The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-20

this is correct there Is no doubt OF It's
adoption. While il is calculated that
Tnlman, Bacon and Teller would prob
ably not vote with the friends or the
President. the impression Is that the
rest of the Democrats are likely TO be
for the Blackburn amendment. under
the leadership OF culbersOn and BLACK
burn. In this connection there was an
interesting story in circulation that
Senator Blackburn, whose service VIII
end March I, is an asptrant for a place
on the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. Former Senator Cockren OF Mis-
siurl, one Of the present Democratic
members OF the commission, has been
IN for a long time. and il Is thought
likely he viii retire before many months.
The friends OF the Administration
are busy figuring up their strength In
/ case the matter goes 10 vote Ihey
/ md New England. in the flrst place.
very uncertain territory. There are
known 20 be some determined Oppo-
| nents of the Blackburn amendment
| there Some are moved by what may
be called sentimental considerations,
/ relating TO the New England ideas
about protecting the rights OF the
!
! Hale and Frye of Name are OF this
number. Crane of Massachusetts Is
I friendly with the President in general,
but at the same time opposes him in
| this instance, having q good deal OF
| sympathy with the Constitute
! League view that the President is an
/ extremist, given 10 usurping authority
I and unduly extending his neld or IN
/ duence The same describes the aIJl-
| tudes Of the Senators from New
| Hampshire. Bumham and Gellinger'
/ and the expectation is that the Presl-
dent, on a vote that represented only
] the personal preferences OF Senators.
would hardly get a vote IN New Eng
land except Lodges.
Conference on Today.
on the other hand he might get q
/ majority OF them, New England viii
take its cue pretty largely from Aldrich
and there are a number Of Senators who
could be safely counted for the BlacA-
burn amendment If It We're known L
command a comfortable majority with
out them. There is 10 be a conferences
today OF Crane, Aldrich, and Foraker
ana perhaps others, in the hope ol
| reaching some sort Of compromise.
! While compromise does not seem cas-!
| 10 attain so long as Foraker and tn
President stand firm. yet the Senate 1
, ! c0nstiUutionally opposed 20 going Z
. ! the mat" on questions, as one Senate
Z stated it. The Senate loves compromise
/ IL likes 10 talke long and earnestly ant
then in the last phase get together,
frame UP something on which the sid
that is evidently confronted with defea
can agree. and thus save the faces o
' all concerned.
That is what it did on the rate bill
I and what II does on most Legislation
Aldrich is the past master OF this ar
{ of compromise and accommodation. an
I 10 him the Senators are now looking L
j mo them a way out of the difficulty.
Platt and Depew.
. | Supporters of the President cOun
- Plat ana Depew. Of New York, agains
4 him. and pretty certain TO oppose IN
4 blackburn amendment. Penrose o
n | pannsvlvanfa has in mind that he want
n 10 continue his recent rather pleasan
{ relations with the White house; IL
q exceeding good politics for him. on IN
e other hand, he was himself the autho
!. | of one resolution on this subject, and HI
purpose was TO do something for n
negro vote in his State. which is
e powerful factor in these days of grea
political uncertainty in the Keystor
% state.
If now he should go against FOrakt
= he could be accused OF cOwardly desc
ton after himself trying 10 raise II
. issue, and he would be far worse o
with the Pennsylvania black vote tina
if he had never got entangled in Il
q AFFAIR. His position is one Of tie mo-
painful in the whole Senate. The II
uation in which the boss OF the secoT
greatest State finds himself is not II
- least entertaining phase of the situate
= as outsiders view II.
< As TO Penrose's colleague, Knox, u
situation is curious and interestin
III Senator Knox is a lawyer, and b
is mind is the mind OF the lawyer. SO
il has refined his reasoning down to som
iy thing like this:
n The Senate has no business judgil