South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-09

At.iCn. loses sens. calder. fTelng-
huysen and possibly Sutherland.
While the interstate commerce Gem
mittee. expected 90 deal with the
transportatl act and the Adam
so1 eight-hour law. together with
the railroad labor board. loses three
members. Sens Townsend and KEEL
fogg. Republicans. and Sen. Pom
creme. Democrat The foreign re-
lations committee loses Sens KEEL
lorg. Pomerene and Hitchcock. and
che banking and currency commit
tee loses Sens. FreHnRhuysen. Cal
der. Hitchcock and Pom creme.
A new chairman also must be
chosen for the postofhce commit
tee. now headed by Sen Townsend.
sen. Sterling OF South Dakota IS
next IN Tine FOR the charmanship.
Sen. Poindexter. Republican. Wash
inEton. VIII be IN line for the chair
manship OF the naval committee
through tho retirement Of Sen. Page
81 Vermont, n he wins his nip and
tuck race.
More than a dozen new faces viii
be seen in the next senate. Among
chem are Senar ors-elect George.
Democrat. Georgia. RalstOn. Dem
ocrat. Indiana; Brookhart. Repub-
lican. Iowa: ShIpstead. Farmer
Labor, Minnesota: Stephens. Demo
crat. Mississippi: Howell. Repub-
can. Nebraska. Edwards. Democrat
New Jersey: Copeland. Democrat
New York. Fess. Republican, Ohio;
Afayaeld. Democrat. Texas; Greene.
Republican. Vermont and probably
Nicely. Democrat. West Virginia. OF
those. Stephens, Fes5. Greene and
Nicely have house service behind
them
Changes I'm House, Too.
Senate leadership Of both parties
e. expected 20 develop some changes.
Announcement by Sen Underwood,
Alabama. that mainly because OF III
health ne would not be a candidate
for reelection as Democratic floor
leader he next con4ress. requires
the ~, ---y 20 make several shifts.
Amoi $50 mentioned as success
sors tr Underwood have been
Sens. A. on. OF Arkansas. Sim
mons, Non Carolina and Walsh
OF Massachus tits Had he been re
ele.td Sen Hitchcock OF Nebraska
who ran a tie race with Sen. Under
wood in the last minority orSaniza-
ton would have been in line for the
party leadership on the Republic
an side while Sen. Lodge. present
leader. was reelected, there has
been much discussion Of changes
among the Republicans for presi-
dent pro tempore. whip" and other
organization oflcerH
A number of important changes
viii also be noted IN the house.
VOlstead author Of the prohibition
enforcement law. was the only Rep
ublican comla5ttee chairman TO so
down but ne fell before an indepen-
dent minister-candidate, self-pro-
claimed drper than himself
While they had been expected TO
take a big hand IL the election, the
women OF the country We're unable
TO elect one Of their number in the
heller skelter rice. There VIII be
no women in the next congress,
Alice Robertson OF Oklahoma Will
go out then. along with Winnifred
Mason Huck OF Illinois. elected yes
torday 20 nj the term Of her father
the late William F. Mason. expiring
next March
MOndcu Defeated.
Mondeu. for the last four years
Republican leader I'm the house, as
ptring for a scat in the senate from
Wyoming. went down I'm a vain race
for the senate and a new leader viii
rise IN his place. Speaker Gillettt
and Mann. Madden-au the big
committee chafrTnen. IN fact save
Volstead. held their seats Most
were never IN danger.
Every Republican leader OF the
house has often declared during the
last two years that the majority
around 10 at the start-was too big
but none expected 90 sec IL cut so
low and none seemed to fear that
IL would re cut below forty. But
starting in the east the Democratic
wave began picking up seats
gathered GO IN New York and then
raced down the Atlantic coast. cute
ting across into Virginia. turned TO
the southwest and doubling back in
10 Pennsylvania swept over into
the middle west and toward the far
west IN the hope OF finding enough
upturns to keep ahead OF the RepUb-
lean column coming along behind.
II was nearly noon today before
the Republicans racing for hours be-
hind early Democratic victories. got
abreast of the enemy. Then for
some hours the two partiec see
sawed and the Republicans finally
pulled TO the front Only the vast
majority OF two years ago saved
them. The drift away from the ad-
ministration was greater than they
would have believed possible ten
days ago.