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Show SECRETARY BALLINGER QUITS Walter L. Fisher of Chicago Succeeds to Portfolio, It Being Balhnger's Intention to Return to Ssattle. Washington. The resignation of Richard A. Hallingor or Seattle nn secretary of t U Interior was accepted Tuesday by President Taft, and Walter Wal-ter I. Fisher of Chicago :w appoint I'd as his successor. It appears In the rorrorpon.ionco between tlic president and Mr. Ilallln ger. which was given out tiy tho White House, that the rcrretary's ns-lunation ns-lunation had been In the president's hands Blnee January lfl; that U wan held In suspense at the reiuent ol Mr. Taft and that the lifter accepted It ut the urgent request of Mr. Hal-linger. Hal-linger. In giving his content to the secretary's secre-tary's retirement, Mr. Tart take o caslnn to declare with emphasis hie unchanging faith In the Integrity, the motives and the of'lnl standards ol Mr. Hnlilnger. and In nnm ensured In dignatlon at the methods of those who assailed him, declaring that linns li-nns been Ibe subject of one of the JL A Urri w f.vr v t". . -,: W - ' - v EICIVwvD A.iV'aUNCtR. In I un 'ci u; ulous ,'-! m il toj tie lie,,!.,,:!' .1: of i h::'.: le' !ll,it III . lo: c.i.i show. The secreiaty laler, in a written ptaiemciit. txpiessid the Intention to Kturn to Scuttle and after a rest re sutiie tho pr.ictlce of In', lie say his defense has c"it him not, less thiiii fr. 00i and (hat he is now a pout man. At Ibe same time, lie declared It his purpose "to n,M'iiie the arch consplnttois, w ho have In en follow lug me with the ii.--.-ai . -iu'g knlto." |
