The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-10
CAMPAIGN PLANS OF
 THE LEADERS OUTLINED
and Some Others Will Handle But All Would Like to Know
 RooseveIt's Plans
By RALPH NJ. WHITESIDE

old guard may die politically but it will never repudiate the tariff. MT. Roosevelt may return from Elba and the Taft administration may meet its Waterloo, but the Crane -Aldrich- Payne-Cannon quadruplicate is deter mined to die with its boots on, if, of course. it dies at all.
 Witness the opening gun this week in the campaign which will culminate next autumn in an attack upon Pres tdent Taft and his administration with she regulars lined up against the re- publican progressives and democrats.
 The speech of United States Senator Albert Beveridge before the state con sention in Indianapolis in which he vindicated his action in voting against the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill climaxed fumblings which have jared the polit- fcal peace of the United States ever since the tariff bill was enacted into law.
 There can be no question that the coming congressional campaign will be Che hottest, the most spectacular and the most important ever waged. It is of much moment as national cam paign for the success of the repub- Hcan party will depend in 1912 upon the outcome of the election in the autumn.
 It is now definitely ascertained that Colonel Roosevelt will take the stump What he will say, is not known, I believe, to any save himself But it Is evident from the invitations he has accepted and from the hints he has dropped that he will journey as far west as Utah and as far south as Texas, and with him In the campaign it will take a new option on political excitement
 As the programme stands now the leaders in the field for the regulars will be the following:
 President William Howard Taft, ex- pouhder of the tariff and defender of republican principles.
 Vice President James Schooicraft Sherman, general adviser of voters and petitioner at large.
 Col. Theodore Roosevelt former President of the United States whose coming speeches are an unknown quan- tity and quality.
 Speaker Joseph Gurnsey Cannon, de- fender of everything pertaining to the grand old party
 Senator Nelson W. Aldrich. who ex- p4 ins the technicalities of republican actions in Congress.
 Representative James A. Tawney of \ Minnesota, henchman of the regulars Ndn the Housh and assistant political doctor in the northwest.
 Representative Serene E. Payne, who Is assistant in explaining the benefits of the tariff.
 John Dalzell of Pennsylvania aid-de-
 
 speaker at large.
 Taft's Original Plans
 Toward the latter end of the week some doubt was cast over the original pro- gramme by President Taft He had planned to open the campaign himself, but the action of the insurgent repub- 1icans of Indiana not only constituted a theft of some of his thunder but caused him to think seriously of allowing his programme.
 President Tafts itinerary, as planned, was to take him through some of the so- called restless states, beginning on April 30, in Buffalo. On May he will deliver a speech before the Americus club in Pittsburg. Not that there is any danger in rock-ribbed Pennsylvania, but the President has a message for voters in other states which he would rather pro- mitigate in Pittsburg.
 On May f, and 6 the President will be in his old home at Cincinnati.
 The programme calls for speech in Indianapolis on May T. while the Presi- dent will be en route to St. Louis, where he Is to deliver a regular speech.
 Work for the Leaders
 From St. Louis the President is ex- pected to go to New York city. The complexion of each speakers utterances is already known, save in the instance of Colonel Roosevelt President Taft will. of course, defend the republican actions in Congress, so far as legislation is con cerned His speeches will constitute the usual things said in campaign rally.
 Vice President Sherman is slated to furnish the sunshine.
 Representative Tawney, who is straight from the shoulder talker, will do the blacksmithing.
 Senator Aldrich will make tour of 'education" through the south and west, Representative Dalzell will point out the benefits of protection and unlimber his unlimited supply of statistics
 The greatest importance is attached to Roosevelt, and the probability of good or harm he may do to his party.
 Roots Foreign Trip
 When Senator Elihu Root goes abroad late In May and appears before Tht Hague tribunal he may meet Colonel Roosevelt. It is more than likely le Will TOT ScHd UT RoOt IS accredfte1 with giving the former President nutshell view of political conditions in "a letter sent after the Hunter" emberged from Africa.
 But, at the same time. Senator Root g trip will take him away from America and especially away from New Yofk whf re he-6 supposed by some 10 be he lealpr a( livery exciting lime in the caf-paiv- II may go abroad prepared to carry <. nt sage from President Taft he may cal- II. la petition for republican aid or he rpf merely expand upon the information cdptained in his letter.
 Some may wonder where Senator Mur- ray Crane enters the scheme of things. He is the silent force among the reg ulars He is the dumb dvnan,o Y works continuously and makes no noise about 1t. As powerful as Aldricii O. Can non or Dalzell or any other he has nothing to say about 1t. He Is potential part os the quadruplicate and his advice \ is taken by the takers.
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