Show CONTROl Of NEXT HOUSE UNDECIDED Both Republicans and Democrats DenI- DenI of Majority ocr ts Short of l Required for Election of Speaker t WILL rILL INDEPENDENTS DETERMINE CHOICE They Maintain l Silence as asI asto asto I to to Their Attitude Republican Republican Han Handi- Handi diC di- di lican lican Leader Mann c a e C cd d by Opposition cap I p i p TWO Tro SEATS CONTESTED W ASHI ASHING TON Dec 2 20 Revised Revised Rc f V V fi figures ures on returns of the last election show sho definitely that neither Democrats nor Republicans will havea have h a L majority of the next House necessary necessary Ea sary to elect a speaker and that a handful of independents will determine determine deter deter- mine which side will control the or or- k Conceding seats seat to candidates In possession of or certificates of election hc bC cause au e they are arc certa certain to participate te teIn In In the organization org of or the House the personnel now stands Republicans Democrats ts Independents in independents In- In dependents 2 Progressives I es 2 Prohibitionist Prohibitionist Pro Pro- 1 Socialist 1 contested 2 A majority Is Js hence should either Democrats or ne Republicans win both of or orthe the contests contest the they will still be he short hort of oC ofa oCa a majority Independent Silence nc All o of the Independents are arc maintaining main maln- taming strict silence re regarding their attitude on the but the Democratic a and nd Republican lead leaders ers Agreed on how most of or them will vote pr providing caucuses arc held and solidarity soil soli darity larity maintained b by the two tt old partle par par- tle ties lies Kelley helle of or Pennsylvania anla a Progressive FIve sive who ho formerly was a Democratic m member of ti the House Hous is listed as a Democratic probability So are Randall Prohibitionist o of California who voted for tor Speaker Clark the last time and London rondon of or New York Socialist who I sits Site on the tae Democratic side and has been shown favors by Democratic lead lead- I C ers rs Shall of ot Minnesota Progressive leaders leaders lead lead- i ers els agree probably would lean toward I a a. Republican candidate if ir convinced of or his progressivism ism He campaigned for forthe forthe forthe the national Republican ticket during he the last campaign n although opposed b by bythe bythe the regular organization In his state Fuller Independent ent of ot Massachusetts also is classed as a Republican hope Martin 0 of Louisiana Progressive comes come from a large sugar district of Louisiana and has las indicated that as assurance assurance assurance as- as of ot protection of or the su sugar ar In Interest interest In- In terest would be his first concern In voting on the organization He lie formerly for for- merl merly was a Democrat however and Democratic leaders bopo hope to set set-hlo ct hit vote ote o t C. C S Rt Cont Contested In Courts Court Contests In which certificates have hao not been Issued are on in the lie Thirty Thirty- second Pennsylvania district where Representative Barchfeld n Republican Is contesting tho election of Gu Guy 12 L. Campbell Democrat who on the face of ot the returns won by 46 votes and the Third New ew w Jersey district where Representative Rep Rep- rc Scull Scully Democrat is opposing ing big the thc election of ot Ro Robert erl Carson Re Re- publican Scully now Is reported to have hac a n lead of ot l votes on the recount but hut thero still arc are about bout votes otc to tobe tobe tobe be passed upon by the courts court At least tn twenty nt seats scats It Is said will be contested contest contest- ed in the House after it Is organized Should tho the Republicans seat both of their contestants and hold other memberships memberships mem mem- solid for their candidate they ther would need only two in six votes otes to win will the while the Democrat Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- crat would need five On the other hand should the Democrats win ain the conte contested ted seats scats the Republicans would need four In six votes while the Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- could win sin with three votes ote There Is no question about the Democrats Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- voting solidly for tor Speaker Clark Clarl but hut there are some signs ns of strife among tho the Republicans Representative e Gardner already has hns an announced announced announced an- an his opposition to Representative tive e Mann Iann Every ery effort will bo be made b by leaders leader however to have tho the solid support of Republicans assured In conference conference conference con con- ference before voting starts Hope for tor United d Action a Representative Gardner who an announced announced announced an- an yesterday that he would seek to obtain a Republican conference to formulate policies for tOr the thc future activity ity Ity- of the party in tho hou house e did not visit the tho capitol toda today Mr Mann Iann was there thele however hoWe and tonight ht he ex expressed expressed ex- ex pressed tho the view that the tho Republicans would stand united at least in the thc or organization or- or Ion of or the thc house I have ha nothing to say about the matter or the Gardner episode he said e except that I r still j hope that tie Itic Pre President through some aid In wa In Gods God's providence may mar bringing bringing- about peace which shall be bc lasting lasting- and and provide pro for disarmament and th the removal I of ot th the J heavy burdens of or military and naval na prep preparedness and if iC I can in the slightest slight slight- est cst degree n assist to bring about such nuch sucha ucha a result I would rather do 10 that than to be speaker The charge of ot Mr Ir Gardner that I Iain ain al for Prussia and i is is of course utterly untrue I 1 am for I meriac first last and all the time and do 10 not take c sides In the tho European war I In Mr oh Gardners Gardner's opinion that is my I offense I suppose it Is Inevitable that th Inthe in inthe inthe the present situation in regard to po political po- po control of or the thc house every man pO-I pO who gets ets a grouch will be tempted to bluster around and sa say that he ill III not play unless h he can have his own way That Thal is always one of the re results results re- re suits of a very ery narrow mar margin in of votes ote But in th the end I 1 think the RepUblicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans will have the good sense to all get et to together ether and act as a n united party at least in the thc organization of th the House house Representative c Lenroot of Wisconsin Wiscon sin whom Gardner will support for speaker had no comment to make on the situation |