The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-06
Election Will Result in Re-
arrangement of Commit
tee Representation.
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY
DROPS FROM 140 TO %
Shift of Twelve Votes Would
Throw Control to Mi
nority Side.
CLARK WILDE SPEAKER AGAIN
Progressives May Lose Few Impor
tant Places They Now
Hold.

hObO.
WASlIINGTON. November 5.--Many
changes in the Organization Of the ma
tional House OF Representatives viii he
W:he when Champ Clark and Uncle
joe Cannon once more face each other
across the centre aisle a. the beginning
! Of the next Congress- Tho dwindlinp
OF the Democratic majority. which will
drop after the close OF the December
session from 40 TO %. will necessita Ia
. general shifting of tho working or
dor In The House.
With their slender majority. the
Democrats. while able to rc-elect
Speaker Clark and retain control Of
tho committees. VIII he forced to main
tain an almots perfect Organization.
Even with full attendance in the
House. shift OF twelve votes would
throw the control to the minority side.
Practically complete returns to-nieht
gave the Democrats 2o9: Republicans
1876: Progrcssives, 4: Socialists. /: Jnde
pendents. |; doubtful, e., This wouI,j
give the Democrats n plurality OF thir
ty-one over the ftepublicanE and ma
)orl'y OF t"cnty-tour over the combined
opposition. :
This narrow margin probably will
result In a rearrnngement of commit
toe representations, the Democrats nou
holding overwhelming ma jorities In al,
OF the. standing committees The fall
Ing on OF the Progrcssives from nine-
teen to- eight probably. will cut down
their committee representation mate.
rally. and even may lose them Tho feu.
Important placer they huid in the pres
cnt House.
LEADERSHIP IN ItOUsE
TO UNDERGO GREAT CHANGES
Democratic leadership In III. uo,,o
VIII undergo great changes. Represen
!. tauye Underwood was elected to tho
Senate. and win leave tho Hons. n
the close OF the December .ession
,s xeprrHentatiyf hitciiip. Of North Caro-
lima. rankinB slJetftncri,tv IL On the sWay-s
innl Means Gomniitinf. will ciai,,, the
Democrats lealership by righ. q.
, =r='o.!::. ind iis o&pec; cd TO have thc
support Of Southern Democrats.
Representative, Mann. OF Illinois. u,,
doubtedly will retain ihe Republican,
leadership.
The election VIII vaca:e nye ~ tho
fourteen Democratic places ON Tn.
Ways and Means COMMITTEES. Repre-
sentative Underwood goes 10 the Sen
ate, Representative Hammond was
elected Governor .of minnesota Repre-
sentative Mitchell. OF Massachusetts.
was defeated at the polls: Representa-
tive Palmer. of Pennsylvania. surrcn-
dered his sfnt to run for the senate.
and was defeated. and Representative
Stanley, Of Kentucky, sought the seua-
torial nomination. in Ecntucky, and lost
his place
Representative Muriock. of Kansas s.
the Progressive leader and member OF
the committee. lost his scat In an. EFFORT
to 30 to the Senate. All OF the Re
publican members OF the committee
were returned. ana in addition, lGbene-
ger Hill. tariff expert and one of the
trainers of the Payne law. was sent
back. He probably Will make fight
TOR his old place OH the committee.
Two Democratic members OF the
Rules Committee will not return. Rep
resentativc Hardwick. of Georgia, goes
to the Senate. and Representative Gold
fogie of New York. was defeated by a
Socialist. Meyer London. Representa-
tive Kelly, Of Pennsylvania. Progress
sivc member of the committee, was de-
gressivcs may lose their place yon the
committee
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FAIL OF RE-ELECTION
The Labor Committee lost two Demo-
Gratis, Representative Baltz, Of Illinois,
and Walsh, OF New Jersey, who repre-
sented President Wilson's district. Rep
resentative Macdonald, OF Michigan,
the Progressive membcr. also was de-
feated. Four Democratic members of
the Banking and Currency Committee
failed of reelection. They were Rep
resentatives Korbiy. of Indiana; Bulk
ley. of Ohio; Neeley, OF Kansas. and
Seldomridgc, OF Colorado. Representa- :
tivc Hobson. OF Alabama, long a promi-
nent member OF the Naval Affairs Com :
mittee, lost his place i'll an effort to
defeat Representative Underwood for
the Senate Representatives Bathrick.
nf An Td1 nd,
also will be missing from Naval Af-
fairs The Democrats lost five members
on the Military Affairs Committee, the
Republicans one and the .Progressives
one. The Judiciary Committee will be
practically unchanged.
In the Senate administration leaders
welcomed the indicated Increase in the
Democratic majority. The possibility
of the defeat OF Senator Newlands, OF
Nevada. threatened to leave vacant the
chairmanship of the Interstate Com
merce Committee.
OFFICIAL CANVASS
NECESSARY IN NEVADA
carson, NEy November 5.-who
was elected United States senator In
Nevada Tuesday must remain unde-
tcrmined until the official canvass Of
tho votes. With lSa out OF 240 pre-
cincts reported tonight, the vote stood: ::
Francis G. Newlands, Democrat, T.
pTal; Samuel Platt. Republican, 7.G4o.
CURTIS. REPUBLICAN.
RETURNS TO SENATE
TOPEKA. KAN, November o.
Charles Curtis, Republican. will go back
to the United States Senate. after an
absence OF two years. With all coun-
tiles heard from tonight. Curtis has q
plurality of 4,7S2 votes over Congress-
man George A. Neeley. Democrat.
Arthur Capper, Republican,, ( has a
plurality OF Al,7ss votes over Governor
George II. Hodges, Democrat, on final