The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
BY ALFRED ,. STOPPER.

Washington, March 25.-(Special.)-- )-- The literary bureau of the ship sup aidy people appears to have closed up business here and at Cleveland, onlo, and Is sending out no more iteratufe to influence Congressman and news paper men In the interest Of the schemes 1t has tried to get through Congress during the past ten years.
 It will be remembered that when tue test came at the windup of congress the modified subsidy bill which was en- xineered by former Congressman Ldt- taeur, of the Gloversville district or New York, could not have been de- feated but for the almost solid oppost- ton of the Democratic members or the House. It is true Speaker Cannon did not have his heart in the thing. But he was practically forced to walk into the fold, especially as it was well un- derstood that President Roosevelt wal virtually behind axplan he and Secre- tary Root thought would strengthen the relations of the United States with some of the South American countries
 The Alabama delegation during sew eraI Congresses has uniformly opposed ship subsidy in all It's forms.
 Burton Is a Thorn.
 The talk here is that the literary bureau will finally abandon its emorts
  thorn in their side among the Republi- cans of the House is Representative Theodore A. Burton. of the Cleveland district of Ohio In that city the so- called Merchant Marine League has it's headouarters From Cleveland most or the ardent literature is sent out, all though there is side bureau nere which endeavors to look after business when it comes to talking to members personally.
 The late Senator Hanna, whose home was also In Cleveland. was a most per sistent champion of ship subsidy. He wanted the government to pay out at least $20,000,000 a year to help private concerns build up what he styled the | merchant marine, and really seemed 70 believe it was the right thing to do, re- l gardless of the fact that his opponents | in Congress insisted that. Uncle Sam should no more help ship building com | cerns to prosper in business than It | should assist a string of grain elevator | concerns in the middle west
 MT. Burton is one of the most inde- nendent of the Republicans in Con- gress. He is pretty well known In | Alabama and the adjoining states by reason of the fact that since becoming chairman of the Rivers and Harbors committee of the House, he has made | a number | the country and has met many Of the leading vitizens of the South.
 lust now quite a number of the news napers in this and other parts of the | country are persistent in bringing out MT. Burton as a candidate for the Oni- | ted States Senate agaist Senator For | aker, of the Buckeye state, but MT. l Burton does not take kindly to the suRgestion--for the present. at least MT. Burton, as is doubtless known well bv this time in the South. wants Ohio to support Secretary Taft for the Re- publican Presidential nomination next wear. He has declared himself to that effect in several speeches and inter | views within the past ten days 4t ls no sAcret here that the rotund anG iollv Secretary of War has his light ming rod out for that nomination. But whether or not Judge Taft VIII re- ceive the support of the Roosevelt ad- | nnIntstratfon is still an open question acoord,ns, to the best information now nicIed up among those supposed to know what is going on in Republican political circles
 Many months ago 1t was stated in | The Advertiser eorrespondence from tbis citv in the most positive terms that Secretary Taft would not accept the position on the bench Of the supreme ] Court. made vacant pS NiO 'N-NsiNNAA y retIrement of Mir. Justice Brown. of Michigan. who reIinquished his datiez on account of falling eyesight.
 | Rooms For Presidency.
 ,rha manufacturing of booms for the ,,arinus Republican candidates is goins on st a lively rate. A lot of stun IS bainr sent out which is well calculat- ed 4o even puzzle a Philadelphia law ver. as the old saying goes. But from what Is going on. even this far In advance of the meeting of the conven- tIon. and which Is being discussed with avidity. is that VicePresident Fair hanks and his friends are up and do- ing.
 Evidently there is too much tall about the Taft boom and the proba' bility of his receiving the indirect fl not the direct support of all the mer allied with the Roosevelt administra ton. Mir. Fairbanks Is credited witl being the richest of the avowed Re publican candidates for the Presidenc! and his packers will put up thu necessary cash which is required t' perfect his organization. It take money to do these things, as every on' knows, and especially in the NortherI and Western States where the pollttca