Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-19
Senator Hale Notifies Political
Bosses of His State He Will
Not Be a Candidate for Re-
Election.
OPPOSITION is TOO STRONG
Following the Announcement Of AID
rich's Retirement Hale's Announce
ment Caused Much Comment in
Political Circles and Insurgents
Are Jnbilant--See in 1t the Utter
Routing of the Old Guard.
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Washington, April 19.-Senator
Eugene Hale of Maine, declared today
that he had sent formal notice to
Chairman Boyd, of the Republican
state committee, at Augusta, that he
had decided not to be candidate for
reelection, Further than giving the
official confirmation of his intention,
Hale refused to discuss his intention
to retire from the senate.
Senator Is Afraid.
Augusta, Me-, April 19.-That
Senator Eugene Hale has announced
that he will retire because he feared
that he would not be reelected Is
the construction placed on his action
here. Already candidates are anx-
ious themselves for the senate race.
Judge Frederick Powers, Of Houlton,
is the head of the faction opposing
Hale, and is considered one OF the
leading aspirants for his seat. Form
er Governor Cobb, John +. Hill, Her
bert Heath, e. M. Shipman and Con-
gressman Edwin G. Burleigh are al
ready in the race.
Opposition to Senator Hale's re-
election has been crystallizing here
| for some time. During the length OF
his services there have been the usu-
al political animosities that mark
political life, and a discontented fac
tion has grown up. Hale's attitude
on the tariff, however, is considered
the strongest factor in the opposition
| that has been formed,
The definite announcement today
that Hale is to retire, following the
| announcement yesterday through
the United Press, that Senator Az
drieh had made formal announce
ment to General Brayton of Rhode
Island that he would quit the senate,
has caused considerable comment
among senate leaders. The regu-
| lars today are greatly worried over
the situation. The insurgents, on
| the other hand are more confident
today than ever that the old regime
in the senate js over and that the
upper house of congress is to be.
come more representative body
than it has ever been before.
There will never be another AL
| drich," declared Senator Jonathan
p. Dolliver, of Iowa, a recognized
insurgent leader.
THE end of the old regime of in
| dtYidual domination is here With
the new regime the senate will be-
come more Representative body
than tn house and win be more re-
sponsive to public sentiment
The prediction OF Senator Dolli-
yer is being repeated among the IN
surgents here. They predict that
with the. Organization OF the next
campaign the Aldrich machine will
disappear. That Lodge Is the man
most likely TO be named by the reg
ulars to take up the Aldrich leader
ship Is conceded With this fact in
view, senatorial interest is centered
today in the fight beinb made IN
Massachusetts against Lodge
There is strong sentiment
again the Payne-Aldrich tariff law
In Massachusetts, and It is believed
that this sentiment will be pre-
dominant factor I'm the Lodge con-
test. Congressman Butler Ames.
who Is making the fight against
Lodge, Is making II tariff fight.
Not for wears have political candi-
dates in the New England states
becn so unsettled as thew are al
present, according to the belief OF
politicians here, and the tariff fight
Is the principal factor