The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-18
.REDICTS DEFEAT
Of SENATOR HALE
Iaine Editor Declares Senti-
emnt for Judge Powers
Is Growing.

gubllcan city IS opposed TO Hale, with
treat unauiuity- Hale alienated many
Republican voters IN that shoe manu-
featuring city by his opposition TO free
hides As Maine IS three-tOurtls aSrl-
cultural and but . per cent urban, IL
follows that Il Judge Powers makes
good. as his friends believe he VIII, 10
q considerable extent in the country
towns. he VIII go down 10 the state Leg
stature with a Republican majority and
be elected 70 the United states Senate
ar Hale has been for forty years IN
public lie and since the Spanish war
he has assidUously Unsupported MS
State. On several occasions he would
have been defeated Tor Te-eiectlun La's
not his asru-e mind devised ways ana
neanstOf eliminating ali cOmpellJlon IOI
that high Office Hale was as gOcd as
defeated for one reelection when as
competitor. Mr. LiCrleheld. Withdrew FOR
reasons well understood Senator Hale
has been in consistent opposition 10 the
policies Of three Republican Admins
IratiOn5 and notably vicious ir his oppo-
Siticn 10 the Roosevelt and TAFT policies,
touching rate regulation and the Fhlllp-
Senator Hale and his following sought
to divert Names delegation 10 the ma
tiOnal Republican convention TO AR.
Cannon, but Ia that enterprise he was
defeated b. Taft Republicans led by
Judge Powers, whom TIE Republicans
expect 20 place IN Hale-s seat next
March 4, On expanS ion Hale has per
sisUenIly fought Senator FRYE
senator Hale has literary bureau
which has secured the publication in
many Of the personally conducted news
papers OF his school OF a considerable
body OF Hale literature. the burden Of
which is that the charges against Sena-
tor Hale are ridicUl0lsly unworthy OF
mention but nc specific answers 10 the
specific charges are made or can be
made
Hale violated the Republican plat
form and Taft's Interpretation thereof
when he used his great influence in the
Senate TO destroy an infant industry
about 10 be established at Kennel bunk
his plea being that great interests were
SO allied that IL was impossible for him
TO obey the mandate Of the American
economic system which IS 10 noUrish the
infants in industry and To see that the
giants do not rob the consumer II was
which M Halt'S family Is a beneficiary,
50 construed as 10 raise the rate % per
cent above the Payne schedule which,
after most exhaustive examination Of
relative cost, was fixed by the House at
s. per ton
'The sugar, the wool, and the cotton
schedules were fixed 10 suit high
finance. whose interests were incom-
patibIe with the development OF an
infant industry for the manu-
facture OF Chinese mating IN the
Near East patents for which were
controlled by the Maine capitalists
who sought 10 found @ new industry.
"FTale-s unsuccessful efforts TO starve
Taft's tariff boa-d TO death are
fresh In the memory
Every politician every eL-SraLe or
2 cIal created by the Hale system Is
actively working for Senator HaIe's
reelection. but there Is powerful
impression that Senator Hale viii De
forced 20 withdraw II the sentiment
IN favor OF Judge Powers increases IN
the next two weeks as Il COn[eSSedlI
has IN the past two weeks In proof
OF this opinion IS the fact that Seua-
ter Hale's friends are now anxious
that. caucuses instruct legislative can
d5dates against Hale. instead Of fO-
Powers It IS assumed that Mr. Hale
IS anxious to throw his mantle on HIS
successor. IN the event Of his failure
70 reuominate and re-eleCC himself