Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1911 — Republicans Choose Mann, of Illinois, as Minority Leader. [ARTICLE]

Republicans Choose Mann, of Illinois, as Minority Leader.

Congress will convene in special session at 12 o’clock today, Tuesday. Republicans have determined upon James R. Mann, of Illinois, as the minority leader. He was instructed to select the republican members of committees. Champ Clark, the much talked of Missouri representative. Will be the speaker of the house, but a committee of fourteen from th-* house will tie his hands and he will be “speaker with a string tied to him.” This won’t be a bad precaution to take with Champ, judged by some of his recent antics. Republicans having had a long turn at playing politics with about every congressman ambitious for the presidency, the demderats wil 1 now take a turn the game. Governor Marshall has started his boom through Congressman Korby. Senator Kern has a boom started which is supposed to have the backing of Willtem Jennings Bryan and this is disappointing to Champ Clark, whose ambition for the presidency is well known. Of course, some of the really big democrats are looking on from the outside and will cop out the nomination when the time comes.