Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-12
REPUBLICANS To CONTRl!
Democrats Have Lost Both H0s5e,
OF Congress tA
THE SENATE IS CLOSELY DIVlDD
In the Hou:e the Opposition Majority
is Quite Larse-AIl Committees WHl
Be Re-orsanized After March 4th,
and the Republicans Will Get ne
Important Chairmanships. &

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and of not less than 43 in the house Il
assured from returns from the scatter-
ing doubtful districts of last Tuesdays
election, writes an Associated Press
correspondent from Washington. WORD
from Detroit Of election in Michigan
upon almost complete unofficial Pc
turns. of Truman H. Newberry, Re-
publican candidate for the senate. over
Henry Ford, Democrat, increased the
Republican senate roll to 49, pare
majority. The Democrats have 4S
with the Idaho contest between Sena-
tor Nugent, Democrat, and Former
Governor Gooding still in doubt on the
face Of almost complete unofficial re-
turns. Nugent has a majority OF near
ly so, but Gooding has demanded an
official count which will be made NO
vember Is.
Returns from the last missing house
district, the Second Montana, where a
Republican was elected to the seat now
held by Representative Jeanette Ran
kin, unsuccessful Independent candi-
date for the senate, were received to-
day. (
On the face Of now complete unqfh-
cial returns the political line up OF the
next house Is as follows: Republicans
23s, Democrats 1874. Independent !,
Socialist /.
Prospect Of holding not less than 49
seats in the senate, regardless OF the
outcome Of the Idaho contest, place
the Republicans in position to take
control Of the senate from the Demo-
Gratis and reorganize it. With 4s votes
necessary to control. however. Repub-
lican leaders realize that organization
will depend upon unbroken partisan
alignment. They recall that, even be-
fore the Democrats went into control
of the senate with President Wilson's
inaug ration in 1918. they had ma
jority of the senate but were unable
because Of Republican factional defec-
ton, to elect Senator Gallinger presi-
dent pro tempore.
When the new senate convenes on
March 4, next, however, such difficult
ties, according to Republican leaders,
are not to be expected.
Republican control both Of the SEN
ate and house and harmony of action
between the Republicans Of both bodies
are expected to have much effect on
legislative policies n.
Like the reorganization Of the hefse
Republican organization OF thaSs3$s
principally affects chairmanship and
majority control Of committees besides
legislation. Seniority Of service is the
almost unbroken precedent in the SEN
ate as in the house. Of electing COM
mittee chairmen.
With the Republicans intact their
majority to organize the senate Sena-
tor Lodge of Massachusetts under the
seniority rule would succeed Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, as chairman of
the foreign relations committee. AL
though the belief now is that the peace
treaty will be ratified before Demo-
cratic control ends, this committee Will
have many important after-the-war
problems.
Heading the powerful senate finance
committee. with its jurisdiction over
bond and tax legislation, would be Sen
ator Penrose Of Pennsylvania in place
Of Senator Simmons Of North Carolina.
Senator Warren Of Wyoming, Is ex-
pected to head the appropriations
committee Of which Senator Martin of
Virginia. now Democratic leader, is the
chairman. Mr.. Warren is senior men,
ber Of the military and agriculture
committees but is expected to prefer
the appropriations committee chair
manship.
The military affairs committee OF
which Senator Chamberlain Of Oregon,
is chairman, is expected to go to Sena-
tor wadsworth Of New York, next In
line after Senator Warren to secure the
craftsmanship.
The naval committee chairmanship
held by Senator Swanson Of Virginia.
is regarded in doubt. Ranking Repub-
lican members are in order, Senators
Penrose, Lodge, Smith Of Michigan
Page of Vermont and Poindexter
With Senators Penrose and Lodge
heading the finance and foreign rela-
tions committees and Senator Smith
retiring, Senator Page is next In line
for the craftsmanship. but Is expected
to prefer the agriculture committee
craftsmanship, leaving Senator Poin-
dexter to take the naval affairs.
The judiciary and commerce com
mittee chairmanships also rest upon
preferences finally made by ranking
Republicans. Senator Nelson OF Min.
nesota is senior on both. II he should
choose the latter Of which he was once
chairman, Senator Dillingham; Of Yer.
mont, who once headed the immigra.
ton committee. would be In line foi
the judiciary body and II Senator Dill
ingham should prefer his old commit
tee, Senator Brandagee Of Connecticut
ranks next for the judiciary leadership
Preferment by Senator Nelson for the
judiciary committee would leave Sen
ator Jones Of Washington. in line te
take the commerce committee.
| The interstate commerce committee
with its jurisdiction over legislation az
fecting government control In the rail-
roads and telegraph and telephone
wires, falls to Senator Cummings Of
Iowa, as successor to Senator Smith oi
South Carolina.
Besides these preeminent committed
chairmanships, prospective chairmer
Of other important committees follow
Banking and currency. Senator NC
Lean of Connecticut, vice Senator
Owen Of Oklahoma.
Privileges and election. Senator Ken
yon Of Iowa. vice Senator Pomerene o.
Ohio.
Manufactures, Senator LeFollette- o.
Wisconsin. vice Senator Reed OF mis-