The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-05
POLITICS TO
BEL0DEST0NE
IN CONGRESS
Party Leaders Will Try to
Make Records Assuring
Their Reelection
"WHO ARE REPUBLICANS."
QUESTION is REOPENED

Washington, Dec. 5.(AP)-Politics
will be the lodestone in the first ses-
sion of the SiXty-ninth congress,
which begins Monday.
Leaders of both parties will have
as their chief concern the writing of
records upon which they may 20 to
the country in the 1926 congressional
elections, which will crowd closely
upon the ending of the session.
The Republicans will seek to enact
Il Legislative program upon which to
stand in asking the voters to return
majorites for their party in both
houses during the closing two years
'of the present administration of
President Coolidge.
The Democrats will devote their ef-
forts to focusing public attention
upon what they will denominate the
shortcomings of administration. leg
islativc and executive, under the
power Of the Republican party, and to
outlining Il program Of government
into effect should they be returned t.
the control of congress.
In this process vast waves of words
will inundate both chambers, but
more especially the senate, where
there are fewer handicaps upon
flights of oratory than in the house
In the latter body many political
speeches" will remain unsp0ken, but
" will find their way into the Congress.
sional Record under the privilege OF
extension of remarks"
Work Will Be Delayed.
Political maneuvers and speeches
will necessarily delay the work o1
congress, but probably neither side
will be lOath to stretch the session
out until mid-s ummer or later, for tht
senate and house furnish Il read!
forum that has few counterparts any
where else on the globe.
In the campaign which will be in
augurated almost Immediately aftel
the gavels fall on December Z, ant
which will be continued until mex
November, there will be involved
every seat in the house and 33 o.
those in the senate. The Republican!
have comfortable majOrities in botf
houses and their fight will not onl!
be to retain them, but to strengthen
their hold.
In the contests for senate seats
however. the majority party will fint
itself on the defensive at the Outse
since 26 Republicans come up for re
SlecClOn against seven DeWOCTdtSs dl
of whom are from solidly Democratic
states in the South.
Democrats On the Offensive.
Without facing the necessity fc
defending its home base, the Demo
Gratis will plan their battle so as t.
carry the offensive to the "enemy
concentrating it's heaviest artillery il
those states Of the east and ives
where admittedly the contests ar
likely to prove close.
Among the rs Republicans up TO
reelection are many of the part
wheel horses. These include Williar
NJ. Butler, chairman of the Republica
National Committee, and the presi
, dents chief spokesman in the Sen
\ate; Charles Curtis Of Kansas, tn
Republican floor leader: and James
Watson of Indiana, assistant floo
leader.
In the list also are George l
Moses of New Hampshire, presiden
pro tempore of the senate; Rec
Smoot of Utah, chairman of the Il
nance committee; James w. Wads
worth, Jr.. Of New York, chairman q
the military committee; George Whal
ton Pepper of Pennsylvania, Albert.
Cummins of Iowa; Wesley L. Jone
of Washington and Hiram Binghal
Of Connecticut.