New-York tribune., 1922-11-09
Elections Tear
Up Committees
I'm u. S. Senate
Upheaval in leadership Also
Probable asResult ofTues-
days Returns, Though
X Republicans Control
Many Vacancies Caused
Important Chairmansl1ips
Must Be Filled When the
New Members Take Posts

WASHINGTON, Nov. (By The AS
sociated Press) The election results
are due to work considerable upheaval
in the Senate, probably in leadership
and certainly in important committee
posts, despite continued Republican
control.
Defeat Of Senators Kellogg. of Mime
sofia; Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey,
personal associates and champions of
President Harding, was coupled with
the downfall of three other prominent
Republicans Senator'S Townsend, Of
Michigan; Calder, OF New York, and
France, OF Maryland, and the prospec-
tive defeat Of Senator Sutherland, of
West Virginia. The Democrats, on the
other hand lose Senator'S Pomerene, of
Ohio, and Hitchcock, of Nebraska, the
latter vice-chairnlan of the Democratic
organization, ranking minority MEM
Der, former chairman of the Foreign
Relations Committee and former Ad
ministration floor leader
Farmer-Labor Man to Senate
For the first time the Farmer
Labor party will make an appearance
on the Senate floor by the election of
DIR. Hendrix Shipstead, of Minnesota,
Vlctor over Senator Kellogg.
Many important committee vacancies,
having a deep effect on legislation,
must follow the will Of the electorate.
The Finance Committee, in charge of
tariff and tax legislation, loses Sena
tors Calder, Frelinghuysen and pos
sibly Sutherland, while the Interstate
Commerce Committee, expected to
deal with the transportation act and
the Adamson eight-hour law, together
with the Railway Labor Board, loses
three NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Townsend
and Kellogg, Republican, and Senator
Pomerene, Democrat. The Foreign
Relations Committee loses Senator'S
Kellogg, Pomerene and Hitchcock, and
the Banking and Currency Committee
loses Senators Frelinghuysen, Calder.
Hitchcock and Pomerene.
A new chairman also must be chosen
for the Postofiice Committee, now
headed by Senator Townsend. Senator
Sterling, of South Dakota, is next in
line for the craftsmanship. Senator
Poindexter, Republican,, of Washing
ton, will be in line for the chairman
ship of the Naval Committee through
the retirement of Senator Page, of
Vermont, if he wins his nip-and tuck
race.
Many New Faces in Senate
More than dozen new faces will be
seen in the next Senate. Among them
are Senatorelect George, Democrat
| Georgia; Ralston, Democrat, Indiana;
Brookhart, Republican, Iowa; Ship
! stead, Farmer Labor, Minnesota Steph-
ems, Democrat Mississippi; Howell,
| Republican, Nebraska; Edwards, DEM
ocrat, New Jersey; Copeland, Democrat,
New York; Fess, Republican, Ohio;
! Mayfeld, Democrat, Texas; Greene,
Republican, Vermont, and probably
! Neely, Democrat, West Virginia. OF
these, Stephens, Fess, Greene and
| Nicely have House service behind them
Senate leadership of both parties is
expected to develop some changes. An
nouncement by Senator Underwood, of
| Alabama, that, mainly because of i'll
| health, he would not be a candidate
for reelection as Democratic floor
j leader in the next Congress, requires
the minority to make several shifts.
| Among those mentioned as success
to Underwood have been Senator's
Robinson, of Arkansas; Simmons, of
North Carolina, and Walsh, of Massa-
chusetts. Had he been reelected, Sem
ator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, who ran
tie race with Senator Underwood in
the last minority organization, would
have been in line forNthe party leader
ship. On the Republican side, while
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, pres
ent leader, was reelected, there has
been much discussion of changes
among the Republicans for president
pro tempore, whip" and other organ
ization Offices