The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-20
TAFT'S DEMANDS HAVE TAKEN ON
 LOOK OF THREAT

LOOK OF THREAT DECLARES HE WOULD FORCE
 ANOTHER SESSION OF CON
 GRESS IF SENATE SHOULD DE-
 FEAT REDUCTIONS-IS GAINING
 SUPPORT IN HIS EFFORTS FOR
 FREE RAW MATERIALS.
 Washington, July 20.-President Taft save an added indication of his inten- ton to stand by his demand for free ssw materials in the pending Tariff 1ill by saying to one of his Congress Asonal callers yesterday that in case the Senators who were opposing him on that demand should succeed in beating the bill in the Senate he would immediately call another extra session of Congress to meet the day a1ter this one adjourned. That would leave the Tarif bill in the same situation, for unless it is defeated by both houses. it would remain alive until the Constitutional expiration of the Sixty first Congress, on March 4, 1911.
 But there is practically no real like Hhood of the defeat of the bill in the Senate. Just now the Senators from the West who are interested in hides their opposition, and talking very de terminedly about beating the bill. They are headed by Warren and Clark of Wyoming and Heyburn or ginia, who have been talking insurrec- ton and voting with the committee tall along, are now talking more Vigor- ously than ever, but there are very to accept their tragic declarations as to negative votes at anything like face value.
 Demand for Free Shoes.
 The President fired another shot at the anti-free raw material men yes ], terday that had the effect of creating immediate and decided excitement 1t was in the shape of a proposal to put shoes and manufa ctures of leather on the free list along with hides. MT CT Cannon in the course of a confer ence in the afternoon with him and MT. Dwight, the Republican whip.
 The Speaker was plainly startled, idea was impossible. the conferrees having already agreed to the shoe and leather rates. The President came back with a proposition that it could be arranged by bringing in special rule in the House, giving the House conferrees the desired authority. The Speaker replied that 1t was beyond the power of the House alone to change what has been agreed to by the Senate, and 1t would reopen con- troversy upon the whole bill. The President insisted, however, and the Speaker went away with the matter unsettled. He went straight to the Capitol. where he had conference with Senator Aldrich.
 The general impression last night was that the President will stand by this demand only until it has brought down the Senators he is after, and will then be content to accept certain reductions on shoes and leather to meet the free listing of hides. Hr~ gTaf ale Q his campaign for his Tariff bill by inviting all the Republican members of the Conference Committee to dine with him at the White House on Wed nesday evening, when there will be a grand and general pow wow on the Tariff bill with especial accent on free raw materials
 Insurgents Unlikely to Win
 The insurgents on free raw mater ials are all of the most hide bound or ganization type. There are no stan cher organization men in the Senate than Warren and Clark, who have the Chairmanships of two of the most i'm portant committees, Military and Ju- dietary. They are interested in both hides and coal. It has been suggest ed that inasmuch as they are also greatly interested in the woolen sched- ule it would be against their own in terests to beat the bill. But 1t is pointed out that defeat of this bill would leave the Dingley law in force, under Wn1cn they are Qulte coiiAoi. ably taken care of, so that they would not suffer by that move.
 The mathematics of their situation however, is hardly encouraging to them. There were ten Republicans who voted against the bill on it's pas sage by the Senate. MT Crawford of South Dakota has already surren- dered to the President. It is expect ed that Senator Beveridge, who is tremendously interested in the tariff commission provision, will decline to vote against a conference report con- taining free hides and coal. Senators Brown and Burkett of Nebraska are also regarded as likely to change.
 That would detach four of the ten original negative votes. In place of surgents can count on Warren, Clark, Hepburn, surely, and possibly on Scott, Elkins, Borah and Piles, seven in all If they should get them all and lose the four original insurgents, they would number only twelve all told, and with ten Republican votes against it in the Senate the Tariff bill would have a majority of Il. Moreover, one Democrat, McEnery of Louisiana, is certain to vote for it, and if it comes to a pinch his colleagro. Foster, might do so. as well as other Southerners who are vitally concerned over the lumber schedule.
 Crane Aids President. : The President has obtained the ac- tive assistance of Senator Crane, the great wrinkle smoother from Massa- chusetts. He reached Washington on ward to the White House, where he was in conference with the President for nearly an hour. After that he | hustled up to the Capitol and began rounding up the Senators who are op- posing free hides.