The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
Regular Republicans Are
Kicking Up Big Row Over
St. Paul Programme
KANSAS CITY MAY GET
CONGRESS AFTER ALL
biggest objection Is Raised to Name
of Louis II. Brandeis ON the Pro-
gramme Because of the Bal-
Iinger-PinchOt Case
BY wArrERsoN sTEALEY

: Washington, July 14-(Special)-Be-
cause certain Minnesota politicians are
objecting that the programme for the
coming national conservation congress al
St Paul, September 6, is an insurgent
programme and calculated to stir Ut
trouble among Minnesota republicans,
the congress may be shifted to Kansas
City or some other center where they
are not timid about insurgency.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota and the
Hill railroad influence are the chief fac
tors in the opposition to the programme
which has been prepared. They take
the position that it is intended to strike
at the administration. This is strongly
denied by the men responsible for the
programme They say they have no pur-
pose to say or do anything against >the
administration, and that all they are do
ing is to further the cause of conserya-
ton the best they know how.
Clifford Pinchot, who is head of the
National Conservation association and
who led IN shaping the programme large
ly, Is of course prominent in the row.
Theodore Roosevelt who is to be one
That Mr. Pinchot and his associates
have prepared red hot programme In
favor of conservation as they see it goes
without saying But Governor Eberhart
and some of the regular republicans in
Minnesota are wrought up because they
think the programme Is too insurgent-
Back of Eberhart and some of the smaller
fry stand Senator Nelson and the Hill
influence, both of them being hostile
to the Pinchot brand of conservation
A conference is being held in Chicago
today which probably VIII settle the place
of meeting Mr.. Pinchot has gone to Chi
cago to attend. Others who are there
include b N Baker, president of the
congress, ]. B White, a prominent Of
ficer of the congress; T. r. Shipp, sec
retary of the National Conservation as
scciatim. Governor Eberhart and num-
ber of Minnesota republicans.
Among the speakers to whom the con-
servatfves are objecting are Louis r.
Brandeis,' who was counsel for Pinchot
in the Ballinger-PinchOt investigation and
Colonel Nelson, editor of the Kansas City
Star
Here il is not believed that Mr.. Pinchot
and his associates will consent to modify
tho programme In that case st. Paul
may withdraw its invitation, but from
what Is learned here no withdrawal will
be necessary. 1t is estimated THAT st.
Paul will be given to understand that If
she does not want the meeting, 1t can
readily be taken care of elsewhere. Kan
sas City business men are red hot after 1t.
Programme Puzkles Committee
Chicago, July 14.-Prsident Taft will
probably be invited to address the con-
servation congress at ST. Paul in Sep
tember. according to an announcement
made by a member of the executive COM
mittee of the National Conservative as
sociation here today following confer
ence with a delegation from st. Paul
headed by Governor Eberhart of Mime
sofa.
The ST. Paul delegation, declaring that
It represented the sentiment of the north
west in conservation matters, was in
sistent on the Taft invitation and GER
tain other points regarding the pro-
gramme that Pinchot had not considered
and as a result of the meeting today the
executive committee will be called to-
gether next week to formulate certain
programme notifications for the congress
which Mr.. Pinchot has promised 70 ad-
dress.