The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02
Only Six, However, Declare
Openly In Favor of
Old Regime.
ISSUE RECOGNIZED
AS PARAMOUNT ONE
Most of RepreSentativeS-eleCt Are
NonCommittal or Else Fail
TO Say Anything.

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and forty decline at this time to express
themselves
Letters continue 10 come 20 The Times
fl answer 10 the inquiry The corrected
roll-caH viii be printed from time 70
Zine. so that all expressions viii be
assured publicity
Answer In Affirmative
To the question, DO you intend TO
vote 70 take from Speaker the power
70 appoint committees the following
Democratic members-elsCt have an
swered IN the affirmative
AIabaIna-R Richmond Pearson Hobson-
New Jersey-W. L futile.
New York-WaIter / Mccoy
Oklahoma D. Carter
Iowa. s Pepper
Texas-J0hn y Garner, oscar Gallo
way, William r Smith, Norris Shep-
pard, Rufus Hardy
Virginia-James Hay. Henry D. Flood,
c. G CarIin, z. W saunders
EebraSka-C. o LObeck-
Eeutucky-James G CantTil
Indiana-Ffnlay H Gray, Henry a
HarnhaTt, Ralph ". Mess
Georgia-VVi William SChley Howard
OhiO-H. g. ClaypoOl, J J Whtacre-
Tennessee-ThetUs W Sims
Nissouri-COurJney W Hamlin, Charles
F. BOSher-
CoIorado-John A Martin
North CarOlina-Claude k1tcn1n-
ennsylvania-Robert E Dinenderfer.
uIinois-James 7. McDermott, Claude
Total vote in favor Of taking the com
h7iUtee power from the Spealzer-3l
Answer In the Negative
To the same question, DO you in
Tend TO vote TO take from the
Speaker the power TO appoint COM
rnfrtees2" the following Democratic
menbers-eIeCt answered in the mega
tive
south Carolina-Wyatt Aiken
Virginia-JOhn Lamb.
FIorida-Frank Clark
Texas-James L Slayden-
KeUruCky-Augustu O. Stanley
Louisiana-Albert EstOplnaL
Total vote against taking the com
mittee power from the Speaker
Are NoncommitaI-
To the same question. the follow
fn- replied nonCOmmittally- Some
ssid they had not decided, others that
thew would be guided by the decision
OF the Democratic caucus, and still
others believed II too early to answer
such q question:
Missouri c Dickinson, Joseph J.
Russell. William P BOTlano-
IlliDois-Frank Buchanan, Thomas
Gallagher, Lynden Evans. James =
7y>.sf Virriria-John W Davis. Adam
3. IittIepage, John NJ Hamilton
Nortb CaroIfna-John N Falson-
Ohio-Robert J Bulkiey, "llllalh A
AshbrOok. James NJ Cox
Georgia-S. J Tribble, Thomas NJ
BELL. W G AdamsOu-
Texas-C- B Randel
Observation-Disclosures Dopoh4e' > ollLl
G McHenry John H ROfneTmeL
A-Eausas-Jonn g Floyd r b bacon
North CarOIiua-R- L Dougnton' h L.
Goodwin. John II. small -,
Nv York-SIeyen B AyTesB IheT1n
Akin. Martin W LIttleton-
AIaF,aua-Ceorge W Taylor
0lzIabOna-James s Davenport
Afichi-an-Edwin r Sweet
issiseippi-Raniamin G Humphreys.
Tennessee-JOseph W ByTnes-
i-nIoradO-EdWaTd P Tayior.
y-irginia-RobeTt TurnbUli-
1IaTvIand-J C. Iinthicum, James H
EovinEtOn. David } LEWIS
Observation-Disclosures s Burke
Total noncommittaI vote, 40
Seventy-Four Answer
e,r,r-7arfzine. the statements 1t appears
80 saz-entv-four cf the 227 Democrats
elected to the next House have given
expressions. OF these. thirty-one de-
clare in favor Of taking the committee
power from the Speaker, SIX oecl Sl- {
definitely against IL ana lofty are nun
a IKE proportion carried throughout
the entire membership Of the Demo
cratic caucus would make the vote STATE
something like this
CT from the SDeaker--------------- .
Opposed to taking that power from e.,
the Speaker -------------- =
Tbis protection of a fixed proposition
over the entire memberships OF ms
House, however, IS apparently not JUS
tifiabIe, for the reason that a laT6e pro
portion Of those members-eiect WhS
have not answered the question at ali
are apparently disposed at TINS uIile' Z,
oppose taking the committee power IIOll
the Speaker. It Is evident on the Ds1SL
Of interviews and private expression.
given by a considerable number OF mem
hers who have arrived in washington
that this Is the case
Personnel of Writers.
ANALYSIS OF the personnel Of member
eIving. expressions. and Of those declin
ing TO do so, is highly suggestive /
is found that of the seventy-fOur mem
bers who declare themselves either va,
or answer with uOn-cOmTnittai express
sious. very few have been prominen
heretofore IN the shaping Of minorIC
policies under either the " Villains o
me Clark minority leadership Ex
ceDtions TO this rule mast be made Il
the cases Of AIeSsrS- kitchin of Mort
Carolina. Garner Of Texas VINO IA
been whip OF the minority under al
Clark. Flood OF Virginia, who : rank
ins minority member Of the FOrelg
affairs Committee. Graham Of IlllnOi
and AdauSOD OF Georgia MeSSrS- SlIl
and KEY. who have been prominent ad
vOcareS Of taking the committee poWe
from the Speaker have long bee
known as insurgents against the estah
liShed order Of the minority
T-3Se most suggestive fact which de
z-pI0rS on ANALYSIS OF the lists, however
Sc that with almost no exceptions Dem
ocratS who are now well placed on tn
committees. and who would natural
expect to stand II good positions I