The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-17
Roosevelt and Bryan Are Expected to Gut a Fig-
 ure This Year
CANNON IS CENTER OF
 GREAT ENUMERATION
Insurgents May Make Another At- tempt to Dust the speaker-Taff Is In the Middle of n Very
 PerpIexing Situation
BY RALPH wHITEsIpE


 Washington, April 16-(special) )-Polit- ical events within the past few days now have both republicans and democrats guessing. Two tremendous outside in- fluences made 1t apparent that they are going to have something to do with the campaign next fall. These outsiders are Colonel Roosevelt, the republican, and William Jennings Bryan thrice the dem ocratic nominee for President of the United States
 By his letter. read simultaneously at Jefferson dinners in Indianapolis and Washington. MT. Bryan showed that he Is still factor to be reckoned with in democracy, and when he arrives in New York from Porto Rico he will have q statement to make which will be listened to with similar interest to that attached to the forthcoming utterances of Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
 It must be admitted that democrats must reckon with Bryan just as repub- licans must reckon with Roosevelt. The evidence that Colonel Roosevelt will make tour of the west and the southwest delivering addresses during the autumn campaign attaches to his coming a more deep-rooted interest than formerly. The most important delverance of the former President will likely be made before the national conservation congress in Kansas City in September. The national conserva- tion congress has always been looked upon as a sort of underlying organization for the so-called Back From Elba Club.' Clifford Pinchot is the moving figure in the conservation congress. While MT. Pinchot said that the con
 gress would convene in kansas City, 1t
 is reported here that the meeting place l Is not definitely decided upnn The cities
 of Denver. St Paul. Milwaukee, Chicago and Kansas City have been mentioned this week with the emphasis on Kansas City.
 Many to Be Invited diplomatic stroke may result in invitations to President Tat and Sec retary Wilson to address the congress. Whether Ballinger will be called upon to express his views is not known. It Is doubtful however. Whilst the broad / and national situation Is being reviewed. we must keep an eye upon the bub- bling cauldron in Washington The strings of the fights in the insurgents states center here now and Washing ton will continue to be the center of the political maelstrom until Congress ad- journs.
 It Is reported that the insurgent re- publicans have been making secret pacts with the democrats to oust Speaker Cannon but tEi is more or less of an absurd suggestion. The insurgents are ready to align tn em- selves with the democrats upon occa- sions but they are still republicans in spirit. no matter what the provoca- tion might be.
 Speaker Cannon. rather than fighting to hold his official position, seems now to be urging custer proceedings. The speaker seems to think that if the in- surgents are successful in having him deposed as speaker before his term expires they will be dscredited as party men. The fight on Cannon will not culminate until the present session draws a little nearer to a close. There is bare possibility that the next ses- sion may dawn with a new speaker in the house. but this is a hazardous as- sumption.
 Remarkable Situation The situation which now presents it. self is the most rema rka ble in the history of the United States. We are passing through the evolution right now The speaker Is "erlded for his treatment of progressive republicans; he Is taxed with the tariff. and he Is blamed for defending capitalistic in terests. Cannon and the tariff may not only be the issues next fall, but In 1912 as we'll However. Cannon can scarcely be blamed much for the ex- travagance of federal expenditures and he has not yet been accused of bring Ing about the high cost of living, all though he has been held responsible for everything else in the political calendar.
 The reports which are being made from New York. Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota, Ne hraska, Kansas, Texas Oregon. Cali fornia and other western states indicate that the campaign will be more than in- teresting The report has 1t that Frank Hitchcock and the national republican committee will direct the republican cam paign. President Taft will play an im- portant role, will other of the na- tional leaders.
 In New York stato there is talk now that the republicans may run Otto Ban nard for governor to succeed Governor Hughes The republican party in New York state Is facing the most serious situation in it's career. Governor Hughes has hatly refused to run again and a ne,v Legislative investigation has been ordered, which will if rumors are correct, uncover some sensational scandal just in the heat of the campaign Taft Is Perpiexed | Getting back to the center of things again. President Taft finds himself in & vortex of perplexities While his legs- 4dte pilti jrni pus been held Hp he has become the target for Volleys of criticism. He must make an important selection | 10 fill the vacancy on the bench of the supreme court caused by the death of
 Associate Justice Brewer, and there Is | likelihood that Justice Moody may re- Isign Reports have it that 1911 will find new Secretary of the Treasury and a Inev Secretary of State in office. Dis lsatisfatcion has been expressed over Postmaster General Hitchcock largely the result of politi IS.
 In addition to the discontent over na- l tional affairs there are state issues which give hope to the uemocrats In West vir- ginia. Ohio. New York and Indiana, not to mention Texas and Kentucky. there are local matters which will play an