The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-29
lodge TO SUCCEED Davis
Bay State Senator to Head the-FOr'
eign Relations Committee.
Two Names Ahead of His on the List
Not Considered Likely That
Either Mr.. Frye or Mr. CuIlom
Would Accept the Chairmanship
-oncc Declined by the Former.

According to Senator Foraker. Senator
Lodge will be the new Chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee of the Sem
ate to succeed the late Senator Cushman
K. Davis. Senator Foraker does not state
this officially, nor does ne assert it upon
definite knowledge or final arrangement
But it is supposed that he has sufficiently
investigated the subject to be satisfied Of
the accuracy of his forecast.
The death of Senator Davis leaves SEN
ator Lodge third on the Foreign Relations
Committee. Those ahead of him are Sem
ator Frye and Senator Cullom. But Sen
ator Frye. besides being President pro
tempore of the Senate, with prospects OF
reelection to that important post. is
Chairman of the Committee on Commerce.
which he would have to surrender if he
accepted the place made vacant by the
death of Senator Davis.
The Commerce Committee deals with all
river and harbor appropriations. sub
ject in which Senator-Frye naturally Is
very much interested. and one with the
details of which he is SO thoroughly Ia
miliar that it is generally conceded he
would not now care to abandon 1t for any
other Craftsmanship in the Senate. Then,
too. Senator Frye has declined the For
eign Relations craftsmanship once. and as
he would still remain a member OF ii un-
der the new arrangement, enjoying there-
by all of it's advantages and prestige
without assuming the responsibility en-
tailed by the chairmanship, it is argued
that there is no reason to believe that he
would consent to step into the shoes OF
the late Senator Davis.
Capator CIli0m Chairman oil the
Committee on Interstate Commerce, and
in that position has acquainted himself
with a character of legislation oil which
he has made a specially While he mas
shown great aptitude for the work OF 'he
Foreign Relations Committee it is Known
that its duties are no. as congeniai TO
him as are those of the Interstate Com
merce Committee. the Craftsmanship OF
which he would not surrender, say ms
friends for the head of Foreign Rela-
tions Besides. it is not impossible that
Senator Cullom may be defeated al
Springfield this winter, and in that case
the Senate would be thrown out of gear
TO some extent. while the Foreign Re
lations Committee was being reorganized.
1t is well known that Senator Lodge
very much desires the Craftsmanship of
the Foreign Relations Committee Tenn
peramentally. as well as by education, Ii is
conceded that Senator Lodge is eXcep-
tionalIy equipped for the post. He has
made a special study of international
questions, is broadly travelled. as well as
broadly read, and since his entrance to
the Senate he has shown pronounced
partially for the work of the Foreign
Relations Committee. In addition to :his.
he is believed to be thoroughly en- rappor;
with the ADMINISTRATIONS foreign policy
in all or its ramifcations, and during the
last session of the Senate he, instead of
Senator Davis. was the acknowledged
spokesman of the Administration on Tor
eign questions. II is said that his selec-
tion by the Administration for this duty
last winter was in a sense responsible foT
Senator Davis lukewarmness in the sup
port of several of the Administration
International positions. The dead Mime
sotan. it will be recalled. blocked ratii-
cation of the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty,
thereby placing himself squarely in cppo-
sit;on to one of Mr. Mckinley's Iet
schemes.
When Senator Lodge gees TO the head
OF the Foreign Relations Committee he
will probably be compelled TO relinquish
his position at the head of the Philip
pines Committee. Ii may be that he will
hold ON to that place for while, or until
the Administrations Philippine policy is
more fully developed. but !. is considered
as certain that in the end he will step
aside for another Chairman Of the Philip
pine Committee Senator Allison is now
second on this committee, and under or
dinary circumstances would fall heir to
the craftsmanship. But Senator Allison is
Chairman of the great Appropriations
Committee. and cannot be expected either
to surrender this place or assume other
onerous responsibilities. In view of this
probability it is thought Senator Hale OF
Maine. who is third on the Philippine
Committee, will eventually succeed Sena-
tor Lodge as chairman of that commit t
tee.
When asked about legislative prospects
this winter, Senator Foraker spoke eau
tiously and guardedly. The session will
be SO short" said he. that We shall not
be able to do a great deal in point of the
number of measures-particularly il there
is the usual amount of debate in the SEN
ate. But ! feel reasonably certain that
the Ship Subsidy bill, the Nicaragua Canal
bill. and the Army Reorganization bill, in
l." nassed. After these