The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-12
SPEAKER CLARK IN
KANSAS CAMPAIGN
MiSsourian Pleads for a Demo-
crat to Succeed Congress
man Madison.
WANTS BIG MAJORITY
Believes His Party Can Win
Next Year on Record
of Congress.
WANTS BIG MAJORITY
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
DODGE CITY. Kan. Nov. IL Th
great battle of 1912 must be fought OF
the splendid record of the Democrats
in this, the Sixtv-second congress: and
upon that record we can win, not only
next wear. but for wears to come,
Thus spoke Champ Clark, speaker OF
the national house of representatives
TODAY in addressing the Democratic
congressional convention which met
here 70 nominate candidate TO sue
coed the late Judge +. n. Madison of
the Seventh district George Neeley,
q .lawycr of Hutchinson. who was de-
feated by .Iudge Madison at the last
election. bad no opposition for the nom
nation TODAY.
II am here for the purpose and IN
the hope Of sending another Democratic
congressman 70 Washington" contln-
ued speaker Clark. 10 keep company
With Ioe Jaaeart. who last Tuesday
won such brilliant victory in the Sec
oud Kansas district. May his tribe IN
crease. Now that Kansas has taken
the first step in aligning herself with
the Democrats, IT is 10 be hoped that
she viii 20 the whole hog, TO use a
homoly expression. and become "A
safely Democratic state, as she should
bs hy eNeN rule OF logic and common
sense.
Wants Two thirds IN House.
Somebody may inquire why | am
.. q L., IA, Il.t,a,
crst when Ne have already sixty-hve
majority IN the house The answer is
simple. In the present house of 3ol
members while on a full vote IT re-
cures only 1916 votes o pass a bill, we
have to have 262 wo,sS 10 pass y bill
over The president veto. While NC
passed ali our tariff bills originally by
a vote of 10 l. when we CAME TO pass
them over the president 5 veto we
lacked fourteen votes Of having
enough \ change of seven votes
would have given us the victory.
''Murh pressure was brought 10
bear on Republican members 10 induce
them TO save the president the humil-
l1tiou of having his vctoes ovcrriddeu,
| am Informed aud believe the fact to
lac that when the house was voting on
he yctoes four cabinet members were
on the floor. with the white house pa
tronage and the WhIic house power. 10
persuade or coerce Republicans into
voting to sustain The president S We
toes
Hopes for Some Republicans.
''Tt may he that some Republican
congressional brethren who voted TO
sustain tho vetoes AT the cxtraprdi.
nary session have learned something
during the congressional vacation by
Keeping their ears to the ground, and
may vote with us if there are any
more presidential vctocs Of tariff bills
But ne know that Neeey viii vote with
us. and one vote NAV be decisive OF
the result.
Speaker Clark quoted United States
senator Works Of California as say
ing: '''raft and La Toilette are dcs-
tined To face each other in the next
Republican national con, cntion. and if
IT were left to \ popular vote today.
La Toilette would be nominated, and
easily. too
''Unitcd States Senator Bristow
talks in similar vein. said Speaker
Clark. ''as do MANY other eminent Re.
publicaus. all Of which tends to illus
trate the peculiar brand OF harmony
now rending and tearing the G, o. p.
in twain -