The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-30
LAME DUCKS IN.
GREAT NUMBERS
President Taft is Hard Put to
Find Berths for Defeated
Republicans.
"DOWN-AND-OUT" CLUB HAS
GROWN TO IMMENSE SIZE
Men of, First Importance in Ma
tion Now Enrolled as
Members.
Special To THE Tribune.

Special to Tie Tribune.
WASHING TON, Nov. 29.--One of the
problems that win worry President Taft
and the Republican leaders during the
next few months is that of taking care
of the partys lame ducks" A lame
duck be- 1t explained, Is a mem
Der of congress of the party IN
power who falls Of denomination or re-
election. From time immemorial 1t has
been the custom 10 make some provision
for these unfortunates, so that they may
In AN official position of sufficient i'm
portance to enable Them to maintain
their political influence and standing.
Commissions ind Jobs without number
have been created for more or less die
tinguished ex-senators and ex-represen-
tatives. or they have been given POSI-
tions that otherwise would have gone to
humber workers in the party. The more
fortunate. who retain their seats in one
or the other branch OF congress have
always been exceedingly willing to do
this sort OF thing. for they have ALWAYS
borne IL in mind that popular favor Is
tickle and that the next turn OF the
wheel might put them down and out
Indeed. this thing OF taking care of the
brethren who fail by the waysde is one
of the few manifestations OF the practice
OF the golden rule that Is TO be found
in political affairs.
But when IL comes to making provision
for all the lame ducks created In this
year OF grace, 1910 the president and his
fellow leaders in the q. o. P. have the
biggest task of the kind ever presented.
There never has been such an array Of
distinguished ex's. All the important
jobs in the government service could be
utilized, and then congress would have
TO create several more before they could
oil be taken care OF.
Tawney Heads the List.
James A. Tawney of Minnesota. chair
man of the house committee on appro-
priations, heads the list of lame ducks
at the house end of the capitol. Taw
ney has been member of such promi
granted that he will be given al, impor-
tant appointment II ne wants one. II
is said that he does not want anything
of the-sorts but prefers TO stay at home
and do little fence building with a view
to coming back two years hence.
Ohio has notable list Of Tame ducks''
General Keller, Jim Kennedy, Au-
brey Thomas. Albert Douglass. General
sidy and Ralph Cole Any one or all
of them might be willing 10 continue to
serve their country il an inviting field
should present itself And then. OF course.
there Is Senator Dick. who will retire TO
private life on March 4 next for the first
time in many years. unless comforta-
bic official birth is presented TO him.
New York Has Plenty.
New York is another state where ducks
were crippled In punches. There Is Alex
ander Of Buffalo. chairman of the house
committee on rivers and harbors. who
Is any position connected with river and
harDor improvements Alexander is a
likely candidate for the job. Herbert
Parsons and Hamilton Fish. New York's
prominent insurgents or progrcssives,
fell by the wayside. and il is not TO he
expected that they are TO drop complete
ly below the political or official horizon.
William s Rcnnct. who was a candidate
for the gubernatorial nomination and de-
feat that were handed to StIInson. and
who then tried To come back to the
house Is another who Will write an cx
TO his name. J. Sloat Fassctt and j
Van Vechten Olcott arc two more, and
Cocks. who halls from Roosevelts home
district. Is still another, Senator De-
pew Is also entitled to mention as an
also ran but II is said that he is
done with politics for all time and has
10 thought of seeking out soft spot
on which TO alght.
RepreSen'atiyss Gaines. Hubbard and
Virginia give that state prominent rep
rescntation In the Stiamc duck list.
Senator Scott, in particular. has given
so many years of active service TO tho
Republican party that II Is expected that
some important position will be ten
dered him. Ills friends are counting on
it, bu, he has given no hint that he
wants anything of the sort.
Beveridge's 8 Future Uncertain.
Senator Bcveridsc and Representative
Barnard bave joined former Vice Picsi
dent Fairbanks, ex-senator Hcmenwsy
and Representative Jim" Watson in
the Hoosier states contingent I'm tho
Down-and Out club. No one knows lust
what Senator BoycridSc's plans are He
might land In tho diplomatic service. a
field where II was once suggested Mr..
Fairbanks might continue To slime
Boutell of Illinois. Stafford of Wis
,onsin Hull OF Iowa. RcctIcr and Calder
iead of Kansas. senator Burkett OF
Scbfaskn. Senator Carter OF Monlana
Senator Warner OF Missouri. Represrnta-
lives McI-achlan and McKinlay Of Cali
oInia-all are prominent members who |
will retire pcrforrc next March Sena-
or Warner Is said To he s'atcd for the |
I has been reported that Senator Carter
Yil land on the new court of com |
nercc. Carter has also been spoken ~ |
or post In the presidents cabinet as |
Iostmnstcr general.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts js by |
10 means sure OF re election. although
he Republicans control the legislature in |
lis state il ne IL forced into retire
nent IL Is talkcn for granted that ho |
VIII DO handed one OF the leading nosfs
81 the diplomatic service. probably tbc
to England. which Inc
nee declined.
All I'm all. IL is a (goodly array of
lame ducks'.--n the list mentioned o,I,.
he moro notable have been cjtcd-nnJ
much Interest Will be taken in the ssnns
hat are taken before congress adj iour,.
o make provision for them.