The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-07
.BEvER|DGE' s HOME
PASSED UP BY TAF I
President Cuts Indian
apolis Out Of His
Itinerary.
SENATOR IS SPEECH
CAUSE OF CHARGE
Taft Does Not Want to Attack
Him in Own State, Nor Is He
Pleased With Action of Re-
publican Convention on
Tariff Course-Wil1
Raise Hub. .Bub.

Washington, April s.-The announce
ment made at the White House to-day
that President Taft will proba bly, not
visit indianapolis on his coming West
ern trip is interpreted into a political
sensation. Although the engagement
to visit Indianapolis had not been
definitely made, it was pretty we'll
understood that the President would
spend the greater portion of May 5
in that city, probably as the guest
of Ex-yice-President Fairbanks. and
that he would deliver a speech there
that would me important in the coming
campaign.
Secretary Carpenter would not ad-
nit to-day that recent political events
mn Indiana had anything 10 do
with the decision to leave Indianapolis
out of the trip. The President, he
said, had determined to curtail his
trip. and instead of remaining away
from Washington eight or nine days
would probably not be away longer
than five or six. In reducing the time
of the tourney it was essential that
he should visit only those cities and
towns where he had made positive en-
gagements and to leave off those
places where tentative engagements
had been made Instead of staying in
Cincinnati two or three days. as at
first planned he will give only one
day, MAY s. From Cincinnati he will
go direct to ST. Louis to attend the
convention of the Farmers Union, May
H. getting back TO Washington May 6.
The program now is to leave here the
morning OF April 80 for Buffalo. where
he will attend great banquet cele-
brating the union of the Chamber of
Commerce and Manufacturers. Club.
He will be in eittsbu,g May l and 2,
going to Cincinnati the next day.
Reasons for Avoiding City.
| Reasons given to-day for not visit
! ing india anapolis unofficial but thought
| to be correct. are that President Taft
does not feel that he could speak at
Indianapolis without coming in con-
| flict with the views of Senator Bever-
idge. AS head of the Republican party,
he does not wish to say anything that
would interfere with Republican
being returned to the Senate. He
could not speak his views without
statements going out that he was at
tacking Senator Beveridge in his own
State. That would be the view that
would be taken and that would be in
dustriously spread by Democrats and
President feels that whatever may be
the attitude of Senator Beveridge to
the administration, now variously con-
strued, the White House cannot afford
to be regarded as lambasting Republic
can Senator'S unless it becomes too
clear for dispute that these Senators
are pnrposely attacking the admins
tration. and intend political injury TO
the Chief Executive.
f,,l In,
withholding comments as to the speech
of Senator Beveridge that would be
construed a s nimical to the Indianaian,
but there is a Widespread belief that
he feels that Mr.. Beveridge could have
made different sort of talk to the
State convention. At the same time
the President recognizes the difficult
ties under which the Senator and his
party labor in Indiana.
Will Oppose Tariff Agitation.
The affair Is expected to create a
hubbub in the politics of the Middle
West. The Presidents intention now.
1t is said, Is to make several strong
speeches on the Western trip, showing
the Payne law TO be operating most
successfully for the business and trade
of the country and to put it up
squareIy to business men, laboring
men and farmers whether they care
to have business unsettled for several
years to come by continued agitation
for further revision. He is confident
that the solid interests of the country.
II they become aroused over the at
tacks on the Payne law and the pos
sibilities of disturbances lasting for {,
long period, will use their utmost eff
| forts to prevent this agitation and to
reach some understanding that will
enable them to so forward without
fear in their business operation.