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Show TAFT HAS RESIGNEO. Prealdent Will Appoint Luke Wright aa Secretary of War, WnnhWiRtnn. Serralnry of War Taft on Friday tendered hla realma-Hon. realma-Hon. effective June .10. The prealdent will appoint General Luke K. Wright of Tenneaaee na hla aurreaaor. Tho correapotnlence between the prealdent and Serretury Tuft rrlatlne to the latter'a raalftnatlon la vury brief Secretary Tuft simply aald In hla realKnutlon: "I hereby tender my realKnutlon ar aecretary of war, lo lake effect June ;in next." The president 111 his reply auld: "Your realKnutlon la hereby accepted ac-cepted to take effect June 30." The realxnatlnn was duted Thnra-duy, Thnra-duy, nnd the acceptance Friday. It wua atuted ut tho White Houae thut. in: the prealdent- no recently ua Thnra day had Klvcii nut a formal atntemeni cnuccrnliiK hla hluh eaieem for Saere-lary Saere-lary Tuft. It waa not dremeil iiarea-aary iiarea-aary to reprut what waa thrn aald. |
