Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-19

TOlRETIRE /.
NEXT YEAR
POSITIVE STATEMENT is MADE
by POLITICAL LEADER IN AID
RICH'S STATE, AND HIS PER-
SONAL FRIEND--HE WILL NOT
BE MISSED.
UNITED PRESS LEASED w1nB.I


tirement of Senator Nelson w. AL
drich at the close of his term in
1911 means the complete reorgani-
zation of the Senate, according to
senate leaders. The insurgents are
! highly pleased that Aldrich has de-
cded not to be candidate for re-
election the "old guard" members
are clearly disconnected. The in
surgents believe that there Is a
chance that the balance of the pow
er may pass into their hands and
that the REGULARS" will lose their
grip on the senate machine.
1t seems certain, the leaders say,
that with the organization of the
new congress, the insurgent-regular
feud will be waged more sharply
than has been the case in the upper
house.
Senator Eugene Hale, of Maine,
who began his service in the senate
few months before Aldrich took
his seat for the first time, and who
is the ranking member next to AL
drich, and the second in COM
mand" in the Aldrich machine, is in
poor health and it is not believed
that he will be chosen to take AL
drich's place in a resolution which
is apt to cause one of the livliest
fights that Washington has ever done.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, of
Massachusetts,, is regarded as stand
ing next to Hale. Lodge is a leader
of recognized standing and is con-
sidered the most likely man for the
Aldrich job. However, Lodge just
now has a fight of his own on in
No
Butler Ames is making a fight for
the senatorship based on the stand
ing Lodge took on the tariff meas
ure. The tariff bill was unpopular
in Massachusetts, as is attested, ac-
cording to the politicians, by the
election to congress of Eugene Foss
a democrat, in a "rock ribbed" re-
publican district. With this fight
on his hands, the republican regu-
lars are a little dubious about begin
ming a reorganization with Lodge at
the head, and based on what the in
surgents declare is the very large
"if" of his being returned to the
senate at all. This situation, the in
surgents say, makes their position
much stronger than it has been since
the movement first started in the
senate and Aldrich and his methods
were made the target.
1t also puts into unusual promi- /
nece Senator Albert B. Cummins, of
Iowa, insurgent leader, who made a
recent partially successful fight |
against the Taft railroad regulation
bill. Cummins, it is expected, will
be the Senate Moses of the insur-
gent movement.
It is expected that he will be the |
head of the insurgent organization |
which will, at the beginning of the |
next session, fight for the control of |
the senate. 1t is expected that the .
insurgents will present a more unit
ed front in this fight than they have .
in any other that they have made in
the senate. The senate insurgents
do not unite so compactly and the
line of demarcation between them
and the regulars is not so pro-
nOunced as in the house, but it is
expected that the chance to over
throw the Aldrich machine will
bring them together as nothing else
has.
These factors, say the senate lead
ers, make the retirement of Aldrich
just at this time, in the midst of the
Taft administration one of the most
occurred for many a day. 1t is of
even fore importance, they declare,
than would be the retirement of
Cannon in the house, Audrich's
power Is very different from that
which Cannon has held. Aldrich
had no rules committee and his rule
was largely through his own strong
his influence in all
quarters, his long service and his
No senator in years
has had the same personal following
that A4drich has had, and this fac
tor alone has won out for his meas
ures at times when defeat seemed
certain.
sent the same political influences
that Aldrich has championed, there
fore, according to politicians here, is
a much harder task than IL would be
to find some on to take up the reins
should they be laid down in the
house by the present speaker.
The retirement is apt also to in
auence greatly the trend of legisla-
lion champiuned by the administra-
tlon, il is predicted, It is expected
that Aldrioh. during the remaining
lays of the present session will use
his influence TO carry through some
Of the administration program. 1t {
Is predicted In some quarters that
his retirmept will cause re-align- !
ng of some Of the party leaders and
.he administration before the next
congress convenes,