The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-16

$ing one Of the most crucial cam
igns in it's history this fall and the
faders who have been coming more
$nd more into influence with the pres
Edent are arriving daily to do all they
ycan to bring about an adjustment of
the differences within the party.
Ballinger's Fortune Lost.
Mr.. Ballinger practically has lost all
his personal fortune in defending HIM
self from the attacks that have been
made upon him.
If the secretary is to recover these
losses it is said he must assume the
lucrative practice of law which he left
in his home State to take up the ar
duous duties of head of the interior de-
partment.
The retirement Of Mr.. Ballinger is
fixed for September Is. The congress
sional committee will have reported
by that time and the date is sufficient
~ early to take the so-called Ballinger
issue out of the campaign.
Against Uncle Joe.
The third move in contemplation is
said to be directed against Speaker
Cannon. 1t is not admitted in Beverly
that Mr.. Cannon vii even be a can
didate for the speakership. Once it
is nown that President Taft would
like to see a change in the Speaker
ship, however, it is believed that all
doubt as to the result would be remov-
ed.
That Beverly is being made the
head quarters of rne movement to set
the Republican house in order is now
generally admitted. The various NOV
es are being made quietly, but effec-
lively.
Reports have reached Beverly that
the recent results in Kansas and
Iowa were due largely to the activity
of Speaker Cannon in Kansas to the
charges aginst Senator Aldrich and
doubt in the West as to whether he
actually intended to retire. The sit
uation developed in these two States
evidently has made an impression up
on the party leaders that has stirred
them to action.
Mr.. Aldrich today told Mr.. Taft of
his plan to make a speech during the
fall in one of the Western States de-
Tending the Payne-Aldrich act as a
whole, and particularly replying to
the charges made in reference to the
cotton schedule.
Senator Cranes Activities.
Senator w. Murray Crane, Of Mas
sachusetts, has been one of the ac-
tive forces in the new political move
ment. It was he who went West to
see Secretary Ballinger and it was
also he who went to see Senator AID
rich at Warwick, R. l., last Sunday.
Postmaster General Fran Hitchcock,
former chairman Of the National Re-
publican committee, has been at Bev-
erly twice within the week. There
have been stories in progress of fric-
ton between Mr.. Hitchcock and Sen
ator Crane and some political jealousy
as to their influence with the admin
istration.
To Capture Tennessee.
These stories are declared here to
be without foundation. Mr.. Hitchcock
participated in the conference which
the president had this afternoon with
four Republican leaders from Ten
nessee. The Republicans are laying
plans to capture that Southern State
this fall and they hope to do so with
the aid of the independent Democrats.
It was said today that they were not
proceeding under the theory that they
can win on a straight-out Republican
proposition and that the candidate to
be named for governor will be a man
who will be acceptable to the indie
pendent Democrats.
The Republicans are anxious to hold
the ground for independent political
actions in the State which they say
was gained at the recent judicial cleo
ton. in which the independent judi
ciary candidates won from the Dem
ocratic nominees, who we're named
largely through the influence Of Gov
ernor Patterson, we're overwhelming