Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-12-23
WASHINGTON LETTER

senators and representatives who
voted against the A,drich- Payne Tariff
Eli, and who are known under the
II general classification of "Pro-
gressiyes.o The President aims spec
tally at Senator LaF gillette and Sen
ator Beveridge. He has expressed his
personal dislike for these two sena-
tors on several occasions recently.
He has refused for six months to fol-
low the recommendation OF Senator
LaFollette for the appointment Of
u. S. Attorney, In the Eastern Dis
trict of wisconsin. It is now gener-
ally accepted that the President will
4 turn down McElroy, of Milwaukee,
who WIS recommended by Mr.. La
! Toilette. lie will probably appoint
Z some man RI commended by Senator
! Stephenson "a ex-senator John G..
Spooner 1t has been suggested that
/ Lloyd NJ Bowers, solicitor general
] and former counsel of the Chicago
! and Northwestern Railroad, would
dictate the appointment. Mr. Bowers
! told the writer that he had not the
slightest interest In the matter and
would make no recommendation.
Bowers is a Minnesota man, and In
sists that he takes no interest in
matters of political patronage.
There are indications that the
President and the administration gen.
orally are planning to make trouble
for Senator Clapp. of Minnesota, for
the opposition which Mr.. Clapp put
up to the Tariff Bill. The Minnesota
senator Is one of the most open and
courageous of the "progressives." He
has given an additional cause for
complaint from administration circles
by going to wisconsin and espous-
ing the cause of Senator LaF GILLETTE.
The interests" would like to bring
about the defeat of LaFollette and
have been very much discouraged re-
Gently by reports brought to them
from stalwart sources that LaFollette
cannot be beaten. To punish Clapp
it has been determined by Frank H.
Hitchcock and the other political
bosses, to give full support to the
candidacy of Frank B. Kellogg. KEEL
logg is fresh from his great legal vic
tory in the Standard Oil case and 1t
is believed that his candidacy will
appeal to- the very popular elements
that have been behind Senator Clapp.
1t is hardly a fair issue between the
two men and yet men who have re-
Gently returned from Minnesota de-
clare that Senator Clapp will defeat
Kellogg hands down before the peo-
pie of that state. But that does not
alter the facts that the President and
mis- advisors are eager to retire Clapp
to private life.
A like fight Is being planned
against BeVeridge of Indiana. There
is an effort being made to rally the
DID Fairbanks following in Indiana
and revive the discredited Fairbanks
Hemmenway machine with view Of
controlling the next legislature
against Beveridge. The first evil
ienee of this plan was disclosed in
the city election in Indianapolis. The
county in which Indianapolis Is To-
Gated, Marion, CONTROLS sufficient
number of votes in the legislature to
swing the state in the election of a
senate These legislative votes COM
prise the senators and representa-.
tives credited to Marion county prop
er and the joint senators and rep
,esentatives elected from districts in
which Marion county has prevailing
voice. The Fairbanks clement Sc
cured control of the city government
in the recent election and Fairbanks
political manager, Joe Healing, former
U. S. Attorney and known to politics
as the Big Chief" has been made
corporation of the city. 1t is under
stood that the Fairbanks newspaper
in indianapolis dictated Kealings ap-
pointment and that under Healing
direction a machine has been con-
structed in Marion County that viii
work In the interests of Fairbanks
for the Senate as against Beverage.
Quietly the administration in Wash
ington Is aiding this organization.
Overtures have been made to Fair
banks by the President and his ad-
visors for a working alliance. The
tall statesman from Indiana acquired
Crouch at the Chicago Convention
because of the inglorious failure OF
his presidential boom. He has not
entirely recovered from it and blames
the Taft people. But he would like to
get back to public life. The admin
| istration is batting him. He has been
offered the mission to China within
the past few weeks, coupled with the
suggestion that 1t would be raised
| to an embassy if he would agree to
accept It, Other offers have been
made to him, designed to flatter him
and bring him into line. All Of this
is for the avowed purpose Of max
ing working organization that will
bring about the defeat of Beveridge
But there are no indications that the
plan will succeed. Even in Indian
apolis an attempt to deliver the
Legislature delegation to Fairbanks
will mean the defeat of the legisla-