The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-19
.ALDR|CH REGIME
DECLARED 1T END
Mr.. Deliver Says Individual
Domination of Senate IS
Over Forever
BODY WILL BECOME
MORE REPRESENTATIVE
Thinks Retirement Of Messrs. Aid
rich and Hale Foreshadows
Era Of Municipalities.
No More Coercion.

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WASHINGTON. April ls.--"Tnere
will never be another Aldrich. The
end of tho old regime of individual
domination Il here. nzid Senator
r. Doiliver. OF Iowa. one Of the Lead
Ing Republican Insurgents to-day re-
garding the retirement Of Senators
Aidrich and Hale. the frst authentic
news Of which reached the Senate
yesterday in the exclusive United
Press dispatch from Providence CIV
ing General Brayton's announcement
for Aldrich.
There will never be another SEN
ate leader said the Iowa Insur-
gent. The EPOCH OF one man leader
ship In passed. This 10 the answer
to the statement uttered by q very
distinguished party leader some
months ago. that the progressive
movement was a small sQuabble In
the Mississippi Valley.
announcement OF the retirement
OF these two men removes two potent
figures from the Senate. OF the two.
Hale. In my opinion. was the more
useful He has lived 10 long with the
appropriation bills that he WIS the
sum total of knowledge On thar
branch of business / have known
that he was in Ill health. but an
nouncement OF his retirement is I'M
expected.
"one-man domination In the upper
body like that OF the crossroads
political conventions, LIS out OF place.
Senators must reserve the right to
express their individuality In their
votes. The old political scheme of
things, of usurpation of power by one
individual lis obsolete. This Is the
lesson read In the announcement
Wave Of Progression.
IF certain very able critics and
political writer's may be believed. this
Ia another wave in the progressive
movement. ] don't want to- express
an opinion ON that Hut OF the re-
tirement Of the two leaders II for
the reason announced, all can say ID
that II means an end 20 that peculiar
form OF Senate leadership best "
Illustrated by the Aidrtch methods OF
coercion during the tarify session
III my view il correct the re-
movaI OF Messrs Aldrich and Hale
fore shadows an era OF Municipalities
in the Senate--each man to his own
views The man who comes in the
Senate chamber to ask of the Party
leader which way shall ! vote on
this question: Is out of place
with the new regime, concluded
Mr.. Doliiver. "the Senate will become
more representative body than the
House---more responsive to public SEN
timent."
A few years ago the power OF the
coterie that formed the real Senate
was invincible. With Senators Alt
son. Aldrich, Hale, Hanna. Piatt.
Quay and Spooner working together.
there was nothing to Withstand their
influence. Death claimed Senators
Allison, Hanna. Plat and Quay. Mr..
Spooner resigned TO practice law.
That left the leadership with Messrs.
Aldrtch and Hale. They put through
the tariff bill. but the increasing re-
sistance OF the independent Senators
made the burden heavy to bear.
Means Change In Committees.
II means that the committee CT
committees which names the menu
bers OF the committees. win be re-
organized. The steering COMMITTEES.
too, will pass under new control.
effect until the next Congress meets
q year from next December. thsre
ID lively speculation ~ 70 the new
leader Of the CONSERVATIVES element ia
the Senate. Senator Lodge f16Assa-
chusetts) by reason uf his proni-
hence and long service. will naturally
be considered for the place r he
then u Ia the Senate. He b . can
didate for reelection, and h encoun-
tering strong opposition. Senator
Root. OF New York. II believed to
lack some OF the qualities Of leader
ship, but with his high ability he
may become tho spokesman for the
conservatives F8