The Washington times., 1910-08-16
REPUBLICANS PLAN
DOOMED TOFAILURE
Ballinger and Cannon Are
Determined to Remain
in Office.

BEVERLY. Mass, Aug. I6-Three
days Of hoUndering through an angry
political sea has founde-ed the bark
Of Hope Of Reorganization OF the Taft
Administration.
The scheme 10 eliminate Secretary Of
the Interior BallinEer. Speaker Can
non, and Senator AIdrich anG appease
the insUrgent sentiment by recog-
milton Of its aims. has fallen through
Private advices today 10 those who
hatcned the plan indicate two insur-
mOuntaoIe bStacIes-BalIfnze and
Cannon Il was thought Secretary
BallIng5r was merely maintaining 4
Iront' IN insisting that he would not
resign that Uncle Joe Cannon was
proceeding with q huge poker hlun in
persistiuE in his determination aeain
70 be candidate for the SpeakershfD
but now, il IS learned. there was no
bluff with either Of the two.
Are Firmly Fixed.
The political surgeons have baa,
advised that the two whom they had
planned 20 separate from the poIitI-
cal anatomy OF the TAFT Admfufstra
uon are so firmly fixed thar the
operation might endauger the life of
the patient
The politicians who DTa-res the
coup were aware that President Tart
llmSel1 would never ask RaII{nra-
and cannon TO step down. but thew
counted on these two EenrIau7a~7-z
SELF e1facement" on the grorInd ~
party eCigenCy- Now comes rha --7rf
natum that neither viii commit 10
liJlcal hara- kITi- President TaTt r0I-s-
either demand their retirement o.
there VIII be no retirement And
those who Steered the scheme L-uo-r
lHat the Executive viii never take
the step
Crane IN Conference.
Senator " Murray Crane, smooth
and mute. the prime mover in the
plan- had q lengthy conference with
the President today. What took
place could not be learned. but if the
Massachusetts Senator was disan-
pointed at the failure C the coup he
did net show IL
II IS conceded now that tremendous
pressure VIII be brought to bear on the
President 20 take q hand in the game
Heretofore he has kept In the back
ground
II seems that Senator Aldrich viii be
eliminated, but already a form Of %
position has arisen among the faithful
IN The 'ela Guard demanding 10 know
why Senator Crane. long known as one
OF them should have such an intense
desire To make peace with the insure
entS- knowing Cranes love Of v.avs
that are dark and devious. they fear q
-nIgger in the wOoGpiIe-'
Would Restore Pinehot.
The members OF the extreme conserva-
ton wing Of the party Of whom there
are many. are said to feel that the
elimination Of BaIlinser is not enough
BallInser must go, too, they demand.
and the policies which were put In force
by Clifford Pinchot under the wing OF
Roosevelt be restored In other words.
they would have complete reoreaniza-
tion OF the department To add 10 the
perpleSItieS confronting Taft, Ballinger
and Cannon refuse The preferred bowl
o. political hemlOck. and declare their
intention 10 die fiehting
If BaIliDEer persists, it means that 10
get rid Of him the President must Ouen-
ly dismiss him from cfnce-a course he
has repeatedly stated in private that he
cannot and viii not take
Cannon to Fight
Uncle Joe" ckaracteristcaIIy, has
served notice on the country that he
purposes to die with his boots on.
if die he must and viii he a candidate
FOR Speaker again. His death IS
deemed q tOregOne conclusion. and tie
leaders are bitterly rejecting over the
certainly that his hual throes will uO-
tend 10 smooth out the party-s trOU-
bIed affairs
The weight Of opinion here today.
privately expressed. of course was that
by tomorrow il would De impressed up
on the President that the time had
come 10 shake of every appearance of
vaciIlarion and come SGuareIv out in
the open as the declared leader of his
uartv with an announcement OF what
the paTLyS policies and issues shall
be in the tau campaign Senator Crane
although the smOo1hesI and Ee11ies-
of political diplomats IS said 10 have
satisfied himself in the Western conn
Try that what the party needs now is
forward and prove his strength
The second summer crank 20 atten7of
an interview with the President here
IS in the hands Of the Secret Service
officers today.
de was caught yesterday afternoon
and gave his name as J. T O'Connor.
declaring that he desired TO talk with
LIZ. Iaft about q nanSion mater