The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-25
SEN. PENR0sE OR
|GALLIhGER T0LEA0
Aldrich's Mantle VIII Fall on One OF
Them-Progressives To Demand
Prominent Places.
BY OLSON GARDNER.

BY OLSON GARDNER.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March "a
The progressive Republicans In the
senate have determined TO stand as
INIT In a demand for membership on
the ave great committees which con-
troll legislation In the upper branch
or congress. These are the commit
tees on finance, interstate commerce
postofnces. judiciary and foreign reia'
tions.
The chairman OF the finance COM
mittee has In the past carried with
II the leadership OF the regular ne
Dublican majority. With the exit or
Nelson w. Aldrich. and the operation
Of the seniority rule governing COM
mittee chairmanships, the majority
Membership falls to the Hon. Bots Pen
rose, Of Pennsylvania.
Aldrich was good man for this
position. He was always leVei-head-
3 ed. industrious. More than this,
he was tactful and shrewd. On the
other hand. Penrose Is a product OF
one OF the worst political organiza'
lions I'm the country-the kind OF POI
4 litical organizations produced In such
cities as Philadelphia and chicago,
and which have been made known 10
the world by their "Hinky Drinks and
rBathhouse Johns"
The old guard has even discussed
setting aside the rule of seniority pro
motion and leaving Penrose as chair
q man of the postofice committee, ana
selecting arbitrarily Jacob Gallinger
y OF New Hampshire as leader OF the
majority. Any talk about Cullom ior
this place, is preposterous. The ola
gentleman is far from strong, ana
never showed the qualities OF leader
ship. II will be either Penrose or
CaIlinger. Gallinger would be more
4 eficient. but both belong TO the same
school
Two positions will be demanded by
the progressives on the finance COM
mittee. Hitherto they have had no
membership on this important com
mfttee. Probably LaFollette and brls-
tow win be selected for this work.
On the interstate commerce com
mittee Senator Clapp Is already rank
ing member, and there Is no reason
why he should not succeed TO the
chairmanship of that committee.
Is expected to add to this committee
Norris Brown and Boar OF Idaho. Inc
principal business before the inter
state commerce committee since the
passage of the last railroad reguiatlve
act il physical valuation OF railroads
and Senator LaFollette would natur-
y ally have a position on the commit
tee. but he thinks that he Will fore
20 this appointment In favor OF tne
committee on foreign relations.
The dollar diplomacy OF the al
ministration makes it desirable that
y the people should have a lookin on
some of the queer doings OF the state
department. AT the present time the
foreign relations committee Is a haro-
and-fast, tied-up combination OF the
= special privilege members, and things
like the Japanese treaty--w1]ch. re-
pealed the clause for the exclusion
OF Asiatics, go through with the APP
prevail of this committee without
knowledge of their provisions ever
reaching the outside world.
Senator Bourne Is already q mem
Der OF the committee on postomces
and postroads. This fact became OF
immense value to the country during
the closing days of the recent session.
when his membership on this commit
tee enabled Senator Bourne to dis
cover and foil the plot OF the admin
istration to throw a gam into the pop
ular magazines. IL Is planned tnas
senator Bristow shall be added to this
committee. Senator Bristow 10 the
man who took up the postofiice frauds
some years ago and sent Machen anu
his pals TO the penitentiary. lie was
then third assistant postmaster-sen-
eral, and he knows something about
postofice Affairs.
Senator Cummins will no doubt DC
added to the judiciary committee. Inc
Iowa senator ID an excellent lawyer,
and II IL desired to have couple OF
progressives on this committee VINO
will not only know the law In cases
like the Bailey resignation with
string to 1t. but who VIII have the
nerve to examine the qualifications Oh
President Taft's candidates Tor the
feleral judiciary. II has been observed
OF late that the federal nominations
show a strong disposition toward
packing the\ courts In the interests
OF special privilege. 1t Is felt, there
fore, that the progressives ought 10
have couple Of good men on this
committee. Senator Borah is already
member.
A good insurgent who has not re-
y CelFe0 TecOBnltlOH Win any impois
ant committee assignments under the
old regime Is Norris Brown. IL Is pro-
posed to give Brown any two good
committees which he may select, prob
ably interstate commerce and the
postoffce committee. Other progress
sfves who will be taken care OF to
their own satisfaction with good com.
mittee appointments are Dixon, Gron.
ma and Crawford. The latter has been
near-progressive, but he has cast
his lot with the progressives for the
next term.
Good committee assignments will
be made up on the progressive slate
for the new Republican senators,
townsend, Works and Poindexter.
oyertures were made by leaders OF
the Democratic minority, looking 10
ioining the forces Of the Democrats
and the progressiyes and taking over
bv force the organization OF the sen
afe These overtures were met In 9
friendly spirit. but were not accepted
The progressives have decided to act
a. an Independent organization. swing
inx 4 balance OF power between the
rescfionary Republicans and the Dem
ocrnts.
veoomen Escape With $4,000.