The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-24
WHO WILL CONTROL
 THE NEXT SENATE? Radical Change in Leadership
 Is Certain c. o. P. IS LOSING OUT Death of Senator EIkins Was Serious Loss to fhe Party in Senate.
 Clarke's Presidential
c. o. P. IS LOSING OUT
By RALPH NJ. wHITEsIDE

By RALPH II. WHITESIDE
 Washington, January 2S.-(special)- Who will control the next United States Senate? That there will be a radical change in the leadership there Is no doubt. In the death of Senator Ell<ins the regular republicans not only lost the most able leader they had left but the meager republican majority in the Senate was further reduced. If Lodge should be defeated in Massachusetts it Is hard to see where the stand patters are to look for their leadership against such fighters as Cummins, LaFSllette, Clapp and their dozen or more followers The republican majority in the Senate in the Sixty-second Congress will be only 2. Senators Brown of Nebraska, Frye of Maine Root of New York, Briggs of New Jersey, Purton of Ohio. Nixon of Nevada. Bradley of Kentucky and Dixon of Montana, will represent states in that Congress which have elected demo- cratic legislatures and if death should invade the list mentioned a democratic successor would be chosen. Two, possibly three senators in the list are known to be
 
 of a deadlock in the legislatures of Mas 'sachusetts. Delaware and Rhode Island. Taking into consideration all the ele- ments of doubt the situation presents, republicans realize their hold upon the control of the Senate depends largely upon continued good health of senators and prompt action by the legislatures in several states. The possibilities that suggest loss of power are disconcerting to many republicans.
 The out-and-out insurgents are Bristow H.roNn, Clapp Cummins, Dixon, La Toilette, Poindexter and Gronna. The successor to Senator Young of Iowa, probably also will be Cummins adher- ent. The senators in the next Congress who will have progressive tendencies are Borah, Townsend, Crawford, Gamble Bourne and Nelson.
 Of the "old guard" "--men who dominate the affairs of the Senate-Aldrlch. Bur rows, Depew, Hale, Kean and Scott will retire March 1, and Senator Elkins is dead The remnant remaining of the ''or ganizaton'' consists only of Cullom, Frye. Gallinger, Lodge, Perkins Shoot and Warren.
 The situation is interesting and the outlook for stopping legislature along progressive lines, so far as the Senate is concerned. does not look particularly rosy.
 One important change brought about by the death of Senator Elllins and which Illustrates the possibilities of the situation Is the fact that Senator Clapp. insurgent, will probably succeed to the important interstate commerce chairmanship which would send him to all railroad legislation. The ranking member of the committee now is Senator Culom. He was chair man at the time the act creating the interstate commerce commission was passed and later was promoted to the chairmanship of the committee on for eign relations. Senators Aldrch and Kean, neither of whom will be members of the next Congress. are the third and fourth members of the committee and Senator Clapp comes next.
 The only way in which 1t would bl possible to prevent the advancement of Senator Clapp to the chairmanship would be for Senator Cullom to express pre- ference for the chairmanship of this com mittce instead of the higher committee or foreign relations. The reasons for sucf a move would be so obvious, it is said that it will probably be defeated if at tempted
 Senator has been an insurgent on rail road rate legislation in that he has ia vored many suggestions for the regulation
  mttee regarded as ultra-radical Tht railroads themselves are certain to pre- fer some other man, but whether the, will make any effort to defeat his almos certain promotion is doubtful.
 "Breleson, are you going to succeed Tawney as chairman of the House com mittee on appropriations"
 This is the question the Texan is asked . dozen times a day, and in response h. tells a story.
 1.-TWO sporting men in Spain" sait Burleson, were discussing the relativ, fighting qualities of a bull and Benga tiger. One of the sports maintained tha the tiger was the iercest animal in th world, and would put the bull to deatl before the animal had an opportunit. to find his bearings. The other sport mad q similar claim for the bull. A wage was made and the finest Bengal tige to be obtained was turned loose in on of the Spanish bull rings. From tn herd of bulls the finest specimen wa selected, and as he was turned into tn ring to meet the tiger half dozen barb were stuck into his sides.
 My gracious, you should have see that fight. That Bengal tiger came rusi, ing at his antagonist as though he mean knew the game and in no time he ha the tiger beaten to frazzle, as famou statesman would say.
 '.Now, strange as it may seem, tha story has an application to this figh for the chairmanship of the House con mittee on appropriations. Fitzgerald a candidate and so am l. All 1 hay got 10 say is that when the boys tur loose their Texas steer against that Tan many tiger Charles Murphy better pr, rare message of sympathy"
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 A picturesque character about the cap tol these days is Col. Henry Hegwer Denver, Col. national commander of ti National Indian war veterans. This o gsnization is composed of the soldier who served on the frontier fighting II dians from 1865 to 1ss3 Many of thes men before serving on the frontier Ina fought through the civil war. Now the are asking for a pension to help get tl bill they want passed
 Colonel Hegwer is crippled from the sei vice. but is hale and vigorous. He serve