The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-24
Third Party Members Said to Be
Necessary to Speedy Re.
organization.
NO BARGAIN WITH PopULIsTs.
It May Be Necessary to Await the
Admission of Cannon, Trumbo
and Dupont.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 23.--The
sergeant-at-arms of the Senate has added
two chairs in the Senate chamber to &C
commodate the expected arrivals from
Utah. They are in the back row, to the
left of the President of the Senate. The
Utah Senators will have as neighbors
in this row Tom Carter of Montana, Will
son of Washington, Warren of Wyoming,
Knute Nelson of Minnesota, Steve Elkins
of West Virginia, TROY (Pop.) of North
Carolina. Fred Dubois of Idaho, who has
been seated in this row, is promoted and
will occupy seat on the middle aisle
nearer the front, vacated by Senator Dolph
of Oregon. Frank Cannon of the Utah
delegation is now in New York at the Plaza
Hotel, but will be here on the 18th inst.
The Democratic Senators are lust as
much at sea as are their Republican breth-
rem concerning the reorganization of the
Senate. One thing is established and that
is that the Populists can either make or
prevent reorganization. If they cast
their votes with the Republicans reor-
ganization can be effected at once.
The Republican Senators are divided in
sentlmen. as to whether it would inure to
their benefit to reorganize with the assist
ance of the Populists. The Western
Senators, or at least those young and
breezy men who come from the Far West,
are practically unit in favor of re-
organization. To-day there are not
dozen Republican Senators in the city.
OF these at least six are out-and-out in
favor of reorganization, while two oppose
it and the other four are playing waiting
game, preferring to hold off until the Utah
Senators and Colonel Dupont, the claimant
for a seat from Delaware are admitted.
The Utah men to be elected In January
will have no contest on their hands, but
their two votes would not make majority
of Republican Senators over all. Colonel
Dupont's status will probably not be known
until after the holidays, as his case will in
all probability go to the Elections Com
mittee and there be decided on its merits.
The recent meeting of the Democratic
steering committee of the Senate brought
out the fact of division of opinion as to
advisability of making q fight against Re-
publican organization. Some advocated
making a stiff fight to retain Democratic
control. while others advised a surrender
to the Republicans without struggle. No
definite action will be recommended by
the steering committee to their Democratic
colleagues until it is ascertained what the
Republicans will attempt to do. A Re-
publican of high standing said to-day that
the Republicans can settle in two hours
after the meeting of Congress next Mon
day week the question of the reorganiza-
ton of the Senate. He said the plan
would be to 20 into caucus without any
bargaining with the Populists, nominate a
full set of Republican officers from the
president pro tenn. down, submit the list to
the Senate, and if they can get votes
enough so well and so good.
"If we fall" he continued, 1--WE can try
again when the Utah men and the Della
ware Senators are admitted"
The belief is very general here that
Frank Cannon will be one of the Utah
Senators and the contest for the other will
be between Colonel Isaac Trumbo and
Judge Bennett of Salt Lake. Colonel
Trumbo is we'll known among Senators,
and those from the Far West who know
something of Utah affairs believe that as
between Editor Goodwin of the Tribune,
who has always been unfavorable to the
Mormon people, and Colonel Trumbo, who
has always had their respect, the latter
will have the best chance with Bennett as
as his principal opponent.