The Omaha morning bee., 1922-11-10
New Spirit.
Will Rule.
in Congress
Election Results Destined TO
Exert Profound Influence
on Political History
for Two Years.
Crisis Confronts Harding

elecfiong did not respect party lines.
II Is a new spirit. not new party.
that viii control ths next congroB,.
In Nebraska and Ohio Senator Hitch.
cock and Senator PomereDe we're
onsted by this forward movement VI
the people. In many other states re-
publican statesmen OF tho same ultra.
conservative tendencies were similarly
dlsowned.
a crisis confronts the ndfnlnlstra-
ton OF President Harding. Republi.
can control of congress is not assured
even though slender majority Of 70.
publicans has been preserved. The
margin IL not only small. but Consists
Of men imbued with the spirit OF In.
dependence which Will. nj times, defy
party regularity. The balance OF
power will he held by this group.
which may either dictate or obstruct
legislation.
Presidential Boop,s Looming.
II already IL apparent that the ex.
traordlnary unsettling OF party lines
In congress II destined TO exert a pro-
found influence upon the political his.
tory Of the next two years. Among
the effects foreseen are the making and
breaking Of numerous presidential
booms In both parties and among the /,
possibilities Ia the return Of the demo
Gratis 10 complete power In the presi |
dental and congressional election OF
1924
with republican control Of the ma.
tional legislature rendered unstable
It is a certainty that President Har-
ding, II he can avoid It, Will not sum.
mon In extraordinary session the Gsth
which otherwise will not
until December, 1923.
The president viii endeavor to
crowd the remainder OF his legislative
program through the present congress
before II expires March 4 next and 10
that end Is expected to call an extra
session this month to press for pas.
sage Of the ship subsidy bill, which he
could not expect to put through the
next congress with Its democratic
N membership approaching close 70 q
majority.
n the republican majority does not
exceed dozcn the republican party
IS not unlikely to experience difficulty
n organizing the chamber and elect
ng speaker. Speaker Gillett, who
halls from Massachusetts, IL looked
Upon ss candidate for reelection,
,ut there is sure to be a well-devciop-
ID movemnt to elect James r. Mann
u Illinois, or some other western
member The progressive republicans
n the house might object 10 either
Mann or GiIlett as reactionaries and
,and together TO block the election OF
speaker until u compromise should ,
,e conceded on some man more to
heir liking. The election Of demo
,ratic speaker would be one OF the
hangers OF such republican insurg. /,
,ncy.
May BE Deadlock.
There have been deadlocks Of the
iouse on the election Of speaker, With |
he !. clerk presiding over it's sessions I
,ending the outcome Of the struggle, I
nd history may repeat itself in the {
ext congress.
The formation OF bloc Of new re +
,ublicans and independents in the
.ouse is foregone conclusion and I
he country may be prepared to wit
ess a good deal of insurgency in the
9Th congress reminiscent Of the in.
urgency of the latter half OF the
aft administration, which led TO the
dminispation schism Of 1912. and the
Of the Bull Moose party.
In the senate also there viii be /, ,
loc of independent republicans which. =
-ithout a doubt VIII Join hands with
he bloc In The house to WELD bal !
nee Of power and shape or obstruct
,gisation. There is tho nucleus Of q
ueh a group now consisting Of Sen
tors La Toilette, Wisconsin; Borah, i
iaho: Johnson, California; Norris.
'ebraska: Ladd North Dakota, and !
-orbeck, South Dakota. all elected
= progressive republicans. This
roup win be strengthened by tho
ccession of three senators elected Z
uesday. Brookhart, Iowa; Howell y
ebraska, and Shipstead, Minnesota. n
DWELL is classed as a progressive. u
nd Brookhart as a radical republican, z
hiie Shipstead represents the new a
Irmer'lahor party. c
Masters 81 Insurgency .
There are a number OF masters IN
,e art ot insurgency among the mem' Y
trs ~ these groups in the next con- i
sess and the Harding administra' =
on Is well aware that II must reckon =
in them IN shaping tls legislative 2
,urse during the las, two years - J.
ie presidents term, 8
As the republican party viii So "a u
,s people n 1894 on is record, and g
> record will include tis sehlsye p
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