Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-10
EVIDENT THAT DEMOCRATS IN
HOUSE ARE GOING TO HAVE
TROUBLE.
REPUBLICANS TO TAKE POWER
FROM DEMOCRATIC SPEAKER
Harmony Among House Democrats
Would Go GImmering If Scramble
After Places on Important Commit
tess-Four Women to Sit in Colorado
Legislature.

Washington, Nov. 10.-Another con-
test over the question of taking from
the speaker power to name standing
committees is expected TO develop soon
after the house assemblies next month.
1t is thought probable the movement
will receive the support Of Speaker
Cannon and his allies, inasmuch as the
next assignments will be made by the
democrats.
Some Of the members believe that il
the power to appoint committees is
handed over to the house membership,
all hope Of harmony in the democratic
ranks may be abandoned. 1t would
mean the upsetting OF the seniority rule
and the turning down OF many men OF
long service who have been minority
ranking members Of the most powerful
committees. It also is pointed out that
harmony would suffer from the main
tenance Of the seniority rule, as that
rule would give to the older members.
thee hairmanships of all the great COM
mittees and leave unrecognized the
new democratic embership frem the
northern and western states.
House Majority Grows.
"A IudJOIltS VI 61Aly III VIC muse dllO
the gain OF at least eight seats in the
United States senate, with two others
in doubt, are the results obtained by
the democrats at Tuesdays congress
sional elections, according to the later
returns. AS the situation now stands
it will be impossible for the democrats
TO get control Of the upper branch OF
congress except thru the accident OF
death and the consequent creation OF
vacancies in states hit by the landslide.
Indiana. Maine, Missouri, Nebraska,
New Jersey. New York, Ohio and West
Virginia are the states which have
elected democratic legislatures that
will choose successors to republican
senators. The margin on joint ballot in
the Indiana legislature will not be
great. and the republicans were loath
to give up hope yesterday; but the
democrats seem to have won just the
same. Delaware's legislature is of
doubtful complexion, with the chances
favoring the republicans. Montana
still is i'll doubt.
Troubles to Commence.
The greater troubles of the battle
SCARED democratic party-and, good
ness knows, they have been great
enough for something like sixteen
y
ious victory of Nov S.-Mingled with
the prayer Of thankfulness that went
up yesterday there arose from the
temple supplicating that brotehrly love
may prevail during the next two years
and that the majority in the next house
OF representatives in Washington es-
peclally may be on its good behavior.
1t Is the added responsibility with
respect to preparing for the next ma
t1onal campaign, now that the demo-
Gratis in congress have been trans
formed from a minority into a major
ity, that arouses some apprehension on
the part OF certain leaders who would
like to guide the party to the topm ost
heights when the opportunity is pre-
sented in 1912. Champ Clark, who is
slated for the speakership, already has
sounded a good behavior" warming.
and he foresees golden opportunity
for constructive craftsmanship which
should be seized in order to demon
strate to the country that the demo-
Gratis are fit to legislate wisely and
patriOtically,