The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-07
THREE SEATS
 AREN DANGER Those of Shoot, Burton
 and Dietrich. THE KANSAN IN DIsFAvOR Has Not Good Will of the
 Administration.
Fettus of Alabama is Being Hard Worked by His Arduous Duties F as Member of Three Im-
 portant Committees. 7
Advertiser Bureau. Colorado Building,


 The seats of three United States sena- tors, if the talk of their colleagues is to be taken seriously, are in peril. They are Reed Shoot, of Utah, Joseph Ralph. Burton of Kansas. and Charles Henry Dietrich of Nebraska.
 A tremendous pressure has been brought to oust Shoot, and the older soldier senators are in no tolerant hu- mor toward the transactions with the Pcstoffice Department of Messrs. Burton and Dietrich.
 Dietrich has asked for an investiga- ton and will get it. and get 1t, 1t is said, in the most searching manner, Burton has gone west to answer charges His unfortunate position with respect to the administrations it is be- lieved, will work 50 against him as cer- tainly to endanger nis seat.
 Senator Pettus, the senior of every body in the Senate as he Is, has had busy time of 1t, since this session of Congress began. What with the Wood case, considered by the military affairs committee; the Shoot case, referred to the privileges and elections committee. and the various nominations in the De- pertinent of Justice, referred to the Ju- diclary Committee, his membership of these three important Senate commit tees is leading him almost as strenuous a life as when early fin the history of the Republic he was 8 prosecuting att torney in South Alabama.
 Paxton Put to Work.
 The following bulletin was posted at the War Department to-day: Captain Robert c. Paxton. 10th Cavalry, now on leave of absence at Mobile, Ala, will proceed to New Orleans. La, and assume charge temporarily of tho recruiting sta tlons at that place. and at Mobile. Ala, l.sss of captaln Jarnsa W. Watson. 10th Cavalry. recruiting officer. and he is ap- pointed an acting duarternaaster for the time he may remain on recruiting duty. {. Cabtaafi Phxtoif Witl make not to e1 eeAd four visits pet month to Mobile. Ala, oh recruiting duty and return 10 New Orleans after each visit, Upon the return of Captain Watson to duty. Cap tain Paxton will return to Mobile, Ala. and revert to status of leave of absence
 Hanna and Roosevelt.
 The political crisis brought about by the dangerous illness of Senator Hanna Is almost on a par here with the more personal interest felt in the Ohio states mans condition.
 10 say that the personal and political followers of Senator Hanna are panic stricken since they became aware that his illness Is of a most dangerous char acter, and that even if he recovers it will be months before he can attend to business, would be a mild way of ex- pressing it. They do not know which way to turn and, politically speaking, what to do.
 Hanna's powerful and active indivld- uality has for so long dominated them that they have no second choice, no sub- stitute leader. It is regarded as certain that the senator will not be able to take an active part in the presidential cam paign, and the plans of the anti-Roose- welt Republicans are completely upset. It Is understood here in political cir- clcs that the interest opposed to the President had succeeded in inducing the men who control republican politics n several of the big States to agree to send a number of uninstructed delegates from their respective bailiwicks. These uninstructed delegates were to be used for trading purposes.
 The anti Roosevelt combine purposed, it is declared, to come out flat footed against Roosevelt on or about the first of May and openly declare their ale glance to Senator Hanna, on the ground that the President could not carry New York State, and that the Republican campaign committees would find it inn possible with Roosevelt at the head of the ticket, to raise sufficient money to conduct a successful campaign. The antis now concede that their game Is up unless they can discover and unite on another Moses to take Hanna's place, and they acknowledge that such a one Is not in sight.
 1t Is another case of Roosevelt luck. they say, Luck that no amount of scheming or planning seems able to break"
 R IT Watkins