The Washington times., 1910-04-24
This Would Give Insurgents
Balance of Power in
Upper House.
DEMOCRATS SPLIT
IN TENNESSEE
Bitter Political Fight May Throw
the State Into @. o. P.
Column.
By JOHN SNURE.

The prospects Of the insurgents in the
Senate are looking up Many indlca-
tons are given that after this Congress
they viii hold the balance of power in
the upper house, and have much great
er influence on les Station
The announcement Of the purpose Of
Senator AIdrich and Senator Hale 20
retire at the end Of this Congress is
unquestiOnably the forerunner Of a
great change. The power Of the old or
ganizstion is on the wane. That eIe-
meut among the Republican members
Of the Senate known as regular" will
continPo 10 be the more numerous eIe-
ment on the Republican side, but il be-
gins TO look as though the Insurgents
would be more potent IN shaping legis-
Iation-
About the Republican Offices and
cloak rooms connected with the Senate
there IS a Tot Of talk these days about
what the next nine OF ten months will
bring The abIest politicians in the
Senate look for the loss Of a number
Of Republican seats between nov and
next March It IS expected that not less
than seven Republican Senators will Dc
succeeded by Democrats
The Senate now has ninety-tvo mem
bers, Of whom fifty-uine are Repub-
Hcans and thirty-three Democrats. II
the Democrats gain seven seats they
viii enter into the Sixty-second Con-
gress with forty, and the Republican
VIII have fifty-twO.
II Is easy 10 see in what a position
OF advantage this would place the fusur-
gents In nearly every question that
comes Up between the regulars and the
Insurgents, there are at least seven in
sUTEent Republicans. and, sometimes
more Even II there should be only
seven, with the Senate divided as be-
tween Republicans and Democrats by
r 10 o. TIE Insurgents. by uniting with
me Democrats on voting could swing
me result any way they chose
Senator's In Danger.
Who are the Republican Senator's who
are IN danger Of being succeeded By
Democrats
Opinions differ. Among those general
y looked on as in jeopardy are Sena-
tors BUTkett of Nebraska. Carter Of
Montana du Pont OF Delaware, and
McCumber Of North Dakota Senator
Warner Of Missouri VIII probably be
succeeded BY 2 Democrat Talk Is Cur
rent that he will not make the race
for reelection
Senator Dick OF Ohio is confronted
with trouble, both for denomination ana
election And there are several other
State situations that are extremely m
certain and out Of which the Democrats
nope 10 gain at least two Senators
For instance, a great effort is going
10 De made by the enemies Of Senator
la Toilette OF Wisconsin TO beat him
with a Democrat
OF course II La Toilette is beaten.
this will detract one from the strength
Of the insurgents. but IL will not pre-
vent them from holding the balance
Of power
In Indiana Senator Beveridge had q
hard fight, but he will probabI
win out The determination of Tag
CART TO run for the Senate on the Demo
cratic side viii work out 10 the great
advantage Of Mr. Beverage
NeW 1ork' New Jersey. and Washing
ton present situations that may work
out to the advantage OF the Democrats
In Washington. II looks as Il RepreseD-
tatlve Poindexter. who is one Of the
leading House insurgents, would be the
strongest Republican candidate for the
Senate, and If so. his Republican opDo-
nents are threatening TO help beat him
in the election.
Their Terms Expire.
Senator'S AIdrich, Buckley Burrows.
Ciapp, Clark, Flint, Hale, Lodge, Nixon.
Oliver. Page, Scott, and Sutherland viii
end their present terms next March
Each will either succeed himself or will
be succeeded by q Republican
Aldrich, Hale, and Flint VIII retire.
but Republicans are expected to sue
coed them Buckley IS expected TO sue
coed himself Burrows may be beaten I,v
Representative Townsend Clapp viii
be returned, and SO VIII Clark. Lodge.
Nixon, Oliver, Page. Scott ard
Sutherland. probably. though the sail
ing for one or two Of them, especially
for Senator Scott. is not by any means
smooth
Indications are even more plain than
they were when the retirement Of AID
rich and Hale was announced several
days ago that the new governing force
on the Republican side to succeed Sen
atOT AldriCh VII be a small group Of
regular Republicans, like Lodge, Crane,
Warren, Penrose, and GaIlinger. But II
fr,-rrr-r-arlrz hold Tia h.lar,ca q ~