Show MGR TO RETIRE LEADER OF SENATE WILL QUIT AT OF TERM angered by passing of party rule in upper house young blood Is too hard to control Is his complaint washington senator nelson W aldrich of rhode island Is making ar range ments to retire from pub life at the n of Ms p chent term march 3 1911 the declaration la made that age Is responsible tor this determination he 1 will be 0 when the time fixed tor stepping oft the stage arrives s a matter of cold blooded tact senator aldrich Is preparing to give up his position because the gica test deliberative body of the earth Is dally becoming more and more nonpartisan mr aldrich was elected to the sen ate in 1881 and will have served 30 years when he retires according to his present determination in 1911 twelve years ago in 1896 mr aldrich became the tactical leader of the sen ate when the democrats were driven from control and that body was beor by the republicans he be came chairman of the committee on rules there was then a campara small working majority A combination was arranged by which senators allason aldrich hale platt of connecticut and spooner took en tire control of the senate later with the entrance of hanna he was made a member of this little group and the big six was recognized as abao lute and supreme step by step mr aldrich was advanced until he be came chairman of the finance commit t e taking the place long held by john sherman allison took entire charge of all matters pertaining to the disbursement of public funds and aldrich looked after all other tave affairs the other members ol 01 the big six were mere adjuncts aldrich and allason ruled the he publican majority with a rod of iron and then hanna died spooner retired and platt also passed away aldrich allason and hale then became the big three still more recently the great powers of allason and hale be gan to be impaired by health and age aldrich was left in and undisputed domination each year the republican majority grew urell now two thirds of the sen ate are members of that party As the majority grew the inclination to kick over the traces was more in evidence every man wanted to be boss in his own right and continually lessened at to the leadership of mr aid rich the culmination 0 this revolt came with the financial measure ot which mr aldrich was U e author and which was modified and changed and made more drastic to suit the vary ing whims of those who refused to have their noses counted and vote accordingly with this resolution mr aldrich saw the handwriting on the wall and decided to abandon the struggle tor supremacy he would gladly relinquish his alon now before it Is necessary next year to pilot a revised tariff bill through jhb senate and appease those representing many conflicting inter ests and sections but he has more than two years yet to serve and does not care td run in the middle of a fight he will wait until his term ex pires being fully aware that perhaps the last vestige of tactical control may be wrested away from him in the very next contest since the aldrich bill passed a quiet canvas has been made among alcan senators for the purpose of as it a combination to over throw the of mr aldrich can be formed it Is proposed to bind 20 or more republican senators into a hard and fast agreement to cooper ate on various matters of nonpartisan legislation acting with the demo brats this number could enact all kinds of radical or reformatory laws and send them on to the house despite the most vigorous antagonism of mr aldrich it it Is found possible to perfect this revolt within the republican ranks and make it effective as a working force the overthrow of senator aid rich will be accomplished loni before the time fixed tor his retirement from public life and with him will ably pass all semblance of discipline and leadership on the republican side of the senate |