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Show UTAH G. 0. P. MAY DESIGNATE NEW HOUSESJPEAKER Minority Party Seen as Holding Balance In " Close Race Member of the Republican political po-litical faith wha have beea More or leas la eclipse since IMS may coma Into their awa In a big way -In Utah before another week hat passed. Te the Republican members of the house of representatives of the list legislature may fall tha lot of determining who Its asxt speaker will be. Tha legislature will convene con-vene next Monday, That was one of the possibilities that existed Tuesday as Democratic' candidates for tha speakership continued con-tinued their drive for support at Friday night's caucus. Members of the majority party, to be sure, will make every effort te settle the speakership without calling la the Republicans. Creee Raee secured .' ' . Indications were Tuesday, however, how-ever, that the race for the apaakar. ship will be cloaa. Repreaentattvee Bhaldon R. Brewster and P. 8. Mar-thskls Mar-thskls of Sslt Laka City and Hebee Bannloa of Daggett, chief candidates candi-dates for the poet, each claimed sub. stantial following Wllmer J. Maw, veteran legislator from Plain City, has his eyas on the leadership and may atep in If a deadlock develop. Although expressing eonfldenos 'hey can win among members of their own party, candidates for the speakership hsvs beea "feeling out" Republicans If net actually courting court-ing them. Whatever satisfaction cornea to members of a minority party la da termining the speakarahlp Is, of course, limited. Republicans this year could not come near electing a member of their awa party. Farmer Cases Bans lied .Here have beea two times ta recent re-cent history In which member of. the minority party have determined the speakership In Utah. Unlike ths present set-up, however. Democrats Demo-crats were In the minority oa those occasions. Carl R. Marcusssn of -Price. Re- -publican state chairman la 1631, called a caucus prior to the session of that year. Only X O, O. P. legislators leg-islators put In an appearance, but they Indorsed B. R. Call Ister of Bait Lake City for the speakership. On ths floor ef the lower house on the opening day of the session It Democrat Joined It Republicans In devesting Mr. CalHster, electing W. W. Seegmlller of Kane county, - As recently aa 1931 the Republicans Republi-cans failed to agree In a preaaaaloa caucus ea the legislative leadership. That year It of 14 Democrats ia the lower house stepped In te help elect J. C Hacking of LaPoint t the apeakership over Miles E. Miller of Salt Lake City by a vote of tl te U. Wen by Single Veto - The same year Ray fc Dillmsa of Roosevelt, Republican nomine for governor two years ago, do- feated W. D. Candland ef Sanpete for the preaidaney of the saaat by ons vote a Democratic vote. Although they may not be given . aa opportunity to do so. Republicans Republi-cans could wield considerable influence influ-ence In the spesksrship contest the yesr. There will be a substantial bloc of It O. a P. members in the lower house. Btsts Chslrmsn David J. Wilson of Ogdsn has called a Republics! caucus for Saturday night. In obtaining aid . of the opposition opposi-tion party In electing a apeakar Important Im-portant committse appointmsnts and ether concessions must usually be bargslnsd away. The undeeire-bllity undeeire-bllity of this prompts the majority party to atrlve for agreement ia he-own he-own ranks. |