The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-20
NEW ALIGNMENT IN SENATE
VEST EXPECTED soon TO FIR
NISH THE LEADERS,.
Departure ~ AIssrSrh and Hate HFeaks
New EnGsaad's lnaueaee No Mere
0Re aaR I.sadrrshIp NUrkraker
Wake service In & om9reaa Undesirable

4 view tA@saoos tnnueare No M~ge
0ae NAN Issadrrshlp NHrkrakers
Nake serNsee IN a. engreas Undesirable
wAsHIS' res April 10 -Thers was all
sort" at speculation to-day among Re-
publican Senators a. To- the effect Of the
retirement % senators ildrich - Rhode
ISlend and Hale ~ Maine frnm public
NJ" an March neNt
Bait the general impression among
bOtn regulars and InsuT gents sssmsd ~
~ that the withdrawal az the-" TIVE
leaders will mean the end ~ me man
leadership in that L'.ly and the passing
81 that p.'~er 40 R"oi sized group ~
men.
Under the chGngea conditions leader
sh,D IA the Senate. il - believed. Nill
rr-emble that exercised in tho days Lsfor"
Senator Ahirich sriEed the ascendanry
the DAYS when responsibility and hOnora
were shared about ean0lly nv senator
, Plat; - Connecticut. Senator Ianna "f
! Alirch
| IL. Insurgents IN The senate pretty
generally declined 60 discuss the retire
ment som" 81 them were inclined 'o
look Tor Joker in senator Aldrichs an
nO'Incem-n' and aid they would prefer
TO se- senator Nldrichs name really On
J the senate roster before they wo'Ild com
. men, On his retirement.
o. Thea. iuanrwa1ea anna rmnelv inf..nsl@rl
. to convey the impression that senator
; Aldrich'- announcement might he for
. Is,litI,al effect and that he might find il
convenient later to yield 20 pressure in
( HE own state to reconsider his decision
Persons who have talked with senator
! AIdrich know. however. that he " sincere
! in his announcement and that there 10
no chance Of his rec.eling from the posi-
ITO. he has taken
/ The withdrawal ~ both senator Aldrich
and senator IA " 10 regarded here a. the
result. chiefly Of the muckra king cam
paign that has been carried on against she
senate leaders Il IL known that in Sen
Ator Hale's caas this cause operated a.
strongly a. any other senator Flint Of
| California 10 another influential Republ-
can who some time ago declined TO enter
| campaign Of misrepresentation and mud
| throwing 60 be returned TO tho Senate.
Other Republican regulars also are bs-
ginning go chafe under the storm Of crit
cism 20 which they have bse1 subjected
| and more than ono Of them aaid to-day
I that they were inclined 20 do the same
! thing that Senators Hale and Aldrich have
dons.
senator Dolhver Of Iowa was the only
insureent Who commented to-day upon
the retirement Of Aldrich and Hale He
/ declared tina, with the retirement % Mr.
Aldrich one man power IN the senate
world have departed forever
! When asked upon whose shoulders he
thought the mantle Of leadership would
/ fail the Senator from lows replied That
/ old garment should he taken up tenderly
/ and purn wav IN mothball- IN the National
Museum 10 be preserved az one Of the
historic relics Of the republic
! senator Dolivsr was 81 the opinion
that the departure % Aldrich and Hale
} would result in the senate leadeFShip
being distributed among a numl'er Of
men.
/ Another effect of the retirement Of
! AIdTlCb and Hale. many members Of the
senate view the situation. will be the
! pnasing of the unusually strong influence.
exertsd by New England in the senate
! and the relative increase % the influence
Of Western States. such men a. Warren
OF Wyosning. Carter OF Montana and
SsnOOt and Sutherland u Utah have been
strong fOrces behind the Aldrich leader
ship and their influence undoubtedly
will be- increased bv his retirement.
The fall elections will. however have a
decided influence IN future control in the
senate. Fcr ins'"nce. senator Hurr ~
1T Michigan stands nsN' Go SENATOR Ali
nct. IN the Finance CommIttee and in
the ordinary course Of events would SIC
coed To the chairu'aaahiD under the rulS
! ~ seniority But Senator Burrows il n
he midst % a hard fight for I~eIecti"n
being opposed by Representative Charles
T. Townsend.
n S~n.tor Burrows should 10 defeated
the chairmanshi. ~ the Finance Com
m. ttee might fall to any one OF . number
OF prominent Republicans Senators
Penroos. Lodge Smoot OF McCunber.
With the retirement Of senator Hale
the chairmsnship Of the powerful APP
propriatious COMMITTEES would naturally
70 to senator Perkins Of California
who 10 at the head OF the Committee on
Naval Affairs Senator Perkins. how
ever has besl IN very poor health and the
work NJ the Appropriations Committee
/ 10 exacting
Next IN line for this important pos'
will he Senator Warren Of Wyoming
The r~tiFsment OF AIdrich and Hale
will lsAve vacant the first two places on
| the Sts~rinG COMMITTEES. which prac-
tically determines the programme Of
legislation in the Senate and brings Sena-
tor Cullom to the head Of the list with
Senator Lodge following.
! IL II generally admitted that the lnsur-
: gents and near insurgents Of the Senate
will play q more important part IN the
/ Senate committees IN the future
Among the near insurgents who have
/ taken high rank and who are respected
: for their ability by the present leaders
are BOTah. Brown. Olson. Curtis. Craw-
ford and Jones. while Senators Cummins.
B B-veridge and DoIliver among the IN
snrgsnta appear TO stand a better show
I for recognition in the Senate OrGaniza-
tion than some Of the more aggressive