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WHO WILL LEAD :?
Senatorial CauCuSeS Await.
ed With interest.
SOME NAMES MENTIONED
With the Passing of Aldrich 1t is
With the Passing Of Aldrich 1t is
Generally Believed One Man
Leadership is at an End in
the Senate.

washington, March 25.-Who will
succeed Senator Aldrich as the Re
publican leader of the senate, and who
will the Democrats put TO the front,
now that they have made such large
gains in the membership Of that body
that they are talking of controlling II
within the next two years?
These are questions frequently
frequently heard in Washington and
will be determined within the next
two weeks at caucuses to be held by
senators OF the two parties.
One Man Leadership at End.
1t is generally recognized that one
man leadership Is at an end among
the Republicans of the senate and that
a coterie OF senators will divide the
mantle so long and successfully worn
by Nelson w. Aldrich. The Democrats
of the senate do not like one man
leadership.
Although the regular and insurgent
Republicans have agreed TO act to-
gether in the organization OF the new
senate and share alike the response
blity OF naming the committees, there
Is little in common between the two
factions politically and II is generally
expected that their working arrange
ment will I've Of brief duration.
Dlsregardlng The senate vacancies
from New York. Iowa and Colorado,
where the legislatures are deadlock
ed. the Der Ocrats will outnumber the
regular Republicans in the next SEN
ate. with thirteen insurgent Republi-
cans exercising the balance OF power
on all questions of legislation. The
number OF Democratic senators Will
be forty. while the regular Republl-
cans will be able TO muster only a
total of thirty-siX votes. When the
three vacancies in the senate are filled
there will be forty-two Democrats and
fourteen insurgents in the senate.
Republican Leaders.
Deprived Of a majority OF the men,
bership OF the senate, the regular Re-
publlcans can accept nothing without
the support Of the insurgents. This
means the elimination OF one man
leadership. There will be leaders OF
the two wings OF the Republican party
IN the senate For the regulars Sena-
tor Murray Crane and Henry Cabot
Lodge, of Massachusetts. Elihu Root,
of New York Penrose. OF Pennsylya-
mia. the nqE chairman Of the finance
committee. and Sutherland. OF Utah.
will be the controlling voices. while
LaFollette. OF Wisconsin. Borah. Of
Idaho, and Cummins, Of Iowa, will take
the lead for the insurgents.
The caucus OF Republican senator's
will not be called 10 meet until after
April 4, VIXEN Tie question Of leader
ship will be reieo n IN the committee
on committees Ihas Is 10 be chosen.
The committee on committees will
practically reorganize the senate ma
chinery II Is admitted that the insur-
gents, WHO Lau ANO VI Ahtii uuihbtif
Borah and Dixon. on the old commit
tee. will receive representation.
Some Democratic Material.
The Democrats OF the senate expect
to have their caucus a day or two be-
fore congress convenes in extra ses-
sion. There are four Democrats promi-
nently spoken Of for leadership. They
are: Senator Bacon. OF Georgia, who
is the oldest Democrat in point OF ser
vice in the senate; Senator Shively,
of Indiana, the vice chairman OF eau
Gus: Senator Stone, OF Missouri, who
took the lead among senate Democrats
in the last days OF the recent session
in the fight against the tariff board
bill, and Senator John Sharp Williams,
Of Mississippi. who for several years
was the minority leader in the house.
The friends of Senator Bailey are
for Senator Bacon. but he has declared
that he isn't candidate for the honor.