The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-24
REGULARS" FORM
RULES COMMITTEE
Tawney's Slate Goes Through
Unbroken and the Insurgents
DO Not Have LOOk-In.
DEMOCRATS WILL CAUCUS
TONIGHT FOR MINORITY
Will Name Four Members, and
Formal Election Will Be Up
to the House.

WASHINGTON. March 2S.-With onl,
the friendliest sort OF rivalry the Repub
lican caucus tonight selected the six MEM
bers OF the rules committee apportioneo
10 the Republican majority of the house.
The following. all members OF the ''regu-
lar wing" OF the party. were chosen;
Walter l. Smith OF Iowa, i6S votes.
John Dalzell. Pennsylvania. 1i6 votes.
George L. Lawrcnse, Massachusetts, l26
votes.
J. Sloat Fassett New York, liG votes.
Sylvester G. Smith. California. 1876 votes.
NIenry S. Boutell, Illinois, los votes,
Two ballots were taken, the four first
named receiving a majority OF votes cast
OF the first ballot and the TWO last named
being chosen on the second ballot
The SIX members represent a slate pre-
pared by Representative Tawney OF Min
both regulars and insurgents.
The vote in the caucus tonight was
taken by written ballot Nineteen men
were placed In nomination and large
number OF others received complimentary
chusetts received votes, the highest
number cast for any "insurgent.'
Some Little Excitement
The only incident that threatened 10
produce excitement was when Keprcsen-
tative Tawney offered a resolution Tor
Immediately there was objection from an
nsurscnt from Iowa. 10 the restricted
nominations, and an Informal nominating
ballot was proposed. Mr., Tawney uc-
INJURED and Representative Mccall Of
Massachusetts told him that In New Eng
| land when a slate was brought Into con
Nection IL was generally considered not q
democratic way of doing things lie be-
leved there should be an open ballot.
Representative Payne OF New York. the
maj jority leader settled the controversy
| by declaring. amid applause, In favor OF
an Informal ballot. Mr.. 'Tawney withdrew
| his resolution and slate which, nevcrthe-
followed
Detail of Ballot,
The first vote: Smith OF Iowa, 15S Sal-
zel liG Lawrence. l26; Fasselt. llS;
Smith Of California ~; ouied eouiells' $$SS $S
1.oudon, II; Hamilton, II: Parsons. IL:
DENLY. IL: Martin. 2. and number OF
| scattering votes. MurdocE received g:
| Davidson, }; Cooper OF Wisconsin. 1; Mad
| ison. 1. and Fish. ?.
This was the extent OF the insurgent
strength aside from the Gardner vote
On the second ballot Smith and Bouteil
won easily from a long list OF candidates,
| who received 2 vote or two apiece
The members Will rank on the commit
| tee according to their seniority Of service,
| which will give the chairmanship to Mr
| Dalzen
The Democrats will caucus tomorrow
| night TO name the four members for the
| ma iority and the whole list Will b"
brought before the house Friday for for
NAL election
Insurgents Satisfied.
The insurgents appeared satisfied A.
| though none Of the most radical expressed
! themselves. Representative Norris OF Ne
| braska said:
'It was a fair square deal. l think
| everybody Is well satisfied OF course.
| the men selected are not the men i would
| have named II had had the choosing.
! Representative Tawney said the com
| mittee was selected largely for Seograph-
| ical reasons and the best thing accom-
| plished was that no committee chairnen
were named. Only the most consislent oi
| the regulars were selected. Daize'l
| and Smith OF Iowa are members OF the
| retiring rules committee. I$awrance OF
MASSACHUSETTS has long been friend OF
| Speaker Cannon
| Represeutativc Fassett is one OF the ora
| tors OF the regulars" During the re-
cent prolonged debate on the Norris reso-
luton. he vigorously opposed the insur-
| gents.
Representative Boutell OF Illinois placed
| Mr.. Cannon in nomination for president AT
| the Chicago convention In 1908. He Is
one of the most consistent supporters OF
the majority. Representative Smith OF
| California has always been one OF tho
most regular Republicans in the house,
q Appeal for Harmony,
| Majority Leader Payne. before the nom
the l93 members TO act as Republicans
| without regard TO any schism. lie dp-
pcaled for harmony. a united Republican
| Ism and characterized any division with
| In the party unfair and needless. So
| far as lie was concerned he said, be was
| in favor OF putting one "ipsurgrnt on
| the rules committee. He declared his
opposition 10 any state and insisted every
| body-rcgular and insurgent alike-haVc
| a fair chance
During the early hours OF the caucus
| Speaker Cannon spent the time in ms
| room reading newspapers. He felt that
| his presence in the caucus might be mis-
| Interpreted. Shortly after O'Clock. how
ever. lie made up his mind TO enter.
Guess I'd better 20 In and cast my
ballot" he called 10 Mr.. Boutcll OF Illi-
nois who had strolled IN. They went Into
the house chamber together and remained
there for the rest of the session. The
speaker voted for the Tawney slate.
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