The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-07
SHIP SUBSIDY IS
 TAFT'S PET BILL President Will Bend All Efforts
 to Have Il Passed REPUBLICANS ARE PUZZLED Insurgents Want to Help Taft a Little But Their Constituents VIII Not
 Let Them and Regulars Are
 Also Bothered
REPUBLICANS ARE PUZZLED
By wATTERsoN sTEALEy

By wATTERsoN sTEALEy Washington, February 6.-(special.- Just at present the legislative programme of the President is largely confined to the ship subsidy bill Upon it he will bend all his efforts, and if it can De passed, other matters, such as conservation, the postal savings bank, the Incorporation tax, etc., will be taken up in their turn. This is pretty well understood in the House, and there is consequently no out cry from middle western republican mem- bers, who say that the ship subsidy bill Is tremendously unpopular in their parts and the Presidents putting it out as the first administration measure is causing them no end of embarrassment
 There are good many republicans, as well as democrats, who are not willing to concede that there are enough votes in the House to pass the Humphrey bill and that there is some measure of doubt on the organization side is pretty well indicated by the attitude of the President Most of the insurgent republicans and some republicans who are not insurgents, are hostile to any scheme of subsidy These republicans come from western districts where the anti-subsidy feeling Is so strong that the republicans would stand little or no chance of renomination and election if they voted for measure even remotely resembling the one rail- roaded through committee last week.
 The insurgents don't relish the prospect of having to oppose a bill which has the Presidents approval, but the sentiment of their constituents is such that they feel they must fight the subsiody scheme and believe the folks at home will up- hold them.
 The position of the regulars, who want to oppose the graft, is still more. embar- rsssing They must not only break with he President on this question, but with the House organization as well.
 It may be that some of these repub- licans win not join with the Gs9sblican
 insurgents and democrats in trying to de- feat the special rule which will be brought in on the bill. Possibly they will vote for the rule, but against the bill, when it is placed on pasrage, if that stage Is ever reached.
 This makes 1t more doubtful whether 
 to take another fall out of the organiza- ton by defeating the special rule will be successful They, however, think they can muster enough votes to turn the trick.
 The insurgents say it Is very unfair to them to concentrate attention upon the subsidy steal al this stage of the session. They would prefer to have brought for ward one of the administrators good bills, so that they could first establish themselves as friendly to the administra- ton programme and later, If they Felt obliged to oppose the administration. it would not attract so much attention. II
 Wanted-A candidate for the republican nomination for governor of Ohio. Answer White House. ss, There are five men mentioned for it. Wade Ellis, Warren G. Harding, CaDni Thompson, A. l.. Garford and A. R. Brown. and none of them comes up to the Presidents idea of the kind of man the party should nominate. He is said to prefer them in the order named, if any one of them is to be chosen, but it is said to be the view of the President that a now man would stand better show than | any of those mentioned,
 There is no attempt in administrative circles to conceal anxiety over the Ohio situation. Governor Judson Harmon has made strong governor; he will be re- nominated by his party, and as his re- I election would mean powerful support for the, democratic presidential nomination | he will derive considerable prestige from this fact in his, race for governor. | The Ohio voters will feel in & measure that they are supporting a native son for President and when 1t is considered that the governor is naturally very popular man and has given the people a bang-up administration it is easily seen that there is good grounds fur republican despon- dency. It Is said to be the Presidents intention to allow matters to drift until close to May when the convention meets. In the meantime Uncle Jud continues to make hay and votes.
 q never saw q better witness. The foregoing, in reference to Glavis' long ordeal on the witness stand and the in ability of Root. Nelson ct al. to shaks his testimony showing up Ballnger, is the opinion of former District Attorney Will liam Travis Jerome, who spent a day 1is- tening to the testimony. The famous ex- prosecuting officer of New York consid- CTS Glavis a remarkable man. He Is but 26 years of age, it,li.