Evening star., 1933-03-01
DEMOCRATS FACE.
FIGHT FOR SPEAKER
Deadlock May Develop at
Party Caucus Tomor-
row Night.
Continued From First Pege.)

would then become floor leader and
another Of them, chairman Of the Ways
and Means Committee.
The big New York delegation, 20
Democrats in all, Is to vote, 1t Is re-
ported, for Representative Cullen on the
first ballot, with the understanding that
it may throw its support to winning
candidate later, after it has had time
to look the situation over. This Is the
Tammany strategy. 1t Is said. with John
F. Curry, the boss Of Tammany Hall.
and John H. McCooey, the Brooklyn
leader, here to canvass the matter more
closely.
Mayor Frank Hague Of Jersey City,
Democratic boss of New Jersey, is also
on the job here. Hague may under
take to have his New Jersey Democrats
act in conjunction with the Tammany
outfit.
Representative O'Connor of New
for Speaker, seems to be out Of the
picture, in view Of the more recent
orders from Tammany Hall. II Tam
many does not figure it can have the
speakership. 1t Is probably figuring on
other offices and might expect more
with a candidate for Speaker from the
South than If the nomination went to
q Northerner. II the New York Demo-
Gratis should swing to McDuf1e on the
second ballot, they might put him
across.
May Vote Secretly.
There were rumors about the Capitol
today that motion would be made to
have secret ballots in the election Of
candidate for Speaker Such a motion
could be adopted by majority vote
of the caucus. II it were made and
prevailed there would be no record Of
how the members voted, where the
Tammany votes went on any ballot.
The usual custom, and one that has
prevailed in the Republican and Demo-
cratic caucuses OF the House for the
selection Of candidates for Speaker, Is
members declaring their preference for
candidates by name It is said, how
ever, that number Of the members
today are not anxious to be put on
the spot" in this matter Of selecting a
candidate for Speaker and for that rea-
son they may favor secret ballot.
The Ohio delegation held a caucus
this morning to determine what its
course should be in the party caucus
tomorrow night, In addition to sup
porting Crosser. Other State delega-
tions are caucusing today. Ohio has
the fourth largest Democratic delegation
in the House
The New England Democrats were
slated to caucus also today. Some of
these New Englanders are working for
McDuffie for Speaker in the hope that
the floor leadership or some other plums
will fall their way.
New Members to Meet.
The new Democratic members of the
incoming House are to hold a caucus
in the caucus room of the House Once
Building at 7:30 o'clock tonight. There
are 127 of these new members. They
resentatives-elect Rogers Of Oklahoma
and O'Malley of Wisconsin, two of the
newcomers to Congress. The sponsors
Of the caucus say they will demand
recognition OF the newly, elected men,
bers in the party organization. Some
Of the new members, however. take the
view that this is no time to start rue
tions in the Democratic membership of
the House, but rather to develop a
program Of relief for the country and
back it.
At last nights organization meeting of
Republican House members, Representa-
tive Bertrand H. Smell of New York was
unanimously nominated for the Speak
ership. In view of the certain election
of a Democrat as Speaker, Smell, who
has been minority leader during the
past two years, will continue in the
same position.
Representative Luce Of Massachusetts,
a<aJ ahnt ~
the Republican Conference, to succeed
Hawley Of Oregon, retiring. Hooper Of
Michigan was elected vice chairman
and Clarke of New York, secretary.
Smell was placed in nomination by
Representative Reed of New York for
the speakership and the conference
adopted a resolution to make him "au-
tomatically become minority floor lead
er" in the event he was not elected.
Although Bolton Of Ohio Is slated to
become chairman of the Republican
Congressional Committee, to succeed
Wood Of Indiana, who was defeated for
reelection in November, and Engle-
bright of California Is to be made party
whip to succeed Bachmann of West
Virginia, also defeated, action was de-
ferred pending a meeting Of the COM
mittee.
william Tyler Page of Maryland,
Joseph G. Rodgers of Pennsylvania,
Bert Kennedy and Frank w. Collier
were elected to the ranking minority
patronage positions in the House organ
ization. The Rev. James Shera Mont
gomery was renamed by the Repub-
icans for chaplain.
I'VE decided to. get busy and try to
put up q united front in the coming
cofd <,-k
sound economic and constructive leRis-
lation proposed by the new administra-
ton. Our new congressional committee
is young and virile and will take an
aggressive position"
The new Congressional Committee
elected is composed Of Carter, Califor-
mia; Goss, Connecticut; Reid, Illinois;
Thurston, Iowa; Hope, Kansas; Beedy,
Maine; Foss, Massachusetts,; James,
Michigan; Christensen, Minnesota;
Lehlbach, New Jersey; Bacon, New
York; Lemke, North Dakota; Bottom,
Ohio; Mott, Oregon; Wolfenden, Penn
sylvania; Reece, Tennessee; Gibson,
Vermont, and Carter of Wyoming. Wis
consin members did not make their Sc
lection.
The new Committee on Committees,
which will select Steering Committee
of seven before the extra session of the
new Congress, will be composed of Car
ter, California; Merritt, Connecticut;
Britten, Illinois; Dowell, Iowa; Guyer,
Kansas; Beedy, Maine; Treadway, MAS
sachusetts; Knutson, Minnesota; Tobey,
New Hampshire; Bacharach, New Jer-
sey; Parker, New York: Sinclair, North
Dakota: Cooper, Ohio; Mott, oregon;
Darrow, Pennsylvania; Taylor, Tennes-
see; Gibson, Vermont; Carter, wyoming,
with a member to be named for Wis
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