The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-15
Visit of Massachusetts Senator
to Beverly Regarded as High
ly Important.
ELIMINATION OF CANNON
APPEARS TO BE ASSURED
President Taft and His Advisers
Will Also Pay Attention
to West.

BEVERLY, Mass, Aug. 14.-Scnato
Crane of Massachusetts, who has beer
the prominent central figure In the grouI
OF events that have spread reports o.
a coming readJustment IN certain cir
cles OF the Republican party Is coming
to Beverly Tuesday to make persona
veport to the president regarding his re-
cent mission. Senator Crane has no.
been at the summer capital since he went
west 10 meet Secretary Bnllinger and &c
Warwick. Neck. R. l.. to talk with Sena-
tor Aldrich about that rubber state
ment.
The doubt as to how far President Taft
is behind the moves that have been made
by Senator Crane and some OF his asso-
cates still exists. The president has been
regarding with interest tho reports OF
the various moves as they have been
made. but has made no public comment
upon any phase OF the situation. There
is every likelihood that this silence Will
continue. II Is known. however. that
Mr., Taft's mail has increased by leaps
and bounds during the last week und
that his official clipping bureau has been
busy with an accumulation OF favorable
editorial comments on reports emanat-
ing from Beverly.
1t Is said the coming week will be
marked by significant steps in the plan
for the fall campaign. Some OF these un-
doubtcdly favor the plan that found lis
first public announcement last week.
while others Undoubtedly will favor the
''old order Of things"
!. Senator Cranes visit Is TO be followed
Sby calls from Vice President Sherman
and Representative Loudenslager, Of New
jersey. Both Mr.. Sherman and Mr..
Loudenslager are known as warm friends
and supporters OF Speaker Cannon
These two gentlemen are coming osten-
sbly 10 talk over the plans for the con-
Grcssional campaign, Mr.. Loudenslager
is IL charge o. the New York headquar-
ters OF the Republican congressional
Representative McKinlay OF
Illinois, chairman OF the congressional
committee. is also expected at Beverly
this week; lie also is a friend OF the the
ninoan,iy few days ago that he did not
know that Mr.. Cannon would again be
u candidate for the speakershiP.
In this connection II can be stated
that In their move TO block any OF Mr..
Canrons aspirations the new element In
administration circles will not consult the
speaker or his friends They feel that
1t viii take very little more handwriting
on ehc wall TO show the Cannon adher-
'nts ii;at there Is going to be change.
Whether MIR. Crane and those who have
been acting with him are going 10 be
able to accomplish all they have set out
10 accomplish remains TO be seen. They
aappear sangginea They have obtained ia ,s,
rubber charges and Il positive reiteration
OF the statement that he soon is TO be out
of politics They feel that the Cannon
situation is practically handling itself.
Touching the West.
Secretary Ballinger appears to be the
only chance for stumble They still
adhere to September 15, however. AS the
date for his retirement. Senator Crane
had long and thorough talk with the
secretary at Minneapolis. II President
Taft has had any doubts as 10 the moves
made by Mr. Crane. there may be a thor
ough clearing up of these on Tuesday
One Of the many objects Of the pro-
posed new order of things. IL can be
stated. Is TO bring the administration
ably Is due TO the important position
The The affairs OF the administration. MIR.
Norton is from Chicago and he Is In sym
people who live in that section.
Senator Crane naySbc looked upon In
the rearranecment as the representative
If New England. but Mr. Crane has e%-
and has kept himself In touch with west
nrn affairs. Ia this connection il is re-
called that Senator Aldrlch. IN visiting
the middle west last year, announced
that II was hts first trip to that section
In something like twenty years.
There Is a report at Beverly that Rep
resentativc Nicholas Longworth has de-
veloped some "near" insurgent leanings
Of late. and ne. too. IL is said, Is being
consulted about the new order
Some significance may be attached to
the fact that President Taft is going to
spend a week or ten days In Washington
;. lie will have meeting OF his cabinet
there on September 10. By that time the
report Of the Ballinger investigating COM
miitec may have been made public