New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-10
trrom The Tribune Bureau. J

tFrom The Tribune Bureau.
DEMOCRATIC FINESSE.--Ths en"-
Bryan Democrats in the Senate are Serious
~ contemplating an effort to load the rec
iprocity bill with the Farmers Free L's'
bill. just passed by the House. The pur-
pose Of this movement would be, OF course
to defeat the reciprocity agreement. ana II
Is understood TO have the cordial support "
men like Bailey. simmons the two Loulsi-
ana Senator's and others who are at heart
bitterly opposed 10 reductions Of the tarin
especially reductions which they believe
may affect adversely the products or tne
south. OF course 1t is realized that this
could he done only by combination Win
certain OF the insurgents. but II Ia lopeh
that Senator La Toilette can be induced n
Join In this movement, that hope being
based on the willingness of tho Wisconsin
Senator 70 so 10 any length TO defeas any
policy which may be advocated by Presi-
dent Taft. This movement has made little
progress yet. and IT Is probable that the In
surgents will remain non-comnittal until
the return Of Senator Cummins. whom
many Of them regard as far wiser ad-
wiser than Senator La Toilette Those
Democrats who sincerely advocate re-
duction Of the tariff and those who are
genuinely in favor ~ the reciprocity agree
ment regard this proposition with disfavor'
hut IL is still too carly 70 determine how
far they can be persuaded TO go for mere
political purposes.
Ia TOILETTE AND HEARST.-Fol1u-
cal gossip In Washington is busy with the
of Robert NJ EOllettc and Will
lam Randolph Hearst. This grows out OF
the dinner given by Mr.. Hearst at his New
York house last Sunday, when the former
New York Representative entertained the
Wisconsin Senator. Senator Bourne the la
Toilette campaign manager; Senator Borsh,
a prominent insurcent: Senator Poindexter,
an extreme Pinchotite: Senator Newlands.
who left the Republican party only when
Nevada could not stomach free silver; ex-
Representative Bourke Cochran. whose po-
litical Affiliations are too unstable to permit
Of safe description: Representative Victor
Murdoch. an extreme nsurgent. and Sena-
tor O'Gorman. whose willingness to swallow
the scheme OF the Southern Democrats 10
deprive the federal government of all super
vision over the election Of members Of Con-
ereSs renders him also an uncertain guam
tity. This politlco-social gathering has sug-
gested the possibility OF La Toilette and
Hearst as a national ticket which may be
a factor in the forthcoming campaign, and
which, with the backing Of the Hearst
newspapers. Of which hear there is to be
= new one soon, might prove successful In
enlisting the support of that disconnected
element which constitutes the chief Glen
.ofa % 4. ba
with newspaper in San Francisco. Mr.
Hearst is understood TO he dickering for
the leading morning newspaper in Seattle,
chief city OF the state which ia responsible
for Senator Miles Poindexter, which may
account for that statesmans presence At
the Hearst dinner. The opinion is some
what freely expressed IN Washington that
It would be only by some such combination
as that suggested that either the Niscon-
sin statesman or the New York journalist
could ever secure even faint sniff Of the
Presidency. and as for the journalists &C
cepting second place-wel II is known 10
many that Senator la Toilette is subject
10 frequent and severe attacks of acute
Indigestion
TALKED LIKE a REGULAR.-There
was no little amusement In the Senate yes
tcrday when Senator Martin. as leader OF
the minority. arose IN his seat and inquired
what had become OF the reapportionment
bill passed by the House and referred 10
the Committee on Census. of which Senator
La Toilette is chairman. The Wisconsin
patriot arose and talked for several min
utes like regular. When there would he
a report on this bill Senator La Toilette
was not able to say He expected there
would be a meeting of the committee TO
consider this important measure. In fact.
he was quite sure there would. Just when
he was not able to say. OF course, such a
meeting would be held. all in due time and
the committee of which the Senator from
Wisconsin had the honor TO be chairman
would give 70 it that consideration
which so important measure deserved.
ThoUghtless fippant Senators who were
disposed to proceed by leaps and bounds
must remember the importance Of the
measure and tho dignity and propi1ety
which must he observed IN considering so
farreaching n bill. etc. etc. IL all sounded
so Ike the recently retired Senator from
Maine. Mr Hale, that few Senators could
repress a smile. All the peculiarities and
mannerisn1s Of him whom Senator Penrose
once aptly described as suggesting nothing
so much as patent medicine vender sell
ing his wares from the tail ~ his cart" had
disappeared with the comparatively near
approach Of rho national convention.
no ROCK EFfI,LFR FOUNDATION
That the incorporation Of the proposed
Rockefeller Foundation. with its 800 cro, cp
endowment. would prove 2. menace to the
nation is the purport Of an opinion which
the Attorney General has fled with the
President and II Is regarded as scarcely
probable. under these circumstances. that
the bill granting Incorporation Will be
passed BY Congress or approved by the
President If il should he passed. The Pres
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