The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-25
Democrats Name the Four
Members of New Rules Com
mittee Allotted to Them Un4
der the Norris Resolution
EFFORT TO ELIMINATE
FITZGERALD AB0RTIVE
Representative Sims, of Ten
neSSee, Highly Indignant
Over Treatment He Received
and Threatens Vengeance.
NAMES OF NEW MEMBERS
wv ASHINGTON, March 24-With
" scarcely the sembIance OF =

w AS .aISasIT u, March s4-with
struggle, the Democratic mem
bers of the House tonight nominated
the following four minority members
OF the enlarged rules eOmmlttees
CHAMP CLARK OF Missouri, 12g
OSCAR UNDERWOOD of Alabama.
LINCOLN DIXON of Indiana, %.
JOftN D. FITZGERALD of New York;
long list Of candidates received
Representative SIayden of Texas -.
ceiVed gu, the highest number given 10
an unsuccessful aspfranf. The f0f.Ii
vote OF the caucus was I4O. and tn,
number necessary elect was II.
The expected fight on Represenfati,-s
Fitzgerald for his attitude on the ryIas.
question at the beginning OF the presena
Congress, when he. with q other Demo-.
Gratis left the leadership Of Champ Clayse
ana voted with the Republicans rnaterisi-
,&eu carry IN the meeting, but failed OF
Representative. Sims Of Tennessee
hetded the faction opposed to the seIec-i
ton of Fitzgerald, and introduced a resO-
Iutoh TO instruct Democratic members 10
support a resolution to provide for the
election By the House OF a COMMITTEES to
select all OF the standing committees. The
power or selection is now vested in the
speaker.
The maximum strength shown bv tbs,
followers Of Sims was g. which theyf
pOiled against motion to adjourn ThaI
sims resolution did not come 10 a vote
as a motion 10 sdjOarn was carried be-
Tore ne could get it up for consideration.
Sims Resolution.
The Sims resolution follows:
Resolved by the Democratic members
OF the House of Representatives Of the
SlXty-first Congress in caucus assembled
Ihat we hereby instruct the DeuOCrstfct
members OF the rules committee selected
by this caucus to support any resolution
or Dill seeking TO take from the speaker
or the House Of Representatives the mower
TO appoint the standiEr committees of tina
House, and that thes &c all honorable ef-
forts 10 bring about such q change In tbs
rules Of the House as TO have a commit
tee on committees. elected by the House
whose duty it shall be 10 appoint all the
standing committees thereof
When the caucus adjourned, Mr. Sims
announced he would circulate a call for
another caucus to consider his resolution
only % signatures under the rules ara
required to compel the holding Of another
caucus.
Mr.. Sims was not in the best OF humor
over the manner in which his resolution
was treated
They will find they are not through
with this matter, he said Il shall take.
steps 10 have another caucus called to
commit the party and the Democratic
members Of the new rules committee TO
this proposition"
The minority leaders Messrs. Champ
Clark and Underwood. apparently were
satisfied with the result Of the CAUCUS
Everything was harmonious" said Mr.
Clark, land the contest tonight was a.
gOOd-natuTed one"
Mr.. Underwood expressed himself in
similar fashion. All the Democratic nom
inees, including Mr.. Fitzgerald. We're
warmly congratulated.
Mr.. Sims objection to the treatment %
his resolution was based on a psrliamen-i
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