a former member of the house from the awen ty tyce seventh now new york district and Is a close friend of vice president sherman JACOB M DICKINSON |
