The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-31
SENATE COUNTED
 KS ALREADY WON |BY DEMOCRATS
Tenta tive Assignment Of Committee Chairman.
 ships Are Made
VICTORY IN HOUSE
 IS LES CERTAIN
Failure, However, Will Not Mean c. 0. P. Con- F
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 WASHINGTON, August 3Os Republican politicians taking prominent positions in the stla- tionaI cam pai9n are having resort to the tinae-worn warnz ing to the effect that if the democrats are electel in Mo- Ivember, the south will be .sin Ithe saddle.
 Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio, and a few others who are unable to forget the Civil war, Eare denfanding Of the coun+ try Would you put in charge Fof the government those who tried to destroy it?1 1t Is too early for democratic leaders Ito reckon the effect of this variety of campaign strategy, although they do not entirely discount it.
 In this c0nnect tion, how ever, |it $ reasonable to believe that Ias far as chairmanships of inn portant committees are con |cerned, the south will be fin the saddle beginning next March, even though John w. Davis, democratic nominee for the preSiC encv, be defeated.
 May Gss House. Too
 As smattsE of fact. democratic mem bers of the Senate are so certain that fhs3 Wil eaptnr tbs upper gxIsIas
 
 sizE ilss. l While slie [ emBeRats are not 50 certain respectipe thair capture of the House, 1 they regard 1t as probable that they will do 50. There is no question in their minds that even should they fail to win the House, the republicans will be no more able. to run the business of thai branch than they were from 1922 to last June.
 Inasmuch as chairmanships are as- signed by the rule of seniority, the south's custom of keeping it's good men in office will greatly redound to the interest of the south. For it is gen. erally known that the chairman of q committee has power to sway if not control. From the personnel of prob table ehairmen next March. democratic politicians are assuring the country | that if the south is in control of the legislative branch it will be of singular good fortune to the country as q whole.
 Huddleston Ranks High
 Senator Smith of South Carolina, who achieved the ,chairmanshipl of the interstate .ond foregin commerce com mitttee during the regime of republic ans, will probably maintain that posi- tion after democrats are restored to power, although he will have the op- tion of selecting the chairmanship of the committee on agriculture. Should he take the latter position, Senator Un- derwood of Alabama would have the choice betwee nthe chairmanship of the committee on interstate and foreign commerce, or the chairmanship on rules. There is aSpossibility that in the next session, an Alabamian will head the interstate and foreign commerce com mittee of the House, also, as Repre- sentative Huddleston ranks high on that committee.
 Senator Oyerman of North Carolina and Senator Owen of Oklahoma, who outrank Underwood on the rules com mitttee. will not interfere, as the for ner will accept the ehairmanship on judiciary, and the latter will retire from the Senate.
 Re Election Held Certain Senator Harris of Georgia will be made chairman of the committee on ap- propriations, one of the most important
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