The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-04
HARDING MAY HAVE TROUBLE
 WITH SENATE

Washington, Nov. 4-Republican Headers began to take stock today of the situation in the United States Senate and House of Representatives, as forecast by Tuesdays state elec- tions. which will confront the Hard ing administration four months hence. In view of the vitally important domestic and foreign problems re- garded as certain to be pressing for immediate solution when President ated March 4, it is the concensus of opinion among Republican leaders he probably will call the new, the 9th Congress, into special or extra session | in March or April of next year. | Control of the House by the Hard- | ing administration, because of the 1 large Republican majority, obviously will be much easier task than con substantial working majority, the call l culations of MT. Harding and Re- | publican leaders associated with him | may be upset any time by disposi' I cans to kick over the traces" 1 The attitude assumed by the press- | dent-elect toward domestic and for eign questions in his inaugural al. 1 he appoints to his cabinet, probably will prove the barometer by which senatorial storms will break.
 Certain elements among the Re publican senators may court conflict, unless the president-elect succeeds in welding them into harmonious whole willing to Ego along with the various policies laid down by him.
 | Senator La Toilette, of Wisconsin, nominally a Republican, is one of rec ognized non-partizan leanings and in dependent views, who is rarely emen- able to policies, be they Republican l r, Sol, I~ lnot agree.
 Equally liberal,'' in his course of action, it is expected to be Senator elect E. F. Ladd, of North Dakota, Partisan League ticket although he made a campaign pledge that he would help the Republicans organize the Senate.'
 senatorial caucus at which the organ : ization will be effected will be await ed with interest by Republican lead CTS who have not forgotten the fight Senator Borah of Idaho waged against Seantor Penrose, of Pennsylvania and others of the Republican f"O16 Guard'' when the present Republican Senate majority was organized two years ago..
 Borah is expected to renew his fight when the new Senate is organ. i1ed, although Senator Penrose': friends regard his ina ability to take ar oSAAfC Pehil iI llldt pouys III N1CW O his ill-health, as a not remote possi 1 billty of the senatorial situation. II case of Penrose's enforced absence the brunt of the "Old Guard" leader | ship probably will fall on Watson O Indiana, and Shoot of Utah.
 Republican leaders in sympath, With the "Old Guard'' are hopeful tn Republican margin of control in tn senate will be sufficiently sswide t' prevent Republican senators of inde pendent though and action from do 1 1ny and real damage to whatever Re publican program is mapped out b. MT Harding md his advisers
 A strong effort to preserve Republf can harmony in Congress doubles Will bes made by the president-eIect but there are half dozen Republican senators other than Borah, La Fol lette and Ladd who must be reckone, with in whatever calculations ar made as to legislation affecting tn proposed changes in the tariff an, other revenue laws. as well as i whatever solution of the League o Nations muddle is attempted.
 Senator Capper of Kansas, Kenyo Of Iowa, Nelson and Kellogg of Min nesotaA Johnson of California Norri of Nebraska, McCumber of North Da kota, and McNary of Oregon are som Republican Senators certain to hay views Of their own, progressive C otherwise, as to how the Republica doctrine should be applied to the solr
 'ioii ol iiHdICldl, CoHlH1eTclal, pushes and agricultural problems
 On the Democratic side, Senate Reed of Missouri, and Senator-elet Tom Watson of Georgia, may be de
 pended upon to exercise their ow
 opinions, irrespective of party line
 while there are a number of othe
 Democratic Senators who are incline
 when the occasion arises to bolt tt
 regular Democratic organization
 just as several Republican Senate,
 frequently refuse to be bound |
 theirs.
 Altogether the Senatorial situatio,
 Republican and Democratic, is boun
 to result in some highly interestir
 developments during the early montI
 of the Harding administration.