The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-12
TALKING OF
 NEW LEADER Williams May Not Run
 Again. POLITICIANS ARE ANXIOUS Much Speculation as to Congress
 mans Intentions. Minority Leader of House is Very Pop- uIar and He May Decide to Head Democratic DeIega-
 tion Again.
BY A. J. sToEER.

Washington, Aug. 11.--(SpeciaI. )--
 On account of his having been declared
 the nominee of his party for United States Senator from Mississippi, many writers and politicians have Jumped
 to the conclusion that the Hon. John
 Snarp Williams will not care to again
 lead the minority in the House of Rep
 resentatives. Indeed, some people
 have gone so far as to announce as if
 by authority that MT. Williams would
 step aside and let the race be 6 free
 Tor all for aspiring Democrats fin the lower branch of Congress.
 If MT. Williams has decided that he does Bot care to be minority leader in the House which will assemble here
 the first Monday in December, unless President Roosevelt should have occa-
 sion to call Congress together earlier
 It Is news to the statesmen who have been dropping into Washington during
 the summer months. It has been taken
 for granted right along that no mat
 ter what the result in Mississippi might be. he would be a candidate next winter for the minority leadership.
 Mir. Williams is to succeed Senator Money. The term of that gentleman does not expire until March A. 1911. The present or Sixtieth Congress runs until the 4th of March, 1909 That ia the exact time the present term of President Roosevelt expires. Mfr. wN- Hams could again run for Congress in ms district next year and serve still another term in the House before his Senatorial term commences-in other words, that would continue him as a member of the popular branch of Con- gress throughout the Sixty-firsf Con- gress. The members of the House for the latter Congress are to be elected all over the United States next year. hA Aat. ea1g
 the same time Who knows but what there may be tidal wave, a slip-np or something happen that would once more give the Democrats a majority in the House. and enable that party to elect a Speaker? should the Dem- ocrats elect their candidate for Pres ident next year, control of the House Is quite apt to be one of the other fruits of victory
 Last winter a story went the rounds of the press that a movement was on foot to prevent MT. Williams from again being the leader of his party in the House. The concoctors of the yarn could not exactly agree upon the Democrat who was to cross lances with the Mississippian for the honor of directing the affairs of his party fin legislative matters at the south end of the capitol. One fellow knew it would be Judge DeArmond of Missouri, when the time was ripe for pushing John Sharp aside Another fellow said in his statement that Champ Clark Of the same State would be brought for ward, but that genial Missourian promptly avowed that he had no idea of being a candidate, and that he was heart and soul for Williams. Some other people talked of Representative "JIm'' Hay of Virginia. The latter in the Fifty-eighth Congress was chair man of the House Democratic caucus. and was succeeded by the popular and genial Bob" Henry. of Texas, the chum and close friend of Congressman Clayton of Alabama.
 May Be New Leader
 Now that he has a certainty of the 1t is just possible that Mir. Williams may conclude that some other Democrat should assume the leadership next winter in the House. It is an arduous position, and the Mis- sissippian has worked uncommonly hard for the past four years. Few members have been as regular in their attendance upon the sessions of the House as he, and 1t has required a deal of study and watchfulness on the l part of the minority leader to keep | posted, and at the same time reflect | credit upon his leadership and the | party he has tried so faithfully to rep resent That Mir. Williams has sue seeded is plainly testified to in the large | number of editorial expressions col- | ected byl one of his employees. These | testimonials are in the i