The Washington times., 1920-11-04
.G.O,P.FAC|NG
. SENATE ROW
Harding Confronted BY Group
of Dangerous insurgents
Over Policies.
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awaited with interest by Republican
leaders who have not forgotten the
fght Senator Borah OF Idaho waged
against Senator Penrose OF Pennsyi-
vania and others of the Republican
"oid guard" when the present he
publican Senate majority was organ
ICED two years ago.
BORAH MENACING.
Borah Is expected to renew his night
when the new Senate 10 organized
although Senator Penrose's friends
regard his inability to take an active
part In that body. In Wow OF his III
health, as a not remote possibility OF
the Senatorial situation. In case OF
Penrose's enforced absence. the brunt
of the "old guard" leaderfhip prooao-
ly will fall on Watson Of Indiana. ana
Smoot of Utah.
Republican leaders In sympathy
with the "old guard" are hopeful the
Republican margin of control In the
Senate will be sufficiently wide to
prevent Republican Senators OF inde-
pendent thought and action from 90
Ing any real damage to whatever Re-
publican program Is mapped out by
Mr.. Harding and his advisers.
A strong effort to preserve Repub-
lican harmony In Congress doubtless
will be made by the President-elect'
but there are half a dozen Republican
Senators others than Borah. La FOL.
lette, and Ladd who must be reckonsd
with in whatever calculations are
made as to legislation affecting the
proposed changes in the tarin and
other revenue laws, as well as In
whatever solution of the League OF
Nations muddle Is attempted.
POSSIBLE INSURGENTS.
Senator's Capper Of Kansas, Ken
yon OF Iowa. Nelson and kellogg OF
Minnesota, Johnson OF California.
Norris of Nebraska. McCumber Of
North Dakota. and McNary, OF Ore
gon are some Republican Senator'S
certain to have views of their own,
progressive or otherwise, as to how
the Republican doctrine should be
applied to the solution OF financial.
commercial. business. and agricul-
tural problems.
On the Democratic side. Senator
Reed of Missouri and Senator-elect
Tom Watson of Georgia may be de-
pended upon to exercise their own
opinions. Irrespective of party lines.
while there are a number OF other
Democratic Senators who are in
clined, when the occasion arises, to
bolt the regular Democratic organi-
cation" just as several Republican
Senators frequently refuse to be
bound by theirs.
Altogether, the Senatorial situation.
Republican and Democratic, Is bound
to result in some highly interesting
developments during the early months
Of the Harding Administration.
VITAL CHANGES APPEAR.
Not since the political upheaval
Of 1912. when the entry Of the Pro-
gressive party into national politics
brought defeat to numerous veteran
members of the Senate and House
has an election so vitality changed
the personnel Of the two houses.
Numerically the changes have been
exceeded from time to time in the
past, but in the striking down Of
notable figures in the two bodies
and particularly in the Senate-the
results of yesterday are farreaohing
and possibly unique.
For instance, there will be but
one Smith in the next Senate. To-
day there are four and the Smith
for years has had from three
to five members on the Senate roll
call.
THREE SMITHS DEFEATED.
Senator John Walter Smith Of
Maryland, Senator Mark Smith OF
Arizona and Senator Hoke Smith Of
Georgia, each a distinguished figure
in the upper chamber, are to leave
the legislative arena on March 4.
and Maryland Smiths were defeated
by Republican opponents. Senator
Hoke Smith lost out in the Georgia
primaries and will be succeeded by
Thomas E. Watson.
Tuesdays election holds out no
promise Of acceptance of the cove
nant as brought back by President
Wilson. Irreconciliables such as
Brandegee and Moses have been re-
turned. The Republicans have in
creased their Senate majority to a
point of workability, removing the
narrow margin Of the last two years.
figures in the next Sem
ate will continue to be Lodge. Smoot,
Knox, johnson, Borah, Lenroot,
Wadsworth and Watson-with others
constituting what Democrats claimed
was a Senate oligarchy."
TREATY OUTLOOK WORSE.
Where a treaty opponent has re-
tired voluntarily or been defeated, al
most without exception another treaty
opponent comes to take his place.
The sharp-tongued sherman, OF
Illinois, whose lashings of the Wilson
policies have been of almost weekly
occurrence. will be succeeded by Rep
resentative William b. Mckinley, a
veteran member of the House. Nc
Kinley Is of the Republican "Old
Guard" His alignment with the
Lodge faction In the Senate will be
as natural as his taking the oath Of
office.
The Senate gains a millionaire in
Mckinley. however, but loses one in
the passing OF Senator James d.
Phelan Of California. Senator Phelan,
whose entertainments have been a
feature of the social life of Washing
ton, was defeated by s. NJ. Shortridge,
Republican.
The exit Of Thomas p. Gore, Of
Oklahoma, will take from the Senate
its only blind member. The House re-
tains its one sightless member. Rep
Schall. according to pres