▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁Ide ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁commission ers ▁gained ▁executive ▁power ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁cabinet ▁of ▁territorial ▁Governor ▁William ▁Howard ▁T aft . ▁ ▁Ide ▁was ▁appointed ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁Justice , ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁ ▁Ide ▁was ▁appointed ▁Vice - G overn or ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁he ▁became ▁Act ing ▁Governor ▁General ▁after ▁Luke ▁Wright , ▁then ▁Governor ▁General , ▁took ▁leave . ▁Wright ▁formally ▁res igned ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁and ▁Ide ▁formally ▁succeeded ▁him ▁Governor - General . ▁ ▁Ide ▁was ▁Governor - General ▁until ▁September , ▁when ▁he ▁res igned ▁and ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁In ▁part , ▁Ide ' s ▁few ▁months ▁as ▁Governor - General ▁were ▁a ▁political ▁face - s aving ▁exercise ▁( as ▁was ▁Wright ' s ▁res ignation ). ▁T aft ▁had ▁visited ▁the ▁Philippines ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁and ▁after ▁that ▁visit ▁that ▁T aft ▁intended ▁major ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Commission . ▁Wright ▁and ▁Ide ▁were ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ers ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁replace , ▁and ▁allowing ▁Wright ▁to ▁res ign ▁and ▁Ide ▁to ▁serve ▁briefly ▁as ▁Governor - General ▁were ▁seen ▁by ▁contemporary ▁obser vers ▁as ▁face - s aving ▁moves . ▁ ▁The ▁issue ▁T aft ▁sought ▁to ▁solve ▁was ▁a ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁Commission