The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-12
SENATORS WAIVER,
ROOSEVELT GAINS
Millard May Hold Key to Rate
Reform Situation in the
Senate. ..e. -.

Senate. o. -,
BY w. w. Jermane. !
Washington, Nov. 11.-Where does
Senator Millard Of Nebraska stand re.
garding the railroad rate policy OF
to this Question probably depends
whether the report Of the senate COM
mittee on interstate commerce, to be
made to congress in December, will show
q majority for or against the president s
plan. Millard is a capitalist in sympathy
with railroad interests, and himself
prominently identified with railroad
ownership. It has been assumed all
along that he would stand with Senator
Elkins. chairman of the committee, in
opposing the president, and i'll fact, he
Is understood to have said as much sew
eral months ago. More recently, how
ever. he has been hearing from Ne
made to appear to him that those dis
tricts expect him to support the .presi-
dent. AS a result, it is understood that
he is now in sad condition of wobble.
wherefore Senator Ell1ins is greatly
worried, and wants to know If any other
members of the committee upon whom
he has been depending are going to
threaten to desert him. There is par
1iamentary advantage attaching to
majority report on any measure pending
before congress, and naturally Mr..
Elkins wants that advantage. for his
opposition bill: It really, however,
makes little difference which side gets
fought out on the floor of the senate
without reference to how the committee
stands. Mr.. Elkins' chief interest in
this Mlllard case grows out of the fear
that ii an old veteran like Millard is
threatening to weaken, other senators
may do the same thing and thus show
that the senate is unable to stand up
against the wave of reform which is
now sweeping over the country.
The senate committee on interstate
commerce is made up of thirteen mem
bers, five Of whom are democrats. Seven
are a majority.
Poll of Senators According to the
latest poll that
Shows has been made, the
committee is lined
M1llard Odd One up about as fol-
lows on the rail
road questions:
For the President-Cullom, Dolliver
and Clapp, republicans, and Tillman,
Carmack and Noands, democrats; to-
tai, 6.
Against the President-Elkins, AL
drich. Kean and Foraker, republicans,
and Foster and McLaurin, democrats;
total, g..
Uncertain--Millard.
. Senator Cullom was supposedly with
the Elkins people until few weeks
ago, when he announced that he had
seen a great light, and must hence
forth stand with the president. Sena-
tor Cullom is candidate for ,re-elec-
fi0n on6 his foto will ho ar ro6
by the legislature Illinois will elect
next fall. His campaign for re-elec-
tion has been under way for several
months.
Similarly, Senator Millard has cam.
paign coming on next year for return
to the senate. He did not see the great
light quite as soon as Senator Cullom
saw it, but it is in fear of Elkins that
he has finally seen it, even if late, and
SO he may be lost to the railroad side
of the senate argument.
The committee will meet In Wash
ington Nov. FL, to hear a little addi
tional testimony and prepare it's report
The friends of the president IS policy
on the committee will report substan
italy. in favor of his plan. The Elkins
. crowd will report in favor of some
mise, and which will probably, to be
gin with, concede everything the presi
dent asks, excepting that the interstate
commerce commission shall have power
! to name new rate and put it imme
diately into effect. As to this particu
lar feature, which is the crux of the
entire controversy, the Elkins people
are expected to recommend some pla1
providing for passing the matter VI
position outlined by Senator Forake
in an address made by him in Ohio dur
Ing the late campaign. ~.
Senator Gamble of South Dakots
had a long conference with Presiden
Roosevelt today. At its close he de
Gamble with the what had bee1
talked about, bu
rA'''Os'A : sources : @ it it n 9 !
for Rate Reform learned tn
much of the tim
was 8 pent in a careful review of tn
sent. itself in congress this winter
understand that he was with him t
the full limit, and that the people O
South Dakota were with him, also
Asked tonight regarding the senatoria
struggle now under way in South Ds
kota, Mr.; Gamble declined to be in
terviewed, but his friends in Washing
ton are responsible for the statemen
that he feels certain of success. !
may be said Independently Of Senate
CANDLES visit to the White Hous
that the president is taking a lively il
terest in all states where there
promise of an issue next year, whic
will test the sentiment Of the people O
the rate question. 1t is the belief Q
administration leaders that this que
t1on will soon be. uppermost in sewers
senatorial campaigns, no matter whs
congress may do this session. Senator
Cullo1n and Millard, in Illinois an
pro-railroad in sympathies, are alread
feeling the force of public opinion
and the former has been compelled
take a pronounced stand with the pre-
ident, while Millard is thinking of d.
ing the same thing. = 1t is easily po
sible that the same issue may be mac
in South Dakota, especially with Sci
ator Gamble takin the pronounced star
that he does in favor of the president
pjolicy. So far as the president is CO.
cerned, these issues are welcomed fl
he wants the people to have an oppo
tunity to go on record. 1t is his OPT
he will be indorsed, whether in tt
election Of senators or representative
Politicians in this city are calling q
tention to the fact that Secretary Sha
is the only member Of the president
cabinet who to-
Shaw Alone Was the off side in t
recent campaie
Off Side Secretary Bon
parte fought
in Recent Campaign finish fight wi