Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-11
LLOYD IS ELECTED CHAIRMAN
CONTEST IN THE DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
Flood and Bowers Unable to Trans
fer Their Following to Ryan.
Mr.. Williams Attitude.

The plans Of Representative Flood of
Virginia and Bowers of Mississippi. erst-
while candidates for the craftsmanship of
the democratic congressional campaign
committee. to throw their strength for the
election of Representative Ryan of New
York went astray at the meeting of the
committee last night, for Representative
Lloyd of Missouri ~on in a walk. Mr.
Lloyd got twenty-three votes to fourteen
for his opponent. Representative Frank
Clark of Florida was chosen secretary. and
Charles A. Edwards of Texas clerk to
the minority conference. who served as
secretary during the last two campaigns.
was made assistant secretary. J. ]. Sin
not was selected for the post of sergeant
alarms. The treasurership of the COM
mittee was left untitled in Difference to
James l.. Norris of this city who has
served the committee in that capacity for
the last quarter of century. Mr.. Nor
ris is now ill. and there is some question
as to his ability to serve.
The new chairman of the committee is
an ardent Bryan supporter.
Mr. Lloyd went into the election with
hfteen votes. and gained eight from for
mer supporters of Representatives Flood
and Bowers. Mr.. Lloyd was placed in
nomination by Champ Clark, and the
nomination was seconded by Senator Stone
ana Representatives Kitchin. Gaines and
Rainey. Mr.. Ryan's nomination was made
by Representative Fitzgerald. who was
followed in the speechmaking by Repre-
sentatives Goulden. Williams, Hughes and
Ansberry.
After the election Mr. Lloyd declined to
say at this time whether, as has been
rumored. the democratic congressional
campaign headquarters will be removed
from Washington to Chicago
Williams Opposes Lloyd.
John Sharp Williams opposition to the
election Of Mr.. Lloyd, the success or fail
ure of which was of as much interest to
onlookers as the individual race itself.
developed about five weeks ago, when the
minority leader began an active and Wig
orous. though quietly conducted, cam
paign for the defeat of the Missourian and
the election of the representative from
Buffalo. In the lack of an open state
ment by Mr.. Williams of his reasons for
opposing Mr.. Lloyd. two stories gained
sratultous circulation. The first was that
Mr.. Lloyd's adherence to the former cam
didacy of his colleague Mr.. De Almond,
for the minority leadership was involved
IN Mr. Williams support of Mr. Ryan.
The second, that Mr. Williams believed a
northern man should be chosen as chair
man OF the campaign committee on the
score that congressionally the south was
solidly democratic. and therefore the vote
field lay in the north, and should be cap
tanned by a northern democrat. The lat
ter theory was. indeed, preached in the
committee prior to the ballot. and it is
declared that even some Of Mr.. Ryan's
supporters discredited it by the statement
that the north and east were friendly
to democratic congressional issues. and
the real fight lay in the west, the north
west and the middle west: that Mr.
Lloyd's knowledge of conditions in those
sections was a genuine asset to the party.