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Show CHAMP CLARK IS SPEAKER. Four of Five Independents Vote' With Democrats. Washington. The Democrats, with the aid of four of the five independents, independ-ents, organized the house when the new congress assembled on April 2, re-electing Speaker Champ Clark of Missouri, and sweeping into office with him all the other Democratic cau-ous cau-ous nominees. Mr. Clark received 217 votes against 205 for Representative Mann, the Republican Re-publican choice for speaker, who not only failed to receive an independent vote, but lost the support of five of his party colleagues. r All the Democrats present voted for Mr. Clark and were joined by Schall, Progressive of Minnesota; Martin, Progressive-Protectionist of Louisiana; London, Socialist of New York, and Randall, Prohibitionist of California. The Bve Republicans who did not support sup-port Mr. Mann were Gardner of Massachusetts, Mas-sachusetts, who voted for Representative Representa-tive Lenrott of Wisconsin; Gray of New Jersey and Dallinger of Massachusetts, Massa-chusetts, who voted for Gillet of Massachusetts,' Mas-sachusetts,' and Haskell of New York and James of Michigan, who voted "present." |