The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-16
WILL SEE TAFT
important Conference to
Take Place at Beverly.
THE PLAN Is TO SAVE 1912
Senator Crane, the New Republican
Leader, to Show President How
to Eliminate Cannon, Bal
linger and Aldrich.
THE PLAN IS TO SAVE 1912

beverly, mdSs., Aus ~ AAN f~
ral upheaval in the Republican party
which got its first public notice on
Saturday. is likely to continue us
umbling in Beverly for a few days
TO come. Senator Crane, OF Massa-
shusetts. who is set down as the real
Sader among the new leaders OF the
Republican party. will be here TO-
morrow. He will see President Tart
for the first time since he went west
In meet Secretary of the Interior Bal
finger early this month. He Will have
much to tell the president. not the
least thing being how Mr.. Ballinger
Is to be relieved; how Senator Aldrich
was urged to reiterate his announce
ment that he would not run again for
the senate, and last. but not least, now
Uncle Joe Cannon is 10 be sepSNted
from the gavel of the house OF rep
resentatives. Mr.. Crane has repu'
tation for quiet action. but the poll
ticIans think the rumble will be heard.
nevertheless.
On the heels of Mr.. Crane will come
Vice President Sherman and Repre-
sentatie Loudenslager. of New Jer-
sew. SECRETARY Of the congressional
tampaign committee and manager oil
its eastern office. Mr.. Loudenslager
and Mr.. Sherman are both close per
sonal friends of Speaker Cannon. Mr..
sherman. when a member of the house
of representatives. was leader In the
old rules committee, and was regarded
Mr.. Cannon's right hand man, even
before Representatives Payne or Dal-
yell Mr. Loudenslager has been
friend of Mr.. Cannon for years. and
next to Representative William c. Nc
Kinley. OF Illinois, is regarded more
intimate with Uncle Joe than almost
any man In public life.
It is not expected that either MT
Sherman or Mr.. Loudenslager look
with complaisance upon the elimina'
ton Of Speaker Cannon. The friend
shin between them all has been very
real. II is said. But at the same time
II Is predicted that they. too. will see
what Mr.. Crane and others seem to
have seen. that Mr.. Cannon must be
cast overheard before the Republican
ship goes into action in the fall. MI.
Crane. Secretary to the President Nor
ton and many others who Inquired IN
the new deal That is bsAng arranged
all are friendly to Secretary Ballinger
and also to Senator Aldrich. They
felt. however. that the time for the
consideration of these friendships was
at an end, if Republican success was
to be thought of. That Mr.. Sherman
and Mr.. Loudenslager can be swung
over to the same view is believed pos
sible here.
Not only do the men who are at
tempting to frame a new political
structure expect 10 remove MI Bal
lipger. Mr. Aldrich and Mr.. Cannon.
but it was said they hope TO show the
west. where the opposition to the ad-
ministration has been fercest. that
from now on II shall hereafter play
as big a part In national affairs as
does the east. With the retirement
from the senate of MI Aldrich, the
question will arise as to who shall
lead the upper house. Nobody here
denies that leadership, probably, will
remain in the east. possibly in Mas
sachusetts, but at the same time 1t is
prophesied that the feelings of the
west will be more regarded. Secre-
| tary Norton. who is concerned in the
recent move for Republican victory.
is a ChlcagiOn and knows the sentl-
ment of the west He desires that
the west shall understand that 1t is
to be considered; he is said to real
ize that the undenied announcements
of the past few days have been a
victory for the insurgent wing OF the
party.
Mr.. Crane. isn't. in the opinion OF
many. so much of a New Highlander
that he doesn't perceive the feeling
of the west. The president himself. it
was said. is vastly interested In the
reports of the Republican party re-
generation. So far he has made no
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