The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
aoRMAN MAY BE FOUGHT.
New Element in Senate Dissatisfied With His Steering Committee
 Selection.

From Washington to New York World,
 Although Arthur Pue Germans re-en- try to the Senate was signalized by a notable ovation from the crowded gall leries when he was called to take the oath of office, and further distinction was bestowed upon him the next day by hls Democratic colleagues in eIecting hlm 10 his old position of spokesman tor them on the floor of the Senate. there is good reason for believing that his leadership will not be as unquestioned Tn the next Congress as it was before he was tempo rariiy retired to private Hte oy the voters of Maryland.
 This statement Is based upon expres- sions by several of the new Democratic Senators who voted for MT German for chairman of their caucus and whose votes, according to their own frank ad- missions. were given to him under the distinct impression that he was to give them equal representation with the older element on the Democratic steering com mittee.
 It Is more than likely that from the very start MT. German will have serious trouble to hold more than bare ma jority of his thirty-two party colleagues in line on any program of Legislation or party policy he may dictate. This was abundantly demonstrated yesterday In the Democratic caucus.
 Senators Dubois of Idaho and Bailey of Texas, the recognized leaders Of the new element of Democratic Senators, gave MT. German plainly to understand that he must reckon with them and their follow ing before committing the party to any proposition. In spirited speeches they contended for strict observance Of the precedent established by the Democratic caucus two years ago, on the initiative of MT. Bailey, for the members of the steering committee to be selected by the caucus as a whole and not named by the chairman.
 In brief reply MT. German intimated broadly his acquiescence in this propo- sition, and when the caucus adjourned 1t was generally understood that at a subsequent meeting the new steering com mittee was to be selected in accordance with the Duboise- Bailey plan. But in less than an hour after adjournment MT. Cor man announced the nine members of that committee.
 The Bailey-Dubols element is now omi- nously growing over what it character izes as snap judgment on the part of MT. German. who apparently tried to head off criticism by naming both Bailey and Dubois as members of the commit tee. The expressed desire of the new be added should be MT. Patterson of Colo rado. MT. Foster of Louisiana and MT. Talliaferro of Florida.
 As MT. Dubois already was a member it was argued that the addition of these three from his element would place them on even terms with the old element rep resented by MT. Cockrell aof Missouri MT Martin of Virginia, MT Bacon oi Georgia and MT. Money of Mississippi with MT. German to stand In between the two clements as umpire.
 Instead of choosing the three Senators acceptable to the new element, MT. Cor man selected Mir. Blackburn of Ken lucky, Mir. Tillman of South Carolina and MT. Bailey. This gives the new ele- ment only two representatives on the committee, Messrs. Bailey and Dubois The result of this action will be that MT German must face a stubborn and un- yielding opposition from quite one-half of his side of the chamber on every political move of importance he makes.