The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-20
Three Hard Blows Are h. ficted Upon Republican, i.
 ism In One Day
SENATOR'S RESIGN ID
 GET OUT OF THE STORM
Retirement of AIdrich and Hale and Great Victory for Democrats at Rochester Are Signs of
 Party Disruption
BY wArTERsoN srEALEy


 Washington, April 19-(Special )-Three blows which have stretched the republican party prone came in rapid succession to- day and tonight. The announced retire. ments from the Senate of Nelson w. Al- drich of Rhode Island and Eugene Hale of Maine, and the victory in the Roches- ter. N. T.. district of Representative-elect Havens. The senators action sgnihed. according to the general understanding, that they and what they represent in leg islation are unhalowed relics, while MT. Havens 4000 majority as against 10000 re- publican majority in his district two years ago was taken as the portent of ths downfall of the party now in power.
 Though the announcements today from Mir Aldrich and MT. Hale put the demo- crats in the attitude of expecting the heavens to fall, the turnabout of the Rochester district settled their conviction that the republican power is to go by ths board this year and also in 1912.
 Bully good news" said Representative Champ Clark, the minority leader, when he heard from Rochester. Pressed for a statement he said that he was content
  nothing more that he could say
 Representative Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama, Mir Clarks first lieutenant, grouped all the days happenings in a democratic gamebsg of magnificent pro- portions.
 "rhe Aldrich-Payne tariff bill passed last summer" he said. ''has begun to show some of it's disastrous results. Can non has been shorn of a few of his limbs and with three men responsible for that tariff little is left.
 Cannon Is Topped off considerably; AL drich has said that he will retire from public life; Taft declared few days ago that one term was enough for him, thank you, and the result in Rochester shows that they are all getting out of the way just in time.
 "Hale's retirement Is but an incident in the general sweep toward democratic at- tainment."
 Representative Ollie M. James of Ken lucky was equally jubilant, and said that the fight of the people with their votes against the interests with their money and their paid legislators is almost over.
 This fall a democratic House will be, elected on the avenue toward nations emancipation said MT. James, and then the democrats will elect a President of the United States. This fall enough repub- lican senators will be retired to give the democrats a grip in that body and by 1912 we shall see a democratic Senate onca more ready to redeem the hopes of the people," kns
 From the breaking of the day to it's close 1t was a glorious one for democracy. During the night it had generally become known that Aldrch and Hale would greet each other in the cold, gray dawn. repudi- ated by their own republican states. Then while the rainy morning wore away the news came that the President was aghast at the threatened departure of his two slaves of support in the Senate.
 By late afternoon the returns from Rochester were coming in and at night fall the democrats knew that the signs of the times were continuing to read all one way-and that way their own.
 Hale Announces Retirement
 Augusta. Me, April 19.-The letter from Senator Eugene Hale to B. Boyd, chair man of the republican state committee, in which he declines to engage in con fiict for the senatorship. was received by Chairman Boyd tonight.
 In the letter Senator Hale did not re- fer to the condition of his health, but called attention to the fact that he had been given what no other man in Maine has received i've nominations for con- tinuous terms in the Senate. and it did not seem fitting for him ito make . personal contest for the succession"
 Senator Hale took occasion to predict that. should the democrats carry the next House of Representatives within 90 days after the opening of the next Congress. a free trade tariff bill will be sent to the Senate in which Maine'S principal industries and interests will be marked for slaughter
 The letter, dated Washington, April IS, follows:
 Hon. Byron Boyd Chairman Repuh-
 lican State Committee.
 My Dear Chsirman-Your notice that the state committee requests me to pre- side at the June convention has been received. and I fully appreciate the honor and the confidence which the re. quest implies But it Is not at all cer. tain that this session of Congress will end before July, and the refore the conn mittee should select some other presid- ing officer Besides this. it is not cer- tain that I will be in Maine at the time. and take this occasion to say, through you, that I decline to engage in a con fiict for the senatorship.
 Longer public service is not necessary to my peace of mind. arr: the prospect of retirement has little in it that is dis agreeable to me, The party has given me what no other man in Maine has ever receved--nve unanimous nomina- tions for five full continuous terms In the Senate, and it seems not fitting for me to make a personal contest for the succession
 The situation will not find me, how ever, either a grumbler or a malcontent. My desire Is to see Governor Fernald re- elected by good majority, with d res publican legislature at his back. 1t is furthermore important that Maine should send four republican representatives, to the next Congress to avoid what may be the critical trial day for all Maines in- dustries and her business prosperify Should the democrats carry the next House of Representatives within 90 days after the opening of the next Congress. a free tariff bill will be sent to the Senate, in which Maine's principal in-