The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-23
BOLSHEvlSM
NOW lVADES
SENATE HALLS
soUAseLEs AMONG CLASSES FOR
POWER MANIFESTED IN RANKS
OF BOTH OLD LINE PARTIES.
By GEORGE Il. MANNINc.


Washington, March 22.--Bolshevism
which started in Russia with the over.
throw of Gear Nicholas and the up
setting of the war plans OF the allies
on the eastern front has spread to the
United States senate and house Of
representative The senator's and
representatives do not hesitate to call
the feeling Of political unrest by that
name.
In the senate a group Of rather
inconspicuous members are denounc-
ing those of more prominence and
claiming that authority, power and
position must be divided up.
In the house there is a strong in
surgent movement among the demo-
Gratis to dethrone Champ Clark from
the party leadership. Among the re-
publicans there is a strong faction OPP
posed to the small clique like Mann,
Gillett, Mendell and windslow who de-
clare those higher up must divide up
the power and committee places.
Throughout the whole movement
ing. the prevailing sentiment among
the Bolsheviki.
The rumpus in the republican
Mann and GiIlett forces clashed over
the speakership and control of the
house organization. In that fight for
mer minority Leader Mann lost out
in the contest for the speakership but
came out easily as the winner in form
ing the house organization. The Mann
forces and the Gillett forces, however.
appear quite satisfied with the divis-
nm nj a Ry1f r,
Longworth is very dissatisfied over
not securing the floor leadership or
equally prominent recognition and has
gone off the reservation. He has de-
clared his intention of starting fight
in the caucus against the action IF
the committee on committees in nam
ing the floor leader. whip and commit
tee places. There is another group OF
republican insurgents headed by Con-
gresham Royal G. Johnson, Of South
Dakota. which has become offended
because no man was placed on the
steering committee who halls from
west Of Illinois or from the southern
states. They claim it is unjust for the
steering committee to have only rep
resentation from the eastern states.
They are also planning a fight in the
caucus against the nominations Of the
on committees.
Representative James Mann is
party harmony pnbiica1ly
and in private is urging his colleagues
not to wrangle and endanger the pros
poets of party success in the national
election OF 1920.
Until congress adjourned two weeks
ago scarcely anybody in Washington
entertained any doubt that Champ
Clark would be the democratic floor
leader in the next congressssIt hasl
been agreed long ago that Claude
Kitchin, who lead the democrats for
the past six years while they CONTROL
ed the house. would step aside for the
former speaker. But almost upon the
day of the adjourning of congress
became apparent to prevent
Champ Clark being the next leader. A.
first only members here and there
showed any sympathy with the move
ment. 1t has been gaining strength.
however, from day to day and 1t now
appears probable that Mr.. Clark and
his friends will have a big job on their
hands to have THE former speaker
chosen as the floor leader for the dem
ocrats in the house.
The fight against Champ Clark goes
hack to the Baltimore convention II
1912 when Clark came within a very
few votes of being nominated for
president and was defeated for the
nomination by Woodrow
Wilson. There has been bad feeling
between Wilson and Clark ever since.
The staunch supporters OF the presi-
dent are insisting that Champ Clark's
opposition to the president will make
him unfit to be the leader of the dem
ocratic party In the house during the
trying times that will come In the
next two years while the republicans
have the majority in both the senate
and house.
The opposition to Champ Clark has
seized upon his failure to come out
for the League of Nations as
q weapon against him. Then. too. his
opposition to the draft is being made
much Of. His remarks to the effect
that a conscript was no better than q
convict is being taken up by his op-