The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-20
Old Order of Dictatorship
Wanes With Chang
ing Times.
By John SNuRE.

NEW YORK, Oct. 20-The real power
in the next Congress is going TO be
neither the "Old Guard" of the Repub-
licans or Democrats. but the progress
ives. With the progressives is going
10 rest in nearly all matters the course
Of legislation. On everything that comes
up as to which the Democrats find
themselves able to unite. IT VIII depend
on the .prosFessives whether there is
legislation. bearing in mind, of course,
that President Taft always has the veto
power
When It comes 10 the tariff question,
the Democrats are likely to be so split
up that the progressives cannot control
things. But as to most matters which
Will come before Congress, the power
Of this once despised band OF insurgents
Is going to be tremendous. They viii
have to be reckoned with at well-nigh
every step
Dictation Out of Question.
This means that the old leadership by
the "Old Guard leaders OF the House
and Senate is no longer a thing to be
coveted. Its power in the next Con-
gress viii have departed. DictatiOn by
a Cannon or an Aldrich will be out of
the question.
1t is worth while to notice In what a
dominant position the progressive, or In
surgent, forces are going to be placed
in the Sixty-second- Congress.
The probabilities as the result Of the
coming election Of members Of the
House and of Legislatures are tina. the
House will be Democratic and the Sen
ate will be more evenly divided as be-
tween Democrats and Republicans than
now. The Democrats are likely to carry
the House and 20 make gains in the
Senate
Some enthusiasts are talking about
the Democrats capturing the Senate.
This is a remote possibility. The Sen
ate consists Of ninety-two members.
Of which the Republicans have
fifty-eigh the Democrats thirty
three. with one vacancy caused by
the death OF Senator Dolliver- That
vacancy will be early filed by the
selection Of a Republican. providing
Governor Carroll appoints, who will
hold Until January. when the Legis-
lature elects. AS forty-seven will be
required to make a majority Of the
Senate. the Democrats would have TO
gain fourteen seats in order to be IN
control Of the upper house. This is
leaving New Mexico and Arizona out
of consideration.
Thirty Terms To End.
The terms Of thirty Senator's will
end next March. OF that number six
are Democrats. The Republicans are
twenty four, and include Aldrich Of
Rhode Island. Beveridge OF Indiana
Buckley Of Connecticut, Burkett Of
Nebraska. Burrows of Michigan. Car
ter Of Montana, Clapp OF Minnesota,
Clark of Wyoming. Depew Of New
York, Dick Of Ohio. du Pont. OF Della
ware, Flint of California, Hale Of
Maine. Kean Of New Jersey. La Fol-
Iette Of Wisconsin, Lodge Of Massa-
chusetts, McCumber OF North Dakota
Nixon OF Nevada, oliver Of Per nsyl-
vania, Page of Vermont, Piles Of
Washington. Scott Of West Virginia
Sutherland Of Utah. and Warner OF
Senator Purcell Of North Dakota,
Democrat, is appointed TO serve until
the Legislature elects The probabili-
ties are he viii be replaced by q Re
publican, and this VIII cause loss OF
one to the Democratic strength, and
mean that the Democrats will really
have 20 gain fifteen seats in OrGer to
control the next Senate.
Looking over the list OF States in
which terms Of Senators Will end, and
taking the Iowa situation into account
II is almost incOnceivable the Democrats
should control the next Senate. It Is
not hard 10 figure where they may gain
half q dozen seats and does not seem
beyond bounds that they should gain
ten or even a dozen seats. In Rhode
Island. Connecticut, Indiana, Nebraska,
New York. Ohio. Delaware. California,
New Jersey. Montana, and Missouri are
situations which may resolve themselves
into Democratic Legislatures II is
much more likely. however. that only
about half OF them will go Democratic
Maine will send a Democratic Senator
70 replace Senator Hale, and a lot OF