Show TAfT TO HIT BACK AT FOE President Will Defend Admin Administration Administration Administration Against Attacks of Enemies Who Try to Stultify His Policies as Executive RUMORS OF CHANGES IN CABINET UNCONFIRMED Vacancy in Supreme Court Caused by Death of Justice Brewer May be Filled by Ap Appointment Appointment of Gov GOVI Hughes rc April 3 The Taft v atlon In is about bollt to tu de defend defend defend fend itself before the tile people of tile Hie lie lulled States State Convinced Hint the public mind hall ban ha been blen impressed b by attacks upon Ullon the tile nd nil In many puns of the coun country country try tr slid that lint criticisms cannot be per permitted to pass unanswered without iu lu Jury to II Republican prestige the part lenders have decided tt to carry the lie v war r into the country President Taft i IN now declared to be he ready and to assume the of offensive The rise opening will Till be III fired tired next Saturday In bj by b tile the lie President President dent denti tu In person and nud In lu Chicago by At U Attorney torney lorney General Mr Taft will speak in this city cit on the subject of organization and aud be he will be supported by b other powerful orators of or the Republican party Attorney Attorn General subject will be bethe bethe bethe the policies of the administration Other speakers on the platform with Mr Ir Taft Tart will be Senator Lodge Representative McKinley of or Illinois chairman of the Republican congressional committee Representative Duncan McKinlay of f California and John Hays Hammond Leaders Are Interested Nothing has lias created so 80 much interest among the Republican leaders In Washington since the inauguration of Mr Taft Tatt as the plan now formulating to defend the administration Some of or tile facts are to be brought out about the operation of the tariff bill and it is expected that legis legia legislation J lation will be called upon to answer the friends of ot the administration with some concrete evidence jf Jr this subject is to continue as an issue within the party part t i iThe The party part it is said expects eon to close the session les ion of ot congress j ith interstate commerce statehood i f postal savings sa ing and I j I conservation legislation lation to its credit In addition it is hoped hOp l a statement may be issued a very vary I saving savins lisa hRS to ea H II made IB In governmental e QiU re Little is being said Mid b by party leaders l ders about the issue of be beyond beyond beyond yond the statement that this question wilt will take tale care of or Itself at the right time The only explanation vouch vouchsafed sated for tIlls this comment is 18 that Speaker Cannon Is expected to resign the speaK at the close of the present nt see ses session sion slon oC o congress Host of Candidates Should the speaker resign at the close I of or the present session at a time when there would be no opportunity to choose choo e his successor before next win winter winter winter ter It is h argued ar ed several members of or orI I the present House would immediately announce themselves them as candidates No official statements on this tIlls subject are expected from the speaker His friends believe it would be inadvisable Inadi able for hint him to weaken the organisation of ot the House at a this time by disclosing hit his intentions They argue that In view of i the recent battle in the House all alt the I force that was retained by the Republican Republican lican majority is needed if It the admin administration administration legislative program Is to t suc sue succeed succeed coed There are rumors that before the con congressional congressional gressional elections some changes may maybe maybe maylie be lie expected in the Presidents cabinet but hut none of these stories can be con confirmed confirmed confirmed firmed In fact no one professes to have hae any firsthand information on the subject At the same time the general Impression seems to be that an effort will be he made to strengthen the cabinet In a II political way Among the retire retirements retirements retirements ments often mentioned as possible are those of af Secretary Dickinson and of ot Postmaster General Hitchcock Also it is said Mr Ir Ballinger may resign from the interior department after the present investigation if the change can be made without subjecting himself elf to the charge of ot retiring under fire Some of ot the party leaders leader are urging upon the tho President the advisability of appointing to the treasury some man who has been with the party part There is no dissatisfaction with the ad administration administration administration ministration of Secretary MacVeagh but some sonie politicians argue that the President should not hesitate to use every leverage to advance a ance the adminis administration administration politically If It two or more moro changes should be he made in the cabinet it is said with some show of authority that one of or the places would go to William J 3 Loeb Jr former secretary to Mr Roosevelt and now collector of customs In New tew York No one in the c confidence of President nt Taft it is said would be surprised It If Continued on Page Two I |