Show GARRETT LEADS FOR FOLLOW FOLLOWERS ERS OF DEMAND CONCESSIONS IN COMMITTEE SEATS Eighteen New Members Are In Cummings Presides Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- Have No Trouble In Organizing Washington Tho new congress began its first session Monday and before it was an hour old the house houseIn In the new throes of ot a spectacular fight over the election o of a speaker The little progressive bloc made up o of followers of Senator Lafollette of or Wisconsin refused to support Speaker Gillett for 01 reelection and precipitated a deadlock blocking all other business Mr Gillett had the support of oC the Republican organization but his Strength fell Cell short of or the majority over all necessary to elect The Democrats voted solidly for Representative Garrett of Tennessee and he Jie bulk of the progressive bloc strength went to Representative hooper of or Wisconsin Compromise negotiations to permit m Ul election within a day or two w were re by the Republican chiefs chiers iut JUt as the voting went on there were 10 indications of or capitulation to the bloc demand for conces- conces lions ions in committee assignments and han nOna es in in n the flip house rules U b On the senate side things went ouch nuch more smoothly By y prearrange prearrange- nent neat a truce was declared in the thc fight ver Iver senate reorganization and after i session of ot three-quarters three of or an nn taken until lour adjournment was Tuesday out of respect for senators vho ho have died during the month 9 re- re ess esse On the first ballot in the tIle house fight Gillett received otes to for Representative Caret Garet Garet Gar Gar- et and 17 for Representative Cooper representative Madden Republican was given ghen five I ve votes Mall Madden den voted for Gillett Berger Wisconsin voted present asId ashI as asid id hI Gillett Garrett and Cooper Then he be house began to take a second allot The second ballot allot which also failed o u result in an ele election tion was Gillett 93 95 Garrett Cooper 17 Madden A third ballot allot was begun In the house and senate the gavels ell oil promptly at 1 12 o'clock with Sentor Sentor Sen- Sen tor Cummins of or Iowa the 1 resident president ro 10 tern tem presiding over his s and Clerk William Tyler Page acup ac- ac up ing the speakers speaker's chair of the ouse pending the outcome of ot the ight over the Senate Democrats quickly perfected heir organizations at a conference list ast assembling Senate Robinson of oC Arkansas was chairman of the conference nd ad party part leader Senator Walsh of oT fontana vice Ice chairman Senator of or Nevada Nead was nominated as aslie aslIe aslie lie Democratic candidate for or ent of ot the senate and Senator Garry f Rhode Island was reelected party chip Senator King of Utah was amed secretary of or the conference J J. J Edward Halsey of or Virginia was by the Democrats as canidate can can- for secretary tary of or the senate nd ad John J. J Burns of or Monticello N. N J was selected as candidate for ergeant at arms |