Evening star., 1922-11-09
LODGE LIKELY
TO KEEP REINS
Many Committees,
However, Must
Be Revamped.

exist in the Sixty-eighth Congress-
number of outstanding figures. men
who have been recognized as leaders.
Important. committees of the Senate
will have to be revamped.
The severe cut in the republican
majority in the Senate: the fact that
a group OF half a dozen so-called pro-
gressives Will actually hold the bal
ance of power in the Senate. will
majority a task even more arduous
than it has been in the present Con-
gress. when the farm bloc" and
other groups in the Senate caused
the republican leadership great diff
Guilty.
Fifty-Three Senate Seats Likely.
Late election returns make it prob
able now that the republicans will
have fifty-three Senate seats. the
democrats. forty-two, and the farmer
labor party. one. 1t may be. how
ever. that in the end the republicans
will have fifty-four and the demo-
Gratis forty-one. The returns from
North Dakota and Washington are
not yet conclusive, but 1t now ap-
pears that Lynn Frazier, the re-
publican nominee Ga Non Partisan
Lacquer. however,. will win over
OConnor. the democratic candidate.
and Senator PoindeXter. according to
kilograms received at the republican
national committee offices here, show
him to be in the lead. instead of Dill.
the democratic nominee.
II the republicans finally win both
these seats. they will have fifty-four.
the democrats. forty-one, and the
farmer labor party. one seat; Ihis ptis
this majority may be reduced to ten
or even to eight. -.
Lodge VIII Have Troubles.
Senator Lodge, the present repub-
lican leader of the Senate. If he con-
tinues as leader in the next Congress,
will have his troubles. Faced with
a situation where 1t will be necessary
to keep the party in line on all ad-
ministration measures. he will have
to deal with the progre ssives. Borah
of Idaho. La Toilette Of Wisconsin
Norris Of Nebraska. Brookhart of
Iowa, Johnson of California, Frazier
Of North Dakota. Ladd of North
Dakota and a number of others whose
progresslvism is measured in various
degrees.
1t is believed that Senator Lodge
will insist upon retaining the repub-
lican leadership of the Senate, unless
his health should be such as to re-
unless he is able to weld the party
together far more firmly than it has
been in the present Congress repub-
lican leadership will mean little in
the Senate in the next Congress. and
the administration may at any time
be faced with hostile Senate.
Curtis May Succeed Lodge.
Senator Curtis of Kansas is the vice
chairman of the republican caucus
and whip of the Senate. He acts as
leader in the absence of Senator
Lodge. The leadership in the event
Of the retirement of Senator Lodge
from the office might fall to him.
though there might be rumblings
from the progressives. who regard
Senator Curtis as belonging to the
old wing of the party.
Senator Curtis, however, has shown
himself in the past an adroit leader:
the possibility of making Senator
Jim" Watson of Indiana leader Of
the Senate. There is absolutely no
chance Of such a selection. in view
Of the election results. 1t Is said.
In the makeup Of the committees
changes will have to be made. Chair
manships of three Of the most i'm
portant committees will have to be
filled-the finance committee. which
loses Senator McCumber of North Da-
kota as chairman, and the committee
on post offices and post roads, which
loses Senator Townsend of Michigan
as chairman. and the committee on
naval affairs. of which Senator Page
of Vermont is now chairman.
smoot May Head Finances.
Senator Smoot Of Utah is in line for
the craftsmanship of the finance COM
mittee. He is chairman. however. of
committee of great Importance to the
west, from which he comes. He Is a
member of the appropriations COM
mittee also. II he should take the
Craftsmanship Of the finance commit
tee. in all probability he would have
appropriations committee. II he
should not take the craftsmanship of
the finance committee, however. 1t
would place Senator La Toilette next
in line. The appointment Of La Fol-
lette to this craftsmanship. however,
would be vigorously resisted by the
old-line republicans of the Senate.
Three other republicans will leave
the finance committee because they
will leave the Senate March next.
York, Sutherland Of West Virginia.
and Frelinghuysen of New Jersey.
On the democratic side Senator will
lfams of Mississippi will leave the
committee.
Sterling in Line.
Senator Sterling Of South Dakota
is in line for promotion to chairman
Of the committee on post offices and
post roads He is now chairman OF
the civil service committee. Senator
France Of Maryland goes on the post
Office committee, as well as Senator
Townsend.
If Senator Poindexter finally wins
| out In Washington he probably will
become chairman of the naval affairs
| committee. Should he fail of elec-
tion Senator Hale of Maine Is next
in line. The naval affairs COMMITTEES
| will lose also Senator France OF
Maryland.
Six Gone in Foreign A6afrs.
The foreign relations committee ID
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