The Washington times., 1922-06-30
BLOOD
To GAIN HOUSE
POWER IN 1928
Passing Of Old Guard Political
Leaders Will Bring About
- Reorganization.

OlQ leaders In the House are passing.
Next year will see a radical reorgan.
ization Of the affairs of that body and
q chance for the installation Of
young and vigorous men jp places
of power instead of those Who have
been debating party affairs for the
last decade.
First of all, Uncle Joe Cannon an.
nounced his retirement. Since his
return to Congress in 1915 he has
not been an active leader but he was
still looked up to and his advice was
taken on many important matters.
Following this came announcement
Of the retirement of Congressman
Rodenberg, of Illinois. long a Re-
publican wheel horse and one Of the
most powerful reactionaries in the
House.
Next came announcement Of the
retirement Of Congressman Fordney,
Of Michigan. chairman Of the Ways
and Means Committee, because Of
his reactionary and ultra-conserva.
tive views. He was regarded us one
Of the greatest liabilities that the
Republicans have at this time.
Mondell to Quit.
In addition to these two. Majority
Leader Mondell will. unless the un:
expected happens, retire to make the
name has been linked with that Of
Congressman Fordney as being one
Of the MAIN Street" leaders in the
House, q man who has been unable
to agree with the President on i'm
portant matters and who has con-
stantly kept his party in a turmoil
because OF his lack leader-like quail
ties. Congressman Pat Kelley, Of
Michigan, also retires to make The
race for Senator from his State, his
retirement meaning the loss Of the
most prominent of the small navy"
advocates in the House.
Congressman Campbell, Of Kansas.
chairman Of the Rules Committee,
and therefore q power in his party
in the House, Is in danger of defeat
for denomination and might possibly
find himself without a berth on
March 1.
The retirement Of these reaction
aries, nearly all Of them men who
have been extensively criticised not
only by Democrats but by many for
ward-looking Republicans as well,
means that there will have to be a
complete shift in the leadership Of
the House, with the more progres.
sive and less conservative leaders
having a chance to assert them
selves.
Longworth May Get Power.
Congressman Green, of Iowa, who
would be much of an improvement
on Fordney, will succeed to the
chairmanship Of the Ways ami
Means Committee II the seniority
rule is to be followed. The second
man on the committee is Congress.
man Nicholas, Longworth, of Ohio.
who was never distinguished as be-
ing identified with movements to.
ward political upheavals but who Is
known as a man with advanced and
businesslike ideas whose accession
to power would be greeted with
pleasure. In the recent case Of the
Appropriations Committee fight. the
seniority rule was overturned in the
House, but II Is doubtful IL II can
be done in this case.
As a successor to Mondell for ma
jortty leader. Longworth Is also
mentioned along with James n.
Mann. whose candidacy for that
place was repudiated when the Re-
publicans gained control of the
House in March, 1919 Congressman
Mann, 1t is now declared, is willinz z
to stand aside in favor of a younger
man and devote his extensive par.
liamentary abilities to the promotion
Of order within his party. II this
Is true, then Longworth has q good
chance of becoming the majority
leader, especially since Congressman
Fess, Of Ohio, who was talked Of for
the place some time ago. is running
for Senator from Ohio and will re.
tire from the House.
New Organization Talked.
Congressman Sydney Anderson of
Minnesota, Tilson of Connecticut,
Sanders Of Indiana, Slemp Of Vir.
ginia, Scott of Michigan and others
who have served apprenticeships in
the House are now talked OF for
prominent places in the new organi-
zation because Of the impending
shake.ups OF all these, Anderson IL
the most prominent, because Of his
leadership OF the farm bloc ana be-
cause Of his general tendency away
from the ideas Of party RESPONSE
bility for which Fordney, Mondell
and the rest have stood.
All OF the younger generation in
the House are welcoming the pros
pect of a new order of things and Of
leadership that will not stifle them
but which will give them opportu-
mites to display their abilities. The
feeling is that the Fordney-M Mondell
CLIQUE has too long held SWAY for
the good Of the party and the re-
tirement Of these men will without
doubt work wonders in the reorgan-
ization Of Republican party affairs
In the House