Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-13
Reported That He Will Leave
the Cabinet September Is.
TRYING TO GET HARMONY
Efforts to Put the Republican House
in Order.
LEADERS STIRRED TO ACTION
Effect of Recent Results in Kansas
and 1owa-Aldrich Calls on
the President.

the President.
BEVERLY. Mass, August 13.-Certain
events OF Yesterday, following Incidents of
the past week or so. lead inevitably to
the conclusion that complete political
readjustment in circles close to President
Taft Is in progress
That Beverly is being made the head
quarters Of the movement to set the re-
publican house in order is now generally
admitted. The various moves are being
made quietly but effectively.
Reports have reached Beverly that the
| recent results in Kansas and Iowa were
due largely to the activity of Speaker
Cannon In Kansas. to the charges against
Senator Aldrich, and to doubt in the west
as to whether he actually intended to re-
tire. The situation developed in these two
states evidently has made an impression
upon the party leaders that has stirred
them to action.
Although Senator Aldrich is not to re-
tire until March 4. 1911. and he confirmed
to President Taft yesterday his intention
to DO SO. the reimbursement plans which
plainly are in progress apparently treat
Whatever influence Mr.. Aldrich may have
mad with the President as a thing of the
past.
Ballinger Will Retire.
The elimination of Mr.. Aldrich accord
ing to close political advisers, is soon to
be followed by the retirement of Secre-
tary Richard Ballinger of the cabinet.
The republican party IS facing a crucial
| campaign this fall and the leaders who
have been coming more and more into in
f1uence with the President are arriving
daily, to do all they can to bring about an
adjustment of the differences within the
party
Mr.. Ballnger practically has lost all of
his personal fortune in defending himself
from the attacks that have been made
upon him. 1t is said that one attorney
fee alone in the congressional investiga-
ton cost him $4,000. If the Secretary is
to recover these losses, 1t is said, he must
soon resume the practice of law which he
left in his home state to take up the du-
ties of head of the Interior Department.
The retirement of Mr.. Ballinger is fixed
for September Ii. The congressional COM
mittee will have reported by tina; time,
and the date is sufficiently eariySto take
the so-called Ballinger issue out of the
campaign.
Uncertainty About Cannon.
The third move in contemplation is
said to be directed against Speaker Cam
non. 1t is not admitted in Beverly that
Mr.. Cannon will even be a candidate for
the speakership. Representative McKin-
ley of Illinois, close friend of Cannon,
and chairman Of the republican congress
sional campaign committee, was asked
here the other day if he thought Mr. Can
non could be elected to the chair again.
u have not heard that he will be
candidate, was the significant reply
The Cannon situation, as a thing of
the future. is a little difficult to handle.
Once 1t is known that the President
would like to see change, however, it
is believed that all doubt as to the re-
suit would be removed.
Senator Aldrich Calls.
Senator Aldrich called to see the Presi-
dent early yesterday before the chief ex-
ecutive had finished his morning meal.
He talked with the President thirty-five
minutes. He found Mr.. Taft had not had
| an opportunity to read the senator's re-
ply to Senator Bristow's charges regard
ing the rubber tariff The President was
gratif1ed, however, that Senator Aldrich
had consented to make statement. In
doing so 1t is said that the senator from
Rhode Island performed an act which fit
ted exactly into a program which has
been framed by party leaders close to
the President.
Senator Aldrich would not discuss his
call on 1.-THE President other than to say
that it was incidental to cruise along
the New England coast. which will ex-
tend as far east as Bar Harbor. He came
on the yacht O-We-Ra.
The senator talked with the President
regarding his rubber statement, and Mr..
Taft listened with great interest. Mr..
Aldrich also told Mr. Taft Of his plan to
make speech in the fall in one of the
western states defending the Payne-Al
drich act as whole. and particularly re-
plying to the charges made in reference
to the cotton schedule. Mr.. Aldrich had
planned visit to the President as a part
Of his yachting trip along the northern
New England shores some time ago. The
idea was secuted that he came to get an
20. k from the President for his rubber
statement.
Crane and Hitchcock.
Senator w. Murray Crane of Massa-
chusetts has been one of the active forces
in the new political movement. 1t was
he who went west to see Secretary Bal
linger, and it was also he who went to
see Senator Aldrich at Warwick, r. L.,
last Sunday Hereafter Senator Crane s
movements will be watched with peculiar
interest.
Postmaster General Frank H. Hitch
cock, former chairman of the republican
national committee. has been at Beverly |
twice within the week. There have been
stories in progress Of friction between Mr..
Hitchcock and Senator Crane, and some
political jealousy as to their influence
with the administration. These stories |
are declared here to be without founda- |
ton. The President. it is said, will con- |
tinue to use both Senator Crane and Mr.. |
Hitchcock on missions to which they are
best suited. No question has arisen as |
to their political precedence.
Plans to Get Tennessee,