The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-07
TAFT CUTS
OUT INDIANA
Won't Speak to HOLSTERS
Who do Not Agree
WITH HIS TARIFF VIEWS
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The Payne-AIdneh Tariffs Is Delibsr-
ately Ignored--Ssnator Beveridge,
However, Aasailed That
Measure.
WITH HIS TARIFF VIEWS

Washington. April Announcement
was made At the White House yesterday
that President Taft will not visit In
dianapolis on bis forthcoming western
trip. The announcement wa not accom-
panied by much Of an explanation. Sec
rotary Carpenter simply said that in
making up the itinerary it bad been
found advisable to omit indianapolis In
view OF the fact that the chief executive
several days ago definitely decided to
spend the afternoon and evening OF May
hi the Indiana capital. The announce
ment 81 Yesterday has aroused much
curiosity and prompted great deal 81
comment The general talk here AZ the
capitol Is that the president q offended
az the action Of The Indiana Republican
state convention Tuesday, but 1t should
b said that no word dropped AZ the
White House would warrant an inference
81 this kind
The itinerary for the coming trip was
completed two or three days ago 1T
was printed and sent 70 the railroad oil
cials. Il provided for a stop al lndianap-
oils from two o'clock ia the afternoon
of May 5 until midnight Of that day.
Leaving Washington on the evening Of
April 80 the itinerary provided that
the president should visit Buffalo Pitts
burg Cincinnati, Indianapolis and 81.
Louis, arriving IN the last named city
N he msrning of May 8. 1t Is under
stood here that the Waite House had
directly communicated with someone in
indianapolis, Indicating il general way
the program for the trip All Secretary
Carpenter would say, beyond the fact
That IN making up the itinerary Il had
been deemed advisable to emit lndianap
oils, was that be supposed The president
would pass through Indiana on his way
from Cincinnati to St Louis Re WIS
unable 60 say whether he would 90 BY
way OF indianapolis or cross the southern
part Of the state
Some Of the presidents closest friends,
when they learned that he had ordered
indianapolis stricken from his itinerary.
expressed deep regret and said frankly
that they feared lie had made a mistake
They wore unwilling to believe that he
had decided 10 avoid Indianapolis because
81 dispeasnre over the action of the
Republicans Of the state The sugxcs-
zion was made BIZ some of his friends
outside the White House that ha might
be persuaded 70 reconsider lis dctermi-
nation not TO make a stop At Indianap-
oils One explanation bp some Of the
officials Of the administration was that
perhaps Indianapolis had been slow ia
extending a cordial invitation 10 spend
the day there When asked about the
nature Of the invitations that had been
received. Secretary Carpenter said that
invitations were on file.
In view Of The circumstances surround
dg Tuesdays convention Of the Indiana
Republicans. it was said BY other friends
Of the administration yesterday that II
the president spoke at Indianapolis at all
he would more than likely feel compelled
to express auaia his we'll known views
regarding the Payne Aldrich Bill. II was
argued that # TIE president should do
this Il might De Interpreted adversely 10
Senator Bsvsfiaga and rather than be
put in that attitude the president will
give Indiana wide berth in hia forth.
coming visit to the middle West No
matter what Senator Beveridae's attitude
toward the administration may be--and
the president told several Of his callers
yesterday, It is said, that be had no
doubt In his own mind on that subject
he did not care to be drawn into the IN
diana fight in any way. The president
is anxious for Republican success in Indi.
ana and hopes that the Republicans. nn
der whatever leadership they choose. may
be able to turn the tide against the Dem.
ocrats.
The platform adopted BY the Indiana
Republican state convention doesn't meet
the approval Of high tariff leaders of the
Iiouse Their views were expressed Nv
Representative Daizel Of Pennsylvania,
chairman Of the committee on rules and