The Washington herald., 1910-11-10

members OF the Presidents Official family
declined to make any comment on the
election results as they entered the Ex-
ecutiye Offices. They looked gloomy,
however.
The loss of the House is the most seri-
Gus blow to the administration IL will
restrict the President in carrying out
certain policies that he had mapped out
for legislative approval by the Sixty-sec-
ond Congress. There viii be little oppor-
tunity afforded the present Congress TO
spread more Taft policies on the statute
books.
Brief Period Only.
Congress will meet on December 5, and
the present House viii expire by eonsti-
tutional limitation on March next, a
period Of three months only remaining
with the Republicans in complete con.
troll OF the national legislative body.
A good many administration leaders
are inclined TO the belief that the tariff
had good deal to do with their Water
loo They point out that as the situation
now stands. the Republicans will be face
TO face with the tariff bugaboo in 1912
as ii IS hardly possible that any effort
viii be made to revise the law in the
short session that will begin in Deem
Der.
Among causes for. the disaster is the
unpopularity OF the new tariff law, the
high cost OF living, and general unres.
That plans Of party reorganization will
be taken under consideration immedi-
ately upon the return 10 this country OF
President Taft, who left for Panama
yesterday. to be gone until the latter part
of the month. is vouched for BY &
prominent member OF the administration
This leader. who refused 20 permit the
use Of his name In this connection, made
the statement that there would have to
be a change in the affairs OF the Repub-
lican National Committee.
Fears Felt for 1912.
He insisted that the national committee
should be put TO work repairing, as far
as possible the damaged organization,
10 the end that the party be whipped into
fighting trim for the campaign OF 1919
Unless radical measures along this line
are taken, this leader said. the Repub-
leans would be badly beaten in the con-
test two years hence
With the exception of Indiana, where
Senator Beveridge apparently is sub
merged, progressive Republicans Jared
well In Tuesdays election. Il Is true
that Madison, Of Kansas: Parsons and
Fish. Of New York, and a few other In
surgents were defeated. but these losses
were Offset by the defeat of such regu-
lars as Fassett, of New York; Keifer, OF
Ohio, and Parker. OF New Jersey.
In the Northwest the insurgents came
fEFgnuh NTH
while Kansas stood by Murdoch and his
Acknowledgements, with the single excep-
ton of Madison, the Republican who
sided with the Democratic members of
the Bailinger-Pinchot committee in ad-
ministering rebuke 10 the Secretary OF
the Interior
Insurgents VIII BE Stronger.
The indications are that the jnsurgent
Republicans will be stronger numerically
in the new House than in the present
body.
Democrats here admit that their party
in the House will have a stormy time
OF 1t. II is the general expectation that
there viii be a bitter fight over the
Speakership. Champ Clark, of Missouri.
has already announced that he is a can
didate for the Office He Is the favorite
with majority of the Democrats in the
present House. He will have opposition.
however. Henry, of Texas, and Hay. Of
Virginia. are expected to announce them
selves as candidates.
Mr.. Clark has many enemies on the
Democratic side OF the House. among
them Representative Fitzgerald. of Brook
Ign, an able. resourceful leader, who fell
out with the Clark leadership in fight
over the rules last spring. At that
time the Republican insurgents made 8
against the Cannon or
ganizatiOn. They bucked the rules. and
were about to force a radical revision
when Mr.. Fitzgerald and twenty-five
other Democrats. including the entire
Tammany contingent from New York. !
and saved the day for the
regular Republicans. Mr. Fitzgerald has
repeatedly expressed satisfaction with
the so-ealled Cannon rules. He is bitterly
opposed to any change in them.
Cannon Rules Doomed.
In an authorized statement printed yes
terday Mr.. Clark declared that Tuesdays
election sounded the doom OF the Can
non rules. Observers here believe that
If Mr.. Clark emphasizes a position favor |
able TO a change in the rules, he Is
piling up trouble for himself. This sub
ject is bound to become an issus In the
fight for the Speakership.
The belief prevails that with the House |
Democratic by majority OF more than
30. as now seems probable. the South |
which will be almost solidly behind l
Clark FIR the Speakership, is confronted /
with haru job It is quite likely that /
Northern and Western members, among
them the New York representation, VIII /
Insist on having something to say about /
the Asposal Of this choice positionz
When the time comes TO organize the |
new House the Republicans will have to |
select a leader. There is a good deal of |
speculation here as TO who will fan heir |
to this position. Representative Serene |
e. Payne OF New York. has held the |