The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-12
CONGRESS ELECTIONS
WORRY DEMOCRATS
Bic Changes in House Certain,
With Underwood and Other
Leaders to Leave.
MANY SURE NOT TO RETURN

-v,s,ttSgToN. Oct. 11.--Regardless OF
~, size Of the Democratic majority In the
,,or.a OF the next Congress. whether II
.a,,irs most Of It's present strength or
..,-o,nhes virtual elimination, Il is
,o-,,in that there will be many important
charges In the Democratic ranks.
Naturally the most important elimina-
,i,,, fro,, the House will be the leaving OF
enc majority leader oscar w. Underwood
=, Alabama Mr.. Underwood will take
81, MS duties as a Senator on March 4
., ,ex, year During the last four years
80 bas been the dominant figure In House
s.airs lie will leave the House with only
a ,.ade Of his brilliant popularity tar
r,shed and that because he forced the
,sg,s,a,ive truants back to duty by re-
dv,nr noribund law compelling work
n, no nay lie is loved by his titular
enemies. the Republicans, and is said 10
IA the only man In the House who knows
every member of every party by his
christian name.
IN winning his way 20 the Senate Mr..
Underwood temporarily eclipsed Richmond
p Hobson OF Merrimac and osculatory
fame. for in running against his colleague
NJ Uohson had TO keep out OF the Con-
gross race and 10 for at least term he
will not be legislator.
Another picturesque figure to he cast
ir.o the shadow Is Representative Stanley
% Kentucky, who ran for the Senate
against Gov. Beckham and after bitter
campaign was discovered on the morning
after The primaries outside the breast
works
Hnrdyvfrk Does an 'Cnderwood."
Representative Thomas w. Hardwick OF
Georgia has done an Underwood" also
He won the primary nomination to the
Senate and In November his election will
he confirmed in formal fashion. Mr.. Hard
wick s tiny chap. bright eyed. quick OF
movement. pertinacious in debate. lie en-
iovs. or rather his friends enjoy, calline
rim ny nickname, the gift OF Speaker
rark
u vas In the course OF the canal tolls
debate and Clark was on the side OF nc
tolls for American vessels while Mr.
Hardvick was leading the fight for Presi.
dent Wilson'S contentious. Clark turned
~ Hardwck. who had been tormentinr
him with interrogations. and observed
AS for the gentleman from Georgia
al, have TO say is: Shoe hy-don't
bother me-"
Ever since Mr.. Hardwick has been
known as "Shoofy" Hardwlck
cousin Bob Rroussard OF Louisiana
Il serving his last term in the House and
viii GO To the Senate next March.
Three other prominent members of ths
House are also candidates for Senatorial
Nonors, Victor Murdoch OF Kansas. who
10 running az a Progressive. with slim
ehance OF election. and George A. Medley
q Democrat. will have n nlp and tuck
race with ex-senator Curtis, the Repub-
Han nominee.
Representative Charles Burke, Repub
l,can. Of South Dakota, has been nomi
mated for the Senate. and his election 4
practically conceded by both Democrat.
and Bull Moose. He has served seven
non-consecutive terms In TIE House. and
under the last Republican regime wa
chairman OF the Committee on Indiar
Affairs
Representative Willis Of Ohio 10 run.
ming for the Governorship on the Republi.
can ticket. with even chances ~ election
while his colleague. Representative whit,
acre. put himself out Of Congress W
essaving to take the Democratic nomna.
ton against him.