Show SHAKEUP IMMINENT HIGH REPUBLICAN CIRCLES WILL WILLBE WILLBE WILLBE BE READJUSTED BY A POLITICAL POLITICAL POLITICAL CAL SHAKEUP AMONG THOSE CLOSE TO PRESIDENT Secretary Ballinger Slated to Retire Retiro Power of Aldrich and Can Cannon no a aThing aThing Thing of the Past Beverly Mass Certain Certain events of Friday following Incidents of oC the last week or so lead to the conclusion that thata a complete te political readJust readjustment ent In in circles close to President Taft is in progress Senator Nelson W. W Aldrich of Rhode Island called to see the president on Friday before the chief executive had finished his breakfast He talked with the president thirty five minutes He found that Mr Taft had not riot had an opportunity to read the senators senator's reply to to Senator Bristow's charges regarding regardIng regarding regard regard- ing the rubber tariff The president was gratified however howe that Senator Aldrich had consented tomake to make a statement state state- ment In doing so it Is said the senator senator senator sen sen- ator from Crom Rhode Island Islan performed an act that fitted exactly into a pro pro- gramme framed by party leaders close to o the president Although he is not to retire until March 4 1911 and 1911 and Senator Aldrich confirmed to President Taft his intention intention intention I tion to do so the so-the the readjustment plans now in progress apparently treat whatever whatever whatever what what- I ever Influence Mr 11 Aldrich may have had lad with the president as a thing of the past The elimination of Mr Aldrich according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to close observers Is soon to be followed by the retirement of Secretary Ballinger from the cabinet cabi cabi- net Mr Ballinger has lost practically all an of his personal fortune In defending from the Ute attacks that ha have ve been een made upon him It is said sald that one attorney fee alone in the congressional congressional investigation cost him If f the secretary is to recover his loss losses s It Is said he must resume the practice of law The retirement of Mr Ballinger Is fixed for September 15 Tine The third move in contemplation is said to be directed Speaker Cannon Can Can- non non- It is not admitted In Beverly that hat Mr Cannon will even be a a. candidate candidate candi candi- date for the The Cannon situation as a thing of the he future Is a a. little difficult to handle If Fit it were only known that the president president president dent would like Jike to see a change it is believed all an doubts as to the result would be removed Reports have reached Beverly that thaI the he recent results in Kansas and Iowa were due largely to the activity of ot Speaker Cannon in Kansas to the charges against Senator Aldrich and ando to o doubt in the west as to whether he actually intended to retire The situation developed by these two states states' evidently has made an impression sion upon party leaders that has stirred them to action |