The Washington herald., 1910-04-07

An announcement at the White
House yesterday that President
Taft probably will not visit In
dianapolis on his coming Western
trip caused a lot of political talk,
Coming on the heels of the failure
of the Indiana State convention to
indorse the Payne-Aldrich tariff
law, the announcement was re-
garded as significant.
The engagement to visit In
dianapolis had not been definitely
settled, but it was pretty well un-
derstood that the President would
spend the greater portion Of May
5 in that city, probably as the guest
of ex-Vice President Fairbanks,
and that he would deliver a speech
there that would be of considerable
Importance in the coming cam
paign.
PLAN TO CURTAIL TRIP.
AT the White House it was said that
the commission Of Indianapolis from the
schedule was merely a part OF a general
plan TO curtail the trip The President.
so it was said, had intended originally
to remain away from Washington eight
or nine days. but finally decided 20 re-
duee 1t 70 five or six days. In making
the reduction It became necessary for
him to visit only those places where he
had made positive engagements. and to
omit the cities where the engagements
were only tentative.
He Will cut his stay in Cincinnati from
three days to one day. The trip IS to be-
gin on April 80, and will include Buffalo
Pittsburg, Cincinnati. and ST. Louis.
Several Republicans thought they saw
an explanation Of the cancellation of the
Indianapolis engagement IN the effect
that the Taft speech would have there
upon the Beveridge campaign. In their
Opinion the President could not sneak
in Indiana without coming into conflict
with the Views of Senator Beverldge. and
his speech would be quickly cons trued by
Beveridge's opponents as an attack upon
him.
Other Leaders Surprised,
Other Republican leaders, however.
were surprised when they heard Of the
Taft decision not to visit Indiana, and
undoubtedly an effort will be made within
the next few days to get Mr.. Taft TO
reconsider his decision. The party leaders
are not able TO find much hope in the
Indiana situation or in the conditions Of
the party generally throughout the
country.
1T looks like the breaking up of a bad
winter said a prominent House leader
last night, when asked what he thought
OF the present outlook for the party.
Stand-pat Republicans made no conceal
ment of their chagrin over the failure
OF the Indiana convention to indorse the
Payne-Aldrich law. It may be announced
upon the authority of Representative
Payne, however, that the friends of the
law will no longer sit idly by and permit
the critics of the new tariff TO tear it 10
pieces. The law will be defended. and
Mr.. Payne will take the lead in a speech
which he will soon deliver in the House.
Some Senators Satisfied.
Progressive Republican Senators ex-
press satisfaction with the action of the
Indiana convention. They say that if
insures the passage at this session of
a bill creating tariff commission.
None of the Senate leaders would talk
for publication on the subject House
leaders. among them Representatives
Payne and Dal2ell, discussed it without
reserve.
mo self-respeeting Republican can
stand for the Indiana platform" said Mr..
kDalzell. Senator Beveridge got himself
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