Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-19
CumminS Of Iowa Spoken Off
Result viii Likely be Group"
Leadership Representing All
Factions.
PRESIDENT TAFT MAY
TAKE HAND IN MATTER
Militant Red Haired KanSan,
Murdock Or Serene Payne,
May be Leader of House Nj
nority.
Morning Journal Bureau,
Gl3 Munsey Building,


1
Washington. d. G.. Nov. is,
| The question OF the leadership in
| the senate and minority leadership IN
! the house in The sixty second com
cress Is going 10 occupy much consid-
err lion when the republican leaders
congregate in Washington for the be-
ginning Of tho coming short session
al congress
Talk is now that President Taft
VIII take a hand n this matter, on
the ground that if there IS to be any
Trims like harmony in the republican
party there must be an adjustment
uf the leaderships in congress, which
viii tend TO minimize factonalism.
To some extent, the matter viii be
made easier in the senate for the
reason that Senators Aldrich ana
Hale will step down and ont after
March Bird next For time. there
was Il prospect that senator Aldrieh
might he sent back by the state OF
Rhode Island but this prospect now
Is slight. With Aldrich ana Hale
gone. some nov republican leader
viii have 10 be centered on.
While the elimination of Aldrich
.and Hale Will make the path clear 70
on respect. many difficulties are lett
frhe man to take the leadership does
net be easy TO fnd him. Some Of SEN
ator Lodges friends have talked %
him. but he will not be acceptable to
gn of tho insurgents. Most OF them
would prefer senator Crane To Lodge,
and Vet they would not consent to
leader ship BY MI Crane, though the
latter. as chairman OF the rules com
mittco. IS bound to have mueh inilu-
ence.
Were Senator Frye Of Maine
Younger man he could probably come
as near making q leader who would
hc generally followed as any man in
the senate. But his age is against
him. lie Is held in great respect and
esteem. but his years make him i'm
possible OF consideration Senator
Root lis out Of the question as
leader. for the radical wing Of the
senate republicans is not pleased Win
the New York senator for having
lined up pretty consistently under the
Aldrich leadership.
Many Of the insurgents hoped that
Mr. Root would not do this when he
got into the senate and they have
been disappointed. a man VINO nus
some qualifications for leadership is
senator Burton OF Ohio bot latteriy
MIR. Burton has been so pronounced
against the progressivcs or insurgents
that he has incurred their enlmily
He would not be n harmOni2er
one suggestion is. that leader be
selected from the insursent group,
with the object OF promoting mar
mony. President Tart is said To be
giving serious consideration TO the
idea OF making Senator Cummlns Oh
iowa the Senate leader. Mr.. cum
Minis in his recent Chicago speech
pleaded for party harmony to the eX-
tent that ne wanted republicans 70
fight out their differences among
themselves and present solid front
10 the democrats. But il Is hardly 20
be expected the old-time regulars or
the senate would accept Cummins as
leadcr. or amy other man among tho
insurgents
Senator Knutc Nelson al Mime
sofia would have considerable follow
ing as a leader who would win sup
port from both republican factions
Mr. Nelson's course in the Ballinsef-
Pinchot investigation, s chairman Oh
the special committee. has, however
alionated him from q number OF the
progresslyes what looks much more
likely Just now than the choice %
any one man as senate repunlieau
leader is the formation OF group ol
leaders Something in the direction
of harmony between regulars ana IN
s1lrpcnts might be done by forming q
eronp ON which both elements would
he reprcgented Group leadership OF
tbe senate is hy no means new
hing. II obtained. FOR instance, IN
fhe days when Aldrich, Allison. Hale
and oryilie platt of Connecticut ran
th, MINER house Now, a group com
nosed of crane OF Lodge, or both;
Rfot. Nelson and Cummins might
ritn things with a fair degree Of
smnc thncss in most matters.
WHEN IL comes 10 the selection Of
, minority leader ia The house. this
tssF PROMISES to be extremely difii-
rult ii anything like republican
peace H. 70 be preserved.
The insurgents viii have none OF
voor Uncle Joe Cannon some talk
ie heard of Walter !. smith oi Iowa.
Mann or Illinois. and Olmstead OF
p.nnsylvania Mr Olmstead. on
man, grounds, would he acceptable
alike TO regulars and insurgents
Congressman smith of Iowa is said g.
be- the man whom President TAFT
would have urged for speaker had the
republicans carried the house. But
Judge smith is looked on as too good {
"a Cannon man 10 be acceptable 10 the
insurgents. The Iowa insurgents
might vote foi him as matter OF I
state pride.
Had the republicans carried the
house. Congressman Victor Murdock, !
the red-haircd insurgeut leader from