The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
C. 0. ?. BREACHES
H[ALING IN SENATE
Progressives and Regulars Show q
Disposition to Get
Together.
7. r. AND THIRD PARTY
PRACTICALLY IGNORED
Progressive Senators Dissatisfied
with Colonel's Evasion of
Tariff Issue.

The attitude Of the progressives in the
Senate toward Col Roosevelt and the
third party movement is the chief topic
OF political discussion in Washington at
this time. The developments in the tariff
legislative situation In the Senate has
demonstrated that Senator La Toilette
is again working In harmony with the
so-called insurgents" in the Senate
They. all voted with him in support Of
his bill revising the woolen schedule
Friday. and they are in daily conference
with him concerning the legislative pro-
gramme. Most of them are in sympathy
with his proclamation issued yesterday
counseling party regularity.
Senators Cummins. Borah. Kenyon,
Gronna. Works, Bourne. Poindexter. and
Crawford show a disposition to cooperate
once more with La Toilette. These men
an realize that Col. Roosevelt has moth
ing in common with them in the matter
of legislation to revise the tarin sched-
ules This is the one issue that stood
inD the way, for a long time. of the
progressive Senators when they were
considering the advisability Of lining up
behind the colonel before the Chicago
convention. His attitude toward tariH
revision has never been satisfactory 10
them His record in the White House
was ore of indifference TO tariff revision.
Whenever the subject was mentioned In
a way that bade fair to lead to results,
President Roosevelt has always winded
a horn calling his followers to some other
issue leading away from the tariff ques-
ton.
Tariff Attitude DispIenses.
There was a story floating around the
Senate to-day that some of the progress
sive Senators who sought to sound Col.
Nnr1 fr1cv
campaign were still further displeased to
find that he considers the tariff question
as not the leading issue, and is disposed
to put the trust question to the fore In
this attitude he will not command a large
following in the Senate, II was said. SEN
ator Dixon, manager for Col. Roosevelt.
has been made aware of the situation IN
the Senate. and the last time he was IN
Washington he showed some irritation
because of the attitude of his progressive
colleagues. Another symptom of the dis
position of the progressive Republicans to
hold aloof from the Roosevelt movement
is their apparent unwiIlingness to flock
to Oyster Bay for counsel and advice.
Some of them have peen invited. but
up to this time have declined to go.
Senator Clapp, alone. of all the progress
sives seems to be absolutely devoted to
Col Roosevelt and his political pro-
gramme. Senator Bourne publicly avows
his loyalty to Roosevelt, and declared
yesterday that he was willing to follow
Col. Roosevelt in third party move
ment, II necessary" But Senator Bourne
in his conferences with his colleagues has
expressed privately some dissatisfaction
with the course of the Roosevelt move
ment Senator Bristow is presumably
loyal to Roosevelt, but with a reserva-
ton. He has been in close conference
with Senator La Toilette in the last few
days.
Party Breaches Closing.
There has been a significant realign-
ment of political forces in the Senate
in the last few days The disposition of
the progressive Republican Senators TO
join the regular Republicans and vote
for the party programme for revising the
tariff has afforded satisfaction to the
regulars and progressives alike. The pro-
gressives, with few exceptions. supported
the Penrose wool bill, and Senator Cum
minis and Senator Bristow openly de-
Tended 1t on the floor of the Senate as
"a step in the right direction"
Yesterday, for the second time, the Re
publican party was found voting solidly
in favor of a bill revising the sugar
schedule, and one of the leading pre-
gressives, Senator Bristow, of Kansas.
spoke with an air of authority when he
informed his colleagues that he had in
formation that President Taft was ready
TO approve the bill that passed the Sem
8 te yesterday, by a solid Republican vote,
revising the sugar schedule. 1t was
regarded as a significant and gratifying
sign of political tendencies that such an
insurgent as Senator Bristow should
speak for the Taft administration in
matter of so much importance. Republi
can leaders believe that the situation
thus disclosed in Congress looks to a
Strengthening Of President Taft's chances
in the campaign and BODIES no good for
the Roosevelt third party movement