The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-08-19
CHANDLER SEES
SENATE CHANGES
Former Member Looks Over
Body From the Gallery.
SAYS LEADERS ARE GONE.

Senator Bourne Of Oregon Is Confident
That La Toilette Will Be Nominated
by the Republicans Next Year-He.
Says Great Reforms Can Thrive Only
by Enoounterins Resistance.
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Washington. Aug. 1a.-lSpecial.1-
"Ten Years After" might be the title
of little sketch by william q. Chan
dler of New Hampshire. The ex-sen-
ator was sitting in the gallery recently,
although he has the right to 60 upon
the floor and make himself very much
at home.
II cannot tell who all those men are
down there" he said. There have
been many changes since was a
senator. The senate is much differ
ent: the questions discussed are differ
ent. The leaders have changed. In
fact, we have no leaders on our side"
1--WE" and "our side" meant the Re-
publicans. for Chandler was ever all
intense Republican. He does not agree
that the senate has deteriorated; he Is
not the kind of man to say there
has been a falling of because he is
no longer in the senate. And yet he
does mourn the loss of many men that
were prominent in his day.
Chandler and Wolcott Of Colorado
went together. LET u.s." said Wolcott
in the last executive session they at
tended, ."tell them what loss the
senate Is sustaining" And that is
what they did. While they were jok-
ing, there are many who thought that
i'm the brilliant and oratorical Wolcett
and In the sarcastic and epigrammatic
Chandler the senate lost much.
Needs Opposition.
II Senator Bourne Of Oregon was to
be given middle name it would be
"Optimistic." Never was a man so
sanguine of success in everything he
undertakes. He was confident that
Roosevelt would be nominated for a
second elective term" He is just as
sure that La Toilette will be nominat-
ed by the Republicans next year.
"This opposition to the progressive
policies" remarked Bourne when they
were fighting the Arizona recall, "is
just what we want. No great move
ment can succeed without strong oppo-
sition. Every great reform goes for
ward the more it is resisted, We could
not ask for anything better than the
fight that has been made against pop
ular government during the session"
House Pedestrians.
Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are
marching" That might have been the
lay Of a large portion of the house
membership during the past two
weeks. There was nothing to hold the
members in the house, and they would
remain in their Offices until the bells
jfngled call for quorum. Then
they would tramp over and answer to
their names and tramp back to their
Offices. There would be other roll calls
during each day, and those who want
ed the record to show that they were
attending to the congressional business
marched back and forth. many times a
day.
His Late Reward.
Larz Anderson, who was recently
appointed minister to Belgium, waited
long for his reward. Anderson was
one Of the men who made substantial
contributions to the Republican ex-
cheQuer in the last campaign. After
ward in talking with a friend he said
that there ought to be something be-
sides Offices with which to reward
men who had done much for success
full candidate, because 1T was embar-
RAISING to the man elected Ito find
places for everybody. He suggested
titles of nobility. but It is too much Of
a task to change the constitution so
as to allow that system to prevail, and
one can imagine just what the people
would do to a senator or representative
who would try to get such an amend
ment through congress. Mr.. Anderson
owns one Of the largest and finest
mansions in Washington.
Looking After His Bill.
The house was passing bridge bills.
and one was reached for bridge
across the Palmers river. in Rhode
Island. ~ do not see the author Of
this bill in the hall at this moment"
said Chairman Adamson, who had
charge Of the bills.
II beg the gentleman's pardon" and
up rose Congressman O'Shaunessy Of
Rhode Island. II am here looking
after my bill and have been here all
the morning"
He Is a new member, but he wasn't
caught mapping when one of his bills
was coming up.