Evening star., 1932-11-09
BIG BATTLE DUE
FOR SPEAKERSH|P
Southeast or Middle West
May Demand House Chair.
Smell Is G. o. P. Candidate.

A spirited free-for-all contest for the
speakership in the House with an al
most complete alignment Of the Demo-
cratic reorganization In the Seventy
third Congress, is in prospect as a re-
suit of Speaker Gamers election as
Vice President
With many candidates already in the
field for the speakership, the result OF
that election will determine series Of
decisions on other important chairman
ships and positions in the House or
ganization. The leadership of the
House is involved as Is also the office
of Democratic whip and the chairman
ships of The most important committees.
The heir apparent to the speakership
Is Representative Henry T. Rainey OF
Illinois, who has served % years in the
House. Mr.. Rainey will practically have
the choice between becoming Speaker,
continuing as House leader or serving
as chairman of the important Ways
and Means Committee which originates
all tax legislation.
Others Are Suggested.
Among others who are being urged
by their friends for Speaker are:
Representative Joseph w. Byrns Of
Tennessee, chairman of the House Ap-
preparations Committee. He is also
chairman of the Democratic Congress
sional Committee.
Representative John McDufie Of Ala
bama the Democratic whip. who was
chairman of the Special Economy Com
mittee Of the House In the last session
of Congress.
Representative William B. Bankhead
of Alabama, ranking Democrat on the
House Rules Committee, which is the
Policy and Program Committee, and
who. due to the infirmities of Chairman
Pou. has in a large measure, carried
on the work of that important COM
Mlttee.
Mccormack Also Urged.
Representative John W. Mccormack
of Massa chusetts, one of the younger
members Of the House who has come |
into considerable prominence, and who
Is member of the Ways and Means |
Committee.
Representative Heartsill Ragon of
Ways and Means Committee, performed |
the important work in presenting GER
tain schedules of the revenue bill
Representative Lindsay C. Warren of
North Carolina. chairman Of the House |
Committee on Accounts, who, when |
called to the chair, should preside when !
some of the most important measures
were under consideration in the COM
mittee Of the whole, won general ap- |
proyal of the excellent manner in which |
he controlled the House.
Representative John j. O'Brien of !
New York. member of the Rules Com |
mittee Tammany man. who, in the |
closing hours of the last session publicly |
expressed criticism Of Speaker Garner |
for having selected Representative Nc
Duffie to serve as temporary Speaker |
when Mr. Garner left before the hour |
of adjournment to go to his home in !
Texas.
Other Texans Prominent.
Representative Sam Rayburn of Texas, |
chairman Of the Interstate Commerce !
Committee.
Representative Hatton w. Summers
of Texas. chairman Of the Judiciary !
Committee
Representative John E. Rankin of |
Mississippi, chairman Of the Veterans
Committee, who several weeks ago |
publicly announced himself as a can
didate for Speaker.
Representative Jacob L. Milligan of |
Missouri, assistant Democratic whip, |
who will be urged for the speakership |
Democratic members
Representative Fritz G. Lanham of |
Texas. chairman of the Public Build |
ings Committee
Chairman Byrns of the House Appro-
priations Committee will be backed by |
the Tennessee delegation. He is COM
pletirg his tWenty-fourth year Of con-
secutlve service and is recognized as !
one OF the outstanding party leaders.
Has Led Many Battles.
Representative Bankhead has led the |
Democrats in a number of important |
legislative battles and Is considered one |
of the best debaters in the House, an |
authority OF parliamentary law and one |
of the best orators in Congress.
Representative Bertrand H. Smell Of |
New York. Republican leader in the |
present House and nominee for Speak |
er, is Inopposed for his party's nomina- |
ton.
Speaker Garner told intimates he |
would follow a "hands-off" policy in |
the selection of his successor.
With lev Franklin D. Roosevelt Of |
New York in the White House and |
Garner of Texas as Vice President, |
candidates from those States undoubt-
edly will face the contention that the |
speakership should 60 either to the |
Southeast or the Middle West How |
ever. their friends have pointed out |
there is precedent for a Speaker and |
President or Vice President coming |