Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-07
Wilson Confronted By Similar Situation as
 Of William H. Tatt
Political Overthrow of Congress Takes Leaderhsip Away
 From Democrats and Chairmen of Committees

Washlngton, Nov. 5.-The political overturning which takes from the Democrats control of the house of representatives, foreshadows an up- heaval in national legislative affairs, changes in power of the committed chalrmanships and brings a situation confronting President Wilson which is measure parallels that confronting President Taft in the midst of his ad- ministration.
 The situation also is analogous to that face dby President Cleveland at the beginning of his first term.
 Since by the system of committee control which prevails in the house. all legislation and the virtually unlim- lted powers for Investigation of gov- ernmental affairs lies withi the ini- tiative and control of the majority. the possibilities are obvious. They will be increased if the final returns 1 for the Senate assure the Republicans 1 control there.
 First comes the question of the speakership, a place which many stat esmen and politicians have declared is second only to the presidency in i'm. portance. Representative Mann of Hi. nois, the Republican leader, would on the basis of his position, be the logi- cal candidate of the majority, but that is complicated by several factors. one of which has been MT. Mann's contin- ued ill health. There are also some factional differences N be considl red. Representative Gillett of -Massachu- setts, actually MT. Mann's senior in point of service, has been acting lead CT, and is to to be reckoned with in the calculations for the speakership. There also has been some talk of represen- tative Longworth, of Ohio, Colonel Roosevelt's son in law, as a candidate on whom the Republicans could unite. Next in importance is the leader ship fthe Democrats when they be- come the minority party after March 3, next. As Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Representa- tive Kitchin of North Carolina, now is the Democratic floor leader He is expected to be supplanted in both places by Representative Joseph w. Fordney of Michigan, one of the old Republican wheel horses, upon whom will fall important part in carrying out with the treasury de- partment, the governments financial program for the remainder of the war. This will present a situation when a Republican house, and probab- ly senate, will be dealing with a Democratic secretary of the treasury on immense financial questions in hich they fundamentally may be in disagreement.
 l At least two ore great liberty loans are to be provided for and no one can estimate the need for further war taxation after the end of the fiscal year which the pending was revenue bill is framed to cover.
 Speaker Clark was minority leader before the Democrats came into con- trol.
 A question to decided is whethe, Mir. Kitchin is to step down from that place in the new congress to give way to MT. Clark or whether the speaker will be obliged to take places in the usual run of committee assign ments.
 There are in the house several com. mittees which have power to investi' gate expenditures of the executive de- partents. During control of the Demo cratic majority the Republicans have been powerless to compel investiga' tion of things which they have attack ed. In control of those committees which in times of peace are virtually of no importance, the field for investi pation of the Democratic administra
 tion by a Republican house is throwr wide open almost on the eve of tht
 noxt proe;dontia1 election
 The Republicans, of course, do moi come into their position of advantage until the meeting of the new con gress, which will be the first Monda! : in December, 1919. unless Presiden l Wilson should call it is extraordlnar.! 7 session sooner. The present Democrat ic congress expires by limitation y March 3, 1919. Leaders of both pal, 2 ties rather believe the president W wll
 avoid an extra session if 1t is, possloie
 Republican policies in the nev congress cannot be developed until th' complexion of the senate is certain In reconstruction fiscal and othe . legislation, however, the Republican h are prepared to initiate policies Il n the next house, with bearing upol n the presidential campaign of 1920. Al r though somewhat dependent upon tn l senate outcome, the house Republican n are planning a definite constructlv
 program dealing with atfer the wa . problems. They have pledged them h selves to vigorously prosecute tn , war to it's conclusion. :, After organizing the new houss
 the Republicans also will be m eon
 t~~, of the elections supervision com miftees. which will deal with severa S contests expected from yesseroay | balloting. zrsuI sfi'
 ss FRISCO VOTE G0gSoWET. ~siI~ . San Francisco. Nov. 6.-Bone Q.