The conference of elder statesmen appointed Taro KATSURA as the next prime minister, but he had already assumed both Minister of Palace and Grand Chamberlain just half a year before, and his nomination became a target for criticism as a violation of the principle of separation between the Imperial Family and the Japanese government organization.
元老会議は後継首相に桂太郎を指名したが、桂は半年前に内大臣兼侍従長になったばかりであり、この点に関して「宮中・府中の別」を乱すものとして非難の声があがった。