The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20
INSURGENTS TO Be FAVORED
DENOt RtTS WIZ GIVE THEN
r. ACES az STsNDPATTERS
The, wni D,sas,aer nrguiarS on thr wa,s
and Means Con,lnittrr ami the COM
n,ittee Controiiinx Railroad Legisin-
tiOu-C Clark ilkei, tn De- SPEAKER.

tiOu- Clark llkei, tn DE- SPEAKER.
| WAsHINGroS. Nov. 10 Republican in
surgents who favor tarif revision down
ward and who advocat. advanced legis-
lation along other lines are To have an
opportunity In the Democratic Hou-s' To
make their deeds sq,.ir, with their words.
Information comes direct from Demo
cratic leaders that in organizing the
House in the sixty second Congress. the
insurgents are to b. favored with strong
representation on all committees that
deal with Legislation u IN. first Inasni.
tuds.
Democrats charge that Joseph q Cam
non in naming the Ways and Means Com
mittee saw to IL that Republicans were
selected who could be relied on 10 stand
pat on the tariff Even in assigning
Democrats TO this committee. they allege'
Mr.. Cannon named men with protect ION
predictions. They instance the case
Of Representative Broussa-d of Louisiana.
who voted with hs Republican collea g,les
on many schedules to give protection TO
sugar and other products IN which his con-
stituents are interested
So the responsible Democratic leaders
who expect TO Offer n tariff revision bill
when they come into control of the House
will push aside standpatters such "A Rep
r-sentarive Mccall OF Massachusetts.
who il particularly Interested in the
woollen and cotton schedules. and Rep
resentative Fordney Of Michigan. who
was instrumental IN keeping lumber on
the free list and PIE in their places such
men a. Representative Murdoch OF Kansas
and Representative Norris of Nebraska.
who voted against the Payne Aldrich bill
IN 1919 and who hske been denouncing Il
ever since.
Ways and Me-ls is not the only COM
mittee to which Republican insurgents
will Inc assigned by the Democrats in the
hope Of reap'ng party capital out of the
effort that ~ to he made to keep the
Republican party divided Insurgents
will be placed on the committee con
trolling. railroad legislation. that Of
Interstafe and Foreign Commerce. IL is
the eNpectRtio OF the Democrats that
the admin isi rat ion esrlv in the life Of
he new Con gross which will be organ ized
in December. 1911. will recommend the
passage Of law providing for Govern
rne0t SUPERVISION over the issuance OF
railroad securities The Democrats are
likely TO bring IN a bill OF their own on
this subjea and by assigning Represen-
tative Lenroot Of Wisconsin. a lieutenant
OF senator La Toilette. and n few OF her
radical insurgents 10 the Commerce
Commission they believe they will he able
to get the names Of Republican members
ON any report they may submit calling
for restrictive railroad legislat ION.
Champ Clark Of Missouri. who will
probs bly, succeed Mr. Cannon as Speaker
says that the Democratic leaders intend
to do everything possible to preserve
harmony within their own ranks. On
the ot her hand every effort will be made
10 render nugatory any plans that may
be hat chsd TO reconcile the diFeren ces
that now divide the Republican camp.
Whether the committees are named by
The Speaker or selected ~ caucus the
Democrats will hold the whip hand and in
the naming of them they viii do every
thing Possible 10 fomsnt mischief IN
the ran KS OF the opposition
Friends 81 Ch%,np clark -ay that his
election a. Speaker - assured They
declare that he har received as-,iranCes
from a sufficient number n Representa-
tive--~lect to warrant the statement that
no opposition candidate can possibly hope
To make even a air showing in the party
caucus Mr. Clsrk's friends -ay that
rs members have already bound them
selves 80 support him for Speaker and
that additional pledges are coming in by
every mail
While Mr. Clark IL GOV about expressing
himself on the plan 10 TAX. the power Of
naming committees from the Speaker
and vs-tIng II IN a committee on commit
tees. IL IL said that he has com. To the con
clu-ion that the adoption cf such reform
canno, b. saved OF Democrats ar
irving here say that TN" plank IN the
Democratic national platform of Igns
demo IncinE Cannonisin and the House
rrIls.. aitua.l man and
that one man power in the Ho,i-e IL made
possible only 10y the great influence eAer-
ci-s,d by tn" Sp-ak@r in naming com
mIttse-