Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-06

complete returns tonight gave the
| Democrats 2-9 Republicans 1876. Pro
| gressivcs Z, Socialists !, Independent
| l, doubtful /. This would give the
| Democrats a plurality of 33 over the
| Republicans and of - over the com
| blned opposition
Rcarrangc Committees.
This narrow margin probably will
| result In q rcarraugtluent of commit
| tee representation, the Democrats
now holding overwhelming malorities
| In all of the standing committees. The
/ falling off Of the ProRressveS from ~
! in the present house to eight 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 claim
| the Democratic leadership by right Of
seniority, and is expected to have the
support of southern Democrats.
Mann Leads Minority.
Representative Mann of Illinois UNI
doubtedly will retain the Republican
leadership. His ranks will include
besides former Speaker Cannon, nu-
merous other Republicans who have
recaptured the places they lost i'm the
1912 campaign.
The election will vacate five Of the
/ If Democratic places on the ways anG
means committee which framed the
Underwood tariff law. Besides Under
wood, Representative Hammond was
elected governor Of Minnesota; Rep
resentative Mitchell OF Massachusetts,
was defeated Representative Palmer
Of Pennsylvania surrendered his seat
TO run for the senate and was de
fcatcd, and Representative STANLEY of
Kentucky sought the senatorial nom
inatiOn in Kentucky and lost his
place. Representative Murdock Of
| Kansas, the Progressive leader and
member Of the committee, lost his
scat in an effort to 20 to the senate.
All of the Republican members Of
the committee were returned, and in
addition Ebenezer hin, tariff expert
and one Of the trainers of the Payne
law, was sent back after a two-ycar
stay at home. lie probably will make
a fight for his old place on the COM
mittee
Rules Committee Changes.
Two Democratic members of tho
rules committee viii not return. Rep
resentative Hardwick of Georgia goes
to the senate and Representative
Goldfogle of New York was defeated
by a Socialist, Meyer London. Repre-
sentative Kelly Of Pennsylvania, the
ProgrCssiv member of the commit
tee, was defeated by a Republican,
and the Progressives may lost their
place on the committee
The labor committee lost two Dem
ocrats, representatives Maltz of mi
nois and Walsh of New Jersey. VINO
represented President Wilson's dis
trict. Representative Macdonald of
Michigan, the Progressive member,
also was defeated. Four Democratic
members of the banking and currency
committee will not return. They are
Representatives KOrbly Of Indiana.
, Bulkley of Ohio. Nicely of Kansas and
s,eldomridge of Colorado. Represen-
tative Hobson of Alabama. long a
prominent member Of the naval af-
fairs committee, lost his place In an
effort to defeat Representative I'm
derwood for the senate. Representa-
tives Bathrlck of Ohio and Gerry OF
Rhode Island also will be missing
from naval affairs.
The Democrats lost five members
who were on the military affairs
committee, the Republicans one and
the Progresslves one. The Judiciary
committee will be practically un-
changed.
Senate Change Welcomed.
In the senate the indicated increase
in the Democratic majority was wei
coined by administration leaders, who
have been hampered during the pres
ent congress by the narrow margin of
their control The possibility of the
defeat of Senator Newlands of Ne
vada threatened TO leave vacant the
Craftsmanship of the interstate com
merce committee, which has handled
the administration antitrust meas
ures. and which now has before II the
administration railroad securities bill.