The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-06
Eoresee Many Chances.


 Washington Nov. 5.-Many changes in the organization Of the house will be made when Champ Clark and Uncle Joe Cannon once more face each other across the center aisle al the beginning of the next congress The dwindling of the democratic ma crity, which will drop at the close of December session from l40 to q, win necessitate a general shifting of the working order in the house.
 With their slender majority the democrats, while able to re-elect Speaker Clark and retain control of the house, will be forced to maintain an almost perfect organization. Even with full attendance in the house. a shift of 12 votes would throw the con- trol to the minority side. Practically complete returns tonight gave the democrats 229. republicans 19G. pro gressives z, socialists l, Independents |, doubtful l. This would give the democrats a plurality of B over the republicans. and of 2i over the com hined opposition.
 This narrow margin probably will result in q encouragement of commit tee representation, the democrats now holding overwhelming majorities in all of the standing committees The falling off of the progressives from l9 in the present house to probably will cut down their committee repre- sentation materially, and even may lose them the few important places they hold in the present house, Democratic leadership in the house will undergo great changes. Repre- sentative Underwood was elected to the senate. and will leave the house at the close of the December session Representative Kitchin of North Caro- lima, the ranking democrat on the ways and means committee, will calm the democratic leadership by right of seniority and is expected to have the support of southern democrats. Representative Mann of Illinois un- ldoubtedly will retain the republican | leadership His ranks kill include. besides former Speaker Cannon, nu- merous other republicans who have ! tecaptured the places they lost in the 912 campaign.
 The election will vacate of the Il democratic places on the ways and means committee which framed the Underwood tariff law Besides In derwood, Representative Hammond was elected governor Minnesota; Rep lresentatiye Mitchell of Massachusetts was defeated Representative Palmer of Pennsylvania surrendered his seat to run for the senate and was de. feated, and Representative Stanley O. lKentucky sought the senatorial nomi- nation in Kentucky and lost his place. Representative Murdock of Kansas the progressive leader and member os committee. lost his seat il an effort to go to the senate. All Of the repuh- ican members of the committee were returned, and in addition Ebenezer Hill tariff expert and one of the framers of the Payne law, was sent back alter a tWOyear stay at home. He probably will make fight for his old place on the committee.
 Two democratic members of the rules committee will not return. Rep
 esentatiye fiardwick Of Georgia goes to the senate and Representative .Goldfogle of New Yo.l, was defeated by a socialist. Meyer oldou Repre- sentative Kelly ct P nnsylyan.a the progressive member Of the committee, was defeated by republican, and the .progressiyes may lose their place on the committee.
 The labor committee lost two demo crats. Representatives Baltz of llli- nois and Walsh of New Jersey. who represented President Wilson's dis