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Show BAL LINGER SAYS WILL NOT RESIGN CHICAGO. Aur. 3. Senator Murray Mur-ray W. Craue, who is generally supposed sup-posed to havo come west for tho purpose pur-pose cf IntimAtlnz to Secretary of the Interior Balllnger that the secretary's resignation from tho cabinet would bo to the interest of the Republican party, returned east today. Just before be-fore leaving, he refused either to deny or confirm tho report that ho bad asked Secretary Ballingor for his resignation. res-ignation. It developed lato today that both the secretary and the senator were in the same hotel yesterday, and It Is generally believed, although it cannot be confirmed, that a conference wa6 held between them. Secretary Balllnger arrived in Chicago Chi-cago at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning and Sonator Crane put in an appearance appear-ance at the same hotel two hours later. lat-er. The secretary registered, but the senator did not. Both wero absent from tho hotel yesterday afternoon. Secretary Balllnger left for Seattle last night after declaring that he would not resign. Senator Crano Just before leaving for the east today was asked point blank if he bad requested re-quested Secretary Balllnger'6 resignation. resig-nation. He said: "I came west on a mission. I have heen In Minneapolis and am now returning re-turning home. I saw Mr. Balllnger there but It w-as not by appointment. We simply talked of general matters." "Were you sent west to secure Secretary Sec-retary Balllnger's resignation?" "What I was sent for. If I was sent at all." replied the seator with a smile, "is not of public business. I finished my trip and am going home and don't care to discuss Mr. Balllnger's Ballln-ger's politics or my miss'on here." "Did you meet Secretary Balllnger in Chicago and did you bold a conference confer-ence with him here?" At this point the senator fled. As he walked swiftly through the door and up Michigan avenue, he said: "I have told all I am gong to tell, and I certainly shall say nothing about Mr. Balllnger. |