Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-23
k||CH|N TO SUCCEED
LEADER UNDERWOOD
SOUTHERN MAN TO CONTINUE
TO BOSS LOWER BRANCH
OF CONGRESS.
DEMOCRATS FACING MANY
PROBLEMS OF REORGANIZATION
Speaker Clark to Be Reelected De-
spite Antasonism Of Bryan and His
acknowledgements Expected to
Control House But by Greatly Re-
duced Majority.

Washington. Oct. 23--The house
democratic organization will have its
roUbleS when it comes o.reorganiZins
for the next congress. 1t is generally
assumed the democrats will keep con-
troll of the house by decreased ma
iority and already there is good deal
of figuring as TO how it should be or
ganized.
! The fact Leader Oscar Underwood
will leave the house and go To the
senate is one OF the difficulties of The
situation. Another difficulty is that
i there is movement on to Dust Chair
man Henry from his position head of
! the rules committee Moreover there is
! no love for Speaker Champ Clark either
| in the quarters of the house closest to
| Secretary Bryan or in those closest to
President Wilson
South to Stay in Saddle.
Leader Underwood knowing he is to
so to the senate, is not disposed to
Weld his authority with as much vigor
as he would WELD it otherwise. He
/ is chairman of the ways and means
.
committee and head of the
committee on committees. This
gives him great power and makes
II, important who will succeed him L;
seems 10 be settled tina, his successor
will be Congressman Claude Kitchin.
of North Carolina who is the rank
ing democrat next to Chairman Under
wood on ways and means. Mr.. kitchin
a nj yftay her hut
whether he VIII be a success as leader
is to he demonstrated In stepping in
to the Underwood shoes. he will find
they are not easily filed. Mr.. Under
wood as leader has displayed a capa
city 20 get along with folks such as
not many men possess. He has eNer
cised tac. and urbanity in his deal
ingS with members and so has had ex
ceilent personal relations with nearly
the entire house. regardless of differ
ences OF views on politics or legisla-
fion. Mr.. ki;chin is more radica!
individual ,nan NJ Underwood . ::?a:
who has pronounced views of his own,
and it is We, TO he seen how he viii
get along AZ Il leader.
Congressman Bob" Henry. Of Texas.
chairman of the rules committee. has
succeeded in falling out with the or
ganization in the house He has taken
independent and radical positions on
number Of matters. He had some
decided views Of his own on currency,
much "A; variance with those embodied
in the administration measure He has
stirred up the agitation for special
federal legislation 10 give aid 70 the
cotton producers. He has been "A sort
III law unto himself in the house and
has not been disposed TO take orders.
He has incurred some sharp enmities
ard there is no end Of talk now about
busting him from the rules chairman
ship next congress and putting some
one in his place who will be more
aomenable This will cause a not fight
If persisted In.
A lot OF gentlemen in the house
would like TO grab the place held by
CONGRESSMAN Fitzgerald az head of the
appropriations committee but they will
have to wait. .'F'itz' has jumped hard
on democratic eXtrava gance and has
earned some antagonisn,e He is too
strong to lose his place. however
Clark to Be Reelected.
Then, there is the Hon. Champ
Clark. speaker of the house Mr.
Clark and Mr.. Bryan still nurture their
hatred for each other. This earns some
enemies for the speaker among close
friends OF Bryan in the house. Since
the bitter fight on repeal of free tolls.
the speaker has not been regarded with
particular ardor at the White House.
Speaker Clark. nevertheless will be re-
elected He has strong following and
a 10; 10 warm personal friendships and
will not he unseated. Probably no
attempt will be made 10 do so. though
it would undoubtedly be made If there
was any real prospect of succeeding.
In this congress, the democrats have
such a large margin in the house they
can do about as they please But IL
the margin is close one next con-
gress. their situation will be more diff
cult, The leadership Will become more
arduous and there viii be better OPP
portunities for insurgent democrats to
co operate with the minority and over
ride the ma jority organization.