Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-11
WILSON BLAMED
FOR DEMOCRATIC
LOSS At POLLS
Partisan Appeal Of President
Severely Criticised by
Leaders of His Own,
Party.
By E. G.. SNYDER.

W ''AhS AASaSC mas bSSh IOsA
through letter" That is what the
democrats are saying herabouts and
they are out in the open in condem.
nation OF the presidents partisan
appeal of October Is. wherein
asked, in the name of the flag, for
a rubber stamp" congress, and de-
inanded, as party leader. the undi-
vided mastery OF Legislative pro-
cesses. As a result of this appeal,
the American people rose up and
swatted the partisan head of the
government on Tuesday last, in a
manner that left the democrats in
a groggy condition.
Proverbially hard losers, the
democrats are outspoken in criti-
cIsm OF the letter that brought
about the radical change in the
legislative branch OF the govern
ment, and wrested from control of
a small oligarcl,y of southern poll
ticians, the machinery OF both SEN
ate and house.
Guess On House Makeup.
Now that the house will be organ
lied by the republicans after March
4, next, already speculation is rife
over the speakership and the make
up the committees. Some news
papers are inclined to believe that
Representative Gillette, Massachu-
sets, acting republican leader, in
the absence Of Mr., Mann, will be,
elected speaker, because OF the i'll
health OF the republican leader.
There is no ground for this conclu-
sion, for am in position to say.
that Congressman James r. Mann
has entirely recovered IRON his long
illness and those who have visited
him at his home in Chicago and
have seen him, physically fit, with
rudy complexion, keen-eyed and
as mentally alert as ever, do not
hesitate to say that he will be
elected speaker hands down.
Next in importance to the speak
ership is the leadership in the next
house and this, it is expected, will
go to Joseph w. Fordney, who will
become chairman of the powerful
ways and means committee. Ford
ney is one of the old republican
wheel horses, upon whom will fall
very important part in carrying
out, with the Treasury department,
the governments financial program
tor the remainder of the wear.
In reconstruction, fiscal and other
legislation, however, the republicans
are prepared to initiate new policies
in the next house with a bearing
uDon the presidential campaign OF
1920. Although somewhat depend
ent upon the senate outcome, the
house republicans are planning a
definite constructive program deal
ing with after-the-war problems.
They have pledged themselves to
prosecute the war vigorously to its
conclusion.
Committee Changes.
With the seniority rule followed,
committee craftsmanship changes
would include the following:
. Ways and means-Fordney, of
Michigan, succeeding Kitchin, Of
North Carolina.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Massa-
chusetts, succeeding Sherley Of
Kentucky.
Foreign Affairs-Porter of Penn
sylvariia, succeeding Flood of Vir-
ginia. rs
Rules-Campbell of Kansas, sue
ceeding Pou of North Carolina.
Agriculture - Haugen of Iowa,
succeeding Lever OF South Carolina.
Banking and Currency-Platt Of
New York, succeeding Glass Of Vir-
ginia.
immigration - Siegel of New
y DIRK, succeeding Burnett Of Ala
s~bama.
Interstate Commerce-Esch of
Wisconsin, succeeding Sims of Ten
nessee.
Invalid Pensions - Langley of
Kentucky, succeeding Sherwood of
Ohio.
Irrigation of Arid LANDS kin
kaid of Nebraska, succeeding Taylor
Of Colorado.
Judiciary-Volstead of Minnesota,
succeeding Webb of North Caro-
lima.
Labor. M. c. Smith of Michi-
gan. succeeding Maher of New
. York.
Merchant Marine - Greene OF
Massachusetts. succeeding Alexan-
der of Missouri.
Military Affairs-Kahn of Califor-
MIA, who piloted the selective draft
and other administration army bills
succeeding Dent of Alabama.
Mines-Garland Of Pennsylvania
succeeding Foster of Illinois.
Naval Affairs-Butler, of Pennsyl-
vania. a big navy champion, succeed
ing Padgett of Tennessee.
Postoffice- Stevenson Of Mime
sofa, succeeding Moon OF Tennessee
Water Power-Esch of Wiscon-
sin succeeding Sims of Tennessee.
Public Lands-Sinnot OF Oregon
succeeding Ferris OF Oklahoma.
Woman Suffrage-Mondell of
Wyoming, succeeding Raker of Cal.
ifornia.
Rivers and Harbors-Kennedy Of
Iowa. succeeding Small of North
Carolina.
The changes in the senate chair
men through obtaining republican
majority are equally important
Senator Warren, (Wyoning) viii
replace Senator Martin. Virginia,
at the head of the appropriation!
committee; Senator, Mclean, (Con
neticut) will head the banking ane
currency committee in place of Sen
ator Simmons, North Carolina)