Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-10
F UNCLE JOE
 SHOULD G0 ID SENATE?
Political Wiseacres SpecuIat- ing As to Sensational Con- test in Illinois and Who Might Be the Next Czar

WASHINGTON, D. C., April D. Political wiseacres are speculating upon what may happen in the house in the event that the Illinois legisla- ture should decide to end the sena- torial deadlock at Springfield dur ng this week by electing Speaker Can Don to succeed Senator Hopkins That such may be the termination of the long drawn out and bitter con test is within the range of possibili- ties. and there are some who insist that it is highly probable. It has long been evident to laymen as well as leaders, that Senator Hopkins cannot win. and the repeated efforts which have been made to combine upon some one else have been futile. The one man upon whom all factions could unite is Uncle Joe"
 The speaker always has been averse to entering the senate; he has intimated that he would feel out of place among the solemn and dignified soloDs of the upper house, and that line of duty lay in that body which is closest to the people. How ever, it is believed that, if the mat ater comes 10 a showdown, and it is seen that he is the only man who can save the senatorship, he may be willing to yield. and round out his long and notable career in the north wing of the capitol. Another thing { which m ght aid in inducing the speaker to consider the senatorship is the fact that there is just bit of indication that control of the house is slipping away from him. It was evident in the fig5t over the rules and is continuously in evidence n the activity ot a wellorganized band of insurgents.
 Question of Successor.
 Conceding the possibilities in the case, the question of his successor in the speakers chair comes up. Had James g. sherman rema ned in the house, he would have been the loci cal candidate. but he chose to preside over the senate rather than wait for "ITncle Joe's'' speakership shoes. With Sherman out of the way. the man whose asDirations and ambitions lead bim in that direction Is James A. Tawney of Minnesota. Any one who doesn't realize that Mir Taw- ney is lay'ng his lines to succeed to the eakershin-perhaus in the near future-isn't alive to the situation in the house.
 By common consent and custom, the chairman of the committee on ! ways and means is considered the leader of his party on the floor, but since MT. Tawney has been chairman of the committee on appropriations Mir Payne has been only the titular leader, wh 'le Mir TawDey has been the actual leader, notwithstanding MT. Tawney is by nature, and also by reason of some experience, an in- surgent. Just now. without making a speech. he is taking a very active 1 interest in the tariff fight, and 1t is a fight against the plans and purposes of the ways and means committee.
 Playing Big Game.
 Of all the fl es in the committed ointment, James A. Tawney is the big blue hv While serving the wishes of bis constituents, and with their support to back him, MT. Taw ney sees an opportunity to play biz game to realize his own ambitions. Il might be called selfish. but it s the game of politics. So Mir. Tawney is holding up the ways and means com mittee to get what he wants in the belief that it will be of advantage tc him in the end. The committee wants 10 pass it's bill with the least trouble possible: MT. TawDey iDs sts that his demands shall be complied with. His 1 people want the duty on barley
 which the Payne bill reduces iron l 90 cents a bushel to 15 cents a bush el. restored to 30, or at least to 2 cents: trey want hides restored tt the dutiable list, although this is sec ondary: they also want free lumber The Great Northern railroad alst wants free lurnber and free coaI. fol