The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-20
%AN|P CLARK
FOR SPEAKER.
-, Of Congress Holds Caucus
.,d Are Unanimous In Their
selection Of Him
For Position.
AccLAMAToN WERE LOUIS rwo WILL LIKELY DIE
|. p.mocrat Is Read Out Of the Par
i for Making RebeIIlous Re
marks as to His
Future.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.--Repre-
,ntatiye Champ Clark Of Missouri
Il nominated, by acclamation for
peaker Of the house in the sixty
sond congress at the caucus OF
emocratic members elect of that
ody last night There the unanimity
uded for the caucus soon had before
Eve resolutions providing as many
|ferent plans for the selection of the
landing committees of the house.
After his selection Champ Clark
esned to lose some of his interest In
II subsequent proceedings and came
Il to tell the assembled newspaper
urespondents how complimented he
III over his selection and to say
iat II was the first time In history
h,t democrat had been chosen
9saker Of the house by acclamation.
While he might ignore the subse-
huent proceedings, Mr.. Clark will find
iaem Of intense interest, although he
fad In accepting the nomination that
Ihe country was looking to the demo-
frats to provide some different meth
ed Of selecting committees aside from
heir designation by the speaker and
be stood for some other method.
By i o'clock there were FIVE meth
Dds suggested from which the assem-
Med dsAocrats could take their
choice representative James T.
Ilogds chairman of the democratic con-
eessional committee and former whip
ne democratic side, as he emerged
Aum the caucus at that hour, said
~ he thoguht there would never be
decision &ched and that
lAe caucus would adjourn until to-
|night t has been predicted freely
|lAsf the caucus would be three-day
|isair.
representative Lloyd placed Clark 4
name before the caucus for speaker
|auer Representative Clayton OF Ala
laua had cal ID the meeting TO order.
Inc nomination was seconded by
|ssul1er Of New York, Boehme Of In
alsna Ansberry of Ohio, and Pou OF
|aofth Carolina, who moved that the
be made By acclamation,
'spcn was done. Ansberry in his
speech. dragged In the name
y 'udson Harmon, governor of his
s'a'e, but only three democrats ap-
paaoed. It was recognized that Clark
vas not particularly a Harmon man.
mere were eight absentees, most
Y 'nein said to be on account OF i'll
''sss' and some absence from the city.
'au one name was stricken from the
,O'i Of the democratic caucus. The
,s''ef =, was Theron Akin OF Akin.
a0a'eomery county, N. ". elected as
psn'ocrat to succeed Cyrus Durey.
s,spa0l'can. ! After Akin's name had
sesa called twice and he was not
present., Representative Harrison of
.,s'' asn iork, offered resolution to
N Any MS name from the roll, saying
,ah' AKIN had told him and others that
l. i intended sitting and voting with
u y, fepublicans. Harrison's resolu-
'0n vas adopted.
Alter the no,ninat;o ~ fsia.., +,,o
,,.'',s RI. look up the order Of business.
~ !, llfs' as TO determine the method
i. "s election of committees, next,
u 4. s'eeslon Of a chairman OF the ways
~ \" means committee. and third the
.,s.uon ~ of thirteen members of that
,su'il,see, ~ in addition to the chair
~ 1 oscar Underwood, who was on
4 s'a'e This will give committee
! ~, fourteen democrats and seven re-