Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-15
Asher Kinds Very Popular and Will Sweep District
Gong. Swasey's Reelection Practically Settled
democratic ''Frenzied Finance Killing Itself
--latest from Political Center at Beverly.
POLITICS AT BEVERLY.

TOLi iiS0 - bGV6hCI.
Beverly, Mass, Aug. 14.-Senstor w
Murray Crane Ct Massachusetts. who
has been the prominent central figure
in the group of events that have spread
reports of coming adjustment in
certain circles of the Republican par
ty, is coming to Beverly Tuesday to
make personal report to the Presi-
dent regarding his recent mission Sen
ator Crane has not been at the summer
capital since he went West to meet
Secretary Ballinger. and to Warwick
Neck, r. l., to talk with Senator Aid
rich about that rubber statement The
doubt as to 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 reading with keen interest the re-
ports OF the various moves as they
have been made, but has made no pub
lie comment upon any phase of the sit
uation. There is every likelihood that
this silence will continue 1t is known,
however. that Mr.. Tafts mail has in
creased by leaps and bounds during the
past week and that his official clipping
bureau has hcen busy with an accumu-
on the reports cminating from Beverly
1t is expected that the coming W eek
will be marked by significant steps in
the plar of preparing for the fall cam
paign Beverly will fairly teen with
politicians Some of these undoubtedly
will favor the plan which found its
Grst public comment last week, while
others there will be who undoubtedly
will favor the "oId order of things"
Scn3tor Cranes visit is to be followed
by calls from Vice President Sherman
ard Rep. LOudenslager of New Jersey
Botr Mr.. Sherman and Loudenslager
are known as the warm friends and
supporters OF Speaker Cannon
These two gentlemen are coming os-
tensibly to talk over the plans for the
Congressional campaign. Mr.. Louden-
slayer is in charge of the New York
headquarters of the Republican Con
gresSional committee. Rep. Mckinley
of Illinois, chairman of the Congress
sional committee. is also expected in
Beverly this week. He also is friend
of the Speaker but he remarked rather
significantly a few days ago that he
did not know that Mr.. Cannon would
again be a candidate for the presiding
officer in the House.
In this connection it can be stated
that in their move to block any of Mr..
CannOn's aspirations for the future.
the new element in administration cir
cles will not consult the Speaker or
his friends They feel that it will take
very little more handwriting on the
wall to show the Cannon adherents
4 l.. 10, ho obo
Whether Mr.. Crane and those who
have been acting with him are going
to be able to accomplish all they have
set out to accomplish, of course re-
mains to be seen. They appear entirely
sanguine. They have secured from MI
AIdrich his defence as to the rubber
tariff charges and a positive reiteratlon
of the statement that he soon is to ne
out of politics for good. They feel that
the Cannon situation practically is
handling itself Secretary Ballinger APP
pears to be the only chance for STUN
bic. They still adhere to Sept. 10. how
ever. 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 he a thorough clearing up OF
these on Tuesday.
Reports that Postmaster General Hitch
cock has been brought into the Ballinger
situation as an emissary of the adminis-
tration are erroneous. The Ballinger
moves we're made in Mr.. Hitchcocks an
sence and not likely that one member
of the cabinet would be picked for mis-
sion like that undertaken by oeha,o'
Crane involving another member of the
Presidents official family. one or the
main objects of the proposed ne" olue'
of things, it can be stated, is TO prif's tne
administration more in touch WIFI INC
people and spirit of the West rms prop
ablv Is due to the important postum
which Secretary Norton has assumed III
the affairs of the administrator MI
Norton is from Chicago and is in SYM
n,thv with many of the views of the peo-
n,a who live in that section. senator
CRANE NAV he looked upon Ia the rear
uo,oemept as the representative of New
ENGLAND. But Mr.. Crane has extensive
,-.,.s,noss interests in the West and has
,,ort himself in touch with western al
f,irs In this connection 1t Is reca'eu
,ba+ Senator Aldrich, in visiting tie
middle West last year. announced 'h"'
was his first trip to that sec''o' !"
something like 20 years.
There may or may not be signihcahce
in that fact that Charles d. lilies, as
s,stant secretary of the treasury ana one
Of the "young men" of the administra-
zion has decided to stay while longer
=, hi. nresent position. Mr. Hiiies hao
made plans some time ago to return 10