The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-08-15
SENATOR CRANE IS.
TO MAKE REPORT
TOMORROW
Will Be President Taft's Guest
at Beverly
WHAT COMES OF BALLINGER?
Chief Executive Will Be Told What
Happened on Western
Mission.
WHAT COMES OF BALLINGER?

Beverly, Mass, Aug. Ex-senator
w. Murray Crane of Massachusetts,
who has been the prominent central
figure in the group of events that
have spread reports Of a coming re-
adjustment in certain circles of the
republican party is coming here to-
morrow to make a personal report to
the president regarding his recent
mission. Senator Crane has not been
at the summer capital since he went
West to meet Secretary Ballinger and
10 Warwick Neck, r. l., to talk with
Senator Aldrich about that rubber
statement. The doubt as to how far
President Taft is behind the moves
that have been made by Senator
Crane, and some of his associates
still exists. The president has been
reading with keen interest the re-
ports Of the various moves as they
have been made, but has made no
public comment upon any phase of
the situation. There is every likeli-
hood that this silence will continue.
II Is known, however, that Mr.. Taft's
mail has increased by leaps and
bounds during the past week and that
his official clipping bureau has been
busy with an accumulation of favorable
editorial comment on the reports
emanating from Beverly.
II is expected that the coming week
will be marked by significant steps in
the plan of preparing for the fall
campaign. Beverley viii fairly teen
with politicians. Some OF these un-
doubtedly will favor the plan which
found its first public announcement
last week, while others there will be
those who undoubtedly will favor the
old order OF things" Senator Cranes
visit is to be followed by calls from
Vice-President Sherman and Repre-.
sentative LOudenslager. Of New Jer.
sey. Both Mr.. Sherman and Repre-
sentative Loudenslager are known as
the warm friends and supporters OF
Speaker Cannon. These two men are
coming ostensibly TO talk over the
plans for the congressional campaign
MIR. loudenslager Is in charge of the
! New York headquarters OF the repub
lican congressional committee. Rep
resentative Mckinley OF Illinois, chair
man OF the congressional committee
Is also expected at Beverly this week
He also is a friend Of the speaker
but he remarked rather Significantly
a few days ago that he did not know
that Mr.. Cannon would again be
candidate for the presiding chair II
the House. In this connection. Il cal
be stated that IN their move to blocl
any OF Mr.. Cannon's aspirations fol
the future, the new element in admin
istration circles will not consult tn
speaker or his friends. They fee
that II will take very little NOR,
handwriting on the wall to show IN,
Cannon adherents that there Is goinl
TO be a change.
Whether Mr.. Crane and those VIII,
have been acting with him are goinl
To be able 20 accomplish all they hav,
set out to accomplish. OF course. re
mains to be seen They appear en-
tirely sanguine. They have secure,
from Mr.. Aldrich his defense as {
the rubber tariff charges and a pos
tive relteration of the statement tina
he soon Is to be out OF politics 70
good. They feel that the Cannon sit
uation practically is handling itsel
Secretary Balllnger appears to be IN
+ only chance for a stumble. They sti
adhere TO September 10, however n
; the date for his retirement. Senate
Crane had long and thorough tai
, with the secretary at Minneapolis.
President Taft has had any doubts a
; TO the moves made by Mr.. Gran,
there may be n thorough clearing u
! of these on Tuesday.