The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14
Campaign Issues viii Be
Outlined In His Address
CONFERENCE AT BE- '.Y
Ohio Men Call to See Taft on state
Campaign - Senator .JohnstOn's
Minority Report on Cost of
Living Is Heard From

Beverly, Mass, August 13.-Presdent
Taft will address the National League of
Republican Clubs at Carnegie hall, New
York, on September 30 There is a strong
| likelihood that this will be the Presi-
dents one speech of the campaign, and
as he will be surrounded by political at
mosphere it is very probable that politics
viii lenter largely into what he may have
| to say.
| The speech may prove to be keynote
| for the campaign of which the republican
party is so much interested in now. His
administration may be gone over in
resume to bolster up those who would
fater at critical moment.
| Lloyd c. Griscom, president of the New
York republican committee, is spending
the night at the Taft cottage. This is
the first overnight guest the President has
entertained this summer
Other than to say that he came to dis
cuss the general situation in New York
state with the President and that he
would return to New York tomorrow, Mr.
! Griscom was non-committal.
Warren G. Harding, the republican
nominee for governor of Ohio, spent more
, than two hours with President Taft this
| afternoon. He was accompanied by Sena-
| tor Dick and Representative Longworth
who came to Beverly TO see the candl-
date.
Dick and LongwOrth Present
| Messrs. Dick, and Longworth also par.
| ticipated in the conference with the Pres
ident 1t is stated that the leaders are
keenly alive to the situation In Ohio and
realize that they have the fight of their
| lives on their hands They not at
tempting to keep the President in ignor
ance Of the situation, it Is said. 1t is
said the republican campaign is being
planned on more extensive scale than it
has been at any time in the past
| A new chairman of the state executive
committee to succeed Wade II. Ellis was
talked over with the President today,
but 1t was said no decision had been
reached.
Mr.. Harding declared that over half a
dozen men might be selected to direct the
| campaign.
Politics having largely held the stage
Throughout the entire day In Beverly,
| there was much discussion among the
callers of the proposed reorganization in
certain circles within the republican
party. No statement was forthcoming
however. either from the President OF
| Secretary Norton.
| The executive officers were fairly
swamped with kilograms regarding the
new situation, but their contents were not
disclosed
Michael Angelo de Gregordio. the Ital-
| ian laborer who stepped in front of Rob
ert Tafts automobile some time ago and
was seriously hurt, has been sent by
President Taft to visit his relatives In
| Italy. The man was discharged from the
hospital several days ago. The President,
| in addition to paying for his hospital
/ bills and passage in the steamer pre-
sented him with $500 in cash, or the
| equivalent of the earning power of the
man for year.
Senator JOhnston's Report
| The President, when told by Secretary
Norton that the minority report on the
high cost of living by Senator Joseph f.
Johnston of Alabama would probably be
| received by the public printer next Tues
day, expressed keen interest in the work
| of the Alabama senator, who several
times in the senate had assumed a bel
| ligerent attitude toward the majority.
| Mr.. Griscom said he was familiar with
| the views of the Alabama statesman, ex-
pressed the opinion that his own beliefs
conceded with those of the Alabama man
when he stated the old adage of Com
petition is the life of trade" had re-
ceived a substitute in Future speculation
raises the necessities of life"
| Mr.. HarOlnB, VINO 1S IL pefSondi lTltHu
| of the southern senator. said the high
| cost of living had entered more into the
political life Of Ohio than any three states
| of the east, where numerous bread riots
| had occurred. His own views, Mr. Hard
| ing said, were equally as pronounced as
| those of Senator Johnston.
Representative Longworth said he was
| readycto impeach any mans honesty who
would declare that the present high prices
of necessities were not artificially inflated
and that the contributory causes were
| found in the several systems of combi-
nations and consultations for corpora
ton economy wreaking profits from the
consumers who were unable to crafty
their full appetites.
Dick Has Nothing to Say
Mr.. Dick had nothing to say on the
subject, although apparently lending an
attentive ear to the subsequent debate
of the gathering on the two reports about
to receive congressional action at an
early date this fall.
Mr.. Grscom will attend Sunday serv-
ices with the President and family to-
morrow morning and either leave OH
the 9 o'clock train without stopping at
the junction or leave about noon by the
water route. Further than saying he
had come by invitation, Mr.. Griscom dis
missed the interviewer with hasty
good afternoon and strode away in
the direction Of the porch
Preparations are already making for
the removal of the summer white house
back to it's permanent seat In Washing
ton and attaches today, notwithstanding
the intense heat. continued their work
without relaxing for anything except the
noon meal hour. Secretary Norton ad-
mitted everything was shipshape for the
state tight craft to again start home
ward