The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
MART IN SPLIT $ DEMOCRAT CAUCUS
Result Of Effort To Secure Hold On Ways And Means
 Committee
WASHINGTON RJHEtE !
 HE AGE-HERALn


 Representative W. P. Martin of crats, but admittedly out of harmony with democrats respecting the tariff. has, in his effort to secure his hold on the ways and means committee, divided the democratic caucus.
 Representative Fred II. Dominick Of South Carolina is leading the fight against Martin, It is safe conJee- ture that 75 per cent of the demo crats would prefer that the fight be not waged. If Mir, Dominick per slsts, however, he will have certain strong support. It is said that purely on the question at issue, there is no way in which the South Caro- linian can be answered.
 Ths Martin casa $ the livest inter party case on the surface today It's reflection may go into the national campaign in 1924 in part as nuii- fication of the democratic attack against the F'ordney- McCumber tar if bill and all it's iniquities.
 3Ir. Dominiek, proceeding against Martin, declares that the democrats will wage their 1924 campaign and the hardships it has wrought on Ihe man who earnS his living in the sweat ox his brow; and that one of the particular instances of tho de- leterious effect of the tariff has been it's effect on the sugar price, Martin, as a democrat, supported tAe entire tariff measure. and especially favored the protection given to Louisiana sugar.
 IL is his contention that in view ot ths foregoing, if the democrats should re-elect Martin to member ship on the ways and means commit tee, tha republicans would have only ,it kt-a faat fV a at least in part, the democratic c:4tl- cisnl.
 Yes Martin has his argument, He declares that no tariff legislation will pe undertaken the present ses- sion, and that it would be an un- necessary humiliation tc him were he deposeG. He agrees to retire Tn Ike event the democrats carry the country next year and prepare 10 enact substitute for the Fordney . McCunlber bill.
 Representative Charles F. Crisp CT Georgia does not support MT. Dom nick Asked for a statement, tfls democratic member of the ways ana means committee said; Martin was elected to Congress as a Bull 1ecse The strength of democrats ah6 re- nublicans was balanced. It TaE aNt- dent that Martin could turn Ii1s The republicans promised to pst ma on the ways and means coriLnttLee ~ he aided them in orgaDlSkng inc House. The late Champ Clark and the late Claud Kitchin, defnoer Atic leaders, asked Martin tu co-opaeate with democrats. He w7s arsH ee9 of & position on the ways 7Ht nszn5 committee.
 He voted with efais' Clark was electe0 eis.o crats organized tAg ~-a M tne Louisiana r 9i 1ef " the way and aAa e, ee. Wher the rs e.n ars sa .on- trai a&alf5. der' a, Mar tt,s ,,- s,5sess.,s,i- rFeg s4kl,f sst 1t was .c.ssyssf35st .ation would v.ae4tskea sat Afsftir hell views d4araetrica oppofeA to dem- ocratfe views.
 -1mtsraBrh as Martin was per eiittee ty democrats to serve on the eoqs .4lstee when tariff legislation ,gas in order, 1t does seem unneces- sary that he be removed when ID tariff legislation will be considereo'
 Now, should the democrats gam control next year. and bo cnarseu with the duty of preparing tarifi legislation, Martin should not De put on the ways and means committee. For then he would be admissable to orr caucuses and would be com pletely out of harmony"
 The fight will be wagcd in the caucus of democrats to be held az soon as republicans are able to in- form democrats of the number or men they will be permitted to put on the ways and means committe'