Show PRICE FIVE CENTS PAYNE AS SENATOR Jo TO SUCCEED DEPEW 1 r t I II I S aJ 1 SENATOR C. C 31 A BOOMIS IS ISON ON THE WAY AY Paynes Payne's Success With the New Tariff Bill BUI Brings Him Forward Forward For For- ward vard His Friends Believe as the Logical Candidate NEW YORK J JIS IS NOW BEING WATCHED President Taft Being Counted Upon to Throw His Great Influence Influence In Influence In- In fluence in Favor of the Ways and Means Chairman HE WOULD E VALUABLE Washington Aug 1 Sereno Ser Ser- eno E. E Payne chairman of the ways and means committee of the House and one of the au authors authors authors thors of the new tariff bill as successor to Senator C. C M. M Depew Depew Depew De- De pew i in 1911 is the burden of a rumor abroad in congressional circles Mr Payne smiles and says nothing And it is difficult to trace the rumor to its source House members however have been discussing it for some that that- thatis is to ever days past past that say 1 since Chairman P Payne as as- a commanding position 1 among the tariff conferees 7 i t ff 4 1 1 f e- e 1 f Z t l f L i it V of President T ft in f f r g ghis his ideas into the tariff bill bilLIt J j It is being being- pointed out here that Payne enjoys the rare distinction distinction dis dis- of being the first ways land and means chairman in a generation generation generation gen- gen who has been able to bring a tariff bill bin through conference con con- ference bearing any resemblance resemblance blance to its original shape His reward reword his friends think should be o elevation to the Senate to succeed the he disappearing Depew With Ith a tariff bill to his credit Pano hus has achieved the lie highest ambition of ot a chairman of or tho the ways says an and me means ns committee no Ho might hope for lor the There are man many who believe that if iC tho the next House b be Republican Uncle Joe Cannon Can non will stop step down own thus making way for tho the election of Payne Pane to the tho speak speak- I Friends of the chairman of the ways was wasand and moans means committee however think that his Ills services ser warrant the tie senatorial sena sena- tonal toga tog and his campaign to succeed succeed suc sue coed him will shortly be launched It Is helloed believed that ln insofar r as President President dent elent Taft would Interfere In such a The he would support Payne contest t. t chairman un and the tIle President have been during the drawn very ery close together President has conceived con con- and the tariff fight eel cel a great liking hiking for the lucky New Yorker Moreover Payne Payne has shown moderate conservative conser e tendencies tendencies tendencies ten ten- that would woul make mako him valuable to the President on the tile floor of ot tho the chamber upper remains to bo be seen what Now Yorkers It will have ve to 11 say a about Mr 11 Pot For this senatorial candidacy ne's nes Pa Paynes Payne's York New Ne reason until the pulse of been felt relt no formal announcement has lIne of at tho the chairman's cau candidacy will ba be made V t i |