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DEMOCRATS AND THE
INDEPENDENTS TO
CONTROL CONGRESS
Senate Old Guard Will be at the
Mercy Of Senator
La Toilette.
committee HEADS TO GO

Baltimore Sun.
Washington, Nov. 9.-Sweeping
shifts In the organization of the Sem
ate and House and the makeup of
their important committees will be
one result of Tuesdays elections.
The primary contests eliminated sew
cral of the old-timers in Congress-: the
election upheaval has moved down
many more. The next Congress sup.
plies sad story of missing faces.
New blood will course through the
House organization. and the Demo-
Gratis and insurgent Republicans, with
Socialist and Independent or so.
will be in actual control, despite tho
eo-called Republican majority.
The Senate old guard also will be
rather at the mercy of the La Fol-
lettes. Borahs, Norrises and Brook
harris when II comes to organize and
make up its comnrittees--a the conf
mittees really shape the legislation.
In the House there must he a new
Republican leader chosen. Represen-
tative Frank w. Mondell. a veteran Of
26 years service, tried to graduate 20
the Senate and failed The farm
bloc" and the Republican progresstves
will have much TO say about his sue
cessor, and this may eliminate Rep
resentative Nicholas Longworth, now
the runnerup in the race.
The Kansas primaries disposed Of
Representative Philip Pitt Campbell,
chairman Of the Rules Committee. lie
had ambitions for the Speakership. but
now is in line for a "lame-duck' job
Representative Bertrand II. Smell, Of
New York, probably will move up to
the Rules craftsmanship and handle
Its gag rules" in the next session
IF the small Republican majority is
able to employ gags.
Defeat of Representative Andrew !
Nolstead, of Minnesota, will put Rep
resentative George s. Graham, OF
Pennsylvania, at the head Of the
House Judiciary Committee Repre-
sentative Graham is listed as wet il
bis tendencies.
lie criticized the Volstead act as toe
drastic and predicted some of the
things that have happened because OF
such radical legislation. Represen.
tat.ve Graham is one of the leadins
lawyers of the United States and haC
practice bringing in many times tn,
amount of his Congressional salary
Representative Joseph w. Forduey
co-author of the Tariff law. did no
run for reelection. Representative
William Il. Green, of Iowa, a protec
Zionist, but not such n Chinese wal
protectionist as Mr.. Fordney, viii
succeed the Michigan man.
Mr.. Fordney was one of the mil
Jionaire members of the House. II,
imade most of his money in lumber.
Chairman Madden, of the Appropria.
lions or Budget Committee, has beer
reelected. The Appropriations, Commit
tee, however, loses one of its dominant
figures-"Uncle Joe" Cannon, of Hi.
nois. who quits voluntarily. There vii
be several changes in the personnel OF
that committee.
The defeat of the veteran. HalvoI
SteenCrson. chairman of the Hous'
Committee on PostofIices, was a sur
prise MIR. Stevenson, of Swedish an
cestry, was one of the characters o
the House. He is more than six fee
tall. has bulk in proportion and i
easily excited in debate.
With exception of these committees
the Republicans will retain their pres
ent chairmen, but there are man,
changes due in the rank and file O