The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
3 BIG JOBS NOW OPEN
Mondell's Defeat, Retirement
of Kitchen, Underwood's
Indifference Opens 3 Seats
LODGE WILL TRY AGAIN
Senate Will Have New "Pro
TEN" sGd Rep. Mann May
Run" for Speaker

WASHINGTON, Nov. ii--Prob-
able changes In tho leadership OF
both great parties in the next con-
gress took a predominating place to-
day in postelection discussions here
and In conferences among members
% senate and house as they arrived
In increasing numbers for the extra
aession which begins a week from
Monday.
Agreement was general that
sweeping alterations would occur in
the roster OF titular party mana
gers after March 4, In both senate
and house, and 1t became apparent
that the impending readJustments
would bs a subject for continued me-
gotiation and jockeying throughout
| the next four months.
Three Big Jobs Empty
Defeat of Representative Mon
den OF Wyoming. republican floor
leader In the house. In his campaign
for election 20 the senate, retirement
from the democratic house leader
ship OF Representative Kitchen OF
North Carolina, because of i'll
health and announcement by Sena-
tor Underwood OF Alabama that lie
would not accept reelection as DEM
ocratic senate leader, make 1t GER
tain that new selections must bo
made for three OF the chief places
of party responsibility. That other
changes may be made for political
and other reasons continues to he
the subject OF wide discussion
among senator's and representatives..
Already a plenitude OF aspirants
for leadership are springing up at
both ends OF the capitol, and there
has been much private sounding out
OF sentiment during impromptu Of
flee and lunChroom conferences
Some political observers will he sur
prlsed' II the later stages OF the
canvassirg do not develop heated RI
valrles and vigorous campaigning
within both parties
The party caucuses In which the
question of leadership will be settled
are not TO he held until the eve or
the conyening OF the new congress.
but the situation IL further obscured
by uncertainty as 10 when that VIII
take place. Ordinarily the Sixty
eighth congress would not meet un-
III a year from next Dacember.
should an extra session become nee
essary after the present senate ana
house expire next March, however
the leadership shake.up will be ad-
vanced accordingly.
II Lodge should relinqulsh the re-
publican leadership, halt dozen
candidates are In prospect. among
those prominently mentioned Tor the
place are Senators Curtis OF Kansas,
Watson OF Indiana, Wadsworth or
. New York and Jones OF Washington.
one OF these is said already 70 have
a dozen or more senator's virtually
pledged TO support him In event OF
Senator Lodges retirement
ON the democratic side the men
mentioned as possible successors OF
senator Underwood for the minority
leadership include Senators Simmons
Of North Carolina, Walsh or Mas
sachusetts, Harrison Of Mississippi
and Walsh OF Montana. Under
established precedAlts, Senator SIM
mons has the "cah' for the place
under the custom OF efecting as
leader. the ranking senator IN point
of service, and word went around to-
day that Senator simmons prooaDly
would be a candidate. Senator
Robinson. Arkansas, has consider
able following but there are said 10
he considerations OF health in ms
case. Friends OF Senator Harrison
saw that for several reasons he does
not have leadership ambitions
Senate TO Have New Pro Tenn.
A change In the office OF president
pro tempore Of the senate, now heId
by senator Cummins Of Iowa, also
| ls- expected. Cummins asserted, say
ing thal because OF his health II ls
/ not probable that he will ask re-eIecT
| ton. Senators Curtis and Jones are
mentioned prominently for the
place Discussion OF the outlook IN
| the house has served TO center at
tention on the possibility that the
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