New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-21
New President Bound to Str
Resentment No Matter How
He May Treat Nebraskan.
CABINET PROBLEM VExES.
One Faction Must Be Sighted
ind Both Are Keeping a Close
Watch - Sutherland May
Preside at Archbold Trial,
rFrom The Tribune Bureau.l


Washington, Nov. 2.-Signs that
President-elect Wilson will be confront
ed by a situation which will require
ahe utmost tact If he is TO avoid arous-
ing hostilties in his own party &C
cumulate with the return Of Demo-
cratic legislators. There is a storm in
. Congress ahead for him, it is predicted
if he makes the wrong move in the Sc
lection Of his Cabinet. Democratic
Senators and Representatives Will
watch closely to see from which lac
ton he chooses his legislative lieuten-
ants.
At the outset Of his administration
the new President will face a difficult
situation. Both in the House and IN
the Senate there are many Democrats
hostile to Bryan. II the Nebraskan
should be chosen a member OF the
Cabinet President Wilson would hnd
hirnRelf. with reoalcitraTitS. on his hands.
I ~ Sufficient Difference is not paid TO
Bryan or to the Bryan followers in the
two Houses he also will stir enmity.
Several Democrats in the Senate are
uncompromisingly opposed to Bryan
and his appointment to asCabinet posi-
ton or to a nominal position in the
party council will provoke trouble for
the administration. But the perpleXl-
ties of the situation go even further.
II Wilson should select as his advisers
Congress leaders arrayed with either
faction it will arouse the resentment OF
the other.
Republicans Looking On.
This question as topic for. discus
sion quite opershadowed all others at
the capital to-day even the Republi-
cans speeulating upon. the situation in
the coming Congress as 1T will affect
the Democrats rather than upon their
own plan of action.
Senators who have returned to the,
capital expect that little will be done
during the last session of the expiring
Congress beyond the consideration Of
appropriation bills. To dispose Of the
eArchbold impeachment case, promptly
a plan is being discussed to designate
a Senator who is a lawyer by profess
sion. to.preside during the trial.
Neither Senator Gallinger nor Sena-
tor Bacop, who have. presided as Pres
idents pro stempore of the Senate, Is
a lawyer, Although they will continue
TO preside during legislative sessions,
dividing the time between them, it is
probable that Senator Sutherland will
take the chair during the Archbold
hearing. which viii begin when Con-
gress .eonEenes.. Senators Root and
Brandegee also have been mentioned in
this connection, but most of the Sena-
tors seem TO favor Senator Sutherland.
Senate May Break Deadlock. -.
II is possible that a way will be found
TO break the deadlock over the position
Of president pro tempore. Some of the
Progressives have suggested that if
Senator Gallinger, who is the senior
Republican, withdraw, they win sup
port any other Republican for the Of
flee. The Republicans, believing that
Senator 'Gailtnger is entitled to the
honor, will not withhold their support
from him, but he himself may take the
initiative. Interest is added to the fight
by the fact that the president pro tenn
p9re, win draw the salary of the Vice
/, President, SO, 500, the salary Of a Sen
atqF being only $500; .'~.
II Dis expected that the Senators
+ who have allied themselves with the
tldrdEparty will attempt TO take an in
dependent stand during the coming
session. SO far. only Senators Dixon
and Poindexter have declared them
selves 1t is expected that Senators
Bristow and Clapp will follow their ex-
ample. Senators La Toilette, Cummins,
Kenyon and Gronna probably will re-
main in the Republican fold.
Representative Henry, Of Texas,
chairman Of the Rules Committee Of
the, House, announced. to-day that he
INTENDED to push during the short ses-
sion the proposition for changing the
Presidential Inauguration date from
! March 4 TO the last Thursday in April.
Mr.. Henry said he would reintroduce
The bill defeated in the last session. He
seemed to be confident of it's passage.