Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-01-19
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS
TO HAVE LIVELY STRUGGLE
FOR CONTROL.
NEITHER SIDE HAS MAJORITY
Balance of Power, as Things Now
Stand, Belongs to the Six "out-
sders"-Mann and Clark the Can
didates for Speaker.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

mite information enough on hand to
make it certain that there will be a
hard battle between the Democrats
and Republicans for control of the or
ganization of the next house of repre-
sentatives.
AS things stand today it seems that
PA Republicans have been elected
and 213 Democrats. A majority is
218 In addition to the Democrats and
Republicans known already to be
chosen there are two Independents,
two Progressives, one Prohibitionist,
and one Socialist. There are two con-
gressional districts in which it is not
known today whether Republican or
q Democr;t has been chosen.
When the next house is called to or
der all the members who have certifi-
Gates of election will participate in
the organization of the house. 1t may
be, of course, that after the house is
organized and in the control of one
party or the other, some few of the
members who have certificates will be
ousted. 1t IS known that there will be
six or eight contests for seats. The
important fact is, however, that every
man who holds a certificate of cleo
ton will take part in the organization
of the house, and this, of course, ire
spective of his chances of being al
lowed to keep his seat after organiza-
ton.
Some Opposition to Mann.
Representative James r. Mann of
Chicago is the floor leader of the Re
publicans today. Naturally enough he
is candidate, or is presumed to be
a candidate for the speakership in
case the Republicans shall control the
next house. Opposition already has
been voiced by one or two Republic
ans to the election of Mr.. Mann. With
the vote as close as it is certain to be,
the detection of one or two men, 'if
they stick to their detection" would
prevent the election of the present floor
leader to the speakership. The Re-
publicans hope to overcome the OPP
position of the few.
Representative Champ Clark of Mis-
souri, today is speaker of the house.
If the Democrats succeed in organizing
the next house Mr.. Clark will succeed
himself as speaker. It is said that the
Democrats already know they can get
the solid vote of their party members
to keep the speaker in his present
place.
1t is a long time yet before the new
congress will be called together. Mean
time the Republicans will do every
thing in their power to bring about har-
mony in their ranks and to fix on
some man who can get every Repub-
lican vote. Both the Democrats and
the Republicans, however, will work
with Old-fashioned might and main to
get enough votes from the ranks of
the Independents, Progressives, Prohi-
bitionists and Socialists to land the
man of their choice. A Republican or
Democratic advantage of two or three
votes over the big opposing party
would not be sufficient to elect a
speaker of that party unless help
should come from the ranks outside of
both parties.
1t is of course possible, and unhap-
PLY perhaps even probable, that there
will be a death or two among the mem
bers of the newly elected house of rep
resentatives prior to it's assembling
next December. The ordinary insur-
ance company death rate average
makes it likely that at least one man
will die. So it is that death itself may
change matters wholly, for if a mem
Der dies a new election may result in
the sending to congress of a man be-
longing to a different political party
than did the one whom he is to sue
coed.
Plans for Big Day.
Washington is deep in it's prepare
lions for the second Inauguration Of
President Wilson and Vice Presi-
dent Marshall. Citizens committees
have been appointed to direct the
arrangements for the parade, for the
entertainment of guests, for publicity,
and for everything connected with the
Inauguration except the actual ceremo-
MES attending the swearing in of the
chief executive and the vice president
at the capitol.
| It was said some weeks ago that
the second Inauguration of Woodrow
| Wilson would not be in any way as
elaborate an affair as the first cere-
| mony. A new thought has come on
the matter, and it is probable that in
some ways the March fifth celebration
will outshine that of four years ago.
From all over the United States no.
| tifications have been received from
| civic bodies, political societies and
military and semimilitary organiza-
tons that they intend to be present in
Washington on the "day of days.
All the regular troops that are sta
toned within a days journey of
Washington will be here to take part
in the parade and with them will come
the corps of cadets fjom West Point
numbering about 700 young soldiers,
and the midshipmen battalions from