The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-29
Chance of Split Seems to he
Extremely Remote,
Leaders Say
METHOD
TO BE FOLLOWED
Democratic Dream of Winning Over
One OF Two Senators Seems Destined
to Be Shattered-Penrose Hopes to
Head Finance Committee.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The senate
of the United States when it comes to or
ganize will find all the Republicans stand
ing solidly together. The Democratic
dream of winning over one or two Repub-
leans is destined to be shattered. What
over fighting is done among the Republic
cans will be done in the Republican eau,
Gus. This can be stated with certainty
now on excellent authority.
With the balance Of power in the hands
of two oS three senators and the fight on
against the continuance of the seniority
rule there has been until now the spectre
in the background of the Republicans
through a party split losing some of the
fruits of last Novembers victory at the
polls and allowing the Democrats, at
though actually in the majority, to or
game the next senate.
This is how the senate Republicans plan
to proceed: A caucus will be called some
days in advance of the converting of con
gress. a leader will be selected, in all
probability Henry Cabot Lodge Mass J.
He will name a committee on committees
or the caucus win choose one and day
viii be set for this committee to report
to the caucus the results of their selec.
tons
When these selections are reported to
the caucus the fight against the selection
of Senator Penrose CPa) as chairman
of the finance committee viii be fought
The bitterest opponents of Senator Pen
rose for this position are convinced that
a solid front and an undivided party is
.. "a. y
thin majority in the senate, and the fight
entailing the chance of losing Repub
| lcan organization OF the senate will not
be carried outside the caucus, it was as
serted emphatically today The caucus
also will name the elective officers of the
senate.
When congress convenes Senator Lodge
will present in one document the resol,,.
| ton of the Republican caucus naming
him as a leader, appointing the clerk,
| the sergeant-at-arms, the postmaster oil
the senate and such officials and also the
committee selections.
| Ii there is any senblance OF fight in
the open senate among the Republicans
| II will crop up at this point, it was said
! \ motion may be made TO separate the
/ committee designations from the other
] portion of the resolution for voting pur
noses. This, it is entirely possible, ma,
be carried. However, the Democrats vii
have nominated Senator Simmons (N. c.
as chairman of the finance committee
The Republican opponents of Senator
| Penrose viii be forced to select some 9th
| er Republican member of the finance com
mittee as their choice for the chairman
ship and not one of them will accept it
it was emphatically stated today. TIL,
choice will then lie between Senator Sim
mons or the entire Republican COMMITTEES
i slate.
1 Tie Presidential election next year i
looming large in the minds of Republi
cans of every shade of political belief ant
all these men, particularly in view of tn
league of nations issue, are subordinatin
to great extenteintraparty quarrels {
insure party success at the all importan
1920 elections,