As newsreel cameras clicked, the
, farmers who declared the colony
was a success and that they were
well pleased and contented, stepped
, to the right on the platform. There
, were 135 of them.
William C. Bowens, colonist who
j conducted the vote, caused a sensa
I tion when he stepped to the left
, with three other dissenters.
Joe Flanke, agriculture agent for
I the colony, said he knew all four
men who stepped to the left, and
| said there was little doubt but that
! they did so as a joke as all were
I prosperous and contented.
SOUTHERNERS
RETAIN GRIP
AS COM. HEADS
Likely to Be Few Changes
in Dominate Role
of Democrats
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2—The grip
held by the South for four years
on important House and Senate
Committee chairmanships seems
likely to continue undiminished in
the next Congress.
To begin with, Vice President
Garner of Texas presides over the
j Senate and Representative Bank
head of Alabama, Speaker last ses
sion, seems likely to succeed.
The habit of the South to go
Democratic election after election
has given tremendous seniority tc
the lawmakers it sends to Wash
ington. Seniority, within the ma
jority party, of course, largely gov
erns in selection of committee chair
men. At present,'Southerners hold
11 of the 20-odd chairmanships
in the Senate and 17 of a slightly
larger number in the House.
Each new Congress selects its own
committees and chairmen, but the
old heads retain their places.
HOW THEY STACK UP
Southerners in several instances
head like committees in both Sen
ate and House, thus:
Senate
Agriculture—Smith, S. C.
Appropriations—Glass, Va.
Tax Committees—Harrison, Miss
Mines—Logan, Ky.
Public Buildings—Conally, Tex.
House
Agriculture—Jones, Tex.
Appropriations—Buchanan, Tex.
