The Forrest City times., 1910-04-01
DEMOCRATS SEEM
 SURE OF VICTORY
Confident That They Will Be | Control of Sixty-Second
 Congress.
REPUBLICANS SMILE AT CLAIM
Declare Opponents by siunder De stroyed Their Best Issue-Arizona and New Mexico Putting For ward Strong Claims for
 Statehood.

Statehood.
 
 Washington.-The Democrats In the house of representatives seemingly have lost none of their confidence thst they are to be in control when tHe Sixty-second congress comes together in December, 1911. The regular Re publcans say that the Democrats committed a tactical blunder when they allied themselves with the inssr, gents in the effort to defeat what had come 10 be known as Cannonism The old-time regulars declare that the Democrats overreached themselves because they helped in the effort to put oat of existence the issue which the minority party was depending up on to help 10 elect it's candidate for the house of representatives at the next election.
 The Democrats retort that they made no mistake. because they have shown the country positively that when they come into power they will net countenance a rules committee which will have the power to obstruct legislation which the country is anx ions to have passed The leading Democrats declare that the evidence has been so strong of a revolt through out the country against house pro- cedufe, as it has been the rule recent ly, that they will gain just as many votes hy taking the field early against Caunonism as they would if they had put of their opposition until the days oi actual campaigning before the peo pie
 Democrats Are Confident.
 Tn the ranks of the Democracy in 'he house, however, the feeling that victory Is 10 come next November is se strong that even now there Is dis cuSSlon as to what Democrat shall succeed MT Cannon in the speaker snip Champ Clark is the leader of tue minority, and as a matter of nat ufal course 1t is to be supposed that he VIII be chosen speaker, but never .heiess. there are other Democrats In the house who have ambitions. and it IS perfectly true, as some of the marty auihit' that there has been some op- position to MT Clark's methods of pro- cednre as leader.
 AHiohB the Democrats who are hho"n to have at least latent speaker snip ambitions are Ollie NJ. James of maFion. Kentucky. who has been in 'ne service of the house for seven years Swager Shirley of the same o'a'e' whose term of service has been eoinciuent with that of MT. James oscar M. Underwood of Birmingham Aidoaiha, who has been a member of eoisress Tor Is years, and John To. seph Fitzgerald of Brooklyn New VI "ho has been house member Tor Il years.
 Clark In the Lead.
 It seems to be practically assured Ao"eVer' that if the Democrats do .ucceed in carrying the next house 'ney Will elect Champ Clark of Nils. souri as the speaker Not all tbs Grhocrats are in favor of MT. Clark. '>o matter what opposition may be sno"h to the Missouri members can. a'u"ey In the caucus, the party ma 'y VIII carry the day and it seems .u"t almost undoubtedly MT Clark VIII be chosen to take the chief seat hl ,ae next congress now occupied ~ MI, Cannon-provided. of course. t'-,o, n'e 'he hopes of the Democracy are .uiniled ., and that victory comes to next November. The Democrats tn. '"eir nigh hopes not only are talk aoout the speakership succession. ou' actually are looking at the choice .'iiiiteee ,aIi places with view to de. sse,iiihing what chairmanships are to .e'i to the lot of the men who stood Leader Clark through the tumult ana the fighting.
 Chance for Personal Bills.
 "ith the enlarged rules com. Hlttee of the house of repre- leH'a'iVes lod, which has just come into e"l oelng as a result of the revolt tue allied insurgents and Demo a's there may be greater opportu. oHered for the passage of what
 hhoWn as personal bills. In the S'iSe or congress there are intro hundreds of measures. in addi- u to pension bills. and of these only a,.. ''dii percentage ever received the Lpport a1d. or committee report. let t,9, re being given the privilege of ac- yteI aiseussion in the house with a View to passage.
 II has been the complaint fin the s,.9 that the men who were in a po- on on oi power either on the rules al inis'ee or because of close person
 ana political affiliations with the