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Show oo MARYLAND FACES HOUSE DEADLOCK Selection of Speaker May Delay De-lay Inauguration of Democratic Demo-cratic Governor-Elect. Annapolis, Md., Jan 5. The Maryland Mary-land legislature met today for its bien nial session faced with a deadlock over the speakership of the house of "delegates "dele-gates that may delay the inaugura-tlon inaugura-tlon of the Democratic governor-elect, Emerson C Harrington The date of the inauguration was set for next Wednesday. Tho house is made up of 56 Democrats, Demo-crats, 44 Republicans and two fusion-ists. fusion-ists. The Democrats, however, have split over the choice of a candidate for the speakership, thus breaking their majority. As long as the organization organi-zation of the house is delayed, the canvass can-vass of the returns for governor will be held up and Governor Goldsbor-ough, Goldsbor-ough, Republican, will remain in of flee. |