Evening journal., 1912-11-23
SEN. DUPONT
TO LOSE HIS
GUARDIANSHIP
Johnson, Democrat, May Sue
Ceed DeIaWarean as Head
of Military Committee
BROCKSON MAY GET
IMPORTANT HOUSE PLACES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov. ga
When Prcsident-elect Wilson calls tho
extra session Of Congress for April
Is or thereabouts it will mean a big
change in the chairmanships of the
committees of the United States Sem
ate. That body passing under Demo-
cratic control viii be entirely trans
formed. Senators who have held com
mittee cbairmanships for years will
lose their places and new men will
take up the important work
Delaware is one of the States which
will be affected by the change. Sena-
tor du uPont. who has so ably conduc-
ted the affairs Of tha Military Affairs
Committee will be forced to step
down in favor of a man Of the oppo-
site party His committee is one OF
the most important in the Senate,
carrying with it as il does millions of
dollars in appropriations. as well as
planning largely the movement of
Uncle Sans military force
Because Of Senator duPont's famil-
iarity with military affairs. il is be-
f. lieved here that he viii be continued
as Il member of the committee. and
in that case viii be the ranking Re-
publican OF that body He will also
be of wonderful assistance to the new
chairman, and TO remove him entirely
from the committee would be looked
upon as a piece Of bad judgment
Senator duPont's successor will
probably be Senator Joseph F. John
son. of Alabama Senator Johnson
Is now the ranking Democratic mem
ber and Is. therefore. entitled to the
place. Senator DUPONT is on a mum
Der OF other important committees
and there is every reason to believe
that he will be re-appOinted to those
committees. The committees arc. In
addition to Military Affairs. Census
Coast Defcnses. Education and Labor
Expenditures in the War Department
Pensions. Public Buildings anC
Grounds and Woman Suffrage
with a Democratic Legislature u
Delaware Interest Is already bcin'
manifested in who VII succeed Sen
ator Harry a Richardson. n is gen
orally supposed here that il will bl
willard Salisbury. Should II be Mr.
Salisbury there is no doubt but tina
he would be given an important berth
SO far as . committee craftsmanship Il
concerned. What committee he woul,
get cannot be forcasted, even before
his election, but it is safe TO assume
that the new Senator from Delaware
whoever he is. will take his place al
chairman Of an important committee
Senator Richardson is now chair
man Of the Committee on Printing
and is also a member Of several othe
committees, but the new Senator from
Delaware willy necessarily succee,
him in any Of the places. In the even
OF Mr Saulsbury's election IL is be
lieyed that he would be given a com
mittee Of much more importance thai
the Committee on Printing. That com
mittee might be Judiciary or Naya
Affairs. two OF the most important il
the Senate.
The new Senator from Delawar
would probably be made member o
the Finance Committee. He would no
be chairman, but the Senate establish
ed a precedent two years ago of plac
ing on the Finance Committee ney
members IL was done in the case 0
Senators John Sharp Williams. O
Mississippi: John w. Kern. of Indi
ana, and Charles f. Johnson, q
Maine
In the House side Delaware will
recognized in her one Representativ,
Though an entirely new man, Con
gressman Franklin Brockson wi
certainly head an important commit
tee. Old members. of courr1. wi
carry of the best plums, but OF tn
innumerable committees left. NJ
Brockson viii probably be given hi
choice. Members are frequentl. cor
suited, and as far as political slate
will permit are given those commit
tees which they prefer.