Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1907-01-13 | Page 1 | Clark for House Leader

CLARK FOR HOUSE t LEAPER LEADER of Missouri Seems Certain thin tain as Outcome of Party Fight Chicago Jan dispatch to the Tribune from Washington says There is to be n a great revolution In the Democratic political campaign Pledges have been h Insure the n of Champ Clark of oC Missouri to be the th Democratic leader In the house of representatives representatives and the party part candidate for speaker in place of John Sharp Williams Williamso ot o MissiSsippi th the present leader Tilo rho campaign for the position ot hag ha been going on quietly for a long l ng time un until UI til pledges from old members who have been reelected to the Sixtieth congress and from new ones who will come Into the house at the same time have reached a number sufficient to insure the control ot of ota ofa a or of the Missouri Tins This change is or of immense importance because It Involves a great deal in the way of polities politics as the Dem Democratic candidate for fOl speaker will not be proposed until just before the g or of orthe the first session of the next congress In December From rom that time on c candidates for the presidencY and vice presidency wIll be busily engaged In different states and the influence of Democratic sent tives In congress ss will have a good deal to do with dictating the nominatIon Mr Williams friends do not give sive up the fight yet et but there Is every to be the pledges for tor Clark now coast tute a clear of the caucus