Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-28
C|LLE'TT WILL BE
NEXT SPEAKER Of
AT|ONAL HOUSE,;
IS EASY WINNER
Mann of Illinois Runs Second
With Only SO Votes Against
1873 Cast for the MaSSa-
ChuSettS Member,
G. O. P. NOMINATION
ASSURES ELECTION
Campbell Of Kansas, Who En-
tered the Race Late, Runs
Poor Third, Receiving but
Is Votes.

tBN MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiREl
Washington, Feb. 27-Representa-
tive Frederick II. Gillett of Massachu-
sets, was nominated on the first bal
lot tonight by the republican confer
ence as the party candidate for speak
er in the house of representatives.
Representative James r. Mann of
Illinois, ran second, with Representa-
tive Philip Campbell of Kansas, who
entered the race a few days ago aft
er Representative Simeon ID. Fess of
ohio, had withdrawn, far behind. AS
the republicans will have a majority
in the next house, nomination was re-
garded by them as equivalent to cleo
ton.
The official vote as announced BY
Representative Horace M. Towner of
follows:
Gillett 13S, Mann 60, Campbell 13.
Scattering 5.
Four for Representative John J.
Esch, of Wisconsin, and one for Rep
resentative Frank w. Mondell, of Wy
oning.
announced, the election of Mr.. Gill
lett was made unanimous on motion
of Mr.. Mann.
After brief address by the sue
cessful candidate the conference pro-
ceeded with the Nomination of other
candidates for office in the house w.
Tyler Page, of Montgomery county,
Maryland was nominated clerk by
acclamation and Joseph Rodgers, Of
Philadelphia, now house employe,
was nominated as sergeant-at-arms
over Representative William J. Cary
of Wisconsin, whose term expires
March 4.
To Seek Cooperation.
Immediately after his nomination
MI f;illett Issued this statement:
II have reached the goal of my
ambition. a happiness which | sup
pose comes to few men. feel the
deepest gratitude to my generous sup
porters, but I have no tinge of hard
feeling against anyone. My ambition
now will be to establ harmonious
cooperation among all republicans
that we may cope successfully with
the prodigious problems of the com
ing session"
For continuous service. Mr.. Gillett
is the veteran of the house. He is
rounding out his twenty-fourth year
of consecutive service in that body,
Although he entered congress when
Representative Cannon of Illinois was
a veteran legislator, Mr.. Gillett's rec
ord for unbroken service exceeds that
of the former speaker, whose forty
years in the house have been inter-
rupted by absences from two con-
crosses.
Despite his long service, Mr.. Gillett
is not one of the most widely known
members of the house and his friends
ascribe his rise to republican leader
ship to his close application to legis-
lation rather than to any personal ad-
vertising. In this connection they
pointed to the fact that all of the
speeches he has delivered during al
most a quarter of century of serv-
ice would scarcely fill one small vol
ume.
Representative Gillett IS from the
Second Massachusetts district and his
home is in Springfield. He was born
in Westfield, Mass, in 1852 and was
graduated from Amherst college and
the Harvard Law school.
Echoes from the recent conference
between Will Hays. chairman of the
republican national committee, and
Representative Fess and the Ohio and
Indiana delegations. which preceded
Mr. Fess' withdrawal from the race,
were heard at tonights conference.
Some of the representatives speak
ing in support of Representatives
Mann and Campbell declared that
Chairman Hays and Senator Penrose
of Pennsylvania, and other senators
sought to dictate the organization of
the next house.
"It looks rather 'haysy and pen
rosy for the republican party" de-
clared Representative Sweet of Iowa,
speaking in support of Mr.. Campbell.
Representative Mcgee of New York,
speaking for Mr.. Mann. said no one
could give any reason why we should
be influenced in our actions by out
side parties"
Representative elect Vale of Colo
RADIO, declared that if the speaker of
the house came from Massachusetts,
and If the senate was controlled by
Senator Penrose, success of the re-
publican party would be obscured and
the feeling reached that the party