This flies in the face of another story about the new conservatives in congress wanting/supporting Hoyer. This portends to the future that Pelosi will, indeed, whip those so-called conservatives into the liberal line.
This blog says the new Dem reps are favoring Hoyer 2-1.
Actually, it confirms the story you're referring to...
I've heard from a couple of different Hill sources that Murtha is ahead; that newly elected Democrats favor Hoyer by a 2:1 margin, but that Murtha is ahead by about 25 votes overall...