Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-03-07
NEW LEADERS WANTED.
Democratic Failure Due to lneomps.
xencv oS CIorL and Ki$ohin

Democratic Failure Due to lneomps.
teney Of Clark and Kitehin.
A spirit of insurgency that promises
trouble in the near future, writes the
Washington correspondent Of the New
York World, Is growing in the Demo-
cratic party in congress. It comes
from dissatisfaction over the way the
party's. fights have been led. or misled
in the past two years, especially In the
house.
E The insurgents claim that faults and
Yfffista9es that occurred there were pri-
marily responsible for defeat of the
party last fall, and that II the party
is to- mean anything, or win support
Of the country in 1920. 1t must start
a spring house cleaning.
Plans for this job are being consid-
cred, the hope being that 1t can be ac-
complished in party caucus to be
held during the spring or just prior to
the next session Of congress. = Mary
conferences have been held in the last
few days at which the matters were
discussed. -.
The dissatisfied elements are crtti-
cising Speaker Champ Clark who II
generally regarded as their leader in
the next house. 1t has been rllmored
there would be q contest between the
speaker and the present leader, Claude
Kitchin, for this place, but their friends
deny that any friction will occur.
That, however, has not settled the
question for the insurgents. because
they claim to be dissatisfied with Mr..
Kitchin, too.
Their contention. Is that these gen
tlemen and other Democratic leaders
failed to support the president heart
lily, or failed to convince the country
Of that, and that the country charged
this up to the. party. The friends Of
the speaker, and Of Ktchins as web
as the friends of Chairman Dfnt OF
the military affairs committee, and
others, declared they have supported
the administration on every measure
and will stand upon their records.
The insurgents, in the main, are
younger men of the party. They rs
sert that because of the failure to have
leadership the country turned to the
Republicans and will not trust the
Democrats with the government until
changes are made. Therefore they
want to pick new leaders more In
spirit with the problems Of the day
and who are qualified to lead In the
house.
Among the new names mentioned
for the floor leadership are Finis Gar
rett Of Tennessee, who is member
Of the rules committee, and Scott Fer
ris, chairman Of the congressional COM
mittee on public lands. They have
had much experience in parliamentary
tactics and as presiding officers.
AS part Of the proposed organize
ton a steering committee to direct
the policy Of the party is proposed,
This plan Is similar to the plans OF
the Republicans, although the manner
in which the steering committee would
be chosen or other details have not
been settled.
Friends of Speaker Clark are conf
dent that he will dominate the work
of the party, Notwithstanding any in.
surgency that may break out. They
feel that he has a strong personal fol-
lowing and is strong with the country.
The split Of the Republican party
over the speakership and the COM
mittees has encouraged the dissatis-
fed elements. They believe the Re-
publicans will be battling with
Squalls" in their own ranks from now
until the election Of 1920. The disap.
pointment Of Gillett supporters, who
had expected the Gillett SLATE" to 40
through, and who realized not that
they will lose the advantages they had
expected to gain because Of the plans
to destroy rules Of seniority. For this
reason, it is urged that action by the
Democrats should be taken at once, IN
order that they may enter the new
congress fully equipped to cope with
the Republicans and take advantage
of their troubles. BY such action do
they count upon success in 1920.
A Good Match.-"When I get car,
I want one that will suit me-"