El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-05

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w Democratic members Of the
house and senate and Demo
cratic office seekers are not a little
worried over the question of what is
going TO be that attitude Of the Re
publlcan senators with respect to the
confirmation Of appointments.
The question not yet definitely
answered is how far the Republicans
IN the senate are going in their eff
forts to block the confirmation Ct
appointments made by president Viii
son
In the extra session Of the senate
the Republican senators showed lit
tie disposition 10 block the cOnfirma-
tlOn Of appointments. Republican
leaders would not listen to suggestions
that the cabinet appointments be held
uD- And they did not seek to block
other appointments made by the pres
ident. with a few exceptions. In fact,
the only important appointment made
by the president which was blocked
was that of Dr. Charles p Neill as
commissioner of labor, and this was
blocked by Democrats, not Republi-
cans.
But when the extra session opens
there viii be q deluge of appoint
ments. In this Oeluge viii be pOstOf-
flee appointments by the hundred So
far as the Democratic congressmen
are concerned, the misunderstanding arc
the backbone OF the patronage they
have to dispense They are anxious
to have nominations for thesei places
go through without trouble
Democrats Set Precedent.
Realizing that the tactics Of the
Democratic senators last session in
blocking the Taft appointments opened
the path to reprisals and that these
tactics have stirred up much criticism
as being a sort Of peanut politics.
Their is much inquiry among Democrat
iC members Of the house concerning
the course the Republican senators
are going to take
Announcement Of a concerted pol
civ to block confirms Ion on the part
Of Republican senators would give a
large share OF the Democratic side OF
the house heart failure.
Indications are the Republican SEN
ators viii find ways to hold back con-
firmations Of a large number OF ap-
pOintments- Some of the more fiery
members Of the Republican side wanted
to do il in the recent extra ses-
sion of the senate. The class OF
appOintees for which the Republican
senators are likely to make trouble
are those selected for offices which in
the regular course Of eXpirauons
president Taft sought to fill The on
" reason the Democratic senators had
for preventing nominations In such
cases was that they wanted the jobs.
When it comes to filling these places
with Democrats. a lot Of the RepuD-
1ican senators feel they ought to baIk
and balk hard
Currency Legislation.
If President Wilson succeeds in his
plan of working out an agreement pc
tween the two houses and the admin
instration on tariff and thus gets tar
if legislation out OF the way quickly
there is little question that currency
legislation will be enacted He would
like to see currency legislation dis
posed Of If this can be done
The president has told callers thai
he will not insist on currency legls-
latiOn this sumner for the reason mar
the first thing TO be done IS TO as
nose of the tariff revision problem
and, along with that, Of the income
tax Until it is known Just what sue
cess will be met in dealing vain the
tariff promptly. the currency Dues
tion viii be held in the background
Many OF the Democratic leaders are
trying TO prevent currency leglslatlon
at this session, but the president IS
inclined in the other direcuon-
PrOgressives Much Alive
Having been fired by wireless by
president Taft some six months ago,
sloane Simpson, former postmaster OF
Dallas. Tex, went TO EUROPE euu
Yesterday was in Washington, after
a vacation covering five months,
He called upon postmaster genera
BurIeson to pay his respects ana
visited other friends. The former rough
rider spent a day with Col Roosevelt
on his return from Europe. and declares
that while the colonel may not pc a
candidate for the presidency IN 1S19'
he viii have hand in naming can
ssCoI. Roosevelt will not consent 90
any compromise" said Mr. simpson.
He does not want any amalgamatlon
with the Republican party, DuI VII
insist that the Progressive party paooIe
its own canoe in the campaign Two
years hence. and that Of 1916. nave
no doubt about the permanence OF the
Progressive organization
It is beginning 10 dawn on lot OF
IN
that the Progressive party IS Ilkely 70
be powedful factor in the next con-
gressiona1 campaign.
Helping the Progressive
A phase Of political conditions which
IS helping the Progressive party
element is the indispOsitiOn OF the Re
publican national committee to take
any steps looking to Republican re
organization. Senator Cummins mas
obtained the support Of numDer OF
Republican leaders to his plan Tor
calling a national convention Tor the
purpose Of taking steps to put the
party on q basis from which reorganl-
ZatiOn can be carried on Senators
Root, Bora,h and others Of prominence.
both Progressive and Old Guard, nave
sanctioned the plan However, national ]
chairman Hilles has issued no call Tor
a convention, and it looks as If the
Republican national committee Intend
ed TO hold off indefinitely.
All the while the Republican ma
Bull Moose forces are organizing and
doing their utmost to get Progressive
Republicans to cross the rubicOn and
break from the Republican party com
pletely That they are meeting with /
some success is shown by the fact
that several men in the house elected Z
as Republicans have gone over to the !
Progressive party and NUMBER OF :
others are WaVering.
Progressive Republican leaders like /
senator CUmmins, believe the Repuh- I
lican party can be saved if II VIII I
ia Ike steps to get on a new basis and (.
take them quickly He is cOunseling F.
no delay. Tt is beginning to look as l
II the controlling Old Guard element in !
the Republican national committee /
would stand Pat so long that a whole /
sale exodus Of Progressive Republicans I
into the Bull Moose camp would be set (
in motion
DEATH BY POISON An ACCIDENT
SAYS ST. LOUIS CORONER !