The Washington times., 1910-08-20
By JAMES HAY, II.


BEVERLY, Mass, Aug sg.-It has az
last sunk into the consciousness OF
Beverly thar II can no longer count on
the cooperation OF oyster Bay IN the
coming Congressional fight. and today
the Administration has its scouts 10 de-
ternIne how strong VIII be the opposi-
ton put up by Theodore Roosevelt
The scouts are ReprassEcsrs-s
Nicholas L5nsworth. a s0r-in-Iavv OF
Roosevelt and lloyd c. Griscom- OF
[ew York
The rUmor has reached Beverly that
Roosevelt " p require Taft 10 forsake
\ Ice President sherman This Taft will
not do. according 10 his close political
friends
He could hardly do so without forsak-
ms Jle whole crew Of those regular
through tCicE and thin ana put his
policies on che statute books.
II lS believed here that y Roosevelt
demands the head OF Sherman upon a
charger as the price Of his peace there
VIII be open war from now on
According 70 some OF the leaders il Is
noT rot 50 much 2 question Of winning
the next elections. but OF preventing
the party being 50 shot 10 pieces that Il
cannot reassem3le itself for the presi-
dental nEhI IN 1872
IN addition TO this, there Is today at
Beverly gloom almost iEdeScTibabla
regarding the outlook over the entire
country.
To say that not one Of the proni-
ue1r Republicans who has visited
Beverly IL the last ten days has
predicted victory III the coming eieC-
tons Is TO make g strong state
ment, but Il Is an accurate desCrip-
ton OF the pesslTLisn which per
VadeS the leaders OF EepIoltCalisU1-
All the news brought 70 Beverly is
that the party IS as certainly de-
feated now as r the votes had been
counted and handed over the House
Of Representative 20 the Demo
Gratis.
The President himself IS described by
those familiar with the situation as
being almost as disappointed over the
prospect as are his advisers, and there
never was IN public life a more optiul-
istic man than william H Taft.
Norton Plans Disastrous
To cap the climax, there came 70
Beverly today no encouragement re-
garding the glitteTing plan 20 Gust Can
non and A1dricif and TO run Ballinger
out Of the Cabinet
According TO the warhorses OF the
party. the scheme sounded excellent On
paper, but could not. from the very
first. have accomplished anything.
They point out thss Aldrich as far
back as last spring had announced his
intention TO retire from the Senate at
the expiration OF his present term, and
that nothing vas 10 be gained by call
ing the Dubiic-s attention 10 the Admin
istrations wish 10 set nd Of him
It is also declared 10 have been the
rankest folly 10 assume that anybody
could tie q bail and chain on any man
elected TO the House and prevent his
running for the SDeakeTship-
The blast against Cannon had. as II
H-r1sH
inc him into running whereas. Il the
thing had been undertaken differently,
ne might have been pulled OF diplomat
iCalIy-
about the LCnEWOrth statement because
IL did not come from an ardent Cannon
man As far back as 5aSt winter Long
worth made the statement that ne would
never AGAIN support Cannon. and IN get
fir,z him 10 issue the statement 15ow the
Administration has not captuTes- a real
" ardent Cann0nite-
The only Signlfica nee attaching 10 the
statement was th.f il came out OF
Beverly. and this. The critics say. &C
. comuliSleS nothing except 10 make Ger
tain a hot fght in the next House BE-
tween the regulars and the insurgents
Taft Sticks To Balinge,-
Friends Of the President, touching on
the RaIinger end Of the scheme. con-
tent themselves with the statement that
Taft is not the kind Of man to sacrifice
q member OF his cabinet 10 make q
roman holiday. and that he would not
forsake RaIlinEer for a few Democrats
or insurgent votes
Thus Il IS that the plan launched
as great political coup les as q
boomerang at the doors OF the Ad-
rniuistration- while the ever-groving
tales OF Republican disadectiOn are
brought 70 Beverly
Toneworth Is expected to return here
next "Wednesday and before he comes
( GriSCOm. who is trying 10 establish
Deace among the fighting elements IN
the state Of New York, may arrive
From both OF them the President VIII
hear the real position OF Roosevelt
fContinf7et5 On Third PaZe0