The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-02
Minority Leaders Already
Discussing Future Com
mittee Appointments.
SECTIONAL DEMANDS
BESET LEADER-TO-BE
Fight Will Center on Naming
Fitzgerald on Ways and Means
or Appropriations.

There IS a vast amount OF sEiruish-
ing going on among Democratic mem
bers OF the House who, by reason Of Sc
nior1ty, would be entitled to committee
chairmanships IN the event Of q Demo
cratic House during the Srlty-second
Congress.
Already there has arisen the question
OF dividing the important committee
places between Democrats from the
North aid Democrats from the South
IN the present Congress The Southern
Democrats predominant. and there is lit
lie possibility that they viii be out
numbered In the next Congress. even y
there is a political uDheavaI in the
CongsressiOual elections Champ Clark.
as Speaker OF the next House, viii be
beset by sectional demands If he fol-
ioWS the inVaTiable preCedenls he viii
recognize sectional lines 0D1y In so far
Democrats from the North and south
Underwood Slated
Il IS already assured that Represen-
1ative Oscar Underwood Of Alabama,
who ranks next to Mr.. Clark on the
WAYS and Means Committee, will be
made chairman Of that committee If the
next House Is controlled by the present
minority. There is no contest for The
the Appropriations Committee presents
far more difficult problem for a Demo
cratic SPEAK
EepreSenta i've LIVINGSTON Of Ceo-vfa.
- me ranking Democratic rnznbe- -,r
80 80 committee at the present time.
C,Ic-harlly he would be entitled 10 the
Craftsmanship II the House 49, No.
cIatc Nh Livingston. however, ie
seteLly-elght years old and thee -
mite posi- blliEy that ne viii 49,, =
q z IT, IL
20 l-lEl1SSton in point OF eer7-ice on -
-oiALL-llIee IS ReDreseurq tive 49,
- - s-4elL OF New York, and following
I'm IS representative AIEert X F---7s.
son OF Texas As between me 80 -,
'---iStA democrats are almost certain
70 demand that BurIs00 he -7a-7---+ -
CF-of - James A Tawney, the present
The Southerners have not forro++a,
1l4 90 not desire TO fOrrer rIa- 49, So
gerald was the leader OF tn - = =
tVVeIlJy--three Democrats yr-F-r - - q
= cnehSe IN the rules a little moro fts,
q 81 ago That the -nzaD---z--+ -
So awe was made evident when The
TtuLcS committee Of the House z7-7s -
4aEged recently o9 e.
Fitzgerald Superseded
M Fitzgerald was already "a --.-,,.-
OF that committee and was eu-fr1a5 =
Iank next 10 Champ CLARK N-of--f-t-
standing that fact he was placer ar H.
bottom OF the list II Democrat4C r7..-7-
peFsr having been compelled 10 s-rreUd-
eT his seniority In favor of RpD-asa7re-
i've Underwood OF Alabama ana T7xo,
OF Indiana, new members
There Is the samg feeling TO-DAY a-7o-~
q portion OF Clark's followers rFar E-i-Z7
gerald s seniority on The Approximation
OolnrllIIee should be ignored because
OF his attitude on the rules fight = ves-
ago and that the place should be zfye1
70 Burleson- II is DredicteG- however
that M Clark viii End il EnexneI7fa-i
70 acceds TO the demands OF the Eourb
in this respect
Fitzgerald IS admittedly one o. the
Hbiest men in the House He IS u-ac-
ideally Invaluable TO the minority lead
er now and he would be far more val
liable 20 him IN q Democratic House
In addition TO this, Fitzgerald has 4
following in the House which viii al
most certainly rebel II the ApprOpria-
tons Committee Is given 70 BurIeson
4 search Of the preCedents Of the House
c1sclOSeS that Democratic Suea Eers
when confronted with similar situations
in the past almost without exception
gave the Craftsmanship of the WAYS and I
Means 10 a SOUtheruer and Appropria-
tons 10 a NOrtheTneT OF vice versa