New Britain herald., 1917-03-28
COP. BROWNS DOV
 UPON MANN'S PLA
See Ulterior Motive in Offer |
 Quit Race for Speaker |

Washington, March 2s.-Conf6r.s ences ofs house leaders have devSl. oped little but opposition. to Repyb lican Leader Mann's proposal ttat1h& withdraw from the speakership racG& in favor of Speaker Clark. and tha1y the house committees be organjxedStA] bipartisan or non-partisah line1hAl the opening of the extra session nokt Monday.
 Out of the general feeling of reSeyts s3 ment against the offer of Mr. MaAnl comes the firm belief among Mr. Mann's own partisans that he prefersS the floor leadership of his party 70 the speakership, and has adopted tlf11 means of retaining the one and throM- ing the other to the democratic side.
 Representative Lenroot of Wisco<.. sin, a progressive-republic leadSr, declared after conference with Rd3~. resentative' Longworth of Ohio an4 Representative Towner of Iowa tltes he could not consent to MT. Manyeaf plan. because it would constitute GnI admission that if the republicans or- ganize the house the country will ss1G~ fer" MT. Lenroot said he did not I lieve the plan would be approved IL
 republicans anywhere.
 MT. Lenroot asserted that M. Mann's offer "sounds patriotic, bat it will not stand analysis" At fRa- same time, alluding to the presidenEh failure to consult any members Fl congress on the war crisis. Mr. Ilelk root held it to be the patriotic d,S
 of the republicans to assume respoE
 sibility for the lower branch of fs
 legislature if 1t lies within their poXs CT to do so. He indicated that If s
 deadlock prevails the republicans VII propose provisional oreanization order that consideration of war mea&
 ures may not be delayed.
 Despite the claims of members 6 both parties the fight for control not seems likely to go on to the final i14 sue.t The attitude of the five indepenS dents, who hold the balance of powels has not been definitely disclosed. Mann Regular Sherlock Holmes.asia' If the democrats get thc xotJk 1T the so-called independents.' said. Mf. Mann today, you may know the vst6 was. obtained either by a trade. or some other sort of purchase. The indications were that majSrs ity of the republican members of tli1 house will stand by the position taIbaI by Representative Lenroot, who mAx h6 seaeGtnd as floor leader in thesevs1l& that th& fntrol. The older inembere hold th6N bi- partisan organixatieil will lead to dissension and delay. The differences of opinion among the re- lpubiicans however, have raised ths hapcsE0f the democrats and they are now confident of mastering 6 major ity when ,ths, vote. is taken. M The conference between Represen. |'tative Lenroot, Longworth and Tow- ner revived discussion of a plan ad- vanced by Representative Towner to continue the house organization of the last congress for a brief period until disposition is made of important international questions. This proposst; will be taken up in the republican conference Saturday.
 Representative Randall of Calk fornia prohibitionist. who has been active among the little group of in- depAndents. said that despite his con- victions that four of the five indepen- dents will vote for Speaker Clark he planned to call a meeting of the isl-. dependents for tomorrow. ssf