The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-14
|CHAMP CLARK
SPEAKER FOR
NEXT HOUSE
Matter Not Fully Mapped Out but
Leaders Working Along
These Lines p
HALF PATRoNAGEs r.
TO THE REPUBLICANS
Gardner Says Clark More Favor
ed Among Independent Group
Than Mann
BY gibson GARDNER.

Washington, March 14.-Champ
Clark for speaker and half the jobs
for the Republicans-these are the
terms on which the new house is like
ly to be organized. The matter is
not finally worked out, but it is work.
ing out along these lines. The Re
publicans cannot solidify their
strength. II they could they would
have one more than they need to or
ganize the house. Jim Mann is not
popular He is accused of being pro-
German in his sympathies because he
has a partly German constituency in
Chicago, and has refused to be as
lingo as his home papers want him
to be. Lenroot would be his rival
as Republican candidate for speaker,
but he, too, has a German constitu-
ency in Wisconsin, and, besides, is
too progressive to suit the old reac-
tionary crowd. Champ Clark is per-
sonaIly very popular. His popularity
extends to the Republican side of the
house. Among the Independent group
Clark is more likely to be favored
than Mann. = --,
The death of Conry of New York
complexities the situation and may
lend a spectacular interest to the
campaign for successor in the 18th
New York district. Whit P. Martin
of Louisiana, Protectionist Progress.
sive, is likely to line up with the Re-
publicans, as is Randall, the Prohib.
Zionist of California; Meyer London,
the Socialist, and jeanette Rankin,
the new woman member from Mon
tana, are more friendly toward the
Democrats than toward the Republi-
cans. regarding the former as little
more progressive and enlightened than
the latter, 'it r. '"ISL5~~ IRE 80
The new congressman are arriving
in town and this organization fight
will have to Ebe settled before April
1G, when the new congress meets. ~
In the last number of the Search.
light on Congress, published four days
before congress adjourned, is the fol-
lowing editorial opinion on clOture:
Meantime it should be kept in
mind that nine of every ten filibusters
made possible under the anti.cloture
rule have been in the public interest
and that if gag rules were permitted
in the senate that body would prob
ably become as nndeliberative, as
much given to machine-made legisla-
ton as the house has been during
the last decade"
60. %. JOB htaG HUH*l..rc G.t.g..
It is big contract the American
ship yards are undertaking for the
navy. BY the terms OF the appropria-
ton just made by congress 1856 YES
sells will be put under construction at
once This bill adds to those already
authorized the following: battle
ships. l battle cruiser, 8 scout cruis-
ers. Is destroyers, Is submarines,
destroyer tender and submarine ten
der. For these the bill just passed
furnishes the initial appropriations.
Adding to these the ships for which
money was appropriated last year,
the building program includes the fol-
lowing vessels: battleships, bat
tie cruisers, scout cruisers, IS de-
stroyers, 48 submarines, I destroyer
tender, submarine tender, hospital
ship, 1 fuel ship, ammunition ship,
and 1 gunboat, leaving to be first ap-
propriated for next year the balance
of the three-year program, consisting
of 3 battleships, battle cruiser, 3
scout cruisers, Is destroyers, 10 sub.
marines, 2 fuel ships, 1 repair ship, /
transport, I destroyer tender, 1 am
munition ship and 1 gunboat.