The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-13
HAVE STARTED
FIGHT ON CLARK
Georgia Democrats in the
House Declare War on the
New Boss

Washington, Jan. 13.-With the or
ganization of a Democratic house
nearly a year away, the threats of
insurrection against the assumption
of authority by Champ Clark, slated
for the speakership, and his immed-
late lieutenants. yesterday material
lied into declared opposition on the
part of the Georgia delegation. An
ultimature was carried to the pros
pective speaker by committee of
three, bearing the statement that the
Georgians, by unanimous vote, had
declared that Representative Brant-
ley of that state must be retained on
the ways and means committee, when
it is selected by the coming caucus
of the Democratic members-elect of
the Sixty-second congress.
At the same time Representative
Pou of North Carolina, though not
reinforced by the solid backing Of his
delegation issued statement in
which he announced that he had. not
authorized any one to declare that he
had withdrawn as candidate for a
place on the committee:
Representative Broussard, another
Democrat on the ways and means
committee, Is known to have ideas
just as decided on the subject, but it
is said that the Louisiana delegation
has not decided to take up his fight
to hold his place. Some of Mr.. Pou's
friends say that the North Carolinian
will get the support a majority of his
delegation, and that Mr.. Kitchin, his
colleague, will lose strength. The
delegation, however, it seems evident,
is badly split up.
Representatives Brantley, Pou, and
Broussard have been slated for some
time for retirement from the ways
and means committee by Representa-
tive Clark and his immediate subordi-
mates. They are on record as being
opposed to the doctrine of placing all
raw materials on the free list. Mr..
Brantley and MIR. Pou voted for a
duty on lumber during the construc-
ton of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
Lumber is one of the principal pro-
ducts of both Georgia and North Car
olina. Mr.. Broussard stood for duty
on sugar, and voted with the Repub-
licans for the Payne bill.
The Democrats who are opposing
the program of dropping from the
committee these members insist that
they will constitute at least one-third
of the majority of the next congress.
The members of the Georgia delega-
were the first to come out into the
open against the suspected plans of
Mr.. Clark and his advisers.
Mr.. Pou, in his statement, voices
the opinion of a number of Democrat
ic members who resent what they
term the steam roller" methods of
the present minority leaders. Mr..
Pou said:
Il have not authorized any one to
say that I have withdrawn as a can
didate for the ways and means COM
mittee of the next congress. 1t is
very true that l have been working
as best 1 know how to aid in preserve
ing harmony and unity in any action
which may be taken preliminary to
the organization of the new house.
Il have said, and repeat now. that
am willing to make any personal
sacrifice. If by so doing can help
prevent division and discord in the
ranks of the party to which l belong,
but it does not appear that my with
drawal can have this effect.
II trust we will all enter the cau-
Gus with the purpose to prevent. If
possible. those factional differences
which so much injured the prospects
of our opponents in the last CAM
paign. and which have so much injur-
ed our own party in the past.
There are good many things
which one is provoked sometimes in
to saying which he would not say
after little calm reflection.
This is. think. a very good time
to practice little restraint in this
respect"