Evening journal., 1916-11-13
NEW CONGRESS HAS
YEAR TO ORGANIZE
Party Conferences Are Ex-
pecied TO Precede Manoeu-
vreS for Control
6. 0. ?. CLAIMS
WIDE MAJORITY

WASHINGTON, Nov. 49, Repubh-
cans are discussing the possibilities oil
recognizing thc House in view Of the
claims they are making of thclr ability
TO control that body by from five to
seven majority during the next Con
gress.
That Representative Mann. present
Republican leader. will be the speaker is
assumed in many quarters, bu, there is
likely TO De some opposition The
Organization will probably not occur for
about year. The new House will not
meet i'm regular session until "a yoai
from December, and there appears no
present prospect OF am extra session.
In the year yet to elapsc vacancies
may occur by death. designations and
otherwise. aud the narrow majority
either way may be shifted. With Il
majority OF but five change IN the po-
litical complexion of the House would be
worked by change i'm the politics OF
but three members
Importance of Independents.
The independents, so-callcd will also
play am important part. Chairman
Woods, who is claiming from five to
seven majority today, comedies the So
caiiist vote in the new House tO the
Democrats. aud claims the Progcs,ives
and other independents Martin Of Lou
siana. was elected as "protectionist," :"
although former Democrat His elcc-
ton was protest again free sugar lie
was opposed ia the recent election by q
regularly nominated Democratic capdi-
date who is now taking steps TO con-
test the election. The possibility of his
voting with the Democrats if he is seat
ed is hintcd az.
Fuller. Of Massachusetts. elected a.
am "indepcndent." 10 succeed Roberts,
Republican, is claimed by the Republic
can Congressional Committee as certain
90 vote with them.
Randall. elected as prohibition
ist" i'm California, acted with the Dem
ocrats in the present Congress, and il
is assumed he will in the next. Schall,
elected as a Progressive" n Mime
sofa is vouched for by the other Re
publican members Of the House rom
Minnesota as certain to vote with
them.
The Democrats are not yet ready
to cOncede the House. although they
admit the chances seem to be against
them.
Champ Clark'S Case.
There are certain TO be some inter
esNng and lively partn conferences on
both sides before any organization
tickets are finally launched As the
Democrats apparently will he in the
minority. some Of the friends OF
Champ Clark are not certain that he
will be candidate TO succeed him
self.
Unless he can he elected Speaker
they prefer that he abandon the
race and become a candidate for min
on ty leader the post he held for many
years before the Democratic ascend
ency in 1910. Such a development
might precip'tate lively contest
within the Democratic ranks. with
Claude Kitchin. the present majority
leader. and Speaker Clark as the rival
cane dates for the minority leader
ship.
In the event Of Republican organ
izatiOn Of the House the majority
leadership under senior ~ rule.
would go to Joseph w Fordney Of
Michigan. who automatically would
become chairman OF the Ways and
Means Committee.
Among the majority members OF
that important committee. which
would have charge OF tariff revision.
would be Representatives Ebenozer
Hill. Of Connecticut. LongswOrth OF
Ohio, Gardner. or Massachusetts,:
Moore, OF Pennsylvania: Green. OF
Iowa, and Fairchild. OF New York
Representative Gillett. Of NIassachu-
sets. probably will succeed Fitzger-
aid. of New York, as chairman OF the
appropriations committee. and with
him in control OF this committee would
be former Speaker Cannon and Rep
resentatives Slemp. of Virginia: Good
OF Iowa; MOndell OF Wyoming: Ware.
OF Pennsylvania, and Davis. OF Mime
sofa.
Among other important probable
changes would be Hayes. OF Califor-
MIA. to succeed Glass. of Virginia. as
chairman Of the banking and currency
Cooper, of Wisconsin. for
Flood on foreign affairs Esch. OF
for Adamson. Georgia. on
interstate and foreign commerce. Vol
stead. Of Minnesota, for Webb. North
Carolina. on judiciary; Albert john
son, OF Washington, for Burnett. Ala
bama. on immigration; Kahn. OF Cali
fornia for Padgett. Tennessee. on ma /
val affairs; Greene. of Massachusetts.
for Alexander. Missouri. on merchant
marine: Steenerson. Minnesota. for
Moon. Tennessee, on postoffice; Len
root. Wisconsin. for Ferris. Okla
hOma. on public lands and Campbell. |
Of Kansas. for Henry Texas. on rules.
Cannot Control Legislation.
Whatever happens Republicans can