The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-16
SIGNS ARE RIGHT
 FUR DEMOCRATS lea CTS Believe That They VII
 Win Victory h 1872 SENATOR PERCY SWORN IN. NA senator From Mississippi Is Ap- q auded as He Takes Seat in the Upper House of Congress.
 Many Flowers.
BY wATTnRsoN srEALEy.

Washington, March 15.-tSpecial 1.-The democratic campaign managers hardly think it worth while denying the story in republican newspapers to the effect that they do not want to carry the House because it may hurt the party's chances in the presidential campaign
 There is a precedent or so to demon strate that this condition of affairs has been seen in past off years without detri- ment to the democrats in the national election following.
 President Garfield was elected with republican Senate and House-the Forty seventh Congress. It passed the Morrill, tariff act. Following Garfield's assassina- ton Arthur became President, and the Forty-eighth Congress saw democratic House and a republican Senate. When the national election rolled round two years later Grovers Cleveland was elect ed with democratic House.
 In 1888 the republicans swept the coun- try and Harrison occupied the presiden- tial chair. The Mckinley tariff bill fol- lowed. Two years later the democrats again overwhelmingly came into power in the House, Crisp of Georgia being speaker
 In 1892, again refuting the idea that it would be inirnlcal to democratic success in subsequent national election if the party gained control of the House now. Grover Cleveland was once more elected President and he carried with him an- other democratic House. and for the first time in several decades, a democratic Senate
 These precedents are not such as to cause Champ Clark and his followers to forsake the trial at this time i'll the hope of still more glorious success in 1912.
 At any rate, the democrats are willing to shoulder the House management for the two ensuing years, and the guns are now being trained for the fight. Senator Leroy Percy appeared before the bar of the senate today and formally took sllt oRtll of ofics 4s United States senator from the state of Mississippi. The Mississippi contingent in Washing ton turned out to see their new senator take the oath and attested their good will by applauding.
 When the new senator reached his desk today he found it literally covered with a. profusion of flowers which had been ordered there by friends in Mississippi as well as in Washington. In the center of his desk was an elaborate floral de- sign of red and white roses and lilies sent, as the card on it indicated, by the little girls from Home, Sweet Home. This evidence of good will of the little girls who have known him all their lives in his far away Mississippi home seemed to touch the senator deeply and impress him more than any other part of the days programme.
 The senator has not yet been assigned to any committee, but it is thought he will get the same ones which were held by Senator McLaurin. The Mississippi society has sent out invitations to re- ception which will be rendered the new senator and his wife at the Confederate home next Saturday evening.
 Representative Burnett, of Alabama, who is a member of the public buildings committee, said today that he would do his best for the Underwood bill, appro- priating $30O,0O0 for a public building at Birmingham. MT. Burnett has been in conference with Mr. Underwood on the subject and will make arrangements for hearing of a committee of Birmingham citizens, if it be thought advisable that one come to Washington. As heretofore stated. the bill will not be reported until late in the session.