Evening times-Republican., 1911-04-28
MANY DEPARTMENT HEADS
FEEL SWING OF Ak
bennett Making Strenuous Efforts to
Hold to Job But Probably Will Be
Removed in Near Futurs-Joo Can.
non and His Yellow Dog, Which Has
Been Named Taft.
Especial Correspondence

linger supporters in the department of
the interior. One high official Of the
old Ballnger regime is left. This is
Land Commissioner Fred bennett.
1t is generally believed about the in
terror department and in official circles
will be let out.
Those who have been let out or who
have resigned or been transferred in
clude H. H. Schwartz, former chief of
the field division of the general land
office; Oscar Lawler. assistant attor-
ney general; Frank Pierce, first assist
ant secretary; Jesse E. Wilson, former
assistant secretary; E. c. Finney, CHIEF
law officer Of the reclamation service;
Don NJ. Carr, assistant to the secre-
tary.
Some Of these changes were made
before Secretary Fisher succeeded Bal
l1nger, but most of them since.
Schwartz quit shortly after the end OF
the Baliinger investigation.
bennett still holds on and it is un-
derstood that he is exerting strong po-
litical influence to remain. He has the
lacking OF several western senator's.
bennett was a Ballinger partisan and
thruout the Ballinger-Pinchot fight was
bitterly opposed to Pinchot.
While it Is generally supposed that
bennett will cling on to his office for
the present, aided by the Intervention
son to believe that he will be displaced
at no distant date.
There is a grave possibility that I'm
Gle Joe Cannon may be read out Of the
republican party II a story which is
going the rounds at the capital reaches
the ears cr resident Taft
Mr. Cgnroll - = io-N-o-~os Of
opinion with al a'v IL l3- % .n,;. and
there have been times when he disa-
greed with the president. One OF the
times was when the president an
nounced that he would restore pa
tronage to the insurgents. Uncle
Joe's' bitterest enemies.
One day during the last congressional
campaign when Mr.. Cannon was at his
home at Danville. republican member
Of the house visited him. There was a
mottled dog lying on the Cannon porch.
Whats the dogs name?" the visi-
tor asked.
"Oh, l can't tell you that" said Can
non; tits q scandal"
go on and tell me. Uncle Joe" per-
sisted the visitor. IT'S nice friendly
kind Of dog
"No," said Mr.. Cannon slowly. IT
dassn't tell you.
This diaIog was repeated several
times and finally Uncle Joe yielded and
said:
II call him Taft"
well why do you call him Taft?"
Mr.. Cannon lowered his voice to a
whisper.
Because" he said, 'he's got streak
OF yellow down his back and makes
friends with every other dog in town"
Permit me to congratulate you. Mr..
Cannon that was an excellent speech y
'sUncle Joe" Cannon blinked. In front
OF him stood Representative Kendall. OF
Iowa, lately an insurgent, but more re-
Gently an ardent follower Of Cannon
and Dalzell
II, too. desire to offer my hearty
congra tulations," said another. voice.
There stood another Iowan, a follow
er of Senator Cummins and until re-
Gently an insurgent. It was Represen-
tative Pickett. They were the first two
men who rushed to the veterans side
at the conclusion Of his three hour
speech against the Canadian recipro-
city agreement. -,
THANK you. boys. thank you; It's
very kind of you"
isn't itfunny what a difference Just
little bit Of reciprocity bill viii
make" observed Mr. Cannon to a few
republicans in the cloak room a few
minutes later. mot two seats away
from me when made that speech was
Vic Murdock. of Kansas. Unless am
mistaken Murdoch listened to that
speech from start to finish. Unless
am mistaken, also, Kendall, follower OF
Cummins and erstwhilc insurgent never
lost an opportunity to applaud when l
scored against the agreement. Here.
and there, and everywhere I was sur
rounded with insurgents and with three
exceptions they were with me and will
vote with me. Truly. it is to laugh"
United States senators who reach the
senate via the house Of representatives
have no difficulty in accommodating
themselves to prevailing conditions on
the house side Of the capitol. The SEN
ators who go directly from their state
to the senate without having served in
the house are about certain to find
ttuGHSelVSS ia lIOuOlS "1iCA SAiOS sASAe
the house.
Over on the senate side the member
Of the upper branch are pampered and
petted. They are provided with every
comfort everywhere they turn. One Of
the recc cgnized rights Of a senator is to
ring the elevator bell three times. In
stantly the conductor shoots to the
floor where the senator is waiting, re-
gardless Of the wishes Of his passen-
gers.
One Cay recently Senator Bradley, OF
Kentucky. vert over to the house. He
never served in that body, and hence
was ignorant Of the democracy which
prevails there. He approached an ele-
vator bell and rang three times. The
elevator descended from the third floor,
Iwelt filled with Representatives and
employees. ~
.Going down." shouted the elevator
conductor.
ssNo." said Senator Bradley, stepping
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