The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-03-12
SENATOR BACON
MAY De LEADER
is SENIOR DEMOCRAT IN THE
SHAREHOLDERS. HOWEVER,
ARE AFTER THE PLACE.

Washington, March II. Who |
wants to be The democratic leader |
in the senate? 1t is a thankless job |
and one which yields no additional |
compensation, but it is safe to pre- |
dict that the man who gets it will !
get many kick and be roundiy |
"cussed' many times, for the major /
ity in the senate in the next session |
will tie divided into two rival camps. |
Senator Money, of Mississippi, was
the titular leader of the minority,
having been elevated to that posi-
Senator Culberson, of Texas, became
i'll and had to resign the position
Senator Money went out OF the sen
ate on March 4, and his place will
he taken by John Sharp Williams,
former democratic leader OF the
house. The democrats at their con
ference, to be held Immediately after
the re-assembling of TIE senate, will
elect a new leader. Senator Owen, of
Oklahoma, who is not in harmony
with Senator Bailey. of Texas, the
most potent individual force on TIE
democratic side, would take the
place, and so would Senator Shivley,
of Indiana, who is now vice chair
| man of the democratic caucus
Bacon "Looks Good"
Senator Bacon, OF Georgia. who is
the senior democrat in the senate, is
thought to be most likely to get the
place, but not Internationally He
was one of the eleven democrats who
signed the statement to induce Sen
ator Bailey to withdraw his resigna-
ton last Saturday, setting forth they
did not believe the initiative, refer
endum and recall to be democratic
doctrine. This has caused the demo
cratic progressives, the men who n Ill
with Senator Owen, to question The
ACCESSIBILITY of making him the lead
er. While they very likely will give
MIN the honor in the end, they will
/ insist that he shall not become a Bail
ey factionist in the strife between the
| rival factions.
/ Senator Bailey, as long as he re
1 mains in the senate, will Re tie di-
4 Viding point among the democrats.
! His faction will be in the minority.
and consequently, if Senator Bacon
| becomes the leader he will have to
| make terms with the Owen men The
| astute Oklahoma senator, who has
large ambitions. already has started
| out to corral as many OF the new
| democratic senators as POSSIBLE.
New Ones In Line.
He is credited with having cap.
tured for his faction, Senator Pomer-
ence, of Ohio; Senator Lea, of Ten
nessee: Senator MARITIME, OF New
Jersey, VITO is a radical: Senator
Kern, of Indiana, because of his warm
personal friendship for Mr.. Bryan,
and Senator Reed, of Missouri, for
the same reason. The controversy
between Bryan and Bailey is of long
standing. and both Kern and Reed
are great admirers of the Nebraskan.
Hitchcock, of Mel raska, is another
VINO is reckoned on by the Owen CO.
terie. No one knows where the new
senator from Montana, Henry L. Mey-
ers, will stand, and the vacancies in
New York and Colorado are yet to be
filled. 1t is thought Senator Johnson.
of Maine, who succeeds Senator Hale,
will steer a middle-uf-the-road course
at first, but there will be spirited
rivalry between the two factions to
take him into camp, as ne is rated
as a man of vast legal standing and
ability.