The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-16
Missourian Declares That Democrats Will Be victors
HARMONIOUS IN MISSOURI
Insurpent Fight In Congress Has Elm phasized the Dissatisfaction With
 Republican Rule Which Per vades the Country.
By PATTERSON sTEALEY.

Washington, January 15-(special.)-- leader of the House, after 10 days of speech-making in Missouri and the middle west. spread cheering predictions of sweeping democratic victory In the con gressional election this fall and demo- cratic House of Representatives.
 MT. Clark said he found thriving spirit of democracy in Ohio and Missouri and other places where he visited.
 Mr. Clark brought with him from Mis- souri the interesting story, which he learned at Kansas City, of the departure of a certain man from that place a few days ago for Africa. representing prac- tically all the commercial bodies of the west and middle west. to invite Colonel Roosevelt to land at San Francisco upon his return to the United States and cross the continent from west to east
 Such a procession across the country would be the greatest show seen on this earth since the morning stars first sang together" said the democratic leader in characteristic language
 MT. Clark recalled that President Grant had done much the same thing, and said that if Grant had landed at San Fran cisco at more opportune time no power Coul0 nave prevented ulS QOmlnaLlOn TOT the presidency for a third term.
 During his trip through the west Mir. Clark delivered set speeches at Kansas City and Dayton, O.. and number of addresses in Missouri in the cong ressional district formerly represented by the late David DeArmond. A democratic suc- cessor to DeArmond was certain in Mr. Clark's opinion.
 Tn Missouri the party Is unanimous once more ss . result of the Kansas C.g. meeting. We are going to wipe the re- publicans off the map therss" said MT. Clark.
 "In Ohio I attended democratic ban quet of 1900 plates which was the greatest banquet I ever saw. The democrats are wide awake all along the line.
 The papers of the country have been full of the fnsurgent news from Wash ington. The fight has provoked much comment.
 Dissatisfaction with republican rule was never so widespread as now The next House of Representatives will be democratic as sure as anything In the world"
 Representative Ollie James of Kentucky and Representative Rainey of Illinois will be the minority members of the Ballinger investigation committee, If the democrats have their way. At thoroughly har- monious caucus tonight Messrs James and Rainey were selected on the first bal lot. Tho vote was: James of Kentucky, s4 Rainey of Illinois, 70: Slayden of Tex as, 53; Rucker of Colorado, z.
 It was mutually agreed by the demo- crats present that In case the organiza- ton decides not to accept the two men and can carry through a committee of It's own selection the democrats so chosen will decline to serve.
 It Is thought tonight by democrats that the organization will accept the two men. It can, of course. be depended upon that 1t is not done voluntarily. The difficulty is that it is feared that a sub stitution of the names of two Cannon selected democrats would force the in- surgents to join the democrats and pos sibly out-vote the organization and name substitute committee, even including the organization membership.
 The selection of MT. James and MT. Rainey is high honor to both members. The work before them is of great im- portance and throughout the investisa- tion the eyes of the country will be fo- cussed upon them. Both members are capable lawyers. MT. Rainey viii bs re- mombered as one of the princlpals In tho investigation of corruption in the isth- milan canal purchase and unearthed much valuable information.