The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-20
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The Scramble May Cause Serious Dias-
ion Among D'nocra's.

OUGHT TO Be DIVIDED
Now That the Republicans ara O1n,.
II Appears That There Is Muels
Jannn,ing and Showing f1 Pleeas
at the Pie Counter by the Den,o.
Gratis:
The Washington correspondent az
the News and Courier says unless
some OF the Democratic leaders Iin
the House shows disposition to BE-
more liberal with the Eastern and
Northern States in the distributim
If positions in the next Congresa,.
there msy be split in the ranks, &C.
cordlng to the belief OF some ,mem-
bers here. ;.
The fact that Representative Lty-
!ngstone, of Georgia, wants TO ba o.
candidate for one of the good places
either clerk or sergeant-at-arma,
and that three other :Southerners
!. J. sinnott, of Virginia, w. F. Dun
bar, of Georgia, and former Com
gressman Trimble, of Kentucky, are
In the fight for doorkeeper, postmas-
ter and clerk, respectively, leaves
the Democrats from other sections or.
the country very little prospect OK
getting anything but crumbs.
Viewed from one standpoint; It ts
claimed that the men from the South
should be rewarded with the places
that the Republicans will vacate at
the end of the coming session, 6,ss,
on the other hand, 1t Is because the
South Is the Democratic stronghold;
but. On the other hand, the Demo
Gratis, VINO are coming from New
York, Indiana, Ohio and other States,
which were formerly represented by
Republican majorities, take the posi-
tIon that this is not right. They
claim that the delegations from the
South will always be Democratic, e2-
cept in few instances, when two or
three Republicans get into Congress
for short terms, and that, on the otn''
er hand, the next Congress WOULD
have remained Repu blican except for
the turn Of votes north Of Mason and
Dixon's line. Without their aid, 1e
,s claimed, the Republicans would
still control the situation.
T. This Is the situation that Is seen
here now. So far as can be learned
none of the men from the Southern
| States, who are, candidates for the
positions mentioned ore thinking for
moment of dividing up with the
Democrats from other sections. They
are making fight, not only with the
old members who will hold over into
the G2d Congress, but they are also
wasing vigorous contest through
their friends to reach those men-
bers who will come in later.
The same thing holds good wlth
respect to the committee places that
are to be parceled out at the Begin
ming of the next Congress. The old
; Democrat those, for instance, who
have been in harness many years, are
not disposed to see general break
; ing up Of the committees as at press
; ent constituted. Some Of them SEQ
In the shake up possibility Of thelY
being placed low down the list for
one reason and another. They claim
!, that the new mon with no Congress
sional experience. should not be CIV
en- precedence over those who have
!. already showed their ability. The
incoming Dem mocrats, as in the case
OF the positions to be filled, declace
that they are as much entitled to
recognition on the committees as the
old men, because they are RESPONSE
BILE for making the next House DEM
ocratic.
Thus the matter stands. No one
here seems to know what Is going
to be done, and probably nothing
tangible will be decided upon until
after there has been caucus Of all
the members, who are to sit in the
next Congress. That will bring tho
matter to focus.
One member OF the New York Gel-
egatlon said today that he was not
willing to see all the good places 10
the House go to Southern men, neitil-
er was he in favor of excluding high
committee places from Northern and
Eastern mem bers He further stated
that he would insist upon an equal
distribution all around and that nm
less this plan should be followed serl-
Gus trouble inside the Democratic
ranks might follow.