The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-13
CHAMP CLARK WILL
HAVE OPPOSITION
FITZGERALD OF NEW YORK, A
CANNON DEMOCRAT, MAY AL
so ENTER RACE.

Washington, Nov. 12.-From his
home in Missouri, Champ Clark, pres
ent floor leader of the democrats in
the house, has promptly announced
his candidacy for the speakership of
the next house, and his expectation
is that he will he elected, but It is
already known here that he Will not
attain his ambition without a spirited
contest. 1t is said to be certain that
he will be opposed for the speaker
ship of the new democratic congress
by Representative John J. Fitzgerald
of Brooklyn, who is understood to
figure on the support of the northern
and eastern democrats, old and new,
as well as on that of small con-
tingent of southern democrats VINO
have never been friendly to the Mis-
souri, orator. THE recent democratic
landslide in the north and east re-
suited in the election of nearly a hun
dred democrats, according TO the lat
est returns, and all these men Fitz-
gerald and his hackers will strive to
line up for the Brooklyn member as
against Clark. Fitzgerald Is a skill
ed pariiamentarian as well as pon-
tician, and he will no doubt have
powerful political backing from New
York and New England in his fight
for the speakership of the new house.
1t Is expected the manner and ex-
tent OF the revision of the tariff
which will unquestionably be under
taken promptly by the democrats
when they come into power in the
house will figure in the contest over
the gayel. Just how far this question
will weigh in settling the fight 1t is
as yet altogether too early to guage,
but that It will enter into It is looked
on as certain. The Brooklyn member
will be considerably hampered in his
fight by the grave mistake he made
during the first attempt to revise the
rules of the house in leading a small
contingent of his party associates TO
the relief of Speaker Cannon when
that gentleman seemed doomed to /.
defeat Ftzgerald's course on that
occasion has never been forgotten or |
forgiven by some of his democratic .
colleagues. and It will weigh against /
him in his attempt to wrest the
speakership prize from the Missouri
leader. Champ Clark will have the
additional advantage of having been
the floor leader of the democrats
during several sessions while they
We're in the minority. This will be
apt to bring to his support a consid-
cradle number of the new democrat
ic members who were elected in yes
torday's landslide. These men will
not allow sectional considerations to
weigh with them in deciding how they
shall vote on the speakership. They
will naturally go to the support of
the man who has led the party on
the floor OF the house during many
sessions while the democrats were
In the minority.
Clark Has Advantage.
Champ Clark has national repu-
.ation as a member OF the house ana
an orator, and this fact will be apt
70 have much weight with many OF
The new democratic members from
he north and east. Il thus looks as
{ the Missouri man will start with 9
/ decided advantage over his north
'rn opponent. and the present feeling :
here is that his desire 20 he speaker
y thp now house will No eraithed.
Thee is suspic!on thai In enter
ns the contest for the speakership,
Fitzgerald's real aim
will not be to attain the gavel, but
o make such a show OF strength that