Show CHAMP CHAMP CL CLARK ARK IS 18 SPEAKER four of five independents vote with D democrats washington the democrats with the aid of four of the five independents organized the house when the new congress assembled on april 2 re reelecting electing speaker champ dark clark of missouri and S weeping sweeping into office with him all the other democratic caucus nominees mr dark received votes against for representative mann the republican choice for speaker who not only tailed failed to receive an independent vote but lost the support of five ol 01 his bis party colleagues all the democrats present voted for mr dark clark and were joined by schall progressive of minnesota martin progressive protectionist of louisiana london socialist of new york and randall prohibitionist of 0 california the five republicans who did not support mr mann were gardner of massachusetts who voted tor for representative lenroot of wisconsin gray of new jersey and dallinger of massachusetts i chu who voted tor for gillet of M massachusetts as and haskela of new york ork and james of michigan who voted present |