Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-28
GILLETT NOMINATED
 SPEAKER OF HOUSE
 BY (. .. ?. CONFERENCE

ballott tonight by the republican con. ference as the party candidate for speaker in the next house of rcpres- entative.
 Representative James R. Mann. of Illinois, ran second, with representa- tive Philip Campbell, of Kansas. who entered the race few days ago after Representative Simon D. Fess. of Ohio had withdrawn, far behind. As the re- ,publlcans will have @ majority in the next House, nomination was regarded by them as equivalent to election.
 The official vote was announced by Representative Horace M Towner, of Iowa, chairman of the conference fol- lows:
 Gillett, 13s; Mann, G9; Campbell l3. Scattering 5. Four for Representative John J. Esch, of Wisconsin and one for Representative Frank w. Mondell of Wyoming.
 l Immediately after the ballot was announced, the election of MT. Gillett was made unanimous by motion of Mr. Mann.
 After a 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 ac- clamation and Joseph G. Rogers, of Philadelphia, now q employe, was nominated for sergeant at arms over Representative William J. Cary. of Wisconsin, whose term expires March f.
 Issues Statement. l Immediately after his nomination MT. Gillett issued this statement: ] Il have reached the goal of my ambition, a happiness which I sup pose comes to few men. l feel the deepest gratitude to me generous SUD- porters, but 1 have no tinge or hard feeling against anyone. My ambition now will be to establish harmonious i cooperation among all republicans that we may cope successfully with the prodigious problems of the com ing session.
 For continuous service, Mir. Gillett IS the veteran of the house, as he is rounding out his twenty fourth year of consecutive service. Although he entered congress when Representative . Cannon, of Illinois, was veteran, Mr. Glllett's record for unbroken service exceeds that of the former speaker, whose forty years in the house have been interrupted by absence from two congresses.
 Despite his long service, MT. Gillett IS not one of the most widely known members of the house, and his friends ascrlbe his rise to republican leader Chir, tn hic. o1ooo 4o r. latlon rather than to any personal ad- vertising.
 Representative Gi7lett. 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.
 The nominee for speaker entered public life in 1879-two years after receiving his law degree-being ap- pointed assistant attorney general His first election to office was in 1890 as a member of the Massacrusetts house of representatives. He was re- elected in 1891 and at the conclusion of his term was nominated to congress and elected by large vote. He has received twelve re-elections from his district and in the last campaign had no. democratic opposition
 Echoes Fro Conference.
 Echoes from the recent conference between Will Hays, chairman of the republican national committee, and Representative Fess. of Ohio, and Indiana delegates which preceded Mr. Fess' mithdramal from the race mere heard at tonight's conference Some of the representatives SUD- porting Mann and Campbell, declared that Chairman Hays and Senator Penrose and other senators to dic- tate the organization of the next house.
 Ut looks rather Haysy and Pen rosey' for the republican party" de- \ clared Representative Sweet of Iowa, N'peaking in support of MT. Campbell. Representative Mcgee of New York, sh%aking for MT. Mann, said no one cohA give any reason "why We should be kfluenced in our actions by out side 1arties"
 i Repr< <Sentative-elect Vaile. of Col crado, d,clared that if the speaker of the houAA came from Masss chusetts and if thA senate was controlled by Senator F9'aA ose, success of the re- publican pal o,~ would be obscured and the feeling bre> that the party mas controlled by sec ,3nalism.
 TOmnerNU ,esides. Representative Ho.' zee M. Tomner of Iowa, presided at S,ie conference Vigorous applause gnAs ted the first mention of the names of candidates Representative Green o1ts. Vermont nominated MT. Gillett. Y;
 Representative Kahn, of e Icrnia in nominating MT. Mann, decA il he 'knew no reason to chance hisssSste from the man who was the repS Hi- candidate in the last three congress 3 when we were in the minority" N assertion that charges that MT. MaHs "was not in accord with the edminS istration in the conduct of the war were without foundation" was greet ed by applause and cheers.
 Mir. Campbell was nominated 'tv