Boss Gorman's machine for grabbing
U. S. Senators must have run
against some unexpected obstaeles,
1 for there has been an unexpected let
up in the Democratic anic of brag
1 and bluster about the control of the
i Senate in the next Congress and they
are now willing to admit not only
the possibility but even the probability
that the organization of the Senate
will not be changed when it meets
in extra session to confirm Mr. Clove-land's
nominations for his Cabinet
ami other important positions. There
arc Democrats, and very important
ones too, who do not wish to see their
party control tho Senate and they
are smiling very broadly these days.
If the Democrats fail to control
the Senate in the next Congress they
will nvoul the ugliest sort of a row
over tho distribution of Committee
Chairmanships It is a mle which
has been seldom violated by the majority
in the Senate that when
changes are made in tho heads of
committees the next mau ou the committee
gets the chairmanship. Under
that rulo Senator Vorhecs, of Indiana,
wouhl have been made chairman
of the committee ou Finance,
and Senator Harris, of Tennessee, of
Appropriations. Neither of these
men wear Cleveland's collars, so a
few weeks ago when Democratic control
of tho Sonate seemed certain boss
Cleveland issued orders that tho old
rule must be ignored and theso chairmanships
given to Carlisle and Mills.
When Dan Vorhecs heard about that
order there was some Inuguage spoken
which would not be proper to use in
addressing a Sunday School, ami he
announced his intention of having his
rights, if his patty controlled tho Senate,
whatever Mr. Cleveland might
wish.
