The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-12

extan, 10 cOnSidern hia
view. 'he Democratic
datY aoo AIdrich is having almos,
p, conferences with MIR To,, rs
nnoue Islander has been ecu, u.
ransc. nearly all the legislative ~,
ouaS.s 10 De found in the realm n, ~
s s,rs' but he apparently ,s a.
SIRIUS In this, the next sessio, -.
u.s ,ast' to help the president ~
, ~ nhes immensely. personally 10 nu,
through the legislation that bos 10 na gu.
asheu' Some Of the Propressiyo ~
pupi'cans have declared in avn,ioI,
W. 'is that some Of the adrinia,,.
''on measures are no, nroa.sS ','a a
, .nu ID ,act are reactionary. To oftse,
.nese charges some of the reg,,Io, %
puoi'cahs say that Mr.. Aldrich thir,,.
sumo OF the presidents measnros a~S
% progressive as to no ahari,,.,'.
, ,"' and that personally the Rbode
islander doubts the wisdom ., ,hoi.
Enactment but ne is a party man ana
u' wants to put the lepis,otinu
through IN order to helm save ,ba
party next November and in NJ sue
oer two years hence "
Who viii Lead Senator
,,u Is not generally expected bv Re.
pupilcan members of the senate ,ha.
any OF their colleagues who oro oo,,
u.uates Tor reelection will follow the
examples set by Senators Alaricb on6
,i'ie' and declare that they are not ~
ne considered candidates for ro.o,oo
.'on. Immediately following tho wo,,
ron the Rhode Islander and the man
lloii Maine, that they would not seel,
re,eiectlon, it was limited that sevorai
olher old line Republicans miebt bo
lnciihed to follow their EXAMINES hut
mere seems at present to be litt,e
chance that any of the others will, Foo,
IL necessary to get out of the race
Inc hrst question asked whom tho
TWO senators of long service and CON.
serVative mind gave voice to their do.
termination to retire was, who viii he
the republican leader in the senate ?
u IS a very easy question to ask hut
very difficult one to answer II bos
not been answered yet, and is not like.
~ 10 get satisfactory reply for long
time to come.
Cannot Count on Burrows
Senator Aldrich is the chairman Of
the finance committee of the senate
position which is always accorded to
the leader of the party which Is in
control in the upper house The
senator who ranks next to Mr.. Aldrich
on the finance committee. and who
probably will receive promotion to the
craftsmanship, is Julius c. Burrows OF
Michigan Admittedly, however there
Is little likelihood that Mr.. Burrows
VIII be made leader of the Republicans
In the upper house. The Michigan
senator is getting on in years, and he
is not generally credited with leader.
ship qualities.
1t would be impossible at this time
ioi the hepuDllCdnS 10 1gure on the
leadership of Senator Burrows because
he is confronted with a hard fight in
the home state for reelection to the
senate. Representative Charles e.
Townsend is candidate for Senator
Burrows seat, and 1t may be that this
veteran senator will have to give way
to rival who entered the house of
representatives only seven years ago
Elihu Root of New York, has been a
senator only short time. There is
considerable speculation concerning
the possibility of his taking the leader.
ship of the senate next March on the
retirement of Mr.. Aldrich The sen
ate however, is law unto itself on
many subjects, and no matter how
able man may be, how well fitted for
leadership, nor how popular personal.
ly he proves himself, the senators are
apt to decline to give the leadership
to one who has not been for a consid.
cradle number of years a member of
the body.
Senator Root Puzzle.
Senator Roots position in the sen