The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-16
Fight Upon A|drich and Can- non Will Be Bitter In
 Coming Congress
COMMON CAUSE IS MADE
 BY |NSURGENT FORCES
Roosevelt Official Regime Is Gradually Passing Away and Taft Has Many Places to Fill With
 His Own Followers.
BY PATTERSON sTEALEY.

BY PATTERSON STEALEY.
 Washington, November 5-(special.) "A number of early arrivals in the insurgent ranks of republican senators and rep resentatives are expected in Washington week or so before Congress convenes to discuss the course they will pursue to- ward the Cannon-Aldrich organization during the coming session. A fight is promised from the jump, especially in the House, though it is yet too early to give the precise question upon which it will occur. In any event everything looks favorable for making things lively for Speaker Cannon.
 A magazine, which will be issued within a few days will give series of inter views with insurgent senators concern ing the issue in the republican party. In substance, these men, who made the real fight and the real illumination of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill, will unite In the declaration that the issue is the control of the republican party. They will de- clare the majority of the party is in sympathy with the insurgents; that the majority is misrepresented in the present republican leadership in both Senate and House; and that the fight is on, and is going to be continued till new domina- ton, under new traditions in the Senate and new rules in the House is established. This article is fully expected by the men who have contributed expressions to it, to be accepted by the Aldrich forces as the final and irrevocable casting of the gage of battle for party control. It is understood all the insurgent senators, Deliver, Cummins, Bristow, Clapp, La Toilette and the rest, have contributed vigorous interviews to the symposium; that they did so by mutual underestimate ing that they should make common cause. aud stand together as they did during the last fsessions and that they have already received assurances of such accessions of strength as will shake from the very start the Aldfich-Hale grip on the Senate.
 Offices To Be Filled.
 The Roosevelt official regime is fast fading from the government payroll Removals, deaths and resignations are cleaning out the favorites of the last ad- ministration so rapidly that by the time the great hunter returns from Africa next spring he will have the greatest difficulty in recognizing any single of flee by a glance at it's personnel. Here is list of the offices President Taft will fill within the next few weeks:
 One justiceship of the supreme court of the United States to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Justice Peckham.
 Three United States ambassa dors-at Great Britain, France and Austria Hungry. Robert Bacon, former assist ant Secretary of State, has been prom ised the French post Two assistant postmaster generalships Two com missionerships of the District of Col umbia. One governorship of a terri tory to fill the vacancy caused by tn resignation of Governor Curry of New Mexico, q former Rough Rider. One interstate commerce commissionershfp to fill the vacancy to be caused by the expiration of Franklin J. Lanes term. Two assistant secretaryships-one in the treasury and the other in the de- partment of commerce and labor. One United States district judgeship in Chi cago.
 In addition there are several hundred postmasters and nearly 100 United States marshals and United States dis trict attorneys whose four years are up. E. c. Duncan of North Carolina has under consideration one of the assist ant postmaster generalships. It Is ex-
 
 Last summer MT. Duncan declined the commissionership of internal rev. enue to which Roy Cabell of Virginia was afterward appointed MT. Duncan was one of the receivers of the Sea board Air Line, and having completed this work he is now able to go on with MT. Hitch cock. In such capacity he will be put in immediate charge of the southern postmasters and delegates to the next national convention.
 Request to President.
 committee of negroes made the usual annual request of President Taft today that he recommend to Congress the reimbursement of the depositors in the old Freedmen's Saving and Trust company, and that he recommend to Congress the creation of a home for aged and infirm out of the funds now in tho treasury stf1l undfstributed from this bank. This sum amounts to $780, O1S. The committee informed the Pres ident that negro depositors of the failed bank were due $1,291,744, which they have never received, and that there were over 60.oc0 persons who sustained loss by the failure. It was stated that the measures asked for had been favorably considered by different branches of Congress in the past.
 yaII In Bad Shape.
 The district jail In which Sherifl Sbipp and his five fellow prisoners be- gan tn cir sentence today Is one of the worst in the country and its condition has frequently been described as dis graceful by government officials A big majority of the prisoners are ns- rroes. The Tennesans wilL how ever, get the best treatment possible from the warden, Captain Mckee, who was formerly an employee of the House of Representatives.
 Helping to Move Cotton Crop.