The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-04-08
FOR AGGRESSIVE
DEFENSE
CRITICISMS OF ADMINISTRATOR.
WILL NOT PASS uN.
CHALLENGED.
President Now Declared to q. D..
and Anxious to Assume the Off,
sive-First Guns to Be Fired Nav.
Saturday in Washington and a. a.,
caQo.

washington, April 4.-The Taft 81
ministration is about to defend ;t,a'.
aggressively before the people Of tha
United States. Convinced that the nuh
lie mind has been impressed Nv a -.
lacks upon the administration in mo-
parts of the country, and that tho oui.:
cisms cannot be permitted to mass nn
answered without injury to Republican
prestige, the party leaders have da
cided to carry the war into the ono
my's country"
President Taft is now declared to h,
ready and anxious to assume the offon
sive. The opening guns will he fros
on next Saturday in Washington hu
the President in person, and in cb;
cago by Attorney General Wickersbam
President on Organization.
Mr.. Taft will speak in this civ IN
the subject of organization and he will,
be supported by other powerful orators
of the Republican party. ATTORNEY
General understands subject will no
the policies of the administration OH.
er speakers on the platform with Presi.
dent Taft will be Senator Lodge. Ron.
resentative Mckinley of Illinois, chair.
man of the Republican congressional
committee; Representative Duncan
McKinlay of California, and John Havs
Hammond.
The party, it is said, expects conf.
IDENTIFY to close the session of Congress-
with Interstate commerce, Statehood.
postal savings, anti-injunctions and
conservation Legislation to it's credit
Rumors Of Cabinet Changes.
There are rumors that before the
congressional elections some changes
may be expected in the Presidents
cabinet, but none of these stories can
be confirmed. In fact, no one pro-
fesses to have any first-hand informa.
ton on the subject. At the same time
the general impression seems to be
that an effort will be made to strength
en- the cabinet in political way.
Among the retirements oftenest men-
toned as possible as those of Secre-
tary Dickinson and Postmaster Gener-
al Hitchcock. Also, it is said, MIR. Bal
linger may resign from the Interior
Department after the present investi-
cation, if the change can be made with
out subjecting himself to the charge
of retiring under fro
Want Change in Treasury.
Some of the party leaders are urg-
ing upon the President the advisability
of appointing to the Treasury, some
man who has been affiliated with the
party. There is no dissatisfaction
with the administration of Secretary
MacVeagh, but some politicians argue
that the President should not hesitate
to use every leverage to advance the
administration politically. If two or
more changes should be made in the
cabinet it is said, with some show OF
authority, that one of the places would
go to William Loed, Jr., former secre-
tary to Mr.. Roosevelt, and now collec'
tor of customs in New York.
Hughes May Get Bench
No one in the confidence OF Presi'
dent Taft, it is said, would be sur
prised if the vacancy on the Supreme
Court bench. caused by the death ol
the late Justice Brewer, should Oe
offered to Governor Hughes OF new
York. That the President would ol'
fer the place to the New York eAecu'
tive was stated last night at gatnel,
ing of Republicans, several OF WHOM
are close to the President.
It was stated that Governor Husne'
had not been sounded on the suo]e.s
but the general opinion seemed 10 w
that he would not accept the pia,.,
It is generally expected here tna' w
appointment will go to Solicitor wv
eral Lloyd w. Bowers.