Show GARr GARNER fR CHOSEN H f fAS AS DEMOCRATS DEMOCRATS' RAlS' RAlS D t WASHINGTON March 2 AP- AP Tile The selection or of John Garner of Texas Texas' as the new icv Democratic uc leader In the house was re regarded at tile the capitol tOday as forecastIng a militant minority party In that branch of the seventy first con Tho Those e who know Jack Garner know that his hilS twenty six years of service In the house has been marked with almost daily encounters ers with his Republican foes and the contests he has waged frequently have Ilave been major engagements rather than friendly skirmishes The new leader of his party larty which in the next congress be reduced Its present th the Texan Is expected to open hostilities hos- hos at the thc outset and Initiate a campaign that reach iti it climax on Oil the eve of the 1930 congressional elections But despite tile the fierceness fierce fierce- ness ot of lila his attack Garner has tile the reputatIon o of holding tile the friendship of hl hI collca colleagues ues In tile the op opo opposition o party and when ho takes the floor loor itt In debate ho commands tile the attention atten- atten tion of all members In the chamber Ins Ills elevation to the Democratic leadership was tas approved at the party's caucus yesterday yes yes- ter ay but It was no surprise as ashe ashe he has been the only one mentioned for the post sinco Representative Fulls Garrett ot of Tennessee announced an- an flounced his intention of what proved to be an unsuccessful contest for a senate scat Garner for several years has been the tue ranking member In point of seniority so- so on Oil the powerful ways way and commIttee and will continue In that post along with Isis his his' new nev duties Until Garretts Garrett's reign as asI I minority leader b gan it had been beena a long standing custom for the Democratic leader to hold the rankIn ranking rank rank- In ing place on this committee I The departure from this custom came about as a result of Garrett being appointed acting leader when Ill II health forced tile the late Claude Kitchin ot of North Carolina to be absent much of the time from thE houss chamber and after Kitchins Kitchin's death the wits was selected select select- ed as leader Garner was given authority bythe hy by hythe the caucus to appoint an assistant leader and it itla II expected he will choose John I lie fie of Alabama |