The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1910-08-16

Secretary of Interior to Leave
Tafts Cabinet on
Sept. Is
HE RETIRES UNDER FIRE
Taft Decides Secretary Will Leave
Cabinet on September 15-Cannon
Also May Lose GaveI.

Taft Decides Secretary Will Leave
Cabinet on September 15-Cannon
Also May Lose GaveI.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 15.-Cer-
tain events following incidents of the
past week or so, lead inevitably TO the
conclusion that complete political re
adjustment in circles close to Presi-
dent Taft is in progress.
Senator Nelson w. Aldrich, Of
Rhode Island, called to see the presi-
dent early Saturdaybefore the chief ex-
ecutive had finished his morning
meal. He talked with the president
thirty-five minutes. He found that
Mr.. Taft had not had an op-
portunity to read the senator's
reply to Senator Bristow's charg-
es regarding the ruber tariff. The
president was gratifed, however, that
Senator A1drieh had consented to
make a statement. In doing SO, it is
said that the senator from Rhode IS
land performed an act which fitted ex
actly into a program which has been
framed by party leaders close to the
president.
Although he is not to retire until
March 4, 1911, and Senator Aldrich
confirmed to President Taft his
intention to do SO, the readjustment
plans which plainly are in progress
apparently treat whatever influence
Mr. Aldrich may have had with the
president as a thing of the past.
The elimination of Mr.. Aldrich, ac-
eording to close political advisers is
soon to be followed by the retirement
of Secretary Richard Ballinger of the
cabinet. The Republican party is fac
ing a crucial campaign this fall, and
the leaders who have been coming
more and more into influence with the
president are arriving daily to do all
they can to bring about an adjust
ment of the differences within the
party.
Mr. Ballinger practically has lost all
OF his personal fortune in defending
himself from the attacks that have
been made upon him. It is said that
one attorney fee alone in the CON
gressional investigation cost him $40,
900. If the secretary is 10 recover
these losses, it is said, he must soon
resume the lucrative practice Of law
which he left in his home state tC
take up the arduous duties of head OF
the interior department.
The retirement of Mr. Ballinger is
fixed fer September 15. The e.-nE''s
sional committee will have reported
by that time, and the date is suf1
ciently ea,l; to take the so-:ali etl Ba,
hnger issLe out of the camp7igH
The third move in contsln olation il
said to lie directed against Sreake
Cannon. It is not admitted in Bever
ly that Mr. Cannon win even be can
didate for the speakership. Repre-
sentative Mckinley, of Illinois, clos
friend OF Cannon, and chairman of tn
Republican congressional campaig
committee, was asked here the othe
day il he thought Mr.. Cannon coul
be elected to the chair again.
"I have not heard that he will b
a candidate" was the significant n
ply.
The Cannon situation, as thing {
the future, is little difficult to hal
die. Once it is known that the pres
dent would like to see a change, hov
ever, it is believed that all doubt a
to the result would be removed.
That Beverly is being made th
headquarters of the movement to Sc
the Republican house in order is no
generally admitted. The variou
moves are being made quietly but e
fectively.
Reports have reached Beverly ths
the recent results in Kansas and low
were due largely to the activity I
Speaker Cannon in Kansas, to th
charges against Senator Aldrich, an
to doubt in the west as to whether h
actually intended to retire. The 81
nation developed IN these two state
evidently has made an impressic
upon the party leaders that has sti
red them TO action-