Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-21
PROBABLE SUCCESSOR OF CLARK
IN CASE REPUBLICANS
REGAIN HOUSE.
NOT PARTICULARLY POPULAR
BUT SPLENDlDLY EQUIPPED
Democrats-Has Shown Progressive
Tendencies of Late = Republicans
Will Have Several Difficult Problems
if They Gain House Majority
Especial correspondence

Washington, July 21.-Republicans
will have on their hands number OF
nice problems to settle if it so falls
out that they capture the house in the
elections this fall One Of them will
be the selection of a speaker.
The man in line for the office is the
present minority leader, Jim Mann, OF
Chicago The probabilities are that
Mann will be made speaker if the re-
publicans get the house. as some o.
them hope 10 and as other of them pre-
fer not to. Mann has fought for MS
party on the floor of the house so lons.
so tenaciously and so vigorously, thas
the general feeling is that II the demo-
Gratis lose control he will have TO pe
rewarded
This will not be done, however, with
out some protest and other candidates
may arise In one way and anotnef'
there is a great deal of republican dls-
astisfattion with Mann as mlnorl-y
leader. Some of the old guard 90 not
like him because they think he Is 700
much disposed to make TRENDS Win
the progre ssive wing OF the party Cii
the other hand, most of the progressive
republicans can not forget the Gays
when he was large spoke in the wheel
of the Cannon machine. Some say tiat
his policy as leader is too much OF d
policy of mere trouble making LOT the
democrats and that, while he is hishiy
pestiferous to the democrats, ne Is nov
sufficiently constructive.
Otherwise Well Equipped.
But, while all sorts OF objections are
made to Mann. it is admitted that II
would not be easy TO pick any one 10
III his place. No other man in the
house has such a fund OF information
about the business before the house
and before congress he This Is
because he has what most members
have not, the gift OF unremitting IN
dustrv. and is absolutely unafraid o.
hard work. When bill comes up ior
consideration on the floor. Mann Is
sure TO know all about it and probably
more than the man who introduced IL.
Because Mann is an indefaugaole
worker and because of his disposition
"a be always on the job. he has come
TO the front IN the house and il the re-
publicans capture the house 1t Will De
practically impossible to keep from MIN
the speakership. On the other hano. az
sneaker. he would not be able to wieio
the power he now wields. Speaker
Clark no longer has the power, as Can
non had, TO name committees Inc
democrats found themselves Obliged 70
20 to the policy of choosing commit
tees thru a committee on committees.
The. republicans will have to adopt a
similar policy. To attempt TO so pach
TO the method of letting the speaker
pick the committees would De oe
nounced as reactionary. The presen,
method of picking the committees Is
far from satisfactory, because the com
mittee on committees consists OF the
ma jority members of the ways anu
means committee thus giving ina.
membership an excess of authority aho
making the chairman OF the ways anu
means committee the most powerful
personage in the house.
Other Difficult Problems.
The question of the speakership Is
ONLY one Of a number of hard problems
the republicans will have before them
If they should recapture the house. The
! problem OF wi1at action to take on tar
! if and about other leading issues would
he one to tax the brains of the cleverest
| of the politicians on the republican
| side.
| However, the speakership Will give
| the democrats lot of worry II they
| retain control of the house. CHAMP
| Clark has earned the enmlty OF tne
J admins tration by his course on Tree
| tolls and some other matters. Every
! man in the House knows the Whlte
| House would like to see someone othei
than he made speaker If the democrats
! continue to dominate in the sixty
/, fourth congress. But it is question
whether Speaker Clark can be over
thrown. 1t is expected that rebellion
against the speaker will be started. Bu
he is strong in the affections OF man.
of the democratic members and 1t VII
be no easy task to unseat him. "A!
things look now, he will continue u
hold the speakership If his party re-
mains in power at the south end of th'
capitol. AS for Oscar Underwood, NJ
will be no longer in the house but
member of the senate. 1t will be nee
essary to choose leader to take M
place and, while naming of man VII
not be difficult, it will not be easy real
~ to fill his shoes. Congressman CLAUDE
Kitchin of North Carolina, is regarded