The Washington herald., 1922-08-07
SENATE SENIORITY
RULE TOTTERS AS
LIBERALS ADVANCE
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eight other contenders for the
honor. Senator Atlee Pomerene will
be renominated by the Democrats
and Representative Fess will be
given the Republican nomination.
Defeat of Thompson for the guber-
material nomination could not but
be regarded as a terrific personal
blow to Harding, Attorney General
Daugherty and other administra-
tion leaders who have interested
themselves in Thompson's cam
paign.
Battle in Wyoming.
In Wyoming Senator Kendrick.
Democrat, is expected to receive the
nomination for Senator. while Re-
publican House Leader Mondell
should win his party's Senatorial
nomination. Organized labor is
throwing all of its power behind
Kendrick to beat Mondell In the
election next fall.
In Alabama and Arkansas the pri-
mary is restricted. so far as ma
tional officers are concerned to Rep
resentatives.
Republican leaders in the primaries
and other defeats they face in the
coming elections have so stirred ad-
ministration directors that there Is
increasing consideration of aban-
doning the time-honored seniority
rule. Both among Republicans and
Democrats the feeling is growing
that the seniority rule is becoming
dangerous"
Changes I'm senate.
Changes in the Senate follow:
Already the important Education
and Labor Committee is headed by
Senator Borah through the retire.
ment OF Senator Kenyon. The FL
nance Committee probably will be
headed by Senator Smoot because
Chairman McCumber isn't coming
back. Senator La Toilette Is next
to Smoot in seniority on this COM
mittee and this issworrying admin
istration leaders.
Senator Mclean, of Connecticut,
now chairman of the Banking and
Currency COMMITTEES. is doubtful of
reelection. He would be succeeded
by Senator Calder, with Newberry
Q.
of Vermont. Is retiring
The important Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee now headed by
senator Lodge may also be a bone
OF contention. Should Lodge fail OF
reelection, Borah would be chair.
man-something the President would
not like to see.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mittee. now headed by Senator Cum
minis. will remain the same so far
as the Craftsmanship goes, but if
Senator Townsend, now second. Is
defeated in the Michigan race, La
toilette would be ranking member.
And Senator Cummins' health is far
from the best.
La Toilette also must stand for
reelection and his chairmanship of
the Senate Committee on Manufac-
lures would pass to Senator Nc
Nary. member of the farm bloc. II
La Foilette were defeated.
Changes i'm House.
These most important changes
wpi occur in the House. The chair
manship of the House Rules Com
mlttee. Chairman Campbell having
been defeated in the Kansas pri-
maries' will go to Representative
SMELL NV York. Anless seniority
rules are discarded.
Tne Ways and Means Committee
mas lost Chairman Fordney and
Green. of Iowa, is
now chief. Second to him is Rep
resentative Longworth, of Ohio.
The third certain change is that
IN the House Republican leadership,
representative Frank Mondell is
ieaVins the lower branch to run for
tne senate. Nick" Longworth ia
said to be anxious to fill Mondell's
The Education COMMITTEES. with
Fess gone to run for the Senate.
comes under the chairmanshin of
Towner, of Iowa.
Joint author of the maternity bill.
sought and opposed by different
"omen's organizations.
Every committee in the House. of
course. is affected by this wears
elections. Republican leaders are
not so concerned over the sitnation
tnere as in the Senate. becanse
rom the administration point q
view' conditions are in better.