Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-28
INDEPENDENTS QUIET.

INDEPENDENTS QUIET
All the independents arc maintaining
strict silence regarding their attitude ON
the spcakership, but the democratic and
republican leaders are agreed on how
most Of them will vote provided caucuscs
arc held and solidarity maintained by the
two old parties
t Kelley Of Pennsylvania a progressive
who formerly was a democratic member
of the House. is listed as a democratic
probability. So are Randall prohibitions
ist, Of California who voted for Speaker
Clark the last time. and London Of New
York. socialist. sits on tho democratic
side now and has been shown favors by
democratic leaders
, Schal or Minnesota, procressivc tho
leaders agree. probably will lean toward
a republican candidate II convinced of his
progressiveisu He campairned for the
national republican ticket during the last
campaign. although opposed by tho regu-
lar organization in his state. Fuller
Independent, Of Massa chugotts, also IS
classed a republican hope
Martin Of Louisiana. progressive comes
from a large sugar district in Louisiana
and has indicated that assurance Of pro-
lection Of tho sugar interests will be hia
first concern IN voting on tho organiza-
ton. He formerly was democrat. how
ever. and democratic leaders hone r. got
his vote. Al the Same time republicans
nar+v is t,,o a,,,,. ..,o ,,.t,is ,' n ."p,
iin,oroets =, to,r,
SOME CONT ESTS AHEAD.
Contest. H.. uh,.,, .,r,ie..,... ,...
hoo,, iss,,ox, ar 49,. -, ~, 80, - w.
vanla district. whore REPRESENTATIVE
R.rcbfo,d ror,hIica,, - ,.o.... -, =
election nf CIV l., c,,,r,.,, ,.,,~,
who on tho f.cc of TO ,..,.r, ,'.a,, ~,
rs vote ard ,l,, +,,i,d ~, 1s.' ' a.,
,trict uborn porros.rt..,,.o co,,m,' -
,ocrat il orro~,,,. tho .loct,a, - pohar.
Ca,son renubl,ca, ec,,,, ,o,, -;
norted 70 bavc , Ioad ~ 1os ,,o,o. -, - .
recount INT moro SIN are aho,,. No,
votes IN he rassod IN h. ~ .,,n. J.. .
least 20 seats If Is 7aid viii he cor,,st.d
lin the House after !, has orcan,,ed
: Should tbe renub1ic,rs e.. h,,,,
their CONTESTANTS and bo,d tho,- 49,,
hershin solid FOR their c,rdid,+o 49,,
would need only t.ro irdo,o,d,,.
votes to win tho snealserehin Viii
the democrats uou1d rood f,,.o o., ~
other hand shouId tho dor,ocr,ts n,ir,
the contested seats tho ,enrh1io,n
would need four irdarordar. ,.o.ae
while the democrats cn,1d r,.,, n.itL
three votes
DEMOCRATS FOR CLARK.
'rhere * m c,,,ost;,,, ,t,,,. ,Lo ,
Gratis voting sondl> for Sneaker Clarl
but there are some signs of strife
among the republicans. Representative
( Gardner already has announced his OPP
position to Representative Mann
Every effort will he made h. leaders
. however, to have the solid support ot
republicans assured in conference he
fore voting starts
Representative Gardner, who an
nounced yesterday that he would seeL
to obtain republican conference t.
formulate policies" for tho future ac.
tiVity of the party i'm the House di,
not visit the Capitol to-day. Mr.. Manr
was there however, and Tonight he
|, Expressed the view that the ronubii.
cans would stand united at least ir
the organization of the House.
~ have nothing to say about the
speakershp matter or the Gardner
episode" he said, except that I still
= hope that the President III some way
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