The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-04
WANT Him OUT
BaI|iager's Presence in the Cabinet is
Giving Some Trouble
TO THE REPUBLICANS

~ AoN 4sN~" - - W
The Leaders Say the Secretary is
Pro:.ing an Embarrassment in the
Congressional Campaign and He
Has Been Asked to. Resign for the
Good of the Party,
A dispatch from Beverly, Mass,
says there was increasing evidence
there Tuesday that the recent bonn
bardment of the President with let
ters from Republican leaders in all
parts of the country, protesting that
Secretary OF the Interior Ballinger
was proving an embarrassment in
the laying of plans for the coming
Congressional campaign, is beginning
to have an effect, if; not upon the
President himself, at least Oh the
advisers who are closest to him.
No attempt was made to deny the
reports that Senator Crane, at the
very outset of his political pilgrim
age in the West, had probably sug-
gested to Secretary Billinger, at Min
neapolis Monday his duty to the
party might require that he sacrifice
his place in the Cabinet. All Secre-
tary Norton would say, after having
considered the matter nearly all day,
was that it would oe necessary to
ask Senator Crane.
The statement was reiterated,
however, that President Taft would
not so much as lift his little finger,
if by so doing he could secure the
retirement Of Secretary Ballinger as
head Of. the department of the in
terror.
In addition to the letters he has
received the President has heard ver-
bally from mum Der of party lead
ers regarding the sentiment toward
Secretary Ballinger. They have
talked frankly with Mr.. Taft on the
subject, it is said, and while they
have agreed with the President ap-
parently in his position that nothing
has been proved against Secretary
Ballinger, they have put the matter
purely on party basis and have said
that the campaign would 4be much.
easier with, the Ballinger issue elini-
mated.
There was no disposition in Bev-
erly to treat the meeting Of Senator
Crane and Secretary Ballinger. IN
Minneapolis as accidental. 1t Ws
clearly iitimated, however that
whatever move was being made
against Secretary Ballinger had it's
inception and being with the active
party leaders, and not with President
Taft. The President, it can be posi-
lively stated, will never ask Mr.. Bal
linger to resign.
If the Secretary should feel called
upon to resign, however, there is
said to- he little doubt that his resg-
nation would be accepted.
What Ballinger Says.
Secretary Ballinger Tuesday de-
MED that his conference with Sena-
tor Crane, al Minneapolis, Mimi, re-
lated 10 or would be followed by HIS
resignation. He said the matter dis
cussed was not even Of direct inter-
est to him. He denounced his foes
in strong language and said he in
tended to ignore them entirely. His
denial was issued after ieading the
dispatches from Beverly, which in
dicated that Senator Cranes mission
to the West was to carry the hint
that Mr.. Ealiinger would aid the
party in forthcoming elections ny
Withdrawing at this time.
There is no resignation on the
card, I can tell you," was Mr.. Bal
ingers r..ply u this. Con'.aulIg
IA .aid.
II am simply on my way to the
coast for a little rest. Some waul
Inc to make bv est permanent, but
it Will not 7a 50 Us long as the Pres
iieDt is 81. SHED met Crane YES
terday morning, through no arrange
ment Of mine, and the matter we
discussed politics, of course-was
nothing which interested me directly
at all. Mr.. Crane wished to consult
ME on the matter. and came to
where I was, that's all. There's
nothing mysterious about it. l guess
he's gone back East now.
All this vigorous attack by un-
scrupulous men, backed by newspa-
pers with even less scruples, goes off
me like water off a ducks back That