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Hale and Aldrich Out, Both
Houses May Be
OverhauIed.
WILL SENATE CLIQUE
REGAIN ASCENDENCY?
Maine Senator Sends Notice Of
Refusal to Be Candi-
date Again
By IOHN SNURE.

Island, chairman OF the Senate Finance
Committee, that he viii retire at The end
OF his present term, and by the dis
closure Of the fact that Senator Eugene
Hale Of Maine, chairman Of the Appro-
priatiCns Committee, and head Of the
Senate Republican caucus, has arranged
TO make a like announcement, the Sen
ate is suddenly deprived OF its two
biggest leaders
Senator Hale has sent notice Of his
refusal 10 be a candidate for reelection
10 Pv-r0 Eov6- Augusta chairman Of
the Maine state Republican committee
The letter was mailed yesterday VIII
reach BOYD this evening. and IS 10 be
given out 10y him tomorrow morning
The Senator would rot -IEe the letter
for publication here and declined today
10 make aEy statement
The Senator attended a conference on
the diplomatic and consular bill in his
committee room He has been indis-
Of throat trouble but has almost re-
covered He did not appear upon the
doOr Of the Senate this afternoon
Times Gave the News
The news has been broken 10 the Sen
ate unexpectedly, and was the one topic
OF discussion about the corridors and
cloak rooms today Senators IN some
cases expressed regret, in other cases
surprise While there have been for
several days reports that Senator Aid
rich would retire. many Senators were
skeDticaL
As far as Senator Hale Is concerned,
the first intimation Senators had Of the
possibility that Senator Hale would
quit was given In an interview in The
Times yesterday afternoon with Frank
l. DinEIey. editor of the lewiston Jour
nal, who Is fighting The reelection OF
the Maine Senator Ar DiGEley said
then the impression was strong III Maine
that II the opposition 20 Hale increased
IN the next two weeks as il had IN the
last two, the Senator would withdraw
from The race for reelection
Nevertheless. most OF Senator HaIes
CoIepueS were OF the CpluiSD ne would
so through the IEht, more especially
as the Hale forces have been giving
out optimistic statements as 10 the
situation IN the Pine Tree state
Senator HaIe's formal announceGent
that he VIII retire Is expected TO D.
forthcoming IN a GAY or Two
Lines to Be Reformed
With Senator AIdrich and Senator
Hale 20 Quit the Senate March Q next,
a complete overhauIing Of the Senate
leadership is inevitable At the outset
Of the Sixty-drst Congress, this ques-
ton vii be acute, though Il Is ex-
Qected that between now and then con
difionE IN the Senate as TO leadership
viii be altered materially
me retirement OF AidFicn and Hale
and the consequent change IN the Sen
the leadership would be less uOueutOuS
IN its effects on the situation In Con
ress and on the politics Of the country,
i IL were not accompanied by the down
fall Of the leadership OF S0eah er Cannon
N the House At the present time.
Speaker Cannon is declared 20 be on
a. "a
euls and Democrats are threst eninE
10 throw him out of the SDeakership.
Pressure on Cannon
Many are Of the opinion that the re-
tirement Of AIdrIch and Hale viii lead
Speaker Cannon 10 make a public an
1ouuCeueuC that he VIII not again seek
the Suea hershi0. That renewed pres
sure wiI be brought 90 bear on Mr.
Cannon 10 eliminate himself may be eN-
1eeted' Re2]gl5i.5can leaders In the
House Ike Chairman Mckinley Of the
Congressional Committee have here
rofOTe urged M Cannon 10 announce
that he would not run again. but he has
been stubborn and has refused
II can now be urged upon ar Cannon
that Senators Aldri-E and Hale are
eliminated as political factors that they
can no longer be used as -b0EeT men
by the opposing political forces and that
Il he, the speaker VIII step aside. the
regular Republicans viii have much
easier sailing in the campaign this sum
meT and next fan
Aldrich Makes Statement
Senator .AIdrIch. on arriving in Wash
irgton last night. made a brief state
nent saying he had decided not 20 be
o candidate again. He asCribed his de-
cisjon 20 the state Of his health. Cen
eraI Braytou, Of Rhode Island, earlier
gave out a statement. saying Senator
=
be candidate Tor reelection
While Senator AIdrfCh-r enemies had
determined % make a hard dEht against
him. the primary reason for his an
nouuceUent was not due TO this. He
would have been reelected But his
physician has advised him that he could
not expect 20 live a comfortable old aee
unless he quit the hard Work Of the
Senate His family TOO, has been anx-
ious 70 have him quit
a week aeC, ne consulted physicians
r. New York and they insisted that ne
l6E aside the heavy burdens now tax
ing him as the leader of the Senate
They urged him TO give plenty Of time
20 outdoor exercise.
Reasons for Retirement
Senator AIdrich went TO Rhode Island
last Friday 20 arrange for his retire
uent. He is understood 20 have matters
Sc arranged that a man II his choosing
iii probably succeed him He IS ambi
t5ous 20 carry ahead the movement fol
q reform Of the banking and currency
system and he viii probably remain
head or the monetary commission
Senator Aldrich has been in the
senate sine. October ,, 1881. He is the
actual leader Of the Senate. His Ereat
power comes TO a large degree fror-
his craftsmanship Of the Finance Com
r1fttee. though his innate capacity
fcC handling men is the real basis for
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MANY Senator's today shook hands
with Senator A1drich and expressed
their pryfund regret that he intended
% retire
SeuStor HaIe's decision 10 retire is
due 20 Old age falling F=alth and the
bitterness Of the fight .-iIh which he
is confronted I'm Maine He has writ
ten letter To Byron Bovd- OF Au-
EuSr7. chairman or The Republican
Stata committee. announcing his de-
ClSlon 10 retire. Senator Hale's Op-
rCueCr for the Se1a torEhip was
JUdEs Frederick s. Powers. q broth
e. Of the late Representative Level