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est; Grosvenor is never ingenious. The
two have little or nothing in common
The same will apply in a general way
to Albert J. Hopkins, of Illinois ailot or
OF the influential men in the house I'M
der the last administration. Unu2r the
former administration Payne. Dalzel,
Russell Steel and the rest of the ways
and means committee, were about the
whole of the house. They were the ones
with whom the president conferred; and
when they had conferred legislation was
shaped. They and the speaker did the
rest.
The bosses of congress will continue to
exercise their influence in this session
The organization will be the same, and
the rules will not be materially altered.
But there will not be the. harmony be-
tween congress and the executive branch
of the government which formerly pre-
vailed. Roosevelt is picking his own
counselors, and they are found among
the younger men. With all mis- eccen-
tricities Beverdge find a warmer welcome
at the White house than his colleague
Fairbanks.
In the handling of patronage, Roosevelt
has followed his own characteristic
methods Much has been said of his
y
committee in a number of states, and it
has been predicted by some of the dis
gruntled that he would disrupt the pa u .
1t is true that he has aroused opposition
in Kentucky, Missouri, New York. Indi-
ana, Washington, North Dakota and else
where. The difficulty in each instance
has been caused by the existence of fac
tionaI quarrels. In several instances
Roosevelt has taken the bull by the horns
reaOo1lizpd of no
He did this in Delaware, where he turned
down Addicks the gas man. In Kentucky
Deboe did not get what he wanted. In
Indiana the game is still open, and it
remains to be seen whether Fairbanks
or Beveridge will get official recognition
Sure to BE Sore Spots.
There is nothing in any Of these situa-
lions which threatens to disrupt the par
ty. There will be some sore spots. That
is inevitable. The noise over patronage
is due to the fact that Roosevelt S
methods in handling it are again very diff
ferent from those of Mckinley The lat
ter was wont to leave patronage almost
entirely to the party organization Fo-
sitions which required the confirmation
Of the senate were dictated by the sena-
tors. If a state had one Republican and
one Democratic senator the Republican
did all the appointing. If there We're two
Republicans they had to agree on every
appointment; any person having the in
dorsement of the two senators was in
variably appointed. This made things
very smooth. In order to get the offices
the factions had to harmonic. Roose-
welt has adopted a different order OF
things. He insists that candidates be
good men and reserves the right to re-
Ject candidates even when they have the
double Endorsement. He also exercises
his prerogatives TO choose between differ
ent factions which claim to be representa-
tive of the party in the state. In so doing
he takes more responsibility than did
Mckinley, and he invites more trouble.
The canteen will not occupy the atten-
ton of this congress. The secretary OF
war has decided to wait a year before
passing on the effect of the law which
abolishes the camp saloon. The depart
ment is gathering evidence, and in an
other year it will be presented to con-
gress.
Senator Albert j. Beveridge has pro-
cured a horse, and may be seen riding
almost every day. President Roosevelt
has invited him to become his com
panion in his gallops in the suburbs
Beverage is a good horseman, having ac-
CURED the art riding bareback on the
farm in Illinois where he was reared.