Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-02
Clark Re-elected as
Speaker of House;
Asks For Corporation

"d0VbU0SVVp rPTS Gs"SH0oNS' S'e'' "
was re.eIeetsd today by vote Of 217
to POS over his republican opponent,
Representative Mann, az the first step
in organization ef the house Of repre.
necessary preliminary
to the delivery ef the war address Of
the president.
With the rs.election Of Speaker
Clark it seemed certain that tho pres.
ident would deliver his address late to-
day. IL 10 sxpseted that he will ask
congress to declsrs that state Of war
exists between Me United States and
Germany.
This seemed - certain that Chair
man Flood Of the house foreign at
fairs committee prepared a resolution
to declare . stab Of war and author
ized tho presid(bt to act. .lt follows:
''Whereas, y it's recent course
the imperial oprman government 10
in fact wasirs no less than war
against the government and people
Of the United States;
"ResoIved, by the senate and
house Of representatives Of the
United States Of America, in con-
sress assembled, that tho state OF
belIisersney between the United
States and the imperial German
government which has thus been
thrust upon Tho United States 10
hereby formally declared, and,
"That the president be, and 10
hereby authorized, to, take imme.
diate steps not only to put tho
country in thorough state Of de.
fense,' but also to exert all Of it's
--.power and employ all Of it's re.
sources to carry on war against
the German government and to
bring the conflict to successful
termination"
Independents Support Clark.
All the democrats present and four
Of the so-called Independents, Martin
progressive protectionist Of Louisi
ana; Schall. progressive. Of Minnesota;
London, socialist, of New York: and
Randall, prohibitionist, Of California,
voted for Clark.
Among the Republicans Gardner and
Fuller Of Massachusetts,, voted for
Representative Lenroot, of Wisconsin.
Representatives Bollinger OF Massachu-
sets and Gray Of New Jersey voted for
Representative Gillette, Of Massachu-
setts., and Representative James of
Michigan. and Haskell of New York,
republicans, voted for Clark,
The speaker was escorted to the
chair by . committee with Represanta-
tive Mann as chairman He was greet
ed with applause and spoke In part as
q r fully ciatssthe fact that It.
will be difficult to discharge the duties
Of the speakership Of this house. 1t
will be almost impossible to do so with
out the cooperation of the members
without regard to party. Twill use my
utmost endeavors to be absolutely
fair and invoke the aid of all mem
bers In doing so.
1T is absolutely unnecessary for me
to lecture on patriotism. We all are
patriots, as are the people. We all are
Americans. whether native or foreign
born, as are our constituents. When
the honor and safety Of the republic
are involved politics finds no place in
this house when the general welfare
and the defense Of the nation are at
stake. Let all the ends we aim at be
our country's, and in the accomplish
MeHL OF C0eSe enu5 may the GOQ OF our
fathers be with US and guide US in the
way which will rebound to the honor Of
the greatest republic that ever existed
in all the flood Of time
The speaker took the oath at 1:15
and members were sworn in in groups
by states
Republicans Cause Delay.
At once after the speakers election
new members were sworn in and bal
loting began on the mion oices. At
first it was thought all might be ready
to hear the president soon after 3
but republicans interposed obstacles to
a speedy disposition Of business by
asking separate roll call on each
dice and thus proceedings were de-
layAd until late in the afternoon.