Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-04

So Jack" Garner Is going to ride in
the Speakers automobile after all. That
seems to be definitely settled as the
result of yesterdays special congress
sional elections in five States and In
consequence particularly of Democratic
victory in the old ice" Fordney district
in Michigan. Nobody needs take very
seriously the Democrats iaunty non
chalance as to whether they or the
Republicans organize and control the
next House. Now that it is in their
power to do so, the Democrats will
rush eagerly and joyfully to the task.
AS a curtain-raiser for the presidential
election of 1882, they know that SUI
premacy in the lower branch of Con-
gress is of priceless political value.
Their power for evil is greater than
any constructive authority they can
WELD. With President Hoover in the
White House and Republicans In ma
jority-even though precaricus majority
in the Senate, the Democrats under
a Garner speakership will be able to
90 little but throw monkey wrencheS
into administration machinery and @.
o. p. plans generally.
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Therein, paradoxically, lies the one
consolation discernible by the Republic
ems in Forthcoming events. They count
confidently upon the Democrats 10 oo
a number of wrong things at the right
times on Capitol Hill. The more they
do and the nearer they do them 70 elsc-
ton time next year. the better the He-
publicans will be pleased. The expecta-
ton on the enemy's part Is OF course,
that the Democrats will so comport
themselves in mulelike opposition that
the country will be filled with a fine
fury over their destructive perform
ances. Jack" Garner and other Dem
ocratic managers, 1t goes without say
ing are alive to these malicious Repup-
lican hopes and presumably will watch
their step. The House OF Fepresenta-
tives. because of this situation, Is likely
to rivet more of the peoples attention
this Winter than it customarily does.
with Texan on the Speakers ros-
trum. Dixie will come into its own
with a vengeance all through the House
Prize plums in the shape of key COM
nittee chairmanships will fall into the
laps of Southern Democrats In pro,
fusion. Collier of Mississippi Is slated
tn head WAYS and Means, Byrns OF
Tennessee is in line for Appropriations,
Steagall of Alabama for Banking and
Currency: Aswell of Louisiana for Agrl-
culture letters of Alabama for Civll
Service. Vinson of Georgia Tor Navai
Affairs Ouin of Mississippi for Mill
tarv Affairs, Bell of Georgia for Post
ONCE and Post Roads, Lanham OF
Texas for Public Buildings and
Grounds and Mansfield Of Texas Tor
Rivers and Harbors. With more vet
Grams legislation in sight, the COM
mittee dealing with that burning issue
will also come under the leadership
of a Southerner. Rankin OF MIS-
sissippi.
Next TO loss of the House, the bit
terest pill for the Republicans 10 sWal-
low. as they survey the weeks election
returns. is the Democrats recapture
of the governorship of New Jersey: Inc
Office has frequently changed political
hands bit the Republicans were
anxioa,s TO hold IL this time because
Of fine iunminence of 1882. Their de-
feat is more than ordinarily poignant,
coming on top of the passing OF Sena-
tor Dwight w. Morrow It's long been
an omen secret that the Democrats
dreaded the prospect that Morrow
would be nominated for Vice President
an the Hoover ticket, with an eye
single to keeping New Jersey in the
Reyulhlican column next year. Nor
rows svsetnees. apart from his demon
stratea yote-getting qualities, inspired
Genuine alarm in the national Demo-
cratic camp. AS things have turned
gfslt. especially in view of former Gov.
Al Harry Moore's triumph on Novem-
Der 8, Jersey i1enccforward will rank
as safely Democratic year hence.
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Frank Roosevelt is bound to regard