The Washington herald., 1922-11-09
GROUP RULELIKELY
Ferris Will Reopen Fight
To Unseat Newberry,.
Of Michigan.
MANY G. o. p, P.,CRIEFS
LOS E IN ELECTION
Democrats Win % Out of
35 Senatorial Seats
In 0verturn.

Republicans appear to have come
out of Tuesdays election in con-
troll Of both branches of the Ma
tionaI Legislature by so narrow a
margin that they will have scarcely
a working majority.
In the Senate 4s votes are re-
quired for a majority. There are
Al hold-oyer Republicans in the
Senate now. to which will be adde's
at least IL elected on the face OF
the latest returns. This would give
the Republicans an actual margin
Of fve votes to work with.
But from a working standpoint IL
must be remembered that in the
ranks giving them this narrow mar
gin are.
Senator johnson. California. who
lists himself as Republican ami
Progressive" Senator Ladd. North
Dakota. Nonpsrtisan League. Re-
publican: Smith Brookhart. Iowa.
and La Toilette. wisconsin: r. V.
Howell. Nebraska. listed by admin
istratiou leaders as radical "-'.-
gressives." and such independent
Republicans as Borah. ldano. No
ris. Nebraska: Nor->k, South pa
kota. and shipstead. Minnesota,
labor.
Hold Balance OF Power.
All of these may be expected 70
work individually or collectively in
opposition TO any administration
program they do not approve. y
is this group which will actually
maintain a balance OF power in the
next Senate and effect. through an
organization Of its nine members.
minority control of the Upper
Branch of Congress.
A similar situation exists in the
House. Two hundred and eighteen
votes are required for a majority
in the Lower Chamber. On the face
Of late returns IL would appear that
the Republicans may have no more
than, 222 and possibly less in the
next House-barely enorgh to give
them a majority.
The Democrats appear to have
landed approximately 2ll members
| Of the House. 4 Socialist. Victor
Berger. Of Wisconsin. and an Inde-
pendent from Minnesota. make ur
the total membership OF 435.
Subject to Group Action.
From this II may be seen that
with the Republicans having on'y
four more than the required ma
/ jority OF 21s. group action on the
part Of independent Republicans in
the House. as in the Senate. could
combine with the Democrats 20 force
the will OF the minority.
All of which would seem 20 as
sure stormy days ahead for the ad-
ministration Organization in at
tempting to force through any leg
islative program TO which there Is
sharp opposition. This situation
would seem to forecast the defeat
OF any ship-subsidy legislation. for
example. and creates the possibility
OF the unseating of Senator New
berry. defeat OF the Esch-Cummins
law. impeachment OF Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty becoming live IS
sues Of the next Congress.
Newberry-s FrienA. Defeated.
| In regard to the expected reopenine
OF an attack upon Newberry Il need
only be recalled that among Repub-
lican Senators contributing TO the mar
row margin which seated him in the
last Congress. Senators New, McCum-
Der. Du Pont and FreIinghuysen. Cal
der. Kellogg and Townsend have been
defeated since. either in the primaries
or elections. and Senators Poindexter
and Lodge are hanging on by a
| thread.
All of these Senators have had
their Newberry vote flung back at
/ them by their Democratic opponents
Reports were current in lRepuh-
lican quarters here last night that
Senator Newberry probably would re-
sign his seat in the Senate as a re-
suit Of yesterdays election.
Ferris VIII Reopen Fight,
Republicans are declared to have
stated that Newberry would resign
should Townsend be defeated On
Michigan. Reports from Michigan
quoting Senator-elect WOODBRIDGE v
Ferris. the first Michigan Democrat
elected to the Senate since 1852. as
declaring his first Official act in the
Senate would be TO move for reopen
ing the Newberry case. make Il GER
tain that the contest will be waged
unless Newberry does resign.
senator Newberry saved his seat By
a margin Of only three votes.
New Faces for senate.
Buried In the dust Of TUESDAYS
Democratic sweep are many Repub-
lican administration wheel horses. men
long prominent in the councils Of the
| party. Emerging from Il are al least
seventeen new faces to grace the Sem
ate chamber. replacing those Of Cole
man Du Pont, Harry New. Joseph I.
France. Charles Z. Townsend. Frank
Z. Kellogg. Joseph Frelinghuysen.
william NJ. Calder. Porter James
McCumber. John Sharp Williams.
Gilbert Hitchcock and Howard suth-
erland.
Albert Beverage. former Senator.
whose oratory again was expected
TO swell through the Senate chamber,
gives way to the farmer-statesman
former Gov. Ralston. of Indiana.
Party Lesders Beaten.
In Du Pont and New the Senate
lost men who for years have been In
nuential In the party's campaigns.
both State and national Dur Popt
was a candidate for the presidential
nomination in 1916. In Townsend.
Frelinghuysen. Kellogg. McCumber
and sutherland. the President loses
I co"s'ssss Q. Pope TArss. :,