Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-04
Opposition Will Be Forced to Show
Something Definite.
PROGRAM OF ADMINISTRATION
Statement to Be Given Out During
Week with Full Details.
CANNON MAY RESIGN PLACE
Considerable Talk Secretary OF WaF
Dickinson VIII Be RePInced--
Hughes May Get Judge
ahip.

vAsHINGroN. April 2-The Taft al
nIristratIon Is about % defend Itself ag-
rressiysly before the people Of the United
stats. Convinced that The public mind has
been impressed by attacks Of various kinds
upon the administration In many parts %
the country and that the criticlsns can
not be permitted 10 pass unanswered With
oyt injury to republican prestige, the party
leaders dgciced 20 cary the war into the
epen7y's country" President Taft Is now
declared to be ready and anxious to az
sumo the offensive.
The opening guns will he fired next
saturday in Washington BY the president
in person. and In Chicago by Attorney
General Wickersham Mr.. Taft will speak
IN this city on the subject or organization
ana he will be supported by other powerful
orators Of the republican party. Attorney
General Wickersharn's subject will be the
policjes OF the administration. The speeches
bv the president in Washington, Senator
Lodge Representative Mckinley Of llli-
nois chairman OF the republican congress
sjonal committee; Representative Duncan
NcKinlay OF California, John Hays Ham
u1ond. president Of the National League Of
Republican clubs: John A. Stewart. presi-
dent OF the New York league and John @.
Capers. national committeeman for South
Carolina at the same gathering, and that
Of Mr.. wickersham at Chicago are expected
to supply the themes for other prominent
republicans.
Tariff Facts to Fore.
Nothing has created 50 much interest
among the republican leaders in Washing
ton since the Inauguration of Mr.. Taft as
the plans now formulating TO defend the
administration Some facts are TO be
brought out about the operating Of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bal ard the enemies
OF that legislution VIII Ne ea3sed upon 10
answer the friends Of the administration
with some concrete evidence IL this sub
ject is TO continue as an issue within the
party. The party. it is said, expects con-
fidently to close the session OF congress
with Interstate commerce, statehood. postal
savings. anti-inJunction and conservation
TO its credit. In addition It is hoped that q
statement may be issued showing that
a very great saving has ben made In the
expense OF carrying on the governmental
business.
Little is being said By the party leaders
about the issue OF ''CRnnonism" beyond the
statement that this question will take care
OF itself at the right time The only ex-
plsnaion vouchsafed for this comment is
that Speaker Cannon 10 expected 10 resign
The speakership at the close OF the present
session Of congress
Attitude Of Cannon.
should the speaker thus resign az tnS
/ close Of the present session at time when
/ there would be opportunity 10 choose his
. A.
that several members Of the present house
would benefit BY immediately announcing
themselves as candidates. No official state
( ment on this subject 10 expected from the
I speaker His friends believe that it would
| be inadvisable for him to weaken the or
I ganization Of the house at this time by
disclosing his intentions They argue that
/ in view Of the recent battle IN the house
/ all the force that was retained by the re-
publican majority is needed If the admin
+ istrauon program as to legislation IL TO
succeed
! There are rumors cire ealatlng with con
/ siderable freedom About The capitol that
/ before the confessional elections some
/ changes may be expected in the presidents
cabinet but none or these stories can be
confirmed. In fact No one processes to
have any first-haad information on the
subject At the same time the general i'm
/ preston seems to be that an effort will be
made TO strengthen the cabinet in a po-
liticsl way.
CabInee GOsslp.
( Among the retiremEnts ofteneEt men
! toned as possible are those OF Secretary
/ Dickinson Of the War department and
[ Postmaster General Hitchcock Also it
I Il stated that Mr. Bsliinger may resign
4 from the Interior department al the close
Of the present investigation. II the change
can be made without sublsctins himself 70
the charge q retiring rndeT fire"
Some Of the party leaders are ruginE
upon the president the desirabllay Of ap-
pointing TO the treasury some man who
has affiliated with The party. There r. no
dissatisfaction with tha Eamlnistrtiion Of
| Secretary AIacVtsgh, but some politicians
argue that the president should not hesi-
tate to use every leverage 10 advance the
administration politically. n two On more
changes should be made in the cabinet Il
is stated. with some show Of authority
that one OF The places would go 10 vii.
. liam J. Loeb. jr.. former secretary 10 Mr.
Roosevelt and now collector Of customs IN
New York.