Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-01-30

nv" phase which he's come
o'er ,he matter presents itself I'm the
Republican threat that II their Demo.
cratic brethren do not yield and show
Willingness to confirm Mr. Taft's
appointments there VIII be Republic
an opposition OF Mr.. Wilson's an.
pointhents when the president.elect
."hes once. Now the Democrats will
nave control OF the senate after March
= Out by an exceedingly slender ma
yori'y margin. II may be that the
democrats VIII have majority OF
Two, Out II Is possible that a majority
OF one viii be all that they can mus
ter
In this case It readily can be seen
That unless after March all tho Nan,
ocrats are in attendance at the SEN
ATE executive sessions, the Republic.
ans by acting together can prevent
the confirmation OF any appointments
winch they choose The threat at
present extends only TO a determine.
uon TO refuse confirmation to those
appointments OF Mr. Wilson which are
intended to take the places of those
already made by Mr.. Taft. and which
inc Democrats are holding up.
BsttleshIps Fight Now On.
The yearly fight has been started in
congress on the proposition to au-
thorize the construction Of new bat
tleships Secretary OF the Navy Mey.
er has asked for three ships. but as
has been explained In previous dis
patches II IS probable that he asked
Tor three In order that he might be
sure TO get one or possibly two.
Some prominent Democratic mem
bers Of the house have started the
night against battleship construction
on the ground that the money which
thus Is used would be much better
spent for public buildings Last year
there was no public building measure
passed. and as every member OF con
gress is DESTROYS Of getting something
IN the shape OF a public building for
his district because OF the prestige
which such an accomplishment gives
him at home. it readily can be seen
how strong an appeal there is in the
plan for big public building appro-
priation
Can Wilson Control Senate?
When Woodrow Wilson first be
| came an announced candidate FOL
the nomination OF his party foi
the presidency the contest be
came. in racing parlance. Wilson
against the field" 1t might seem a.
iirst thought that this was not the
case because Champ Clark had more
votes among the delegates than Mr.
Wilson. but from the very beginning
OF the struggle there was a feeling
apparent in Democratic circles tina
before the contest ended in the con
yentton hall combination OF tn
field would be necessary to defea
Wilson
II is today everybody's secret, be
cause the whole matter has been lai'
bare in previous Washington dis
patches. that President-elect Wilson
is more concerned eF-the senate
! lTOUuDlt dAAlAuut AONa4A hAa lO''~'N
than he is over any other possible op
position either from a party or leg
alative source. The question there
fore which Mr. Wilson's stronges
Democratic supporters are trying L
answer is whether the Democratic
senators who were with the field,
and opposed TO Mr. Wilson's can
didacy because OF his supposed rad
zeal tendencies. will Join with the pre-
gressive Democrats to give his poll
cies the force and effect OF legisla
ton
Absolutely united Democratic sen
ate support will be needed II the In
coming president is to have thing
done as he wants them done. Their
are several Democratic senators VIII
were opposed to MIR Wilson as car
didate for the nomination who to-da
are making brave showing OF 10y
ATTY and the Wilson Democrats be
lieve that this loyalty will stand IN
test when support is asked for pol
cies which some of the conservauV
Democratic senators hllhel'" n"'
held as being entirely too radical I
become the law OF the land.
No Certainty Of United Support.
Senator Hoke Smith OF Georgia. wh
was supposed during the pre-convei
ton campaign to have Harmon leaf
ings is today doing his best TO mel
along n plan OF Democratic Organize
tion OF the senate which Will give MI
Wilson the support which VIII D
necessary II his legislation Is 10
sanctioned in the way that he want
II sanctioned There are otner SCI
! ators who prior to the Democra'i
convention were for Clark. or Onde
wood or Harmon. who today are sa!
inc that they will stand firmly In SUI
mort OF anything which MIR. Wllso
recommends If they believe that bac
NJ II is the will OF the party Ther
ore still other senators OF the col
sentative type who have made n
, promises of support concerning IN
roform OF the currency, downward r
vision OF the tariff or antitrust iegi
lation in the forms in which 1t Is D