The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07
Situation Is Discussed With
Chairman Of Committee
WARM CAMPAIGN PLANNED
Chairman McI<ir.y Is an Optimist and
Believes That Doings of Insur-
gents VIII Hurt the Party
Very Little

Beverly August ESPECIAL )-President
Taft this evening had a long conference
with Representative Mckinley, chairman
OF the congressional campaign commit
| tee. Mr. Mckinley, who is about to start
the congressional campaign, told the Pres
| ident that he had absolutely no doubt that
the next House will be republican. He
based his belief on the fact that the mid
die west is raising bumper crops. Then,
again, Mr.. Mckinley, who denies that he
is an optimst. but declares that he is a
sure thingist," says that the republicans
will be sure to recover before fall some
of the congressional districts that they
lost two years ago. This will happen, he
thinks, in Indiana. He also thinks that
| in New York, for instance. where Havens,
| democrat, was elected to succeed Per-
kins, republican, because of the fatuous
belief of Boss Aldridge that he was un-
beatable, a republican will be elected this
| fall. and Mr.. Mckinley also looks for the
election of republican to succeed Foss
in Massachusetts, who took the seat made
vacant by the death of Lowering, re-
publican.
campaign headquarters had already been
opened in New York and that on August
15 western headquarters will be opened in
Chicago. After that things will hum
Mckinley told the President.
AS a sure thingst. Mr.. Mckinley didn't
seem willing to talk about those things
that may operate against republican sue
cess. For Instance, he did not know any,
thing about the Ballinger- Pinchot affair."
he could not remember that it had been
shown that Senator Loriner of Illinois
had been charged with spending his own
money. or spending any money himself
to bribe legislators. as II that made any
difference Nor could he give the name of
any philanthropist who had, unknown to
Lorimer, bribed men to vote for Lorimer
out of a pure, unselfish desire to see Lor-
inner grace the Senate of the United
States.
'Will Uncle Joe Cannon be candi-
date for reelection as speaker" Mr..
Mckinley was asked.
IT haven't seen him announce it." was
the reply.
that he would not?'
Mr.. Mckinley again adverted to the
crops.
what will the campaign be fought
out on8''
ION the great achievements of the re-
publican party" said Mckinley.
Including the tariff?'
"Oh, yes; certainly, including the tar
iff"
Inside information is that Mr.. Nc
Kinley came here to report to the Presi-
dent on the outlook. In the west things
are so bad in fact that Mr.. Mckinley an
nounced today that there would be no
discrimination against any man because
he happens to be an insurgent The
bars are all down, according to Mr.. Nc
Kinley There are no sheep and goats
he declared 1.-THE Congressional COM
mittee will simply want to know II man
nominated for Congress is a republican.
We don't know any insurgents"
On this theory all of Kansas insurgents
may claim support If they need it. Mr..
Mckinley gave a further difinition of a
republican.
"a man who supports the President
who is the leader of the party" he said.
He secuted the notion that the In
surgents in Iowa who have been nomi-
mated for Congress are not to be in
cluded in his difiniton. 1t does not
make any difference. he said. If they
happen to belong to the Dolli-
yer machine. They have been nominated
by the people and therefore they can
play with the regulars.