The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
What TO Do With Novem-
ber's Brood of Cripples
Taft's Worry.
SOME WILL RETIRE
IN GOOD STANDING
Some Will Be Looked After and
Others VIII Continue to
Nurse Their Affections.

Not tire least of the problems which
viii confront President Taft during
the next few months VITA be as 10 dis
( position Of the enormous. brood Of
lame ducks" which was Matched at
1 the Congressional election November S.
and at various times in the Senatorial
contests throughout the country within
the past few months
Not IN many years have so many
prominent membe OF Congress been
retired 10 private life.
Many Of the Republicans who have
been defeated since President Taft took
office are anxious 10 remain in public
life, and since their constituents WilIed
that they cease drawing pay from Con-
gress al the rate OF 1850 a year. 10 say
nothing Of stationery accounts and
mileage allowances TO and from Wash
ington. they would Ike to attach them
selves to the Tayroll in other branches
OF the Government service
This viii tno- prove such a difficult
matter 20 retiring members OF the Sen
ate who stand well with the OLD guard
The ReDubiiCEn leaders on the Senate
size always make IL their business 10
look out for their defeated colleagues
IL Is this friendly interest which enables
former Senator Hemenway, Of IN
diana. TO continue at his old Senatorial
salary as an outside member Of the
Committee on Public Expenditures.
which was organized at the last ses-
sion OF Congress
Loaded Down With Them.
The National Monetary Commission
= so loaded down with 'fIame-duck
material that after March 4 former
members Of Congress viii be IN the
majority, among them being Senators
AIdrich. OF Rhode Island: Burrows, Of
Michigan; Hale, or Maine, Secretary
Knox. former Senator Teller. and Sena-
tor Money. who viii be succeeded on
March : by John Sharp Williams
CHeI CE the House side OF the Capitol
/ Representative James A Tawney,
chairman OF the House Committee on
Appropriations, viii have the Indorse-
ulcnt OF nearly every member OF the
House irrespective OF party for any
place IN the Government service he
Iyay desire 1fT- TaWney was defeated
at the primaries last September after
serving Tor eighteen years he aDan-
doned his law practice many years ago
/ I'm order To devote mis- entirS time 20
[ the Appropriations Committee. Demo
Gratis and Republicans alike expect MI
/ Tawney TO be elected TO Congress Two
years hence, but they want him taken
care Of In the interval, and because OF
his ability as a business man and also
/ because Of his intimate knowledge OF
] the Governments expenditures II Is be
I iisved ne would make himself iHvalua-
/ bic to President Taft in the present
/ campaign To- economy
Senator Lodges Future
II Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Of
/ NaSsac husetts. is defeated for re-eleC-
l ton next January Il IS regarded as al
most certain that he VIII he sent 10
| the court OF St. James as ambassador
| from the United States TO England
I WhiJeiaw Reid, the. present arabassa-
/ retirement almost from the beginning
OF the Taft Administration This was
made evident when the President Of
tered the place 10 Charles W Eliot.
president emeritus Of Harvard Uni
Versifv-
senator Burkett or Nebraska. who
was defeated for reelection November
5 by Representative Gilbert II Hitch
gTess who is expected TO remain in
l Washington and vet earn his living
/ without continuing as a servant OF
Uncle sam M Burkett Is slated for
| the presidency Of a bank in this city
and IS expected TO take up his new
duties shortly after he retires on
March &
Representative Henry Sherman BouA
| tell. Of Illinois. who was defeated FOR
| a denomination by an insurgent, Is be
/ Ueved to be ambitious 20 enter +be dip
lomatic service or some other place
/ equally attra Give Representative John
a T Hull Of Iowa, chairman Of the
House Committee on Military Affairs.
/ IS practically a resident Of Washington.
/ and has farm down IN Virginia. He
| IS one Of the prominent members who
went down to defeat and for whom
| President Taft Is expected TO find
pleasant berth in the Government serv-
/ ice Senator Carter Of Montana Is
prominent figure in the Lame duck
brigade and thus far he has not been
placed on the Senate pay roll rs com
pensation for his defeat He has been
mentioned for membership on the IN
terstate Commerce Commission, the
United States Supreme Court, and as
a pOss. bile successor to Postmaster Cen
eral Hitchcock. but ii is not believed
that he viii get any OF these places
and that IL viii be up 10 the Senate 70
take care Of him by putting him on
the Monetary Commission, where one
or two vacancies have been caused by
death There are a number OF other
lame ducks who are on the lookout for
Jobs, of which there viii not be enough
to go round.