Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1910 — TAFT MAY VISIT INDIANA CAPITAL [ARTICLE]

TAFT MAY VISIT INDIANA CAPITAL

Reconsidering His Decision to Omit Indianapolis on Trip. BEVERIDGE ARRIVES AT CAPITAL Republican Leaders View Visit With Alarm, Fearing the Executive’s Views on Tariff May Cause Greater Confusion, t

Washington, April B.—President Taft is reconsidering his decision to omit Indianapolis from the schedule of stops for his coming western trip. Several of the Republican lefuiers here have been urging Mr. Taft to go out into Senator Beveridge’s state and speak his mind freely on the tariff law without regard to whether it will be construed as an attack upon Senator Beveridge or not. ...Influential Republicans in Indiana also have telegraphed Mr. Tpft urging him to place Indianapolis on his list for the trip. At the White House, it was said the situation remained unchanged as regards the president’s decision to, cut Indianapolis from the schedule. The statement was made at the executive offices that the action of the Indiana state convention, and political conditions there, had nothing to dp with the presldfent’s decision to cancel his tentative engagement. The reason for the dropping of the Indianapolis date, so It was said at the White House, was solely to enable Mr. Taft to keep engagements he had in Washington. Vice President ’’Sherman is one of the Republican leaders who called at the White House today and urged Mr. Taft to go to Indianapolis. However, as the present situation is viewed, President Taft seems to be facing a predicament. If he goes to Indiana he will be obliged to retyerate the views that he has already expressed on the Payne-Aldrich tariff act or else he will be accused of evading the issue. If he does make a speech on the Payne-Aldrich tariff law, there is little doubt that it will have a widespread effect not only in Indiana, but In other Insurgent states. In fact, Republicans believe that such a speech would fan the fires of Insurgency into full blaze and would result in greater confusion than has yet confronted the administration. Senator Beveridge arrived tn Washington last night but declined to comment on the situation. It is understood he may issue a statement later.