Deseret Evening News | 1910-06-20 | Page 7 | Prest. Taft Wants Knox to Remain

WANTS KNOX TO REMAIN Will Continue to Direct Foreign Policy as Secretary Of State CANT RUN FOR GOVERNOR Nu of uC Over U cr Ills Juno 19 an RII announcement of ot the decision of ot Philander C Knox of or Pennsylvania to tu In the cabinet as secretary of or during thA remainder of ot President rafts Taffs term lerm confirmed Intimations ru tu ched yesterday from Philadelphia Republicans horn hero mak no ret of or their disappointment or Mr yielding to the tho of or ortho tho president They rhe had hoped that he would become B I this year for tor governor of that It made mudo known lalo In an way vay tho president 1 1 lIt regards Mr decision iia IUt directly refuting the the tho secretary was not nl altogether In Ills po lo The rhe provident was Willi reported r le an alt oua ou the ilm i ahlf lit Jonil ont that he Ml 11 Knox 68 na a groat Ireat lawyer la wel and na ae a Bren t of ot It was declared that Mr Ir had played H 1 very prom ln nt purl Jn In the f policies of or the ad Attention u waR n drawn to Mr 11 Taft of ot wit with tho heads of ot departments and It wa wn out In r Mr tr acts and decisions have hlo tho Iho unreserved of ot the th president fir dent u It WAS nas mod maxle plain that for elry rea reason on Mr Taft the sec ec decision with ordinary nary The following statement was WM out by Secy Knox The president to mo me this morning Ills earnest wl Uh h that I should ut tit my 10 I am to decline to allow my name to IM be presented att aH n candidate for governor of ot nt Rt the forthcoming convention nut Hut for I would havo It my dul to have accepted the If It It had to m oa the general choice c olle of ot the party In my them thero Is I no more fruitful field for high public service at this than In stated v hos proper power and relation should hould bo understood It should b 00 preserved d for the tho good of ot the whole coun country c Jun try tn