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this time to confer with President
Hoover.
Col. Tilson, who has just returned to
Washington from Connecticut, admitted
| that 1t looked today as though the
Democrats would have a majority in
the House and, therefore, would organ
| lie that body.
Majority rule has always governed
in the House" said Representative TIL
son, "and undoubtedly it will do so dur
Gratis have been able to obtain q
majority, they will, Of course, elect
Speaker and control the standing COM
! mittees."
Hat In Ring to Stay.
Col. Tilson said that the Republicans
of the House would go ahead with their
plans for nominating a Speaker and
other officers Of the House at party
caucus which Is to be held here No
vernber 80. Without commenting on
his own prospects for the Speakership
nomination, Col Tilson indicated that
his hat was in the ring to stay. His
strongest opponent Is Representative
Bertrand Smell of New York, who has
been chairman Of the Rules Commit
tee.
At Republican caucus held early
this year, when the late Speaker Long
worth was renominated for Speaker. the
Republicans again chose Col. Tilson as
party floor leader.
In the opinion Of Col. Tilson and his
friends. this action of the Republicans
would appear to assure him Of the floor
leadership whether he be nominated for
Speaker or not If the Democrats con-
troll the House. In other words, If Mr..
Tilson and the Republicans have SUM-
Gent strength to elect Speaker. and
the nomination has gone to Col. Tilson,
he will become Speaker. II, on the
other hand, as 1t now appears probable,
the Democrats control and elect Garner
as Speaker, Col. Tilson will continue as
floor leader for the Republicans.
Tilson Forces Confident.
The suggestion was made that If Col.
Tilson, at the approaching Republican
caucus, was nominated for Speaker, the
caucus might select some other man for
floor leader and that If Col, Tilson failed
of election to the speakership he would
also lose out as floor leader.
The Tilson forces, however, believe
that if they have strength enough to
nominate Col Tilson for Speaker they
will also have strength enough in the
caucus to return the floor leadership
for him in the event Of Democratic or
ganization of the House.
Col. IllSOn voiced the nope today
that it would not be necessary to in
crease Federal taxes at the coming ses-
sion. He said that he believed business
was oIl the upturn and that it might
cause harm, 70 increase the tax levies at
this time. He said, however, that If the
President and Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon recommended tax revision when
Congress meets undoubtedly a tax bill
would be put through. Some of Col
Tflson's Republican colleagues in the
House, among them Representative
Bacharach Of New Jersey, have already
gone on record as favoring tax in
creases at the coming session. Passage
with comparatively little delay Of the
legislation necessary to make effective
the Hoover moratorium for intergovern-
mental debts is expected by Col. Tilson.
Sees Bank Legislation.
He said also that he believed Con-
gress would put through the legislation
recommended By the President relating
to the Federal reserve and banking acts
as measures of relief for business.
Beyond these measures, however, Col
Tilson made no prediction. With the
House and Senate both almost evenly
divided politically, he said. chances for
general legislation appeared dim. He
announced his opposition to any tinker
ing with the tariff, and said he did not
believe that the Democrats would
undertake any general tariff revision.