Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-13
EXPECT SHAKEUP
IN !. FAD T RS HIP
IN BOTH HOUSES
Sweeping Alterations Likely
to Occur in the Roster OF
TituIar Party Managers
After March 4

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Washington, Nov. 12.-Probable
changes in the leadership Of both
great parties in the next congress
has taken predonlinating place
in post-election discussions here
and in conferences among mem
bers Of senate and house as they
arrive in increasing numbers for
/ the extra session which begins q
week from Monday.
Agreement was general that
sweeping alterations would occur
in the roster OF titulag party man
ayers after March A in both sen
ate ana house.
Defeat OF Representative Mon
| dell OF Wyoming, republican door
| leader in the house, in his cam
paign for election to the senate,
retirement from the democratic
house leadership of Representative
! Kitchen OF North Carolina, because
! OF i'll health, and announcement by
! Senator Underwood of Alabama
that he would not accept re-elec-
ton as democratic senate floor
! leader, make it certain that new
selections must be made for three
of the chief places of party Tespon-
sibility.
Number of Aspirants.
Already a plentiful number of
aspirants for leadership are ap-
pearing at both ends of the capt.
tal and there has been much pri-
vate sounding of sentiment during
timpromptu office and lunch room
conferences.
The party caucuses in which the
question of leadership will be set
lied are not to be held until the
eve of the convention of the new
congress but the situation is fur
ther obscured by uncertainty as to
when that win take place, Ordi-
narily the Sixty-eighth congress
would not meet until a year from
next December. Should an extra
session become necessary after the
present senate and house expire
next May, however, the leadership
shake up would be advanced ac-
cordingly.
In the senate, Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts, republican leader,
was reelected and his friends here
expect him to hold his leadership.
They express confidence of his re-
election, but add that, like Senator
Underwood, he is not in the best
Of health and may finally with
draw and conserve his strength for
other duties. Whether the repub-
lican "irregulars" of the progress
sive or radical type would oppose
Mr.. Lodges recollection is uncer"
tain. but is regarded as an impor-
tant factor in view of general opin-
ion that they will hold the bal
ance of power in the next senate
as well as in the house.
Several Want Lodges Job.
II Mr.. Lodge should relinquish
the republican leadership, a half
dozen candidates are in prospect.
Among those prominently mem
toned for the place are Senator
Curtis of Kansas, Watson of Indl-
ana, Wadsworth o. New York and
Jones of Washington. On the
democratic side, the men mentions
ed as possible successors TO Sena-
tor Underwood for the minority
leadership include Senators Sim
mons of North Carolina, Robinson
of Arkansas, Walsh of Massachus-
etts: Harrison Of Mississippi, ana
Walsh of Montana. Under estab-
lished precedents, Senator Sim
mons has the "calr' for the place
under the custom of electing
leader the ranking senator in point
OF service.
A change in the office Of presi-
dent pro tempore Of the senate.
now held by Senator Cummins or
Iowa. also is expected, Cummins'
associates saying that because Of
his health, it is not probable thar
he will ask reelection. Senator'S
Curtis and Jones are mentioned
prominently for the place.
Discussion of the outlook in the
house has served to center atten-
tion on the possibility that the
delegation from Wisconsin, regard
ed as q compact bloc of "proGres-
siye voting strength" may hold the
balance of power. In the mind of
some it even is a question whether
the expected republican slate pro-
viding for the reelection OF Speak
er Gillett and reelection Of Repre-
sentative Loneworth OF Ohio as
republican leader can be put
through unless approved by the
wisconsin group which will be
made up OF republicans and a So
cialist.
Gillett's Chances.
Up to the time OF election not
onposition had developed against
Speaker Gillett. His friends say
there ls little likelihood that the
marty will turn against him. but
it Is conceded that IL the speaker
is returned to power the chances
may be to the detriment Of Mr.
7 T.ongworth. Western republicans.
particularly those affiliated with
the farm bloc, have indicated that
Representative Anderson Of Min
neaota might step to the front as
n formidable candidate for leader
to take the pIace vacated by Rep |
Mondell. AS chairman
Of the appropriations sub-commit-
tee on agriculture, Mr.. Anderson
has been in charge Of the agr!cul-
tural bill in which the west has
taken greater interest than in most
other measures.