The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-15
No Comment Is Made Upon
the Reports About Re-
tirement Of Leaders
ENTIRELY NEW ELEMENT
AMONG TAFT's ADVISERS
Bherman and Louden slayer Have Con-
ferred with Taft About New York
and the Coming Congress
sional Campaign

Beverly. Mass, August EX-SENATOR W.
Murray Crane of Massachusetts. who has
been the prominent central figure in the
group of events that have spread reports
of coming readjustment In certain CIR
cles of the republican party, is coming to
Beverly Tuesday to make a personal re-
port to the President regarding his re-
cent mission
Senator Crane has not been at the sum-
mer capitol since he went west to meet
Secretary Ballinger, and to Warwick
Neck, r. l., to talk with Senator Aldrich
about that rubber statement.
The doubt as to how far President Taft
is behind the moves that have been made
4, by Senator Crane and some of his as
societies still exists. The President has
been reading with keen interest the re-
ports of the various moves as they have
been made, but has made no public COM
ment upon any phase of the situation.
There is every likelihood that this silence
will continue. 1t Is known. however that
Mr.. Tafts mail has increased by leaps
and bounds during the last week and that
his official clipping bureau has been
busy with an accumulation of favorable
editorial comment on the reports eman-
ating from Beverly.
1t is said that the coming week will be
s marked by significant steps in preparing
for the fall campaign. Beverly will fair
a ly TEEN with politicians. Some of these
4 undoubtedly will favor the plan which
+ found it's first public announcement last
week, while others will be who undoubt-
& edly will favor the 'sold order of things"
q Senator Cranes visit 1ssto be followed
Il by calls from Vice President Sherman
X and Representative Loudenslager of New
4 Jersey. Both Mr.. Sherman and Louder
q slayer are known as warm friends and
A supporters of Speaker Cannon These
s two gentlemen are coming ostensiby to
& talk over the plans of the congressional
s campaign. Mr.. Loudenslager is In charge
8 of New York headquarters of the repub-
\ 1ican national congressional committee
a Representative Mckinley of Illinois,
& chairman of the congressional committee
is also expected to be at Beverly this
week. He is also friend of the speaker
but he remarked rather Significantly a
few days ago that ne did not know that
Mr.. Cannon would again be a candidate
for the presiding chair in the House.
Cannon Is Set Aside
In this connection 1t can be stated that
In their move to block any of Mr. Can
mons aspirations for the future, the new
element In administration circles will not
consult the speaker nor his friends. They
figure that 1t will take but little more
Handwriting on the wall to show the
speaker he is not to be candidate
They appear entirely sanguine They
have secured from Mr. Aldrich his de-
"A fense as to the rubber tariff charges and
~ positive reiteration of the statement
4 that he soon is to be out of politics
for good They feel that the Cannon sit
uation is practically handling itself. Sec
retary Ballinger appears to be the only
chance for stumble. They still adhere
to September Is, however, as the date for
his retirement Senator Crane had long
and thorough talk with the Secretary at
Minneapolis. If President Taft has had
any doubts as to the moves made by Mr..
Crane, there may be a thorough clearing
up of these on Tuesday.
Reports that Postmaster General Hitch
cock has been brought into the Ballin-
ger situation as an emissary of the ad-
ministration are erroneous. The Ballin-
ger moves were made in Mr.. Hitchcock's
absence and 1t is nto likely that one mem
ber of the cabinet would be picked for
. mission like that undertaken by SEN
ator Crane. involving another member of
the Presidents official family. One of the
main objects of the proposed new order
Of things. IT can be stated. is to bring the
administration more in touch with the
people and spirit of the west This ia
probably due to the important position
(which Secretary Norton has assumed in
the affairs of the administration. Mr.
Morton is from Chicago and Is in sympa-
thy with the views of the people who
live in that section. Senator Crane may
be looked upor IN the Encouragement as
the representative of New England. But
Mr. Crane has extensive business in
terests In the west and has kept himself
IN touch with western affairs In this
connection 1t is recalled that Senator Aid
rich, in visiting the middle west last
year, announced that 1t was his first trip
TO that section in something like 20
vears.
III Significant Fact
W Fhere may or may not be significance
&ln the fact that Charles D. Hills, as
isistant secretary of the treasury and one
E3tion, has decided to stay while longer
tln his present position. Mr.. Hilles had
4made plans some time ago to return to
Sbusiness life in October. The announce
}ment that he will remain factor In the
Naturalization comes after the laying of
]lhe reorganization plans.
38 The President is very fond Of Mr.. Hilles
and Is sail to have great confidence In
ais political sagacity.
There is a report around Beverly that
Representative Nicholas Longworth has
developed some near insurgent leanings
pf late and he, too, 1t Is said. is be-
ng consulted about ''the new order"
Some Significance may be attached to
he fact that President Taft is going
o spend week or 10 days in Washing
on on his visit to st. Paul on September
He will have q meeting Of his cab
net there on September TO- BY that time
he report of the Ballinger investigating
ommittee may have been made. The
omnlittee has announced its purpose of
ot waiting for Congress to meet before
nnouncing its findings.
Lloyd C. Grlscom. president of the New
Fork county committee. who spent the
hight at Burgess Point as guest of
President Taft, left today for New York.
~. 0riscom, the President and Secretary
karton sat up until after o'clock this