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Show DEATH BREAKS HOUSE DEADLOCK ' :(l -, , H Washington, Nov. 5. The death of M Representative George H. Utter of ii Rhode island apparently breaks tho 11 deadlock In which thc house of rep- il resentatlves would find itself if It fl were called to elect a president. H Up to the time of Mr Utter'a death M ihe house was equally divided. Ttcp- H rcsentallon of 22 stales was Demo- H era tic, 22 Republican and the dele- '1 gates of four remaining states were jH equally divided between Republicans '11 and Democrats. ijl Rhode Island was one of the states c in which the delegation was equally I H divided, and Utter's death, should hi.-t 'H place be not filled' by a Republican to I ' H finish the remainder of his term, 1 H would throw Rhode Island to thc Dcm- ; r ocratic column. ' i 1 "Throwing Rhode Island to the Dem- :; 'M ocratic column, however, would not i H liermit an election by the house be- H cause the constitution requires a ma'- H jorlty of the states. This would b IH twenty-fivp. Mr liter's death, how- IH ever, does break tho equal division be- II tween Republicans and Democrats. IH a oo - .W |