The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-13
WHAT HE ELECTION
 RESULTS WILL MEAN
Resume of the New Political
 Plans
PERTINENT PREDICTIONS
Who VIII Be Who When Democrats Begin to Hand Ont PIums in the House of the sixty-sec-
 ond Congress
BY BERRYMAN G. BETTY

Montgomery, November 12.-(Spe- cial.)-One morning about four years ago J. Kirk Jackson of Montgomery, an ex-secretary of state of Alabama and who for two administrations was private secretary to the governor, read in the newspapers that he had been nominated for the office of postmaster of the House of Representatives, at Washington, and that he had lost out by a small margin. In the development of the story he read that at demo- cratic caucus of the House it was de- cided that Alabama should be given preference in the matter of choice, and that the canvass of the Alabama rep resentatives had made him the partys choice.
 There being no democratic majority in the House. MT Jackson lost out when his name was voted upon, the office going to a republican.
 Today MT. Jackson was reminded of the incident
 That's fact he said. As sure as the world some democrat Is going to get a pretty Job when the Sixty-sec- ond Congress Is called to order in De- cember of 1911. You know, the office of postmaster of the House pays s5O00 a year."
 MT Jackson did not know whether or not the postmastership would fall to the lot of Alabama when the Six ty-second congress does convene, nor did Congressman s. H. Dent, Jr., of this district, who was approached on the subject. Both of the gentlemen, how ever, were enthusiastic over the plums which are going to be awarded when the congress is called to order, and when it Is finally organized for a two years grind.
 Reading of the Directory
 Perusal of the congressional direc- tory which was issued in April of this year by the joint committee on printing shows some interesting facts which have been given scarce consideration by the country as yet. For instance, little attention has been given to the fact that two Alabama congressman are slated to have charge of the lead ing committees in the House
 Henry D. Clayton, the gifted Third district congressman of this state who Is at the present time the ranking dem- ocrat on the judiciary committee, Is slated to wear the chairmanshlp toga of that committee when the House is organized in 1911. The committee Is universally recognized as the most inn portant one in the gift of Congress- Under Congressman Clayton's regime Congressman Henry of Texas would be the ranking democrat, with Brantley of Georgia in second place.
 Ways and Means Next in importance to the judiciary committee, and ranking in the front with that committee, Is the ways and means committee which, under the chairman- ship of Representative Serene F. Payne of New York caused all of the tariff howl, and the landslide democratic vic- tory of Tuesday. In the opinion of Con gressman Dent, the Payne-Aldrich tariff and the incident high cost of living, was the sole cause of the democratic ma1ori- ties which were rolled up.
 Under the congressional reorganization should Champ Clark, the present ranking democrat on that committed become speaker of the Huose, oscar W. Under wood, of the Ninth Alabama district would become chairman of the commit tee. MT. Underwood bears the proud dis tinction of being one of the House lead CTS. and he Is generally considered one of the best parlimentarians in the coun- try. It is generally conceded that MT Clark will be named speaker in which event Mr. Underwood would undoubted- ly fall heir to the chairmanship Next to him would rank Edward w Pow of North Carolina and next to him Con gressman Randell of Texas.
 John L. Burnett, who has just gone through a gruelling campaign in the Seventh congressional district. will fall