South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-17
OHIO STATESMAN
SEES BARRIERS IN
LEADERSHIP RACE
Plans for Making Rep. Long
worth &. o. p. Manager
MAY Now BE Upset.

WASHINGTON, ID. O.. nov. To-
Unexpected deveIopmeu OF the last
Few days are alarming the friends
OF Rep. Nicholas LOngworth. OF Ohio.
whose election as Republican leader
OF the house JOB the next congress
had been accepted almost as a fore
gone conclusion.
], now appears that the Ohio so
ION has several formidable hurdles
90 jump before De viii even 90
toruy leadership.
The recent election q now seems
certain has introduced into the
house II representatives what the
old guard regulars would call a
Eolshevlk contr0. which is upsettins
All pre-arranged plans. The OFF,
cial figures showing that the Re
publican plurality as a result OF the
election has dropped from los to
rs. falHug of Of exactly $50, does
not tell the whole story. Equally
significant is the fact that many Of
the mbers-elect who go 20 make
up the paper plurality OF IS while
sailing under the banner Of Repub-
licauism are insurgent On disposition
and anything but regular measured
bv the old time standard of party
regularity.
The result will be that when the
next coueress convenes new blood
viii course through the house or
sanitation and the actual control
VIII be ln the hands Of the insurgent
Republicans and Democrats, with a
Socialist and Independent or so
thrown IN. despite the titular Re-
publican majority.
Insurgents Making Plans
Realizing their power. the insurg-
ents already are preparing 20 knock
the plans Of the regulars into a
cooked hat. The regular program
had provided for the reelection OF
Rep. Frederick Fl Gillett. Of Massa-
cnusetts as speaker and the election
of Rep. Nicholas LOngworth, of
Cincinnati. as Republican floor lead
or. GWett and LonEworth are the
closest Of friends and both are out
standing opponents Of the so-called
stand-rat wing OF the Republican
party.
The insurgents are taking the
position that Gulett and LonEworth
shall not both be elected. because
that would put the house. as far
as organization goes. under the con-
troll of the stand-patters. The Re
publican leader viii be chosen in
the Republican caucus. where only
Republican members of congress
have q vote.
The insurgents OF course, lack a
majority of votes i'm the Republican
caucus. but they still hold the whip
hand BY combining with the Dem
ocrats they have the unquestioned
power to elect an insurgent or a
Democrat as speaker OF the house.
Therefore when they sound the
warning that they will not stand for
the double barreled program Of
slecting Giuett as speaker and
Longworth as majority leader they
comr- ~ attention at once. for
ever .o'itician in and around con-
cres- rs they are In position
20 en-. their demand. II is also
SAT, that II the Republican
caucus Longworth as leader
tvithou ling made terms with
tho insurEc -ts the latter viii carry
out their threat and combine with
tho Democrats 10 control the speak
ership unless Speaker Gillett with
draws in favor OF some one with
more progressive tendencies.
Vets Take Hand
The "wet" leadership, with its
usual faculty for cumming up
things. has contributed its part to-
ward making hard shedding for
T.onEworth In a statement chuck
Ing over the election and seeking
10 show that IT has put the vets in
the saddle IN the house the Associa-
ion Against the Prohibition Amend
mont the largest organization that
fighting FOR beer and wine. says.