Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-23
THE LEADERS PLAN
Republicans Will Not Attempt to
Reorganize the Senate.
POPULBTS AND NLVERITES LEFT OUT
Changes to Be Made by Agreement
Between Parties.
SOME OF THE DETAILS

SOME OF THE DETAILS
The statement Senator Teller has mado
to the effect that the silver men will not
permit the republicans to reorganize the
Senate unless the republicans shall concede
to the silver men the vacancy on the COM
mittee on finance created by the retirement
from the Senate of Mr.. Mcpherson of New
Jersey, and shall otherwise give due con-
sjderation to the silver men, is certain to
attract much attention from republican
Senators. A declaration of that sort has
lcng been expected, and there is reason to
believe that it has been in advance given
due consideration by them. A communica-
tion has just been received here from one
of the most eminent of the eastern republic
can Senators. who has himself been fire.
quently spoken of as very likely to be tho
choice of the republicans for the position Of
president pro tempore of the Senate, in the
event that the republicans should elect
such officer, from which it appears that the
managing republican Senators having given
much thought to this subject and that the
indications now are that they are likely to
arrive at this conclusion:
A Mutual Agreement.
That they will not seek to reorganize the
Senate, either by an alliance with the popu.
lists, or by making such concessions in the
way of committee places to the silver men
as will commit the republican party in any
way to the Endorsement of free silver; that
alliances Of both kinds shall be rejected II
rendered, and that an agreement with the
democrats as to the manner in which the
Sena.e shall be administered until such
time as either democrats or republicans by
their own votes shall control the Senate, is
preferable In fact, the most authentic in
formation from a source of high authority
Is that such an arrangement will be made
between the democrats and the republicans,
One of the consequences of such a COM
pact would be that the silver men and the
populists in the Senate would be left in
conspicuous isolation, so far control OF
the committees or the Offices is concerned.
The plan which is known to be under con-
sideration by leading republican and demo.
cratic Senators is this: r-
Some Details of the Plan, -
That the republicans will consent that thu
democrats shall retain Richard J. BRIGHT.
the present Incumbent, as sergeant arms,
and that some mutually satisfactory agree
ment to the.tWo parties a. - the distribu-
ton OF patronage shall be made; that the
Republicans shah elect q secretary of thu
Senate in the place Of Mr.. Cox of North
Carolina, and that a president pro tempore
shall be chosen who will be mutually ac-
ceptabie to both parties. 1t will be the un-
derstandfng, also, should this agreement be
rade. that the minor details of the patron
manner which shall be satisfactory to the
caucus committees of the republican and
democratic parties.
Eliminate Both Silver Men and Pom.
lists.
This plan would altogether eliminate the
silver men and tine populists from the Sem
ate as in any sense a dominating or con-
trolling factor It would prevent those
Senators from magnifying themselves, or
mi mt trvx H. lr.,1
that they had the balance of power and
could dictate the administration of the
Senate and, In measure, control its pol
Icy. Such a plan would relieve both the
leading parties from the tyranny of third
party rule, and would also save them from
the embarrassment of beirg under any OBJ
legations to the little handful of populist
senators 1t Is known that the leaders OF
both the republican and democratic parties
greatly desire to avoid the embarrassment
and obligations which would be created by
any alliance with the populists The demo-
Gratis are even more earnest in this respect
than are the republicans. The contest be-
tween the democrats and tie populists in
the western states has heen SO personal
and bitter there that democratic Senator's
have admitted that it would be far more
agreeable 10 them and to their constituent
c!es to make such an arrangement as to
the joint administration of the Senate az
has been indicated than to have any deal
iEgs with their populist adversary.
Precedent for the Arrangement.
Such an arrangement between the demo.
Gratis and the republicans would be by no
means impracticable. There is precedent
for 1t. 1t has, in measure, been done be-
fore. During the series of years when the
margin between the democrats and the re-
publicans In the Senate was very narrow q
compromise of this sort was resorted to for
considerable time. At present the condi-
uons are such that 1t would be easy for
the democratic and republican Senators to
n inn sAf h.a off
of sergeant-at-arms and secretary of the
Senate as has been suggested. Col. Bright,
the present sergeant-at-arms, has given
general satisfaction to the republicans.
and as If in anticipation of a joint ad-
ministration of the Senate by the two par
ties, is understood to have already begun
to appoint a considerable number Of repub-
lioans to office. Ex-Congressman Cox Of
North Carolina, while an accomplished
scholar and a gentleman, has not given un-
mixed satisfaction even to his own party.
He las, moreover, lost his chief political
supporter in the retirement from the Sem
ate of Mr.. Ransom of North Carolina. The
latter was very strenuous for the appoint
ment of Gen. Cox, and 1t was almost en-
tlrely due to the persistent entreaties Of
Mr.. Ransom that Gen. Cox received tho
caucus nomination for secretary. Under
these circumstances it is much to be doubt
ed whether. IL the democrats had the ma
5ority of the Serate now and were to pro-
ceed with the election Of officers, Gen. Cox
could again secure the support Of the ma
JoTlty NOIc u lue uSnOCFduC caucus.
No Choice for Secretary.
The republicans who have been consid-
ering such an arrangement, do not appear
to have reached any conclusion as to their
choice for the position of secretary of the
Senate in case such a compact should be
made. 1t does not seem probable that Gen.
Anson Cook, who preceded Gen. Cox sec :
retary, would be likely to aspire to his old
position. He now has an Office under the
mayor of New York. said to be worth s25.-
600 annually. which will continue for three
years 1t is not probable that he will ex- :
change that position for the office of secre-
tary of the Senate.
Capt. Evans nt the Department..
Capt. Evans, who will command the bat
tie ship Indiana, when she goes into COM
mission, was at the Navy Department yes