Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-15
CRANE BECOMES
PRES|DENT'S AID
Massachusetts Senator to Visit
Taft at Beverly to Make
His Report
ASSOCIATED Press)

BEVERLY, Mass, Aug. Ex-senator
Crane of Massachusetts, who has been
the prominent central figure in the
group of events that have spread re-
ports of a coming readjustment in
certain circles of the Republican
party, is coming to Beverly Tuesday to
make a personal report to the presi-
dent regarding his recent mission.
Senator Crane has not been at the
summer capital since he went west
to meet Secretary Ballinger and tn
Warwick, r. l.. to talk with Senator
Aldrich about the rubber tariff. The
doubt as how far President Taft is
behind the moves that have been made
by Senator Crane and some of his as
sociates still exists
The president has been regarding
with interest the reports of the vari-
Gus moves as they have been made,
but has made no public comment.
There is every likelihood that this ST.
lence will continue.
It is known, however, that Mr.. Taft's
mail has increased by heaps during
the last week, and that his official
clipping bureau has been busy with an
accumulation of favorable editorial
comments on the reports emanating
from Beverly.
SIGNIFICANT STEPS EXPECTED
It is hoped the coming week will be
marked by significant steps in the
plan of the fall campaign. Some of
these undoubtedly will favor the plan
that found its first public announce
ment last week, while others undoubt-
edly will favor the "old order of
things"
Senator Cranes visit is to be fol-
lowed by calls from Vice President
Sherman and Representative Louden-
slayer of New Jersey. Both Mr.. Sher-
man and Mr.. Loudenslager are known
as warm friends and supporters of
Speaker Cannon. These two men are
coming ostensibly to talk over the
plans for the congressional campaign.
Mr. Loudenslager is in charge of the
New. York headquarters of the Repub-
lican congressional committee. Repre-
sentative McKinlay of Illinois is also
expected at Beverly this week. He
also is a friend of the speaker, but he
remarked rather significantly a few
days ago he did not know that Mr..
Cannon would again be a candidate
for the speakership.
In this connection it can be stated
that in their move to block any of
Mr.. Cannon's aspirations the new ele-
ment in administration circles will not
consult the speaker or his friends.
They feel that it will take very little
more handwriting on the wall to show
Cannon adherents that there Is going
to be a change.
Whether Mr.. Cannon and those who
have been acting with him are going
to be able tc, accomplish all they have
set out to accomplish remains to be
seen. They ARE sanguine. They have
secured from Mr.. Aldrich his defense
as to the rubber tariff charges and a
positive reteHation of the statement
that he soon As to be out of politics.
They feel that THE Cannon situation is
practically handling itself.
Secretary Baqlinger appears to be
the only chance for a stumble. They
still adhere to September 10, however,
as the date for This retirement. Sena-
tor Crane had q long talk with the
secretary at Minneapolis. If President
Taft has had ANY doubts as to the
moves made by MIR. Crane there may
be clearing UP of these on Tues
day.
one Of the main objects of these Wis
it's is to bring the president In touch
with the west. phis is probably due
to the importantly position that Secre-
tary Norton has assumed in the al
fairs of the administration. Mr.. Nor
ton is from Chicago and he is in SYM
pathy with many of the views OF the
people who live in that section.
Senator Crane may be looked upon
in the Encouragement as the repre-
sentative of New I1ngland. IL Is re-
called that Senator Aldrich in visiting
the middle west last year announced
that II was his first trip to that sec
tion in something like twenty years.
There is a report around Beverly
that Representative Nicholas Long
worth has developed some near in
surgent' leanings Of Late, and he, too
it is said is being consulted about
the new order
Some significance may be attached
to the fact that President Taft l. go
ing to spend a week. or ten days IN
washington after his visit to st. Pau
on September 5. He will have meet
ing of his cabinet there on September
TO- BY that time the report Of the
Ballinger investigating committee may
have been made public.