Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-03
Mcdowell Will Perform Last
Official Act at Noon Tomor.
row and Will Then Be
Relegated.
UNCLE JOE MAY NOT
BE MINORITY LEADER
He Wants Harmony and Is
Non Commital as to Position
Friends Are Urging Him to
Take.
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Washington. -. c. April 3.-Wash.
ington Is the busiest place on the map
today with caucuscs, sub.Caucuses IS and
conferences, for congress opens 10.
morrow When the big clock in the
halls OF congress points out the hour
uf noon, the extra session wild begin.
Not ONLY u Washington filled with sen
siors and congf essmen but there are
many people here from all parts of the
country who ave interested IN one way
or another IN the reciprocity measure.
The busiest place Just now Is where.
ever IA, new members OF the nav
house are found There is new class
OF people iu Washing,on-lhe Office
seeker For tomorrow. the nous
passes from the control OF the Repub.
licans 10 d. nocTatic dominance. aud
the number of Democrats who are
LOOKING 10. Jobs is remarkable
Chici interest In tomorrow's session
ccnicrs ia the house and it. Organiza.
tiun.
When that body convcncs Major
AieNaihlcT Mcdowell clerk OF the
house or representatives for eight con
grcsscs. viii mount The speaker -
stand 10 perform his last official act.
for new clerk is going TO take his
place and that new CLERK will he a
Democrat lie will formally preside
while the roll IL called aud until new
speaker Is e.octcd
Champ Clark viii be- the new speak
err and when M, oath has been ad'
mipiStrfcd 10 hhh hY Representative
Hcnrl u bingham oi Philadelphia
Father az tht House the last ycsiiso
Of sixteen wears u publican control
/ OF that body will have vanished
South Tiimbl" of Kentucky Ril. sue
c.cd Major Mcdowell ~ clerk The
| place pays 81. SOC year iiis erection
| is thr one certainty asid, from Cha M
! Clark. and the ways and means and
| rules committee this near the da'
Of assembling " II Ryan OF New
lork like Trimblc. former member
~ congress. may oc elected screoant
| at-arm another s6.jo0 position H.
has q strong competitor In StolPs
| Jackson chairman of the Democratic
| state committee of Indiana
II is proposed 10 placatc he In
| dianians by giving Jackson the s5.up'
| position at doorkccpcr To DO so vii
| wipe OF he tentative slate Joseph
! Sinnott OF Virginia tor dourkeeper II
the Nirs.nians viii stand for this sin
| mott may have for consolation t3o
! chief tlcrkship under the clcrh OF the
house. q &, n00 place The postmas
tcrship ot The house. a $4,000 position
| Is dang ing between OHIO ana New
| yorh
Despite positive staten, nts tcle
! grauhod tu western newspapers SleuS
cr Cannon has nOt said that he VII
refuse 10 be a candidate 'or The Re
| pThiCuu caucus nomination fOr speak
! cr iiut neither will he De u candidate
! In the active sense. He SAYS tina
there many opposed TO his selection
Tor leadership. ana that he prefer
/ party harmony 10 leadership tie vii
b. satisfied " there can be unanimit
of choice. II he is not chosen, his sue
cessor Ia leadership viii be Mann o
| Illinois Cannon l., holding hinSo.
aloof from discussion ani has heo'
/ putting IN his time galhcrina aud di
gesilne material FOR an anilIeciproc
ity speech
Not all ~ The members are here
Many are coming in today and other
will not arrive here for several DAYS
/ ll AAis uhNft ~ ~ HhiA AH'f "
ator Ponrosc of PennsA AlVania viii a.
sumo leadership II he can retain IN
support al the stand.pa, senators, seN
erai Of whom also have an eye to th
position
one ui the first things that a. 9,
pccted to come up when congress get
down 20 work IL series of resolution
from members of the house. asking IN
WHY'S and wherciors of tn" concentT'
tion of troops along the MoXican bo
der This may form the text for a sp'
cial NJ ssage irom the president. az
cording 10 reports here today Shoul
The presiden, Send such a message.
Is believed II would go far toward
heading Oft several such inquiries O
the part of congressman who opcnl
announcr their inten, oi seeking IN
Information.
I, viii he several DAYS before niue
work OF legislative nature will b
| undertaken The house VIII ih"i
take week or ten days 10 perict
! isa