Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-04
Associated Press1
Associated Pressl
" ASHINGTON, April 3.-The Taft
w administration is about to de-
fend itself aggressively before

wv administration is about to de-
fend itself aggressively before
the people of the United States.
Convinced that the public mind has
been impressed by attacks upon the
administration in many parts of the
country and that criticisms cannot be
permitted to pass unanswered without
injury to Republican prestige, the
party leaders have decided to carry
the war into the enemys country"
President Taft is now declared to be
| ready and anxious to assume the Of
fensive. The opening guns will be
| fired next Saturday In Washington by
the president In person and in Chicago
| by Attorney General Wickersham.
Mr. Taft will speak in this city on
the subject Of organization and he will
| be supported by other powerful orators
of the Republican party.
Attorney General Wickershams sub
Ject will be the policies of the adminis-
| tration.
Other speakers on the platform with
| Mr.. Taft will be Senator Lodge, Rep
resentative Mckinley of Illinois, chair
man of the Republican congressional
| committee; Representative Duncan
McKinlay Of California and John Hays
Hammond.
Nothing has created so much interest
| among Republican leaders in Washing
ton since the Inauguration of Mr.. Taft
as the plans now formulating to de-
fend the administration. Some facts
are to be brought out about the oper-
alton of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
and the enemies Of that legislation will
be called upon to answer the friends
of the administration with some con-
crete evidence If this subject is to con-
| tinIIn a or Will, ~
WHAT PARTY EXPECTS
The party, it is said, expects conf
IDENTIFY to close the session of congress
with interstate commerce, statehood,
postal savings, anti-injunction and
conservation legislation to its credit.
in addition it is hoped a statement
may be issued showing a very great
saving has been made in governmental
expenditures.
Little is being said by the party lead
ers about the issue of "Cannonism" be-
| yond the statement that this question
will take care of itself at the right
time. The only explanation vouch-
safed for this comment is that Speaker
| Cannon Is expected to resign the speak
ership at the close of the presnt ses-
sion of congress.
Should the speaker resign at the
close of the present session, at a time
| WiiCi llltI6 WOulu De no opportunity
to choose his successor next winter,
it is argued several members of the
present house would announce them
selves as candidates. No official state
ments on this question are expected
from the speaker. His friends believe
it would be inadvsable for him to
weaken the organization of the house
at this time by disclosing his inten-
tions. They argue that, in view of the
recent battle in the house, all the force
that was retained by the Republican
majority is needed If the administra-
tion legislative program is to succeed.
There are rumors that before the con-
gressional elections some changes may
be expected in the presidents cabinet,
but none of these stories can be con-
firmed. In fact, no one processes to
have any first hand information on
the subject. At the same time. the gem
eral impression seems to be that an
effort will be made to strengthen the
cabinet in a political way Among the
retirements oftenest mentioned as pos
sible are those of Secretary Dickin-
son and Postmaster General Hitch
cock. Also, 1t is said, Mr.. Ballinger
may resign from the interior depart
ment after the present investigation, if
the change can be made without SUBJ
1ecting himself to the charge of ire
firing under fire."
LOEB MAY RETURN
Some of the party leaders are urg-
ing upon the president the advisability
OF appointing to the treasury some man
who has been affiliated with the party.
There is no dissatisfaction with the
administration of Secretary MacVeagh,
but some politicians argue the presi-
dent should not hesitate to use every
leverage to advance the administration
politically. If two or more changes
should be made in the cabinet, it is
said with show Of authority that one
of the places Would go to William J.
Loeb, Jr., former secretary to Presi-
dent Roosevelt and now collector of
customs in New York.
No one in the confidence of Presi-
dent Taft, 1t is said, would be sur
prised If the vacancy on the supreme
court bench caused by the death of
the late Justice Brewer should be Of
fered to Governor Hughes Of New
York. That the president would Of
fer the place to the New York execu-
tive was stated last night at a gath
ering of Republicans, several of whom
are close to the president. 1t was
stated that Governor Hughes had not
been sounded on the subject, but the
general opinion seemed to be that he |
would not accept the place.
1t Is generally expected here that the |
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