The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-10
Reduced Democratic Ma iority will
Result in Reformation Of Numer-
Gus Committees

Washington, Nov 9.-Many changes
in he organization of the house OF
esentatives will be made when /
Champ Clark and Uncle Joe" Cannon |
once more face each other across the |
center aisle at the beginning of the
next Congress- The dwindling of
the Democratic majority, which will
drop after the close of the December
session from 40 to "a, will necessi-
tate a general shifting of the work
ing order in the house.
With their slender majority the
Democrats, while able to re-elect
Speaker Clark and retain control of
the committees, will be forced to
maintain an almost perfect organiza-
tion. Even with full attendance
in the house, a shift of IL votes would
throw the control to the minority
side. Practically complete returns
tonight gave the the Democrats 229,
Republicans 1876. Progressives z, Soc
ialists /, Independents 1.
COMMITTEE REARRANGEMENT.
This narrow margin will probably
result in a Encouragement of COM
mittee representation, the Democrats
now holding overwhelming majorities
in all of the standing committees.
The falling off of the Progressives
from 10 in the present house to seven,
probably will cut down their commit
tee representation materially, and
even may loose them the few import
ant places they hold in the present
house.
HOUSE LEADERSHIP
Democratic leadership in the house
will undergo great changes. Rep.
Underwood was elected to the senate,
and will leave the house at the close
of the December session. Rep. Kit
chin of North Carolina, the ranking
Democrat on the ways and means
committee, will claim the Democratic
rship by right of seniority and
is expected to have the support of
southern Democrats generally.
Rep. Mann of Illinois undoubtedly
will retain the Republican leadership,
facing the Democrats with formd-
able support His ranks will include
besides former Speaker Cannon, nu-
merous other Republicans who have
recaptured the places they lost in
the 1912 campaign.
The election will vacate five of the
IA Democratic places on the ways and
means committee, which framed the
Underwood tariff law. Rep. Under
wood and secretary of the treasury,
. was defeated at the polls.
Rep. Palmer of Pennsylvania sur
rendered his seat to run for the SEN
ate and was defeated, and Rep. Stan
ley of Kentucky sought the senatori-
al nomination in Kentucky and lost
his place. Rep. Murdoch of Kansas
the progressive leader and member of
the committee, lost his seat in an eff
fort to go TO the senate.
All of the Republican members of
the committee were returned, and in
addition, Ebenezer Hill, tariff expert
and one of the trainers of the Payne
law, was sent back after two-year
stay at home He will probably
make fight for his old place on the
committee.
Two Democratic members of the
rules committee will not return. Rep.
Hardwick of Georgia goes to the
senate and Rep. Godfogle of New
York was defeated by a Socialist,
Meyer London. Rep. Kelly of Penn
sylyana, the Progressive member of
the committee, was defeated by n
Republican, and the Progressives may
lose their place on the committee.
The labor committee lost two De-
mocrats, Reps. Baltz of Illinois and
Walsh of New Jersey, who represent
ed President Wilson's district. Rep