Show PROGRESSIVES I IN J liNE TU TO END 1 GillETT RUlE House Speakers Due for Real Battle From Sup- Sup porters porters-of Cooper of Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wis Wis- 2 More in Race I IW W WASHINGTON N Nov 21 The 24 The progressive bloc boc among Hep Republicans Republic ans ansin In ln the house today reiterated their intention of ot supporting Representative Rep e Cooper of Wisconsin for tor speaker cr In opposition to Representative of ot Massachusetts while every Indication was was' vas yas given that Representatives Longworth rth of ot Ohio and Graham of Illinois would go Into the R conference next Saturday as c candidates s for tor leader During the coming corning week the progressives progressives pro pro- who claim control of about twenty Votes otes expect to hold old conferences to draft dratt their demands In definite language They have announced their Intention of ot seeking seeking seek seel ing to block the reelection of Mr Gillett unless they are given recognition In committee assignments sufficient In their opinion to In Insure In- In sure euro consideration of Ot their legislative legislative legisla legisla- tive proposals and are aro assured that the rules of the Uie house will be hib J. J Thus far the tho group which Is E made up mainly or Wisconsin Representatives Rep- Rep es cs has Interested Itself only In the as a a. means of obtaining concessions and has taken ho stand as qs s a n. unit in in the leadership fight On the other hand the supporters support support- ers era of ot Mr rr Graham are aro devoting themselves solely to the tho advancement advancement advance advance- mont ment ment of ot ails hla candidacy Many fany of ot them have announced their announced their their- Intention intention tion of 01 voting for Mr Gillett for tor speaker ATTACKS LONGWORTH Representative Hoch of Ot Kansas one of those managing the Graham cam campaign attacked Mr Lon Longworth today In a statement In which he lie pointed out that both Mr Ir Gillett and Mr Longworth came from Industrial in industrial industrial In- In districts r Their Immediate understandings and concerns tho the statement said Mid are naturally along that ling hin Both Doth are pronounced conservatives row Now everyone knows that In the tJ main the industrial sections of ot tho country country country coun coun- try have prospered while agriculture agriculture ture lure has been passing through a deadening economic depression This depression Is not of ot tho the farm alone but virtually affects the storekeepers the small business businessmen men generally of ot the tho towns and small cities cHlea which are a part of ot the community Now th thieve re reIs e eIs Is no legislative magic wand which can disperse these Ulese economic Ills nut But tho the congress must bo be keenly sensitive to them and do eer every proper thing within It Its power to help bring r relief Mr Graham comes conies from an og- og g district In one ono of the great agriculture states of the tho Middle Mid Mid- lie dIe West VeRt where hero the depression has s been greatest and the tho spirit Qt of dIscontent discontent discontent dis dIs- dis- dis I content most moat manifest lire UI fa familiaritIes familiarities fa- fa have h been with farm tarm In InI Interests Interests In- In I and with the thOo the men men and businesses busi busl- nesses flosses operating upon comparatively comparnI I lively small capital lie He comes come from that tJ atmosphere but with a disposition to be bo fair to wealth and large Industry Ills supporters believe that his selection would give o better balance to the organization org nl better representation to all sections section sentiments and schools of thought and be nn Rn assurance I to the people of ot tho the country countr east jond and west weal alike I DEMOCRATS ACTIVE I Democratic leaders Ie of ot tho the house I continued today to make malie orga n aI a- a I then lion plans which are to toI toMake take Make final form at the tho D Democratic I caucus next Saturday night Cordell Cordell Cor- Cor dell deli Hull of ot the Demo Demo- cratic national committee who will return to the house tails Mils session I as ns a representative from Tenne Tennessee e. ee held heM conferences during tho the day dU with various leaders Including I Representatives Garrett of Tennessee Tennessee Ten Ten- neslee who was acting minority leader In 1 the last congress and Garner of ot T Texas Texan ranking Democrat on the tho w- w ws wan s and me means meins nR committee One report In circulation at the tho Continued on page 6 I PROGRESSIVES Continued from page 1 1 capitol was that the Democrats Intended in reassigning members to the ways and means committee to drop Representative Martin of Louisiana who is regarded by some members of his party as a pro protectionist protectionist protectionist Mr Martin was a I Democratic member of the committee commit commit- tee during the last congress but taut Joined with several of his Louisiana Louisi Louisi- ana colleagues in the Republican demand for duties of some c com commodities com com- m- m notably sugar |