The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-16
WILL DROP THEM
Ballinger and Others viii Have to Walk
the Plank to Save
THE GRAND old PARTY

THE GRAND old PARTY
The Republican Patty is Facing ohe
Il ,t the Most Critical Campaigns in
,ts History This Fail, and Al
S,psad Weight Are to he Removed @
" Possible.
Certain events Of Friday at E'es''9a:. Bever-
" following incidents OF the past ps't
n week or SO lead inevitably to tne
conclusion that q complete political
readjusment in circles close 10 tne
President is in progress
Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island
called to see the President early TO-
day. The President was gratin0esu.
that Senator. Aldrich had replied 10
Senator Bristow's charges regard1' 9
the tariff. In doing SOFT Is salo tnat ll
the Senator from Rhode Island per
formed ar act which fitted exactly
into a programme which has been
framed bv party leaders close to me
President. Although he lis not TO re-
tiro until March, 1911, the r7a 19uSt'-
ment plans which plainly are in pro
gress, apparently treat with the ~,
f;nonce Mr.. Aldrich may have hao
with the President as thing OF the
past. ,,.,o, o.
The elimation Of Mr.. Aldrich, ac-
cord,ne to close political advisers
is soon C be followed by the retire
ment Of Secretary Richard Ballinger
from the Cabinet. The Republican
marty is facing one of the most cru
cial campaigns in it's history this fall
and the leaders who have been COM
ing more and more into the lnnu-
ence with the Pdesident are arriv-
ing daily to do all they can to or1ns
about an adjustment OF the dlneren-
ces within the party.
Mr.. Ballinger practically has losts
all his personal fortune in defending
himself from the attacks that nave
been made upon him.
If the Secretary is to recover tnese
loses ii is said he must assume tne
lucrative practice Of law which ne
left in his home State to take up the
arduouos duties of head Of the IN
terror department. l...
The retirement ;ofvM Ballinger is
fixed for September 15. &. The The Con-
gressional committee will have re-
ported by that time and the date is
sufficiently early to take the so-cail-
ed Balliuger issue out OF the cam
paign.
ence with the President are arrlV-
Is said to be directed against SPEAK
or Cannon. It is uot admitted III
Beverly that Mr.. Cannon will even
be a candidate for the Speakersnlp.
Once it is known that President Taft
would like to see a change IN the
Speakership, however, 1t is believed
The third move in contemplation
be removed.
That Beverly is being made the
headquarters Of the movement 70
set the Republican House In order IS
now generally admitted. The Varl-
,ous moves are made quietly, but eff
fectively.
Reports have reached Beverly that
the recent results in Kansas and 10
wa were due largely to the activity
of Speaker Cannon in Kansas to the
charges against Senator Aldrich and
doubt in the West as to whether he
actually intended TO retire. The SIT
uation developed in these two States
evidently has made an impression
upon the party leaders that has stirr-
ed them to action.
Mr.. Aldrich has to-day told Mr..
Taft of his plan to make a speech
during the fall in one of the Wes-
tern States defending the Payne
Aldrich Act as a whole, and partlc-
ularly replying to the charges made
in reference to the cotton schedule.
Senator W. Murray Crane, of Mas
sachusetts, has been one OF the ac-
tive forces in the new political move
.ment. It was he who went West to
see Secretary Ballinger and 1t was
also he who went to see Senator Al
drich at Warwick, R. l., last Sunday.
Postmaster General Frank Hitch
cock, former chairman Of the Nation
al Republican committee, has been
at Beverly twice within the week.
There have been stories in progress
of friction between Mr.. Hitchcock
and Senator Crane and some political
jealousy IS to their influence with
the Administration.
Mr. Hitchcock has also been hav-
ing a series of conferences with New
York State leaders, which may have
an important bearing upon the cam
paign.
Senator Dick, Of Ohio, came 20
Beverly Friday, but decided to await
the arrival of Warren G. Harding,
the Republican nominee for Cover
or in Ohio, before calling on the
President.
Although admitting that the fight