Arizona republican., 1916-11-15

tricts show the election of w. r. Mar
 tin of Louisiana by 91 votes; Britt,
 North Carolina by 13; Carson, New
 Jersey by II; Bacon, Michigan. by l00 Scott, Iowa, by 73: Coleman, Pennsylvania. by 20; Francis, eight eenth New York, by 2655. and Graham, fourteenth Illinois, by 1929
 Republican leaders are claiming that final results will show the election of A, j. Barchfeld, republican, over Guy lt. Campbell, democrat in the thirty second Pennsylvania district and Rob
 ert F. Duer republican, over Jesse D. Price, democrat, in the first district of Maryland, Announcement of contest in the Maryland district was made to-
 day In the thirty second Pennsyl-
 vania district on the official count to- day Campbell. democrat, had made a
 net gain of fourteen votes in two Pitts burg wards.
 Speaker Clark evinced great inter- est in the claim of the democratic con- gressional chairman
 The only thing to be done" said the speaker, lis to watch the official count m all the districts and wait for the
 final results. Three times in the his
 tory Of the government there have been prolonged contests over the election
 ot speaker, Twice it took three ! months and once it required two months and half to elect the speaker. , The first long fight was in 1851 when Howell Cobb of Georgia was elected speaker after fight lasting more than two months, during which no party could get majority. The fights which lasted three months ended in the 1 election of Governor Pennington of New Jersey in 1860 and General Banks | or Massachusetts in 1856. The strug
 gle was hot in both these contests and
 they were only determined after the | house had adopted q resolution pro- ! Vidlng that only ten more ballots be 1 taken and if on the tenth ballot no
 candidate had a majority. the man who l mad the plurality should be declared erected. It was agreed that enough i members would change their votes after the tenth ballot to give the can
 uldate with the plurality the legal ma
 icrity.
 The most interesting of these con- tests was that in 1856. John sherman. | republican, ot Ohio, was the leading i candidate. Every time sherman would i appear to be near election. memtsI
 named John E. Clark of Missouri-no { Kin or mlne-a radica! secessionist | would denounce sherman for having
 recommended an abolitionist book i written by a Enan named Helper The
 speeches ended Sherman's chances ana l'anks nnally was elected"
 ! Definite plans Were laid by admin
 iStldtion leaders today for the senate 1 $" begin dn investigation. as soon ! aa congress convenes, of the use of i money m the last presidential cam ! palsn. Several senators have dis i cuSsed the question with officials Of 1 the administration and it was said to- { niSnt that there was no doubt that ! taken
 Suggestions were made that Presi- i dent Wilson might mention the sub ! Ject In his next annual message to congress to recommend the pa ssas ot q corrupt practices act but some 1 oitlclals thought he would take the ] position that he should leave the ! question to tEe senate in view oi
 the fact that he himself was fl can l dldate. Senator Reed of Missouri Wii confer with the president tornor- TO" and tfe question may be brought up at that time.
 As outlined hv officials today tho investigation will be thorough and will include the cross cXami1a
 ton of wealthy men supposed |, have made campaign contributions q. well as al Of the men in char., rf spending the money.