The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-21
VETERAN HOUSE LEADERS
MAY ALSO STEP DOWN
Payne, Lowden and Probably
Da|zeIl to Follow AldTiCh
and Hale
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Washington, D, G., April 2l-A
resignation" panic has hit the Re-
publican leaders
Following the announcement Of
senator Aldrich's retirement comes
the statement that Senator Hale, the
man. who Lext TO Adrich has WELD |
e the greatest power in control OIL
the United States senate during rel
cent years. would quit next March.
On top Of these two, Rockford. H.
dispatches ell Of Congressman Frank
+ O. Lowdens intention to give up his
seat in the house.
And these are others, so lis said
There are even rumors that Cannon
will decide he has served long
enough Hints come. too, that Payne
with Aldrich, the author Of the tariff
+ bill which is proving SO unsatisfac-
tory. sees the handwriting and will
llnger no longer than his present term
demands
Dalzell is another name being men
toned with other retirements.
Hale To Retire After Thirty Years
Though the announcement that Sem
aior Hale viii not be a candidate to-
succeed himself was news 10 his col
leagues in the senate, a few Of his
confidential friends had known it sew
eral DAYS Hale is i'll at his home
here He is IA years old.
Hale's thirty years of continuous
service in the senate will be termin-
ated by his voluntary retirement from
the fight for reelection, in which the
preliminary work already has been
well started in Maine.
Senator Hale's withdrawal from
the senatorial fight creates surp'ise
greater even than that which attend
ed the ann0uncem nj of the retire
ment of Aldrich
Until recently. 1t had been believ
ed here that Hale's control in Maine
was mistaken The fight that ha'
developed against him in the last few
months has grown to such proper
lions that influential Republican,
have predicted his defeat in the con
ing elections.
Discouraged BY Fight AGAINST Him
The necessity for a bitter fight Il
regain his seat has dlscou aged I'll
veteran senator. and the strain Of tn
contest has taxed his strength HI
family has strongly urged his will
draWal, and this fact has had much
90 with his determination to retire.
In the special tariff session of col
he lress last summer he stood as tn
ad leading high tariff advocate from Ne
ad England, and the progress of the se
MS sion told greatly upon his physic'
at endurance
Instead Of strengthening him in h
nd own state. the enactment OF The IA
OF III bill has complicated The politics
ot CPht and strengthened the opposite
lr 10 him.
cs, Speculation AS To Senate Leadersh
)n- Already there is speculation ov'
an the question Of leadership IN the Sc
III ate. There Is no rule or precedel
me under which the mantle of leadersh
goes with the Craftsmanship of the
nance committee.
In fact there was no "one-mal
leadership IN the senate prior te Il
j.. last few yeals The control was e
ercised hy half a dozen men, inclu
ing Aldrich. Hale. former SENATE
Spooner and The late Senator Platt
Connections. Hanna of Ohio and
# lison of Iowa
'ss With th4 gradual retirement
nv. these men By reason of death or p
me ltical exeencies the "hie six as th'
were called was reduced to two Sc
''' aior Hale assumed the chairmansh
NJ Of the appropriations committee, al
wo his time since then has been give
his over almost entirely to that comm
81 Tee.
~, 1t is well known fact that
OF has been the ambition of MIR Aldrit
'rn TO crown his legislative career vii
lru thorough reform of the current
od system of the government. II WI
,ur with that end IN view that he hecan
ne the moving spirit in the national m
nd netary commission.
rill His leadership has been so bite
,ur ly attackedd especially during
OF since the enactment of the Payn
he Aldrich tariff law. that in some qua
ith ers Il will he charged II Is advance
an tnat he has decided TO leave the Sc
or ate because Of this popositon
WI "lIaye vou considered the phase
.hs tire QUESTION:" he was asked.
Ter "Oh, Of course. some folks will s.
in that vas forced OUT he said, -
not I don't think aHv one wha knows y
nd viii bolipvp n "