Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-07

as a separate party in the House. It il
a small gathering, but II promises to act
In concert throughout the session.
Speaker Clark Reelected.
The House reelected Speaker Clark He
received 27l votes. James r. Mann Of H.
linois. republican. received Ill votes, and
ictor Murdoch OF Kansas. progressive,
received eighteen votes. Four progress
ive-republicans voted for Representative
| Cooper of Wisconsin. Mr.. Cooper voted
| for Representative Nelson OF Minnesota.
Three Candidates Selected.
Three candidates had been selected to
lead the three parties in the balloting In
| the House today for the speakership,
but the reelection of Speaker Clark
and the other officers who served the
House in the last session was assured.
The democrats had unanimously Endorsed
Mr.. Clark. the republicans had again
named their leader, James R. Mann Of
Illinois, and the progressives had named
Victor Murdoch of Kansas
Representative A. Mitchell Palmer Of
Pennsylvania nominated Speaker Clark
for reelection. and Representative Will
liam S. Green OF Massachusetts. nomi-
mated Republican Leader James r. Mann.
representative w after NJ. Chandler or
New York was chosen by the progress
sives to make the speech nominating Rep
resentative Victor Murdoch. He eulogized
the kansan and described him as that
militant, aggressive, red-blooded progress
Sive from the west
Some of the old wheel horses Of the
progressive organization. however. had
given 1t out that they would not support
Mr.. Murdoch or the progreSsives' plan of
campaign. Chief among them was Repre-
nf 0{v tn h0d
put on record his belief that he could
do more effective work along progressive
lines by supporting President Wilson's
policies. One or two others similarly had
withdrawn.
Chambers Speech.
Mr.. Chambers nominating speech was
awaited with more than usual interest
Part OF his declaration follows:
Il wish to announce that we progress
sives are not organized in this House for
mere purposes Of antaSonism and OBJ
struction. We have definite program Of
our own and We shall use every means
to accomplish its purposes. We shall, at
times. be compelled to assume an attitude
of opposition and resistance. for We will
oppose with faces Of flint and hearts of
steel every non-prOgressive, reactionary
bill introduced.
" 4ASOA al OAA0OWu 0OdAIAIys
The unknown quantity will be President
Wilson's influence upon legislation. but 1t
Is expected in both houses that 1t will be
a potent factor throughout the extra ses-
sion. He has already shown himself in
terested in practical manner In the tar
if bill. and he may be relied upon to
keep in close touch with Senate and
House through the consideration of tariff
or other subjects.
The democratic leaders of the Senate
are advocating changes In the Senate
rules. They seek to prevent any concen-
tration Of power in the hands of a few
senators or committee chairmen. It IL
proposed to make all chairmanships cleo
tive: to give the members of each the
right to call meeting without the con-
sent of the chairman, and to authorize
committees to elect members of joint con-
ference committees.
This latter provision would leave to the
full democratic membership Of the finance
committee the selection of the three or
five senators who will confer with SINH
lar House committee in the settlement of
tariff disputes and the final completion Of
the tariff hill