The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
new COMPLEXION
FOR THE SENATE
The Change Will Be DECIDEDLY
Noticeable Before the End
Of This Administration.
MANY N COMING
~faezncies Will Be Filled and Present
Members Su%ppIanted by Ardent
.. Friends Of the President,
in Next Congress.

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Washington. y. c., Jan. ia good deal
of effort has been devoted of late In some
quarters to exploiting the theory that the
presidents popularity is waning and that
his hold on congress is relaxing. Just
what basis there il for these stories. aside
4ror, tho nilnhit,hlc fact that congress
.loesn,t feel vcrv kind,v coward the presi-
.lcnt MT doesn't dave admit its feelings,
is hard TO nerccive. The fact is that the
house ia anna rentlv ga fely with the presi-
don't Gesni.n effnrts tn orp,njze insurgency
on tho phi,inn,nc tariff and statehood
ms, snras. and Tho senate while it is
far less chcrrf,,l in ,cccntinp domination
from, t;,c Whitn House is Insured with
am ~ rnos+ rao,i,.tior of tho fart that If is
MT ,,o,,,,,r ,,;tt ~, ,o,rtu, ,nd that IFS
unnornlor ity 10 ,hout' in n]ronortion to its
ponisms ~ thn president
Already th,.ro lie comment among the
real nol1ticinns +o tho effect that the pres
idcnt Is likely to h.. stronger with tho next
.on,,ress thap I've ;s WITH tho nresent one.
If ~ n,into0 ont that mo next housc is al
together lkalv to no nuch closer In it's d.
yisiop which with , nresidentia election
coming IN viii wake + moro amenable to
oarty rule. And as to the senate, the
study Of tendencies in that body can lead
20 but one conclusion-tlat the president
after March 4, 1907, will be, in the natural
order of things, and barring the possibili-
lies Of some serious mistake causing a re-
rulsion Of popular opinion against him.
Ear stronger than ever before.
Nav, S.,,+,r. Ex,..+.d
powaro 80 on',. 80 san.tor az nras-
~ .rharo t. o,n' oh,,atian thot . sec
ma ono u.,I1 va elected hsfore nnothcr
,nn.rass maa+s ava .hat ha viii be an nd.
,,in;stra+inn 80 sor thn ADMINISTRATIVE
s,an baar o',;atiu ,ts ,nananco in ,he
80 - 49, "a. - go Id.ho no. ono
5o.ao n,ho;, "a NO rn,nhiioon
Ta.t.s- H',S, 49, a.;nIH ~
succeeded by a republican, and it is
judged from the fact that the state is one
Of the hotbeds of Roosevelt sentiment that
he will be a friend of administration pol
icies.
Senator Cullom's painful decline in
health since the beginning of the session
has caused a renewal Of interest i'll the
illinois situation. and the talk of Deneen
AS a possibl. successor Is stronger han
ever. Kansas hasn't exactly a vacancy to
ne filled, but it will soon havc to select a
aew man in place of Burton. of fragrant
memory; and whoever is named will be
i Roosevelt man.
,rbera :. sor,o,s d;sc,,ss;op IN, ne Tho
,ossibility thar MARYLAND NAV in 1000
send IN a republican in place Of German
In that event the selection would almost
certainly he Secretary of the Navy Bona
parte. of course a ~thick-and-thin Roose-
Welt man.
Senator Alger of Michigan was SUD-
posed to he determined on retiring. b,1t he
has given ont that he will again ash
election. and Indications are thar he will
get it. His term expires in 1907. Rut
Montana would surprise nobody If II
should send a republican TO succeed win.
lam A. Clark: indeed. the chances prob.
ably favor such a result: and any Montana
mar would lean toward the administra
ton.
- 4.
Seorasha IS setting INTO the thlck OF q
a.ia,oi'a. contest ior 'he seal no" occu-
pnu ny Ni'!,aFu' "hc IS ciasseo as an anu
aollhls,ra1lon man; II IS generally un.
"sistooo nc cannot pc reelecteo' ana ina
"no "- 'uGSeeus Mill pt me ftoose'ei'
lollo"lns. Ne" Eampsnire,s junior SEN
htot, outhi'an'' VIII reach the end OF MS
term next year, ana II is understood ina
me ac,iVi'ies OF WlillaH r.. Chanclel
Nieai '.ia' ne otsisns " iiahe 4 iisnt 1of
,estotatioh ~ ms o"u seat. ne. likewise
Is making MS contest cnieny on the claim
maj ne Is Il reilaple lrleho OF the presi-
aent.
hen comes the Empire state, with Plat
.na d n :" sam ~ nav peen cnaracter
SGups we PteaiuGiil as Two almost scEllt
pa men, ana with thc legislature trying
40 ma a way TO pry Depew lose. The
nresloenIs recent incursion into New
York poiit1cs is accepted as assuring thai
ne new senators, when they come-and
mere is general feeling that they vii.
Ioihe oelore l'V' ana ISL, respectively
when their terms end-will be dictated by
MS supporters. and will align the premier
s'a.I squaisiS VIII" MS poiicics.
1911. Oregon has a democrat. Gearin e who h.