The Washington times., 1925-03-28

Even Regulars Are Split on
Some Issuesc Conditions
Raise Democratic Hopes
By WILLIAM HARD.

Washington is about the extra
; ordinary present disintegration of
parties and factions, which gives
President Coolidge, an added
chance to impress his own indi-
vidual personality upon the
country.
The Republican party in the
Senate has at least three factions
IN it: The Regulars, like Curtis
81 Kansas and Wadsworth Of New
York; the La Follettites, like
Brookhart Of Iowa and Frazier Of
North Dakota; and the out-and-
out Mavericks, each Of whom
roams . prairie all his own, like
Gouzens Of Michigan and Borah
of Idaho.
These Mavericks agree with one
another occasionally; but, when,
for instance. the question Of pub
He ownership comes up, Couzens
will Be found temperamentally for
It and Borah temperannentally
against it.
Even Regulars Split.
Even among the regulars. when
the question of the Permanent
Court Of international Justice comes
mp next December, there win be
found to be enormous differences Of
RSAV4 ~ IN.
stance, earnestly favoring the court
and with Pepper OF Pennsylvania,
Tor instance, intensely skeptical Of
Il In its present form.
Just what Republican doctrine
may or may not be about numerous
things Is extremely difficult to
ascertain In the Senate as at pres
emit constituted.
In these circumstances IT Is likely
that the House OF Representatives,
IN its next session, under the leader
ship Of Speaker Longworth and Of
Floor Leader Ti1son, win become
RApublicanism to the country.
In the House there win be q
fairly reliable Republican majority
and the influence welded by Long
worth and Tilson may be sufficient
to produce consistent Republican
action In such matters as. for in
stance, the reduction OF the highest
6urtax from 40 per cent to % per
cent in harmony with the ideas and
policies OF President Coolidge and
sof Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon.
Senate Situation Doubtful.
Some doubt is expressed here to-
day, however, az to the chances Of
enacting, any such reduction in the
Senate.
The situation in the Senate
brings Il about that a Republican
Administration may fail to be able
70 accomplish It's favorite legislative
project, even while that Adfninistra-
uon has q Republican majority In
both houses Of. Congress.
Viewing these conflicts within
the Republican party, the Demo
Gratis today have genuinely high
hopes of being able to win both the
Senate and the House of Repre-
sentattves fer themselves In the fall
election OF next year.
The Republicans, on the other
hand, while not at all sure OF unity
among themselves, are confident
that g high degree Of dis-unity will
develop among the Democrats once
more before the year is out.
The. Democratic national confer.
ence proposed by Franklin D.
Roosevelt, of New York, seems to
Rave been chokeo into insensibility
by the suspicious it aroused among
ant-Tannmany Democrats in the
South and in the West.
In addition to choking it, these
anti-Tammany Democrats are now
trying to throw it into q ditch by
causing another and q totally diff
ferent conference to be called at
some time next fall by Congress
man William A. OIdfield of Arkan-
Eas on behalf Of the Congressional
campaign COMMITTEES.
Conference on Program.
This second proposed conference
would he principally of Democratic
Senators and Democratic members
Of the House Of Representatives to
declare certain fundamental Demo.
cratic principles and to work out a
consistent Democratic legislative
program, with disturbing topics
eliminated.
At such a conference the Demo
cratic so-called ''bosses"-like oil.
vany, OF New York, and Hague. of
New Jersey, and Moore, of Ohio.
ana Taggart, Of Indiana, and Bren,
ran Of IlIinois-wouId not be pres
ent.
They doubtless would have been