The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-13

Although he is not 10 retire untn
March 1, lsll-and Senator Aldrich
confirmed to President Taft today his
intention TO do sO-the reimbursement
plans now in progress apparently treat
Whatever influence Mr.. Aldrich may
nave had with the President as a thing
or the past.
The elimination OF Mr. Aldrich. ac-
eofdlng TO close political observers, is
soon 10 be followed by the retirement
met
Mr.. Ballinger has lost practically all
OF MS personal fortune in defending
been made upon him. 1t is said that
one attorneys fee alone in the con-
grSsSlOnal investigation cost him S10,-
900. II the secretary is to recover the
losses, IL is said, he must soon resume
the practice of law. The retirement OF
Mr.. BallingeT is fixed for September
10 The congressional committee will
have reported by that time and the
date is sufficiently early to take the
so-called Ballinger issue out OF the
campaign.
Speaker Cannon.
The third move in contemplation is
sald 10 be directed against Speaker
cannon II is not admitted in Beverly
mat Mr.. Cannon will even be a candf-
date for the speakership The Cannon
situation as a thing of the future is a
little difficult TO handle. If il were
Gnly known that the President would
IKE 10 see change, IL is believed an
1ouDts as 10 the result would be re-
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
uOuDt IN the west as TO whether he
actually intended TO retire The sftTI-
alion developed by these two states
evidently has made an impression uDOn
party leaders that has stirred them 10
action. -
Senator Aldrich talked with the
PRESIDENT regarding his rubber state
me<t and AR. Taft listened with great
interest. Mr. Aldrioh also told Mr..
IaIt or his plan to make a speech dur
states, defending the Payne-Aidrich
act as a whole, and particularly reDlV-
ing 10 the charges in reference TO the
cotton schedule.
Senator Crane.
Senator w. Murray Crane of Massa-
chusetts has been one of the active
forces in the new political movement.
Ii was he who went west to see Sec
rotary Ballinger and it was he who
alIO went to see Senator Aldrich al
Warwick, r. /, last SUNDAY Here
AMER Senator Cranes movements will
be watched with particular interest
Ihere have been stories in progress of
friction between Mr.. Hitchcock and
Senator Crane and some political jeal-
ministratiOn.
These stories are declared to be with
out foundation The President, il is
said, viii continue to use both Sena-
tor Crane and Mr.. Hitchcock on missions
TO which they are best suited. No
question has arisen as to their pOliti-
cal precedence.
Mr. Hitchcock participated in the
conference which the President had
this afternoon with four Republican
leaders from Tennessee. The Repub-
licans are laying plans TO capture that
southern state this fall and they hope
TO do so with the aid Of independent
Democrats.
The Republicans are anxious to hold
the ground for independent political
action in the state which they say was
gained at the recent judicial election.
Mr. Hitchcock has been having a Sc
ries of conferences with New York
state leaders which may have an i'm
portant bearing upon the campaign.
President Taft conferred with Mr..
and Secretary MacVeagh /
this afternoon regarding postal saw
ings banks.
1t is said now the first of these
banks cannot be put into operation be-
fore November 1.
Senator Dick OF Ohio came TO Bev-
erly today. but decided to await the
arrival here tomorrow of Warren G.
Harding, the Republican nominee for
governor OF Ohio, before calling on the
President Although admitting the
fight in Ohio is going TO be hard and
that the campaign must begin early
and be carried into every part OF the
state, Senator Dick believes the Re
publicans will win.