The Washington times., 1912-11-13
GORE, IS PICKED
TOHEAD SENATE
Okahomas Legislator Expected to Assume Role Former
ly Held by Senator Adrch of Rhode lsland-Fight for
Control of Committees Is Now Under Way
BY JUDsoN c. wELLIvER.

a manicured privet hedge In, a country
life magazine compares with the un-
studied negligence OF a flatcar load OF
Christmas trees hurrying to market In
order to beat out an innibitory ukase
Of the coddling- moth specialists at the
Department OF Agriculture.
Question of Control.
Whiskers. however. are not the main
issue In the present Senatorial situa-
ton. The question is whether the con-
servative seniors or the radical juniors
are going to run the committees. The
Democrats seem certain OF sufficient
strength TO organize the Senate; II
they allow seniority to rule. the chair
manshlps will mainly 20 to men who
In the olden days were regarded as
under-the-rose allies OF Aldrich. VIII
son. Gore, O'Gorman. Newlands, Lea,
owen ana the rest Of the radical Dem
ocrats will never consent to this. VIII
liam Jennings Bryan. who most oppor.
tunely has been in town recently: and
concerning whose presence in Baltimore
during an interesting juncture last SUM
mer there have been interesting re-
ports, Is reputed to be deeply con-
cerned in behalf OF the radical pro-
gram. Two years ago. when the senate
committees were reorSanlzs' Nj
Bryan came to Washington and stirred
up redhot. fight in the PemSGra'ic IaS i,
a specially OF Mr. Bryan: and later he
got the vindicatiop OF having the radl-
Gals turn up in a comfortable mapority
vindications also being considerably IN
Mr.. Bryan's line. Now he is concern
ing himself to make sure that the de-
feat of two years ago snail ne thor-
| oughly retrieved this time.
What is a reactionary, under the new
deispensation? That's one .m'hs >vom ,ne
the best definition thuG far obtainabi'
| from the progressive Democrats Is
something like this:
| A reactionary Democrat is a Demo
crat who hasn't been Tor Bryan III ,n'
| nation at and before Baltimore. OF
who has a. record of being undufJ
| amenabIe to the Establishments OF Aid
rich during legislative crises or th'
Aldrich epoch.
Friend of Bryan.
| Note the applications of that deftni
| ton. Senator Stone OF Missouri ha'
been n good Bryanite. and he didn
deal with Aldrich. But-big but, too
he was one OF the managers of tn
| Clark fight at Baltipore. VIII he do
II seems to lie in doubt as yet wheth%
he shall be listed as a progressive or
reactionary. There are several othe
| Senators whose classification must b
| regarded as tentative, by reason o
similar conflicts of testimony, until III
innate authority shall formulate itsei
| out Of the Ttescnt uncertainty. ana IL
sue It's certificates.
| II the rule OF seniority IN S"nat
chairmanships shall obtain. lot o
the chairmen would be little more pro
| gressive than they were when AldricI
named them from the Republican side
For instance. here are the present He
publican chairmen and the Democrat
heirs-apparent. under the seniorit
| rule on the Democratic side:
observation-disclosures Of New Hamp
shire, Republican. chairman: Democrat
in line, Bankhead OF Alabama. witt
Gore OF Oklahoma second In line.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF wyoming
Republican. chairman; Democrats |,
line, Tillman OF South Carolina, VIII
Culberson Of Texas second.
Commerce-Nelson OF Minnesota. Re
publican, chairman: Democrats In line
Marion OF Virginia. with Simmons o
North Carolina second.
Republican. chairman: Democrats II
line. simmons OF North Carolina an
Stone OF Missouri.
Foreign Affairs-Collum OF Illinois
Republican. chairman: Democrats Il
line. Bacon OF Georgia and stone
tion-Lodge of Massa chusetts
Republican. chairman; Democrats 4
line, Davis OF Arkansas and Gore q
Indian Affairs-Gamble OF South Da
kota. Republican. chairman: Democrat
in line, Stone OF Missouri and Davis O
Arkansas.
Interstate Commerce-Clapp of Mime
sofa, Republican, chairman: Democrat
In line, Tillman Of South Carolina an
, Newlands OF Nevada.
l Judiciary-Clark OF Wyoming. Reput