The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-13

Washington. May 9.-The railroad
fight IN the senate. which was resumed
today. win have az least one new ele
ment IN Il this week. Neither side
knows which can expect 70 win the
fight over the long and short haul
clause. Both sides give some names
and some figures. but the fact Is that
All the canyassing aud urging that
has been done has failed 70 develop
as a positive certainty the fact that
either side Is in control Il is prob.
ably the FIRST time in many years that
the senate has gone into a battle
where the interests Of the organiza.
alton did not know what would be the
result
Senator Crane. who does the poll
ing for the Aldrich machine. IS quoted
as having reported 20 the lead.
ers that the long and short haul
clause is beaten senator Curtis who
has been as active as Crane, 10 the
same work. but Is opposing the or
ganizatlon on the one question Of the
long and short haul clause, Is just as
positive that ii Is not beaten unless
there are more democrats ready 70
vote for Il than Is known az this time,
Party lines in both parties are down
and the fight on this one phase Of the
Bill ID to be a fight for individual votes
without regard to party affiliations
one thing Ii certain, and that il
that the contest this week will be hot
tar than any previous contest IN any
phase o. the bill The insurgents
have been lighting d hopeless battle
np to now. but they won their vie.
tory when they compelled the regn-
lars to withdraw their merger section
and the section that repealed the sher.
man antitrust law 10 far as Il rolat.
"a to the railroads The house In.
surgenta did not get their lighting
nerve thoroughly until they had won
one victory over Cannon and their
next fight was a still hotter one and
It won. The senate insurgents, not
withstanding the loss Of some demo.
cratic help. have on the face of Il a
less dlscouraglng fight ahead Of them
than had the house insurgents the
afternoon they offered the Noyes reso.
luton to put Cannon OF the commit,
tee on rules.
The senate organization Is working
its publicity bureaus overtime q
create the impression that they have
the insurgents running, but when they
tell that there are fifteen democrats
who are going o vote with Aldrieh
they refuse to give any names Mean
while, the men who are nov tempor
arlly out OF It. are the most skeptleal
and the least willing to give eredencg
to what they say The insurgent bat
tie line Is pretty we'll formed for the
fight Piles. who lives IN Seattle and
Is therefore interested IN ma8a the
rates to interior Washington higher
than to the seaeoast. Is 60 speak
against the long and short haul clause
Piles Is up for reelection next year
and Eastern Washington Is already
backing Miles Poindexter. one Of tbs
insurgent leaders IN the house. SC
piles is playing for The western eoasl
cities of his state as his one chance
for reelection Lodge of Massaehu
setts Is scheduled to speak for ths
New England idea of rates to protect
New England industries After then
the interior senators viii take theii
place. Reed smoot who has thus fai
never fought an Aldrieh proposition
but on this question has become suel
an ont and out insurgent that he does
not hesitate to meet the insurgents il
LaFollette's Office and appeal 70 then
for help Is to speak and probably vii