The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
SOME SENATORS
SURE OF DEFEAT
Enactment of Payne-AldrlCh
Bill viii Neither Make
Nor Mar Chances.
TARIFF WILL HURT OTHERS
.ooee OF MASSACHUSETTS ONE
oE THE LATTER CLASS.


lexington. May H.-No matter how
Nor the AIdrich-Payne tariff bill
80 20 the country, its enactment
Pug --.-,-s+rfng like its present form Will
'- .aree many changes In the next
That is TO say. but very few
"a the thirty senators whose terms OK
o. '"y Ersrrr T. 1911, viii be defeated
pI, .lsTr,- because Of the stand they
o- tna tariff question this session.
49, the enactment of bill along
'-.-a-sl lines laid down by Senator
5-.s viii unquestionably force the
a-..-.-Isnr of several Republican SEN
.to-s if they support H.
az che thirty senators in question
six are Democrats. and Of the
-,-----orrsts the only one likely TO be
-..iefss5 by his people is Rayner Of
,r.-rrar5 senator Rayner may be de-
80 If his state legislature is carried
L-- The Republicans. but il the Demo-
--,,s retain control, he viii probably
b.. retained. Notwithstanding mis- tariff
enc But the enactment OF an Al
5-i.b tariff bin viii not have a tenden-
l- IN aid the election of Republican sem
.t4rs I'm place Of DemOcrats-quite the
.o7+-arv-therefore it may be set down
es reasonably certain thaJ none If the
sir democrats in the retiring class are
In danger of defeat on account Of the
tariff
Some Marked for Retirement.
OF the twenty-four Republicans. how
ever. there are several who are sure TO
be left at home. and among this num-
her are several who are doomed 10 de-
q
tariff question. OF this latter type may
be- mentioned Depew Of New York,
Dick Of Ohio. Flint OF California and
lleCumber OF North Dakota. Depew
has been doomed for some time past:
Dick was marked for slaughter when
tie Taft forces overthrow Foraker in
Ohio uor Dick has long been Foraker
lieutenant and was his chief champion
i1 his last fight. Flint announced a
wear ago that he would not he a can
didate for reelection. and McCumber
uas dead one" when his state adopt
cd the primary method o. choosing SEN
st0rs. and first eliminated his late col
league. Mr.. HansbTOugh. That leaves
twenty Republicans to be accounted for.
First ON the alphabetical list IS Sen
st0r Aidrich himself. Aldrich can be
reelected If he cares to, for ne has
Rhode Island i'm the palm Of his hand.
and the legislature is continually at his
beck and call. 1t is persistently ru-
m0rei that Senator AldTiCh viii VOiuR-
tsr.ly retire at the close Of his present
term. and this report is given color bv
reason Of the fact that his fight for his
tariff bin has greatly impaired his
health and his relatives and friends be-
ieve it is time he relinQuishe5 public
Office. IF Aldrich retires. however. it
win be entirely Of his own volition:
even his position on the tariff would not
prevent his reelection if he wanted to
come back
Lodge in Danger.
There are two other New EuCIaaG
senator's of long service ana Erea- rep
utation, however. who may have trOu-
be u securing re-electiOn-Senator
Lodge OF Massachusetts, and Senator
hale Of Maine. In the tariff struggle
this session. Senator Lodge has public
y behtted the claims Of the consumers,
and has boldly advocated tariff Sched-
u.es that are excessively beneficial TO
me manufacturers Of New England,
though unnecessarily bUrGensOma to the
consuming public. evidently overlook
ing the fact that the consumers. even
in Massachusetts. far outnumber the
manufacturers. Reports from his state
indicate that Lodges tariff views are
lot az all popular. Added to this. he
mas become involved in a controversy
Win important leaders in the Catholic
CHURCH and is being very generally
.lllcised for his failure to mix with
ana represent the people generally.
senator Hale. one OF the old Repub-
tcan Warehouses in the senate, is not
~ such imminent danger as Lodge: his
uelense OF tariff schedules of most i'm
toI1ahce to his state has been of benefit
70 MN rather than a detriment. but he
y no" accused Of being large owner in
ulk wood pulp company. of which his
~" is owner and IT was largely because
sAis interest that Hale used his
-'slly influence to keep up the duty on
wood pulp and print paper. contrary TO
-.e demands of publishers everywhere.
ms stand on a single schedule If the
'''Ii OIL may return to do him harm.
severidgs May Get Back.
Lla other New England senators are
id2i> sure of reelection. So, also,
'leTldEe of Indiana, who has posed
-eep student of the tariff question.
A-l-s az all times to do v-ha- is right
u' entire people. His play has been
d popular one
-. under the terms of her new vri-
a-3 Jaw. Nebraska Democrats nomj-
10y. i'iam J. Bryan for senator. there
N.a Doubt but what ne will renIace
~ lor bHrkett, but II Bryan is not
49, democratic nominee. Burkett will
$50 ea returned He took the popular
"i the tariff question.
.e-'' carter of Montana and Sen
h-r7oW5 of Michigan have been
.I supporters Of Senator .AIdricb and
f-.. nance committee durins the tariff
l neither Montana nor Michi-
-s A'arieh popular. nor is his bill
.-'"-. buL 90 save themselves
..--. ana Burrows were given perlnis-
-t. -s ils oiE boss 20 take issue with
.-,-.-- -...lllttee ON schedules IF greatest
$3.50 ..le to their states. Therefore.
-- .- i2F effect at home. made 3. Scbt
r,s-- h. ana wool tariffs. and Burrows
No. -.S night ON sugar. Whether this
~. VIII serve 20 offset the urDoDn-
t-,i.. or their general attitude on The
question is TO be developed later.
Kean's Seat Secure.
5ator Kean of trust-ridde1 Nsw
-s Is absolutely secure in bis -.
Irgisr-ss a> lie corporations control the
F-ealure of that state, senator -
q, $50 rom present indications. seems