The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-15
For First Time in Many Years
Democratic Members Must
Find Seats on Re2ubI-
can Side
HYPHENATED CON-
GRESHAM LATEST
Amalgamation Of Bull Moose and
G. U. P. Gives Rise to New
Species Of Statesman, Found
Only in House
tBy U. ?. staff correspondent }

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WASHINGTON. d. C., Nov. 15.-A
Cherokee strip" OF Democrats in the
senate is another new condition re-
sulting from Democratic majority.
For the first time in a generation, a
Democratic overflow will find seats
ON the Republican side. Three Demo
Gratis: Broussard OF Louisiana, Hust-
ing of Wisconsin and Johnson of
South Dakota, will comprise the
strip" with seats on the left of the
party dividing line. the center aisle.
The strip is not representative of
the Democrats power. or the ninety
six senators the Democrats have fifty
six. Extra desks have been placed in
the Democratic section. The incom-
ing members are TO be In the rear.
Senator Underwood OF Alabama,
former house leader, will be in the
back row. between Hollis of New
Hampshire and Lewis of Illinois. By
the way. it's Hamilton James
Hamilton or even Jim Ham-now, of.
ficially He has retained the pink
whiskers, but dropped the front name.
On the Republican side Senator
Sherman OF Illinois gets seat No. !, in
the front row beneath the clerks desk.
He is slightly deaf wadsworth Of
New York, youthful successor to Root,
will be in the last row, between Hard
ing Of Ohio. also a newcomer, and
Curtis OF Kansas, a returned Repub-
lcan veteran.
In the house the conditions of Dem
ocratic supremacy are different
There the Democrats will have scant
majority OF about thirty. Last year
they had over one hundred. Neither
will the house members scramble for
seats. It's freefor-all, daily take
your-choice arrangement there. except
for the party leaders.
An automatic voting device. to dis
place the long. tedious oral roll calls
OF the 435 members, may be tried In
the house this session. flashlights ON
a huge name board. with the members
voting by turning keys automatically
recording their votes, are planned.
Hyphenated congressman are new
nolitical genus. In the midst of wide
spread propaganda to de-hyphenate
Americans. official directories of the
new senate and house being prepared
today show over a dozen hyphenated
statesmen. They are listed either as
can-Progressive.' or Pro
gressive-Republican.'
The Bull Moose movement and sue
ceeding amalgamation Of Progressives
and Republicans is responsible for the
arrival of the hyphenated congress-
men AT the last election these can
didates got either nominations or en-
Of both parties. Now, In
the official directories, they are forced
to indicate their bipartisan affiliation
with the "un-Americsa hyphen." Last
year there were nearly a score OF
out Progresslves.
The hyphen is absent from the SEN
ate; also the Bull Moose. The lone
Progressive, Senator Poindexter Of
Washington, is understood to have re-
turned to the unhyphenated Republic
can fold.
simon pure Progressives are so few
in the new house that it is doubtful
if the Bull Moose will form party
working organization. A Bull Moose
from the rock-ribbed state OF LOUIS
lana is a new wrinkle in politics, how
ever. a result OF Louisianas protest
against reduction of the sugar
schedule.