The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-24
Prospect of EIecting a Major
ity in the House Next No.
vember Causes Them to
Blow Out Chests.
ALREADY TALK ABOUT
SELECTING SPEAKER
Just Before Meeting of Extra
Session Champ Clark Was
The Only Candidate, Now
There Are Several.
(By Roderick CIifford.)


Washington, Jan. 24-NoW that the
insurgency among the republicans in
the house has assumed the proper
tions of an issue. the democrats are
beginning to feel "chesty," so to
speak, over their prospects of elect
ing a majority of the members next
November Already some of the DEM
ocrats when asked their opinion on
the speakership of the next house po-
litely asked to be excused saying they
do not care to commit themselves.
This is significant, for not many
months ago-to be accurate, just be-
fore the meeting of the extra session,
there was only one name mentioned
for the honor, that was Champ Clark,
of Missouri, minority leader. The fol-
lowers of the Missouri statesman
and he has many, when asked to pick
the next speaker of the house unhesi-
tatingly say Clark If the position
were reversed. that is if the house
was democratic and the republicans
were expecting to carry the next
house, 1t would be almost a certainty
that their minority leader would be
But the democrats love a scrap, and
If Dame Fortune smiles on them this
coming campaign, a lively fight for
the speakership will be almost sure to
result. 1t Is safe to assume that min
ority leader Clark will be in the lead,
as was the late Representative Crisp,
of Georgia who was floor leader in
the 51st congress. Minority leader is
an influence hard to beat in a speak
ership contest.
Garner Up Against It.
mot since I have been a member
of the house have l been called upon
to explain that it was the other fell
low" said Representative Garner, of
Texas, to a party of friends today.
by some unfortunate circumstance"
he continued, Il am made to appear
in the public prints as Garner OF
Pennsylvania and I am afraid l will
have trouble in explaining to my folks
in Texas. that l am innocent in the
matter. Garner of Pennsylvania, is
good republican, and I am given the
credit of being the democratic whip,
a position 1 prize highly I am not
crat from the greatest democratic
state in the Union. If the report
should be circulated in my district
that l was posing as a republican up
here. it would be my political undo
ing
Statement by Dwight.
IF I should attempt to correct all
CT OF re Oh n
the leaders are doing and contemplate
ed doing to the insurgents, l would
have time for nothing else" remarked
Representative John w. Dwight OF
New York, republican whip of the
house today. Mr.. Dwight is the bus
lest man on the republican side of the
house. He has to keep in touch with
every member of the minority, and
also ascertain, as accurately as posi-
BILE. the plans Of the minority. On
him the leaders depend for informa-
ton concerning the strength of this
or that measure, and if the votes will
be on hand when needed. He must
keep in constant touch with the re-
publicans, so that he can let them
know when they are needed, other
wise the majority would be caught
mapping.
1t is perhaps needless to say that
he has no love for the insurgents, for
he has long since lost patience with
their tactics. He believes in strict
party organization, and says that I'M
less the party presents solid front it
cannot hope for renewed lease of
H. to-
the stories that he orders" this or
that thing done. No orders are sent