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Show POSTMASTER-GENERAL SMITH LEAVES THE CABINET. Will lie-engage InnlS'ewspaper Work H. C. Payne of Wisconsin, His Successor. Charles Emory Smith of Philadelphia Philadel-phia has tendered to the president his formal . resignation as postmaster-general, postmaster-general, to take effect early next month, and Henry C. Payne of Wisconsin, Wiscon-sin, vice-chairman of the Republican National committee, has accepted the tender of the office, to which he will be nominated after the holiday recess. Mr. Smith has agreed to remain until January 15th, if necessary, hut will return re-turn immediately thereafter to Philadelphia Phila-delphia to resume the editorship of the Philadelphia Press. This change in the cabinet was formally for-mally announced at Tuesday's session of the cabinet. All the members of the cabinet expressed their profound regret, and the president paid a very impressive tribute to the services and personality of the retiring member of his official family. He said that he I had sought to persuade Mr. Smith to alter his determination and to remain I in the cabinet, but without success, I and he had finally accepted Mr. Smith's I reasons as decisive. |