The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

decision rejecting him was made by
majority of one vote, which Hanna
cast. Hanna had never forgiven Quay
for his activity against Mckinley.
Afterward Hanna himself stood at the
bar Of the senate charged with brio-
cry in getting his election in Ohio, and
Quay voted to seat him. Indeed in
that fight for control in Ohio Quay
was perhaps responsible for Hannas
victory. for he fixed a member Of
the legislature who had once lived in
Pennsylvanis and been a member OF
the Quay machine This man went to
Quay to ask his advice and Quay told
him to support Hanna But, though
he stood by Hanna at that time. Quay
opposed him in many instances, es-
pecially the statehood matter. and de-
feated him more than once.
Montana's senatorial deadlocks. Ike
those of Delaware, have centered
around the ambition of rich man to
be senator. The Daly-Clark feud
was at the bottom, with the possession
of the senatorship only an incident
and the control of the great Anaconda
mine as an even greater item.
When Compromises Come
The senatorial deadlocks have often
resulted in compromises which sent to
men. Thus in 1901 the leading candi-
dates for the. senate in Nebraska were
Edward Rosewater and David E.
Thompson. now Ambassador to Brazil.
The republican caucus made the re-
markable rule that the nominees must
have a majority OF the entire legiSla-
ture in order to be nominated-that Is.
of the Sc republicans in the caucus "a
must be for the nominee. This made
-, sell Ia 0a a nd
Hanna. then the republican national
chairman, sent enfissarieS repeatedly TO
Lincoln in the effort to have IL changed.
Thompson and Rosewater were the or
gauization candidates, state and ma
tional But though both came within
feeling distance neither was ever NOM
mated. On the night before the last
day of the session, in a perfect riot,
Charles III. Dietrich and J. H. Millard,
both unknown to public experience.
were nominated. and on the last day
they were elected senators. As has
commonly been true of men thus nom
mated by accident, they were not
equipped for such careers and neither
made happy hit in the position.
1t would be impossible TO make an
estimate of the money that senatorial
deadlocks have cost. Clark and Ad-
dicks doubtless spent more money on
their senatorial ambitions than any
other men. Quay spent fortunes. but he
managed to have plum trees" handy to
shake at the right moment. The Cam
erons, father and son, spent great sums
on politics. and Hanna was accused ~
the most direct testimony Of bribery.
Last winter there was great hurry
over charges that Simon Guggenheim,
just elected senator from Colorado, had
frankly admitted that he supposed his
money got him his election
There is a long list OF men IN ths
senate-many OF them in no wise dis
ereditable to the body, either-who
could not possibly have been there but
fer their wealth. and still longer list
OF those who could not be there but for
the wealth behind them. The expendi-
lures, however. by a senatorial csndi-
date to secure election are generally in
significant compared to the immense
cost of deadlock to state. which
pays all the bills for the Legislature.
its employees, salaries, printing and In
cidentals while 1t Is worrying over
deadlock, AS rule when there II q