New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-27

not make Mr.. Mann Anav8l
nobody charged thatfhe Gifts
ed Mr.. Mann's official judgme nt o
teSrlty. The situation simply pre-
ed an excuse to many republics
who had voted for Mr.. Mann when
the democrats were in control to OPP
pose MIN now that there was a chance
or his election as speaker.
These senate leaders have said to
their friends in the House that the
country looked to the house to set the
pace for the republican party and
That the house with a majority of
fortyfye, must initiate legislation
and pave the way for the enactment
of republican principles. They are
looking ahead to the presidential con-
test, and for that reason they are
eager to see the next congress thor
oughly responsive to the wishes of
the people.
1t is this thought that has induced
Senators who have a political domi
nance in their States 10 oppose Mr..
Mann. While the Speaker, under the
revised House rules, has no power in
formulating legislation he stands forth
as concrete example of the thought
of the public, and the influence which
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enough to control the Committee on
Committees, which nomiilates the
House standing committees Repub-
lican leaders say that the election of
Mr.. Mann would give the country the
impression thai Cannonism had been
restored, and would carry with it the
supremacy of the seniority rule and
the elevation to Chairmanships of
men of long service but no unusual
ability.
Opinion expressed by Republican
leaders was that Mr.. Mann and the
observance of seniority would go down
to defeat together. The election to the
Speakership of any such candidate as
+. H. Gillett Of Massachusetts, S. D.
Fess of Ohio or Nicholas Longworth
of Ohio would carry with it a revision |
of the rules. |
Under the proposed reform the |
seniority succession would be followed |
only in case of the inheritor of a |
represented ability and |
advanced Republican principles. |
Where length of service was the only |
thing recommend q man to a Chair |
manship, he would be passed over. |
Some Republicans expect to see not |
only Mr. Mann defeated for Speaker, |
DuL Representative JOSepll y OEunSY |
passed over as Chairman Of the Ways |
and Means Committee.
Reorganization of the Democratic |
Party will also come to some degree !
with the next Congress. Champ Clark, |
who steps from the rostrum to the |
floor, will inherit the minority floor
leadership under traditional practice. |
A few days after the late election |
Claude Kitchin of |
North Carolina, the present Demo-
cratic leader announced that he would |
accept the tradition and gladly give
way to Mr. Clark, who for years was
a picturesque minority floor manager. |
IT is expected that President Wilson |
will go q great way toward climfnat- !
ing Southern dominance in the APP
pointm ents to be made by him. There !
arc five places Of Importance to be |
filled in the next few months. The !
first of these is in the Department of |
Justice, where vacancy will exist on |
March by the resignation on that |
date of Thomas w. Gregory as At
torney General. There will be three
vacancies in diplomatic posts--An-
bassadors to France, Italy and Russia.
The fifth place. it is said, will be the
office of Governor General TO the
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