The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-10
TAFT PROGRAM
Given BACKSET
President Will Have Con-
gress on Hands.
DEMOCRATS RULE HOUSE

dldate For Speaker, TO Have Oppo-
sition From East and West--What
Republicans Purpose to Do.
Washington, Nov. 10.-Throughout
the life of the sixty-second congress
President Taft will be threatened by
the opposition of both branches of
the national legislature This is
clearly indicated in the returns from
the elections, and is matter OF
grave concern to administration lead
ers. In the new congress the house
will be Democratic by majority of
| approximately So. A gain OF nine
| Democratic votes will in all probabil-
ity be registered in the senate. The
present Republican majority in the
senate is 20. The election of nine
Democratic senators to take the
place of Republicans reduces the Re-
publican majority to eight.
The. indications are that the Dem
| ocrats will elect one senator in each
of the following states: New York,
New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska,
Missouri, Nevada, West Virginia and
Maine. The senate, therefore, In the
new congress will stand so Republi-
cans and AZ Democrats. There is in
the senate now, and will be in the
Sixty-second congress, group of
militant insurgents. Six Of these in
surgents, Joining with the Democrats,
would reduce the regular Republican
strength to A and increase the Dem.
ocratic-insurgent vote to As, thus
wrestling control of the senate from
the Republican leadership.
Republicans May Help.
The Republicans who may be ex-
pected to join with the Democrats on
occasions are LaFollette of Wiscon-
sin, Cummins of Iowa, Bristow OF
Kansas, Clapp of Minnesota and pos
sibly Borah OF Idaho. These sena-
tors have strayed from the party fold
before, and Republican leaders here
expect to see them do so again.
There are other Republican senators
who 1t is expected may, in connec.
tion with certain classes or Iegisla-
ton, join with the Democrats and
take away control from the RESPONSE
BILE Republican leadership. They are
Brown of Nebraska, Crawford OF
South Dakota and Nelson of Mime
sofa. The last named senator voted
against the Payne-Aldrich tariff law.
Years ago as member of the house
he left his party and voted for the
Mills Democratic tariff bill.
In addition to this, It is pointed
out here that Miles Poindexter OF
Washington and AISLE j. Gronna of
North Dakota, who now represent
their states in the house, are insur-
gents OF the most radical type. Judg- |
Ing from their past records they are
likely to join with the Democrats on
the slightest provocation.
While administration leaders are
making no comment for publication |
on the result, they admit privately
that the Democratic house and a SEN
ate that may at times be In control |
OF a majority composed of Democrats |
and progressive Republicans, will |
doubtless make It impossible for the |
president to put through his legisla-
tive program.
Warm Fight In Sight.
Politicians here look forward to q |
bitter fight over the speakership |
when the Democrats assemble in |
Washington In December, 1911. to or |
ganize the house. insurgency has |
played havoc with the regular Repub.
lican organization in the house dur
ing the past few years. Many Re-
publicans and some Democrats are
OF the opinion that the Democratic
organization in the new congress will
be confronted with a like movement.
Champ Clark of Missouri, who will |
be the favorite at the beginning of |
the race for the Democratic speaker
ship, is a radical OF the Bryan school.
New blood is to be injected into the
house Democracy. 1t comes from the
east and the west. The New York |
contingent In congress is expected to
launch a speakership boom as an Off
set to that OF Mr.. Clark. In addition
there Is bound to be determined |
contest II Mr.. Clark and his follow.
ers attempt to make radical changes
in the so-called Cannon rules.
When the time comes to organize
the new house the Republicans will
nave to select a minority leader.
There is a good deal OF speculation
here as TO who will fall heir to this
position. Representative Serene Il.
Payne of New York has held the
post Of Republican floor leader since
the death Of Mr.. DINGHY. Mr.. DINGHY
was chairman of the ways and means
committee. He was succeeded by
Mr.. Payne, who became floor leader
in accordance with custom. Joseph
Cannon as speaker was the actual
floor leader, and II he retains, his
health he will appear In the new
house with bells on. BY virtue of his
success and his ability he is entitled
to the Job of floor leader. Whether
he will be selected for II is problem
atical. There are at least so repre-
sentatlwes-eleot who pledged them
selves to oppose Mr.. Cannon for the
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