Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 298, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1910 — Champ Clark, of Missouri, Probably Next Speaker of the House. [ARTICLE]

Champ Clark, of Missouri, Probably Next Speaker of the House.

Democratic caucuses are daily occurrences in Washington. The selection of a successor to Joseph Cannon is causing considerable stir in the democratic side of the house. Champ Clark, of Missouri, undoubtedly has the lead and his election seemfc sure. Indiana democrats have failed to agree on unanimous action and seem to be flirting a little In an effort to get oh the winning side. The fact that Governor Marshall is a probable candidate for the presidency makes Hoosier democrats very diplomatic and they hope to gain friends for Marshall by boosting the prospects of the most promising candidate for speaker. John E. Lamb, of Terre Haute, has been in Washington for a few days and has been putting in some good work boosting Marshall, whom he calls an “old-fashioned” democrat. He tells politicians at the national capital that Governor Harmon, of Ohio, is all right, but not up to the Marshall standard. He says the Indiana delegation to the next democratic national convention will so enthusiastically endorse Governor Marshall that the coftvention will give him the nomination.