Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-19
NEW SENATE POWER
Syndicate Thought Likely to
Succeed One-Man Rule.
ALDRtCH AND HALE ALONE
No Other Two Senators Have Their
Force and Influence.
OPPORTUNITY BECKONs WEST
Retirement Of New England's Strong
Men Will Break Eastern
Domination.
ALDRiCH AND HALE ALONE
OPPORTUNITY BECKONS WEST
ut will probably be a syndicate

"It will probably be syndicate
This was the reply most frequently
heard today to the query, Who will sue
ceed Aldrich and Hale in the leadership
of the Senate? Such an answer wa:
neoessitated by the fact-and the state
ment involves no invidious comparison
that there are no other two men In the
Senate who have the grasp upon power
and influence possessed by Aldrich and
Hale.
The day of the one-man or two-man
power in the Senate is believed to be
over, for the very sufficient reason that
outside of these two statesmen there are
no others who tower above their fellows
10 conspicuousy. This does not mean
that the Senate will lack wise and ef-
fcient leadership, but that the leader
ship will be divided among a group,
rather than centralized.
Thus the condition of affairs fought Tor
by La Toilette. Cummins and the younger
element will come about through natural
causes, without revolution. without up
setting any one. After the retirement OF
the giants will come a SHOW down.. 1t Is
said; let those who can lead prove their
ability.
These Are Near Leaders.
On the finance committee there will he
.,.h v,an os p,,rrows of Michigan and
smoot of Utah to show their mettle Of
sp M ~ na w.rr.,, of We
T.. ..,., 60. .na Iodge of Massa-
p.s,.,,,.n;. ke.r
~ NJ Isr.sv ana Reveridse of Indiana
for the militant floor leadership.
Beveridge will probably head the pro-
3ressiSe repuohedhs. atnooeu
is se W.. .na ss,,an..sa of seniority
witch totals heavily In the score with the
senate 1t will be recognized In candor
that these men are pretty much of even
stature in point Of ability. and 1t will be
difacult for any one to maintain succeSs-
fully claim for transcendent ability
above the others
s. In this new order of things promised
for the Senate there will OF necessity be
So carefully Eursed and fostered now, OF
the alleged g'.tyranny' OF the Senate
'.bosses." There VIII be no excuse. 1t Is
said. for the rising statesmen OF the west
TO claim a cowntrodden condition The
field will be open for them to rise il they
can.
One striking feature of the new order,
however, cannot fail to attract attention
At the outset Of the change That is that
the power in the Senate will be trans
barring such control as Crane and Lodge
NAV rstain-
And therein Will vanish another cause
OF complaint so frequently uttered by the
rro~re..,,,o. rbev baye nro,ested for n
,ns 49,. .;.s. ,ta .,,.saa aon,,rat,or
or the Senate by the east. OVERLOOKING the
a., ,,on s, -, @ rs,a,n;n. ah,. men IN not of,cs At
a time when the turbulent politics OF the
west filled the Senate with procession
OF men. often brilliant and competent to
2 degree. out never ailoweo 10 reman
=, -, Senat ~ A p'"S o'u p0'ee
II is though, that Senator Warren vii,
get the appropriations craftsmanship and
Senator Burrows that OF the finance com
mittee. mat VIII Drlns ABOUT q eniit IN
uh;ct, ,,nones.;orebix viii h,;ns we.tern
men to the front.
II 10 not thought that Crane and Lodge
nor Penrose Of pennsylvania can be dis
lodged. but they Will have to share power
with the amoitious westerners. II VII
be Impossible In the very nature OF Things
TO keep "ciose corporation IN Senate
leadership beyond next March and. indeed
the influence OF the approaching change
will be felt before then In the gradual
and action.
What Will be the eject OF the coming
changes on the complexion OF the Senate
1eadershfp az 10 tarfn matters! burrows
II q moderate protecfionfst. Smoot, who
Will be close TO him. ID nign protection
ist The senate itseif VIII MI the vacan.
ey on the nnance committee occasionec
py the retirement OF Aidricn ana tneie
score.
Blow to High Protectionists.
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cause them to abate or change their owf
convictions.
Everybody in the Senate knows that Il
Of tariff matters which gave him hi
Ksst session hu, his ne,n stpars., -. III, n'
character. his skill in handling men
which enabled him to shape the legisla
tion. despite an apparent disposition in q