The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-04
l29 NEW FACES
! IN CONGRESS FOR
/ NEXT TWO YEARS
Many Democrats Swept Out
and Republicans In by
! 1920 Tidal Wave.

WASHINGTON, March i.-One
hundred and twenty-nine members Of
the House and Senate retired to-day
70 private life. Most Of them went
out in the backwash from the tidal
wave which swept the Republican
Party into full control OF the Govern
rnent, but some few. Republicans as
well as Democrats, elected not to run
again for their seats.
One or two of the Republicans may
become officials in the Harding Ad-
ministrat ton, but the great ma
jority viii know public life no more
for two years at least, and many for
q longer period, II ever
The actual number Of House menu
bers quitting was lis, but three Of
these--McKinley Of Illinois, Harreld
Of Oklahoma, Republicans, and Car
raway Of Arkansas, Democrat-go to
the other end of the Capitol as Sen
htors. MCkinleys House record was
fourteen years.
The political. landslide or Nov.
gave the Republicans q much larger
working majority in the HOuse--toO
big, in the opinion OF some leaders.
The new extra session expected to
be called soon will start with 30l
Republicans, 1872 Democrats and one
Socialist. The lone Prohibitionist in
abe closing Congress, under which
abe country went dry, was beaten.
The new Senate, which convened
to-day in special session to act on
nominations by President Harding,
contains SO Republicans and 81 Demo-
Gratis. giving the Republicans ma
jority Of - as against only ma
1Ority during most Of the last Con
gress, when the lineup generally
was 40 Republicans and A Demo
Gratis. The seating Of Two Repub-
licans in January in place Of Demo
Gratis gave the former slightly
larger working majority during the
last few weeks.
For the second time in history the
House will have a woman member
Miss Alice NJ. Robertson Of the I'd
Oklahoma District who succeeds
William W. Hastings.
For the first time in the history Of
the House the territory east Of the
Missi ssippi and north OF the Ohio
Rivers will dominate legislation, Re
buDlicans from that area being in full
control and strong enough TO over
come all combinations Of Republicans
and Democrats from the South and
West.
Thus far there have been no indi-
cations of determined fight to Gust
Speaker Gillett, or the Republican
leader, Mondell. Kitchin, long i'll and
mibsent, is slated for Democratic lead
er, the job he held while Clark was
Speaker.
Prominent among the twelve Demo-
cratic and two Republican senators
retiring to-day, besides Senator Shcr-
man, were Senators Chamberlain,
Oregon, former Democratic Chairman
of the Military Affairs Committee;
Gronna, North Dakota, former Repub-
lican Chairman Of the Agriculture
Committee: Hoke Smith, Democrat
Georgia, who was succeeded 10y
Thomas l.. Watson; Thomas, Demo
crat, Colorado, and Gore, Democrat
Oklahoma.
other retiring members were Beck
ham, kentucky; Gay, Louisiana;
Johnson, South Dakota; Kirby, Ar
kansas: Henderson, Nevada: Smith,
Arizona; Smith, Maryland, and Phe-
Ian, California, all Democrats.
Another retiring notable was Vice
President Thomas r. Marshall who
will 20 on Chautauqua circuits next
week He will sail for Europe in May
to remain until fall.