Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-24
Six Regulars Selected
by Republican Caucus

With only the friendliest sort of rivalry,
although arousinE keen interest. the re-
publican caucus OF. the. House last night
elected the six members of the new rules
committee apportioned to the majority
side of the House. All chosen were regu-
lars number of votes were cast for
insurgents" Representative Gardner OF
Massachusetts, receiving the greatest
number. thirty-three.
After the caucus Representative Norris
Of Nebraska, the insurgent leader. said
that he considered It fair deal and that
he thought every one satisfied. He add
ed. however. that the men elected were
not those he would have selected If he
had had the power to name them.
Representative Tawney, who arranged
the list, said that the members had been
selected largely for geographical reasons
and that the best thing accomplished in
the selection was that no committee
chairmIh had been named.
Selected by Caucus.
The caucus elected the following men:
Walter l. Smith of Iowa, 16S votes;. Johr
Up. Lawrence OF Massachusetts, 126
votes; u. Sloat Fassett. New York, 11J
votes: Sylvester C. Smith, California, 13d
votes; Henry s. Boutell, Illinois. los
votes.
Two ballots were taken On the first
the four members first named were elect
| ed. and the last two on the second ballot.
The members elected represent slate
prepared after numerous conferences with
both the regulars and the insurgents yes
terday. Nineteen names were placed In
nomination and a large number besides
| them received complimentary votes The
| telers were the hardest worked men I'm
| the House chamber and 1t was not unit
about IL o'clock that the result of the bal
loting was announced.
Trouble was threatened for moment
Representative Tawney offered his slate
lof six and moved that they be elected
An insurgent member from Iowa imme-
| diately objected to restrictions in the
nominal tions and an informal nominating
ballot was suggested. Tawney demurred
| to this, but Representative Payne. the
/ floor leader of the republicans, declared in
/ favor of an informal ballot and the ques.
tion was settled
| Mr. Tawney withdrew his resolution and
| list, but he had succeeded in getting the
| list before the republicans and the list
was finally elected as proposed.
Candidates Nominated.
| Speeches nominating candidates for the
rules committee were limited to thirty
seconds each. Twenty-three mempers
were nominated, but four of there
Messrs. Needham OF California, Olinsted
of Pennsylvania. Parsons OF New Yo.E
and Norris of Nebraska-declined to per.
nit the consideration of their names.
| After they had been eliminated there
remained the following names to be voted
for: Messrs Longworth, Ohio; Gaines
West Virginia; Gardner, Massachusetts
Fassett, New York; Malby. New York
Smith. Iowa; Boutell, Illinois; Daizeil
Pennsylvania; Smith. California: Kahn
California; Lawrence, Massachusetts,
| Lewden. Illinois: Miller, Kansas: Stew
| ens Minnesota; Cooper, Wisconsin,; Den
by. Michigan: Murdock, Kansas: David
son. Wisconsin: Martin. South Dakota.
Result Of Balloting.
| Following was the first vote: Smith OF
Iowa. 1853: Dalzeil. 148; Lawrence. 126
Fassett. 113; Smith of California, o.
Boutell. IS; Kahn. S.; Longworth, 80
/ Gardner, 22sS; Gaines. 20; Stevens Of Mime
sofa, 16: Mccall, Is; Malby, Is; Lowden
IA; Hamilton. IL; Parsons, II; DENLY. IL
Martin. 8, and a number of scattering
votes. Murdock received 6: Davidson. s.
Cooper Of Wisconsin, 4; Madison 4, and
Fish, g. This was the extent of the in
surgent strength, aside from the Gardner
| vote.
On the second ballot Smith and Boutel
won easily. with a long list of candidates
who received smaller votes.