Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-11
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Defeat of Campbell Opens
Way for Progressive.
Washington Gossip.
BY GEORGE H. MANNING
Washington Correspondents OF the
Perth Amboy Evening News

Washington Correspondents of tn
Perth Amboy Evening News
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE
defeat of Representative PhiliI
Campbell for denomination in thu
Kansas primaries adds n more &c
the long list of conspicuous members
of the Senate and House who viii
be, by or against their choice, re-
tired on March A next, and will give
an almost entirely new complexion
to congress.
Representative Campbell, chair
man of the all important House rules
committee, was considered one of the
chief Spokesman of the Harding adj
ministration in the lower branch OF
congress-. BY virtue of his office he
was very instrumental in shaping,
expediting or ~retarding legislation
according TO the wishes of his party.
He was looked upon as a formid-
able candidate of the western men,
bers for the speakership in the next
in opposition to Speaker
Gillett and apparently had the farm
bloc solidly behind him.
Already through voluntary retire.
ments and defeats In the primaries
enough changes have been assured
in the next congress to give it an en-
tirely new appearance and bring
about nearly a complete new set or
leaders. On the House side, sue
members as Representative Mon
dell, Republican floor leader: Repre-
sentative Fordney, chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, and
.Uncle Joe" Cannon, all Republic
cans, will retire after being in con-
gress over twenty years each.
Other ~retirements will be Repre-
sentative Pat Kelley, who is seek
ing the Republican nomination for
the senate in Michigan; Representa-
tive Fess. who is running for the
senate in Ohio; Green of Vermont,
and Rodenburg, of Illinois, who have
tired of life in the House. Reavis
of Nebraska, who has joined Attor-
ney General Daugherty's staff to
prosecute war brands, and several
others.
Representative Mondell sis a cam
didate for the senate in Montana.
chairman Fordney, joint author
with Senator McCumber, of the
Fordney-McCumber tariff bill, is not
a candidate to succeed himself. He
declares his ambition along political
lines has been satisfied and that he
has a acquired all the honors he de-
sires.
"Unc:e Joe" Cannon, the daddy OF
Lem all, will retire voluntarily after
serving in congress for more than
forty years, n record unlikely to be
beaten for some time. The veteran
statesman. formerly speaker of the
HOUSE during the celebrated Can
non rule" although not taking an
active part in the House affairs IN
recent years. is still regarded as one
Of the leaders and is a source or
much comfort to new members who
havh not learned tie complicated
OF parliamentary procedure
bv whom he will be greatly missed.
On the senate side a correspond
ing situation prevails, giving rise 10
the necessity of naming new CHAIR
man for a number of the most I'M
portant committees.
senator McCumber, defeated re-
Gently in the Republican primary
OF North Dakota. will leave vacant
the craftsmanship Of the finance
committee. from which the tariH
and bonus bills emanated. Nc
cumber's successor will probably be
senator Smoot, Utah, the ranking
Republican of the committee.
The recent defeat of Senator Har-
nv New. Indsara, will remove one OF
the administration leaders from the
,,pper chamber The Indiana SEN
ator's presence, however, is expected
TO be conspicuous around capital
for some time, as cloak oom gossip
has it that he will be elevated to a
cabinet position, probably as post
master general, upon the expiration
of his term. Senator McCumber is
also scheduled for a government
office.
The exodus of leaders in the Sem
ate will not be confined to the Re-
publican party. Senator Williams
Mississippi, one of the picturesque
characters OF the body and one OF
the recognized minority leaders, Will
voluntarily retire from service this
year. This step will be- taken also
by Senator Myers, Montana. Both
members declare nothing can Induce
them to seek office again.
on the whole. then, the next con-
grass will be conspicuous with new
faces adjoining the seats OF the
mighty. New faces and a new lead
ereh1p Will mark the exit OF the oiu
and the entry OF the sixty-eighth
session, affecting a change which a
year ~ might have been consid-
cred nothing short of a dream.
The death Of Senator Penrose' 1or-
mer chairman. of the finance com.
mittee and Knox. another brilliant
Pennsvlyanian; the retirement OF
KENYON, OF Iowa, some months ago
10 accept a federal judgeship, n
the retirement of those mentioned
has acted to make the mos august
body in the world" a ghost OF It's
former self.
All Of this has created a keen
association over the affairs OF the
next congress-. which will be watched
with great interest to note, IL pos
sibie, some evolution from the pres
ent method of accomplishing things