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Show poimcs WAKES UP AT CAPITAL Democrats Believe They Have Chance to Capture Majority in House B1 GI i) R Hoimi S i International News Service) WASHINGTON, Pcb. 4 The grand old game of politics in the national capital, may sometimes doxe a bit. but it never sleeps. And even In its fitful doxltvg, It keeps one eye open and to thS windward, liver since the Republican avulam h of 10 JO swept the Democratic administrations both national and state -Into the dlsrard things have been slumbering, polities! 1 speaking. .Now with the approach of spring, the political robins of tho 124 campaign are already bestirring themselves and chirping about on the greensward of Capitol hill Democratic quietude should not be taken foi Democratic stagnation- The Democrats of Capitol 11)11 honestly believe be-lieve they have an excellent chunce ' to capture the hOUSS of representatives next fall, and cut down the Republican majority in the senate to almost nothing. noth-ing. The more optimistic believe they j can win the senate too; but tho more i conversative content themselves withl claiming the house. POM RENE Ml Tinl D The first whisperings concerning a 1 Democratic candidate for 11924 are I now going the rounds of Capitol Hill: and they center about Atlee Pomerene. ! present senior senator from the pros!-! deiit'.s own state of Uhlo, who Is to como up for re-election next Novom-I Novom-I ber. The preliminary groundwork for Pomerene's candidacy already has been ' laid His managers have gone Just as far as possible until It Is seen .whether the senior senator from hlo is coming back to tho senate next Nobembor. Everything depends upon sonator-I sonator-I ial outcome in Ohio next fall Cer-' Cer-' tain Democrats w ho are quietly laying their plan- tor Pymetene's en ndldii'-v . believe h can be re-elected to tho ! aenato next full without a great deal of difficulty True, they do not know . fhat 'In Republican opposition will be. It may be "NMck" Iong-rorth, Iong-rorth, Carml Thompson, Governor Harry Davis Simoon Kess, Charles .. Knight, or even Harry Daugherty, the present attorney 'general, but Pomerene s backers are confident he can beat any of them- I ill lit Tit I MP CARD Then their trump card will be this: With Pomerene elected, his victory' will be heralded the nation as the voters? "repudiation" bf the Harding ; administration. In the president's home, State. They are already taking it for granted that Mr. Harding will be a candidate for a second term. And then Atlee Pomerene can be brought, OUt in 1I24 as the hope of the Democratic Demo-cratic party1 the man who defeated the president In his ow-n tate. and the only presidential candidal! In the, party' who si mds a sporting chance of again defeating him this time for! i h.- wiiiie House, If Pomerene. wins next fall hit friSftdl are going to shoot him white I ho',-1 vv il d If he lose well, it's lot |