The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-05
INSURGENTS TO
ENLIVEN SENATE
johnson, Borah, Reed and
Others Not Expected
to Stay Hitchcd
OLD GUARD LINES UP
If Penrose L. Unable to Per-
sonally Run Things, Wat
son or Smoot May Act

pv y. BNET CAMPBELL.
I - s. staff CORE .uUudru'
WASU1NGTON. $ov Nouuhli
can leaders began to ul" stock to
day or the wlu1iiou iu The n''od
states senate aud uuuHo ~ rrpr"a"n
tailvcs ag forecast Iv TuDdnr'" 'inf"
election which vill confront ;h"
Harding administration four yours
honcc
In view ~ "a, vitality important
domrptic and foreign problems r'-
Cirdrd na certain 90 lo proaHlug for
Immediate solution. whom President
Elo,t Warren O. Harding lg iurusN
rated March 4. it ~ the ,uu,'ugIs 90
nptuIon among republican l'Idcrs u"
will call the new. IN" HINl seventh
congress Into FpcUill or Goa cvtru Hcs.
sion iu March OF Aprii ~ neat
year.
control of the house bv the Hard
inr administration because ~ iNo
largo republican majority obviously
will be- easter than the control Of me
senate. despite substantial working
majority, tho calculations NJ Nr
Harding and republican leaders as
rociatcd with him may bcaup'ct any
time by n disposition by certain In
dependent republicans to kick oNoc
the traces"
The attitude nssumcd hv the prcal-
dent -olect toward domestic ana for
cicn questions I'm his inaugural adj
dress, coupled with the Kind OF mon
he appoints to his cabinet probably
will prove tho barometer by which
senatorial Htorma viii break.
Senate May Conflict with President.
Certain elements among the re-
publican senators may court CON
fllct. unless the prcsident-cloct sue.
ceeds In Welding them into hnr.
monious whole willing To "go along
with tho various policies laid down
by him. Senator FnFollettc ~ Wis
consln, nominnlly republican. is
ono OF recognized non partisan
iennIngs and independent Views who
n rarely nmonable to policies. he
they republican or democratic, with
which he does not ngrcc.
Equally "liberal' In his course Of
action ia expected 10 be Senator
Elect u. T.. Ladd Of North Dakota,
elected on n Joint republican non
partisan league ticket. although he
made a campaign pledge that he
'wouid help the Republicans organize
the senate"
Iadd's attitude ut tho republican
senatorial caucus at which this or
Eanization will be effected, VIII he
awaited with interest by republican
leaders who have not forgotten the
fight Senator Bornh OF Idaho, waged
against Senator Penroae, OF Penn
syfvania and others OF the repuhli-
can 'uld guard" when the present
republican senate majority was or
Eanized two years ago.
Dorah Expected 10 Get "itough."
Borah Ia expected to renew ms
fight when tho now senate IL organ
lied, although Senator Ponrosc'H =
friends regard his inability 10 take
nm active part In that body. In view
OF his Ill health as Il not remote
possibility of the senatorial situation
In case OF Penroe'e enforced m.
eence, the brunt of the "old guard"
leadership probably will fall on Wet
son. OF Indiana, and Smoot OF UtAh.
Republican leaders I'm sympathy
with the "old guard" are hopeful
tho republican margin OF control In
theisenate viii be sufficiently Wide TO
prevent republican, senators or inde-
pendent thought from doing any real
damage to whatever republican pro-
gram In mapped out by Mr.. Harding
and his advisers.
Try 20 Preserve Harmony,
A strong effort to preserve ropub
ncnn harmony In congress doubtless
will be mado by the proa!aen, elect,
but there are half u dozen republican
senators, other than Borah, LaFnl-
letta and I4add who must be rcrt
oned with I'm whatever calculations
are to be made as TO legislation NJ
fecting the proposed changes In the
tariff and other revenue laws. hs well
~ In whatever solution of the league
of nations muddle IL attempted.
Senators Capper. of Kansas; Ken
yon OF Iowa Nelson and Kellog, OF
Minnesota: Johnson. OF California
Norris. of Nebraska; McCumber, of
South Dakota and McNary OF ore
gon, are some republican senators
who are certain to have Views of
their own, progressive or otherwise
us 70 how the republican doctrines
should be applied to the solution oi
financial. commercial, business and
agricultural problems.
on tho democratic side, Senator
Reed. OF Missouri, and Senator Eloct
9om Watson. of Georgia. may be de
pended upon to exercise their own
opinions. irrespective OF party limos
while there are a number or other
democratic senators who are IN
clinod when tho occasion arises C.
bolt the regular" democratic OF
Ganizutlun iust as several republican
senators frequently refuse 60 b'
bound 10y thelrs.
AltogcthCr the senatorial situation
republican ana democratic Ia buuul
TO result In som" hu.hly interesting
developments Huri.g tho turN
months Of the Harding admiuistra
tion.