Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-15
JUST As REPUBLICAN REBELS
WERE PLAcATED, TROUBLE
DEVELOPS WITHIN PARTY
SPEAKER cLARk's NAMEsAkE
soRELY DISAPPOINTED
Failed to Land Desired Committee
Craftsmanship and 10 In Position to
Disturb the Peace Of Speaker Champ
-Divides Duties Of Objsotor With
Floor Leader Mann.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Washington, April 15.-When Minor
ity Leader Mann took the republican
insurgents in the house into camp by
wiping out old scores and treating
them as the equals Of the old guard,
members Of the house fondly imagined
that insurgency had disappeared from
their ranks forever.
So far as Minority Leader Mann is
concerned he seems to be the father OF
a happy family. Insurgency however
has broken out anew, this time In the
ranks of the dem ocrats. and the revolt
against the Clark-Underwood orSani-
zation Is lonely but vigilant one, led
by Representative Frank Clark. OF
Florida Clark has a grievance against
his namesake who presides over the
house, and against the men who made
up the committee assignments. and
thus early in the session he has made
it apparent that he has come to real
ization Of the fact that one. lone, dis
satisfied, disappointed, unhappy and
uncompromising democrat can cause
his brthren a lot Of trouble. Frank
Clark. in other words, seems to De
destined for the title role OF The
Great Objector' on the democratic SIDE
of the house. playing hand IN hand
with that great objector OF DIRECTORS.
Minority Leader Mann. II any bit OF
legislation subject to point OF order
or requiring unanimous consent, es-
capes the attention Of Mr.. Mann, the
necessary confusion will be thrown In
to the ranks OF democracy by Mr..
Io visa
When the ways and means commit
tee began consideration OF committee
assignments Frank Clark. Of Florida.
cherished the belief that he would be
made chairman OF the house committee
on merchant marine and fisheries. He
was fourth member on the minority
side Of the committee in the last con-
gress. The three men who outranked
him ara not IT n r ;hie c""'-ess
and therefore Clark move 20 the top
Of the list in point OF service and ac-
cording to the policy OF seniority ne
was entitled to the job. Clark had
rude awakening when he went into the
caucus and heard the announcement
that Joshua W. Alexander. OF Missouri.
his Junior on the committee last year.
had been appointed chairman. Clark
has been tuning about the house ever
since, making no effort to conceal his
cha grin and threatening trouble. He
began by introducing resolution
which resumed the retrenchment and
reform where 1t was left on by the
ways and means committee. The reso-
luton called for the abolition OF many
comparatively unimportant committees
In the house, and likewise was intend
ed to put an awful hole In the pie
counter The resolution was ruled out
on a point Of order and Clark has now
assumed the role OF director. Every
time legislation appears in the house
begging for unanimous consent Clark
bangs It over the head with a roaring
II object" and every time legislation
which is brought in which is sub
ject to a point Of order. Frank is on
the Job with the necessary point. Har-
raised on the republican side by Jim"
Mann and in their own camp by Frank
Clark, democratic leaders may have to
enter into a conspiracy to get Mann
and Clark out Of the house every time
they want to put thru unanimous
consent proposition Such a conspiracy
has never been successful in the case
of Mann, and unless Clark Is placated
II is doubtful II he can be fooled into
smoking q quiet cigar In the cloak
room at a time when he might make it
uncomfortable for the men who
euchered him out Of committee chair
manship.
Frank Brandeges. senior senator
from Connecticut, is lover Of art.
When Elliott Woods, superintendent OF
the capitol buildings and ground gave
the word for the senators to move into
their marable office building he
thought he had furnished each suite
with all the creature comforts neces-
sary, from handsome mahagony fur
niture down to bottled water.
Senator Brandegee had no complaint
to make but he was not satisfied with
his surroundings. There were no oil
paintings on the walls. Consequently
he raided his homes in Washington and
New London. and today visitors to his
office are able to see some beautiful
paintings, both in the senator's office
and in the office provided for his Sec
rotary.
IT can't ima CINE why Champ Clark
wants to dig up the old Henderson set
of china" remarked member of the
house. Unless the speaker is bent on
departing Of a habit Of long standing
he will have about as much use for an
| elaborate set Of china as Uncle Joe
| Cannon has for an insurgent.
/ "Champ's lunch isn't sufficiently
elaborate TO Justify digging UP that
famous old set I've known him long
time. and he has been ordering the
same lunch every day since became
a member OF the house. 1t consists OF q
glass OF water, glass Of milk, a cup
OF weak tea, and pie Of apple pie,
! consumed in the order named"