The Washington times., 1905-12-04

| forests Of the Pine free S''i'e- lSe
In them the State of Reed and Blaine
and Dingley and Hamlin, Is hItinsIy rep
resented. They came 10 the Seiiate JHS' Jsoy
TWO weeks apart, Hale on March T. 1881
and I'rVe bv appointment TO succeed
J Blaine March is or that year Both
lad had .ong aud notable careers ~ Ihe
House and both nave served contlnu-
cusly since; Hale has twice refused TO
| or the more modern type of the
scholar in politics. New England must
not he denied its right 10 the pride IL
takes in senator Lodge or Massachu-
Robert NJ la Toilette might have been
| the foremost attraction. the cynoSure
Of curious ewes on opening day. had ne
not taken the enigma ucal resolve To
lsaV-. vacant f1r time. his seat among
The mighty.
Smoot Looks Well.
Senator Reed Smoot looks exceeding
Iy well despite the bombardment or lit
erature and resolutions and oratory to
which he has been 50 .relentlessly sub
jected by the women's organizations OF
+ the country. He is the object of eager
requests by ladies 10 have him pointed
out.
A much misunderstood man who is
fast coming into his own by reason of
his real merits. is Tnlman OF South
! Carolina He has made his mistakes
i'm the past and he has his political
tIoubies-pienty of them-at home at
present. But he is looked upon as one
OF the Democratic leaders. a man of
high purposes and large abilities. for
whom larger recognition Is certain. Not
unlike him in this regard is Bailey of
Texas who. like Tllman, was sooner
given 4 fair appraisal by his close as
sociates than by the public. but who is
coming TO be understood as one of the
strongest men of his party. Indeed, with
Culberson and Bailey. the largest State
; in the Union has representation tina;
IS far from discreditabIe
The richest man in the Senate, when
he is also pat down IN many lists as
the second richest man In the world, is
sure 10 attract attention. Clark Of Mon
Iana 0ocs not look any or the things
that are said and written and believed
| about him. As 4 show piece ne is al
together disappointing. His whiskers
are now too far TO the gray 10 be inter
estfng.
( The colleague OF the richest Senator.
Tom Carter holder OF the tong-dis-
tance, So-as-y Cu-please championship,
il = new and also an old Senator. He
comes back after six years retirement
: and right well he Is pleased to come
{ back. his intimates say. Senator Car
Ter went out six years ago poor man,
. went back TO his Montana home. traded
in coppers, mace snug fortune, bought
, himself a palace IN Helena and Is back
in his Sena torial seat again
= The class OF new Senators includes
some interesting figures. Many Of them
are Yictors OF long and determined Leg
, islatiYe contests. Senator Warner of
: Missouri having been chosen after the
: houses OF the Legislature, in separate
session. had actually cast their votes
for another man. Niedringhaus. Between
that first ballot and the joint session. a
. sensation was sprung. some Of Niedring-
haus' support dropped him. and he
never was in sight of election again. IL
e was just one more of the tragedies OF
,. politics out OF il comes Major Warner.
OF Kansas City.
And there is Joe Blackburn of Ken
[ lucky. almost or quite the last OF his
= beloved race OF sWaShbuckling Southern
= statesmen; eloquent. fiery. generous, be-
= loved of his people. and admired OF
; everybody; never accused of being a
4 great statesman. but always one OF the
= most striking and interesting figures
, In the Senate. He doesn't believe the
Kentucky machine has defeated him.
and has been making the fight Of his
{ life for control or the Legislature.
>, Against Rate Control.
a most interesting group of public
I men includes those vigorous statesmen.
, Elkins. Foraker. Aldrich. and Kean.
who. from their places on the Inter
) state Commerce Committee, have been
( rather modestly laundering a somewhat
mild article OF defiance against the Ad-
DAdl OI fd4lEOdu control.
IL Is uD 10 them 10 prove whether Sen
atOrial rules and courtesy can again
serve the purpose OF defeating the leg
islaticn on which the President, the
? House. and mapority OF the Senate
are bent. They are masters or the sr; :
OF legislative manipulation. ana whethe!
they win or lose it is certain they Will
force their opponents 10 use every re-
source at command in order 10 pass the
bill.
r One Of them. Foraker is included in
the lists OF Presidential possibilities His
chance. OF course. being dependent OF
the possibility OF complete revolution
inside the Republican party. Whfch would
? place in power the elements and in
terests now outside the Administrator
pfeastworks and girding themselves foI
- a determined contest against the doml-
= nation OF the White House
among the new Senators, there was
= SPtclal interest In Elmer J. Burketr OF
Neorask2, who barely over fifteen Veary
i o5o was ringing the college hall bell tC
ooho the class periods al q little colIn.
. try college at Tabor. Iowa. He was al.
tl.tIed 70 practice law in Nebraska only
WE'VE years ago, and since then he hf.;
a served three terms In the lover bo,,s<
vi Cohgress and one in the Nebraska
n In q state where Senatorial oonrasts
= are proverbially hard rou0bt I,tS ,tSs,,'a
n ! man AT thirty-eight years was eiert..6S
: senator without opposition in the Re.
. p,oIittc. p,iC' "a aucus; lie Is TO organizat tior
n pontics what his distinguished torvns
r man; William J. Bryan, Is to foTsns1r
= polIticS-a master 0ieAsic
[ among une new House rnernhar. ,I
are some interesting figures. to- Sha.'iIt
. A Towne, who was once a Rennhftl'A
b Congressman from Minnesota nonot,+ael
e for Vice President, and S@nafcr = =
= about day. comes as Tanmayyt - to'
= resentative from New York. CocLrdpr !
/. and Sulzer are returned the l.ttzr :,
e find that his measure concerning m 60
5 forcement OF publicity about camnafa,
e | expenditures is no longer the 1oke S09.
0 people tried 70 make OF IL when IL Wa,
presented.
Joseph Warren Keifer OF Ohio come,
back after twenty-five years abs.nc,
from Congress. and the reception give
: him in the lobbies and on the 400
was OF the events OF the day. III
I was Speaker OF the House In the Forty.
I seventh Congress. twenty-four years
ago. Only six OF the men who sat under
Z / his gaVel in that Congress are member,
3 OF the House now, though some OF hi.
colleagues or that day are now Sena
. tors.
Keifers Career.
! His has been q most interesting life
as Il farm boy. lawyer. volunteer sol