The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29
SENATOR BACON
 MAY BE LEADER Georgian May Take Moneys
 Place In Senate sHIvELY IS POSSIBILITY Indiana Senator Has Served Such Il short Time That His Lack of Ex-
 pericnce Argues Against
BY PATTERSON sTEALEY

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 Washington. November 2S-lspecial)-- Senator Money of Mississippi retires from the Senate on March 4. He is the chairman of the democratic caucus. car rying with it the minority leadership of the Senate, and the fact that he relin- cuisines these positions causes consid- erable gossip among democrats concern ing his successor. It will cause no sur prise here if Senator Bacon of Georgia succeeds him as the democratic leader. The Georgia senator is now serving his fifteenth year in the Senate and has a creditable record. There is no member of the Senate who is more constant In his attendance upon the deliberations of the upper body, and he has strong sup port for the place.
 Senator Shively of Indiana Is also being spoken of for the honor By virtue of the fact that the Indlanian is now the vice chairman of the caucus, it is claimed that he should step into the vacancy It is urged against Senator Shively. how ever, that his brief term of service mill tates against him, and while his ability is recognized 1t is claimed that his selection would shatter the hard and fast rule Of | seniority.
 While it has been stated that Senator Bailey of Texas is a candidate for the position it can be stated on the best au- thority that so far from being candidate Senator Bailey would not accept if the caucus elected him.
 An unofficial roll of the Senate as il will stand after March 4 has been pre-. pared by the secretary of the Senate The credentials of only one new senator have been received. those of John Sharpe Williams, who succeeds Senator Money from Mississippi. Others who have beer decided upon but whose names are not of ficially before the Senate. the legislatures not having yet elected, are Hitchcock ol Nebraska, Townsend of Michigan, Spauld ing of California, Pondexter of Washing ton, Kern of Indiana, and Gronna o! North Dakota In addition to these new senators are to be elected from Rhod, Island, Montana, New York. Ohio, Maine New Jersey, West Virginia. and Missouri It can be stated that the reported in tentions of the President to elevate Jus tice Hughes to the chief justiceship of tn, United States supreme court is not meet ing with that cordial reception on the part of members of the highest tribuna that either Justice Hughes ol the Pres dent would desire.
 In fact there are rumors in Washington to the effect that the justices of the supreme court are very skeptical over | | tIot named and that while the political ru- nor says that Hughes is certain to head the 4g court the justices do not regard the matter as settled. Taking Hughes the junior member of the court, and ad- vancng him over veterans such as Har- Ian and White is undoubtedly regarded as an affront. Even the promotion of Harlan or White would certainly be vio- lative of all precedent
 The President himself having been a distinguished jurist and we'll versed in all the nceties serves to increase the astonishment. In view of this 1t may possibly develope that justice Hughes will remain in his present position and some other man. perhaps the Secretary of State, MT. Knox, will be selected for the honor.
 Dr. J. A. Holmes, director of the bu- reau of mines advocates the purchase of a small mine by the government in order that the affairs of miners and operators may be fully understood and inforamtior obtained first hand about coal operations, coal prices, coal mining methods and the use of safety devices and various kinds of explosives.
 Dr. Holmes has appealed to Secretary Ballinger to ask for an appropriation, having this purchase of a mine in view More practical results can be obtained in a mine, according to Holmes, than in the long tube in the arsenal testing sta ton in Pittsburg. It is the iaea of Dr. Holmes to operate the mine just enough to make it sef-supporting.
 This would give the experts ample op- portunity to make experiments and train miners in the proper use of safety appli- ances Glasses would be organized for instruction of miners.
 Republican National Committeeman IT. D. Barker of Mobile had a conference to- but said they had not discussed Alabama postoffice vacancies. MT. BarKer's busi- ness here, he said, was to aks the Post master General for more clerks and car riers in the Mobile office. Mr Barker homes to see the President and the Post master General tomorrow and will prob ably not leave until he has seen them. From Washington he will go to New York.
 Mr Barker said the recent elections had been carried by the democrats be- cause of apathy of republican voters.
 Of the Alabama delegation Representa- tives Richardson, Burnett and Taylor aro here