Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-01
At Least One Republican Cam
not Be Present on Account
of Sickness and Gardner
Bolts Party Caucus.
CHAMP CLARK TO BE
ELECTED SPEAKER
James R, Mann Endorsed as
Missourian's Opponent, but
Will Be Minority Floor
Leader as Before.
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Washington, March 31.-Republi.
can members of the incoming house
in conference today nominated Rep
resehtative James r. Mann of Illinois
for speaker; named a committee of
seventeen to arrange committee as
signments, and adopted a resolution
| to provide for the appointment of a
steering committee to guide the con-
duct of legislation without regard to
the outcome of the organization fight.
Plans to suggest bipartisan and
temporary organization of the house
were abandoned before the confer
ence when it became apparent most
republicans wanted a partisan battle,
Both Factions Win.
Both regular and progressive re-
publicans claimed victory for their
factions. Regulars pointed TO the
nomination of Mr., Mann and failure
to take up the question of his sue~
cessor as floor leader as proof of their
contention. Progressives declared
they won in the appointment of a
committee on committees and of a
steering committee. Heretofore, Mr..
Mann, as republican leader, has made
up committees and has had big say in
the conduct of business.
None of the five so-called independ-
ents attended the conference, Repre-
sentative-elect Fuller of Massachu-
setts, progressive, whom the republi-
cans hoped would confer with them,
arrived today and announced that he
would vote first for Representative
Lenroot, republican, for speaker.
Gardner Insurges.
There was only one display of open
insurgency at the conference. De-
claring he would vote for Mr. Lenroot
for speaker, Representative Gardner
of Massachusetts, bolted the meeting
after failing to obtain adoption of a
resolution to provide that members
present should not be bound by CON
ference action.
Representatives Gray of New Jer-
sey and Dallinger of Massachusetts,
left with Mr.. Gardner, but Mr., Dali
linger returned later and republicans
were hopeful tonight that they would
be able to induce him to vote for Mr..
Mann.
Immediately after Mr.. Gardner's
withdrawal Representative Long
worth of Ohio offered a resolution to
bind the members to vote for the con-
ference nominees, and asked that 1t
be voted down. IhlS was done by q
large vote, leaving the 1876 members
who voted for Mr.. Mann free to sup.
port whom they please on Monday
when balloting on house organization,
begins.
Champ Clark to Win.
The prevailing impression that the
democrats will organize the house
with Champ Clark as speaker gained
further support today with the an
nouncement that Representative Hell
geson of North Dakota would be un-
| able to be present Monday There is
at least one other republican whose
attendance is doubtful and the demo-
Gratis declared tonight there was not
the slightest doubt that Speaker Clark
would have the necessary votes to
elect. In that event Mr.. Mann is ex-
pected to be continued as republican
floor leader.
Progressivcs Get Little.
OF the seventeen members of the
committee on committees named to-
day only four. Nelson of Wisconsin,