The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-16
ARKANSAS SENATORS
ARE At DAGGERS'
POINTS
Teams From Numerous States
in the Upper House of Con-
gress Divided by Personal
Enmity-Latest Exhibition
of Ill Feeling Comes From
Arkansas Senators.
From Globe Washington Bureau.

From Globe Washington Bureau.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March IS
1t was quite an unprecedented thing
that occurred the other day, when
Senator James H. Berry, of Arkan-
sas, declined to escort his new col
league to the bar of the senate to take
the oath. It served to call public at
tention to a bitter feud which has been
nurtured between him and Clarke for
eighteen years, during all of which
time they have not exchanged word.
Both are Democrats and both are ac-
tive participants in the political life of
their state. Now both are in the SEN
ate, representing the same party and
inevitably destined to be brought into
the closest relations. In legislative
matters, and in determining upon ap-
pointments in which the president will
require their joint Endorsement, they
VIII be driven to an intimacy which
cannot but suggest the two Kilkenny
cats suspended by their tails from the
same clothesline. The sequel in that
classic precedent was extinction for
both cats What it will be for the two
senators from Arkansas remains to be
seen.
The origin of the difficulty between
Berry and Clarke is shrouded in an
tiquity. Something happened eighteen
years ago, when Berry was governor
and Clarke was making his first
break into political life. The memory
| of that mysterious something still
ranl1les to such a degree that neither
VIII permit the mention of the others
name without violent display of
temper.
1t is merely q formal courtesy to
have the newly elected senator escort
ed by his colleague when he comes
forward to be sworn in. Other SEN
ators have not permitted any public
display of personal or political antag-
oniSmS on such occasions. Clarke also
showed his feelings in refusing the
escort of Senator Bacon, of Georgia.
whom Berry asked to act as his sub
stitute.
"There Are Others"
Arkansas is not the only state whose
senators are not entirely friendly. In
diana's representatives in that digni-
fed body are almost at daggers' points.
Fairbanks is jealous of his colleague,
and particularly jealous of the latter's
presidential aspirations. Beveridge
does not trust Fairbanks and goes
constantly on the assumption that his
smooth-spoken colleague has a knife
up his sleeve. They have had some
pretty hot wrangles since they started
their association in the senate, and
Fairbanks, who is rich and has a good
! organization in the state, has over
looked no opportunity to undermine
BeVer1dge'S strength. But notWith-
standing this, they have kept on
speaking terms, and even dine togeth-
er at the Fairbanks table about once
a session.
Hanna and Foraker from Ohio, rep
resent hostile factions of the Repub-
lican party Of their state, and have
haT
past Foraker is the senior, and was
strongly entrenched in power when
Hanna rose with the Mckinley BOOM
About every two years they pull off a
rough and tumble affair for the con-
troll of the state Legislature, with it's
incidents and perquisites. Their re-
lation at present is a sort of armed
peace. In the senate their personal
relations are distant. They confer
enough to get together on appoint
mentS, arranging 1t on division of the
spoils. But they do not swap cigars.
Burrows and Alger, of Michigan, are
dealing with each other at arms
length. They do not meet at the fes-
tive board, neither do they exchange
condolences. Burrows is backed by the
party organization built up by the
late Senator Mcmillan, whose son has
served notice on A1ger that he intends
to be his successor On the other
hand, Alger is lending comfort and
aid to William Alden Smith, who is
out after Burrows toga. They speak;
but seldom.
Even Hoar and Lodge.
Hoar and Lodge, of Massachusetts,.
have Travelled different roads for many
months They are divided by many
things. Hoar is the old-fashioned,
1deallsttc, classical statesman; Lodge
is the modern, organizing, practical,
political boss. He is to Massachusetts
what Plat is to New York, Quay to
Pennsylvania, Lorimer to Illinois or
Martin to Virginia. He may not be
so notorious as some of these, or so
offensive; but it is merely a matter Of
degree. Hoar is in the senate on the
sufferance of Lodge. The latter is evil
| IDENTIFY jealous of the high regard in
which the senior senator is held and
has reason to be piqued at the low es-
| tmation in which he is himself held
by Hoar. Lodge is rich; Hoar is poor.
Lodge has fine social position and
| cares for the social game; Hoar pre-
fers few friends and the company
Of his pictures and books. They meet
! on a purely formal and business foot
! Ing, with their antipathies masked I'M
der an excess Of courtesy.
The newly elected senators from
Delaware, Ball and Alec, stand for the
| Addicks and anti-Addicks factions.
| Their relations may be inferred. They
are a little further apart than arms
| length when they do business.
OF these senators, Beveridge, Bur
rows, Ball and Hanna are all looking
out for their reelection, as their terms
expire March 4, 1905. Under the cir
| cumstances, any uncertain motions by
| their respective colleagues are likely to
be the signal for shooting.