Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
T|LSON AND SMELL
ROW ENDS MONDAY
Battle for G. o. P. House
Leadership Must Be De-
cided at Meeting.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The struggle for leadership of the
Republican minority in the House will
have to be fought to a showdown next
Monday
Hope that the Pennsylvania delega-
ton might swing majority to one of
the two leading contenders-Repre-
sentstives Tilson of Connecticut and
Smell OF New York-was extinguished
when that group yesterday found it
self too widely divided Smell drew
18 votes and Tilson II, with one going
to Representative Temple, dean of
Pennsylvania forces. The group re-
fused to bind all its votes to one man,
so it is up to the general caucus next
week.
On the surface the two are contend
ing for the speakerShip nomination,
but the party has so little chance to
win against the Democratic majority,
the floor leadership is the only prize
available. Tilson, who has been Re
publican leader in three Congresses.
found encouragement in the PennSyl-
vania vote. He claimed 100 supporters
out of thes214 total Smell claimed as
many, expecting to get lot from the
Illinois delegation which meets today.
The Monday meeting will have to
settle also Tilson's claim that regard
less of the outcome of the Speakership
race. he will be floor leader, on the
strength Of the decision reached by the
party forces, when, at the end OF the
last Congress, they named the late
Nicholas Longworth for Speaker and
TilSon for leader.
The Pennsylvania conference had
been expected to have big erect IN
the nomination of q Speaker. 1t has
SO members and constitutes the largest
State group in the House. Both Tilson
and Smell hoped to swing nearly all OF
the delegation.
Efforts were made at the two-hour
meeting Yesterday to force the group
into a caucus. This would have bound
the delegation to vote as unit Mon
dav. But the members were so widely
divided that it was decided early in
the session the action would not be
binding.
Thirty-one votes, including four
nroxies were cast. Two members were
absent.
Tilson Anticipated Vote.
Immediately after the meeting, Til
son said:
The result In the pennsylvania con-
ference was exactly what we had fore
cast. With the IL votes from Pennsyl-
vania, I can count on more than 100
for me at the Republican conference
on Monday morning"
Smell also claimed that with the 10
Pennsylvania votes, and the support
of New York, New Jersey, the Middle
West, Northwest and Pacific Coast, he
would hold as many votes as TilSon.
Tilson said in his statement that
1.-The campaign of Mr.. Smell has appar-
emily been based on the idea that the
large States can be combined to give
him control of the Republican party
in the House"
Thinks Smell Disappointed.
He added:
Having used every means to line up
the members Of that delegation penn
sylvania) for Mr.. Smell and with the
backing of the powerful PHILADELPHIA
organization. the best Smell could win
by was a vote of 18 to IL, with l vote
cast for Mr.. Temple.
THAT this was not what was ex-
pected by Mr.. Smell is indicated by the
fact that he gave out statement lust
before the Pennsylvania conference
started saying that would receive
only 2 votes
Tilson also said he had figured on 10
votes in the State and thought the one
cast for Temple would go to him at
the caucus,