The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-10

meet on the ] 9th, docs not look SO dif.
fic1lt to the leaders of both parties as
It did some weeks ago. and they are
going ebout the job with no doubt Of
smoothing MP the little difficulties and
having everything In readiness when
the Big Show opens.
Not long way back both parties in
the House looked into the face of or.
ganizatlon troubles that seemed big,
and in the Senate there was brewing
an opposition to Penrose that showed
signs OF growing into party menace.
In neither branch were the expecta-
tons Of serious conflict and split real
lied.
In the House the fight against
Champ Clark as minority floor leader,
which looked good for major rum
pus, gave out a few loud threats, buck
led up and collapsed. It was soon
seen that there wasn't one chance in q
thousand OF defeating and humiliating
Clark. The Administration was said
TO desire II, to have been back OF the
scheme to kick the Missourian's
hound dog clear out of the party ZEN
nels, or into a cooked hat, or some.
thing like The idea was said to
be to scotch the Clark presidential
boom and throw 1t on the ash heap
along with Hun scraps of paper, Dem
ocratic platform promises and other
well known refuse and rubbish. But
Clark was too strong for them; he had
them whipped before they started, so
to speak,. and they early admitted Il
by backing UP and quitting.
Therenpon, to relieve the admins
tration OF the embarrassment entail
ed, II was given out by the anti-Clark
organization that the administration
had nothing TO do with their unsuc-
cessful enterprise; that the motive
which inspired their opposition was
to loosen the grip of Southern Demo-
Gratis on the party organization IN the
House. This was promptly and ap-
propriately put in brine.
The interesting local aspect of this
factional fiascois that the First West
Virginia districts own and only NJ. NJ.
Nicely was given credit with being one
OF the head conspirators. Indeed. il
Is the understanding of the politicians
that the conspiracy was Matched in the
offices OF the intrepid Majah, and the
cave where the arch-conspirators held
their plotfests was on the fifth floor
OF the House office building where Mr..
Neely's Secretary stays. Whether his
prominent part in this will deprive
him ofsliis place on the judiciary com
mittee his friends are wondering They
realized that he could be punished by
Clark and his friends Ii they felt re,
vengefiil and wanted to go that lar in
the way Of penalizing the rebels.
Nicely has had a place on tho Judiciary
committee ever since he came to the
Hcuse. and TO lose It would be well.
nigh fatal blow to him. His friends
are talking up to the Clartitos now
'olElys ess and forgstful7ess, the
hi'V the " love spirit, the mag . nifty
70 the victor to tho vazquish d, and
al Of that sort Of we'll known senti.
mental nillsh. They hope that the ar.
Fument viii prevail, hope that the
First district Representatives is said
10 erayeiy share.
And so passeth the frowning cloud
that hung over the Democrats in the
House That which hing over the Re-
pubAcans in that branch still hangs,
but not so frowningly.- 1t is shot
through with the suns rays, here and
there in spots, and 1t isn't serious any
more The Republicans may enlarge
the steering committee to suit Long
worth 9ld some others who think
Mann and his followers have tod
strong q grip on the organization. but
no general wholesale kicking over the
party harness is anticipated fnf ;ha
reason that limos; every member has
the committee assignments he wanted.
They do not want any ruction that
might endanger their satisfactory pos
sessions in the way of committee
places. tits expected that there will
probably be mild sort of scrap in
the Republican caucus on the 18th,
but It will hardly ripple the placidity
Of the party waters.
On the 14th the Republicans of the
Senate go into caucus. The appear
ance Of a suuall on that particular hor.
lion is due to Borah's open opposition
to PenroHe as chairman of the highly
important committee on finance
There isn't a chance to keep Penrose
out Of that position, and, aside from
making a gesture" of disapp.oval,
Bornh IL expected to gracefully bow
to the inevitable. Borah's opposition
IN this matter is more strategical than
personal. His aim is to force early
cutspoken support of certain party
colleagues of his position of out.anG.
out opposition to Leageu of Nations
Of any kind. Borah is the fearless and
able champion In the Senate of that
portion Of the American people that
fayors no entangling alliances Of any
kind with any other government on
the'face of the earth.
there will also be spirited con.
test for places on the powerful foreign
relations committee. This is the com.
mittee that viii handle the peace
treaty and its siamese twin, the
League OF Nations. It will be com
r1ittee Of paramount Importance for
some years to come. Kellogg. Ken
yon and Moses are talked of for the
new members. Great care will be ex-
erclsed in adding to this committee.
No webbing, weak brother is likely 10
be able to slip himself on to this com
mittee. He viii have to be sound as
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