The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-24
REPUBLICANS CHOOSE SIX MEN
TO SERVE ON TIE NEW
BODY ON RULES.
ONLY FRIENDLY RIVALRY
Four Are Chosen on the First Ballot
and Two More on the Second Vote
Numerous Candidates Are Nom''
natLd and Complimentary Ballots
Cast for Others-Daizell Wins Place.

Washington, March ~ With only
The fricndlcst sort OF rivalry, the re
publican caucus tonight selected the
six members Of the rules committee
apportioned TO the republican ma
jority of the house. The following,
all members of the regular wing" OF
the party, were chosen:
Walter 1. Smith of Iowa, 1868 votes:
John Dazell. Pennsylvania. LAG votes:
George =. Lawrence. Massachusetts.
l26 votes: j. Sloat Fassett, New York.
lI3 votes; sylvester c. Smith. Cali
forna. 1856 votes Henry $. Bontell,
Illinois, l0S votes.
Two ballots were taken. the four
first named receiving majority of
votes east on the first ballot and the
two last named being chosen on the
resent slate prepared by Represen-
tative Tawney OF Minnesota after
numerous conferences with both reg
ulars and insurgents.
The vote in the caucus tonight was
taken by written ballot. Nineteen
men were placed In nomination and a
large number of others received COM
plimentary votes. Representative
Gardner of Massachusetts received 33
votes, the highest number east for any
"insurgent The only incident that
threatened TO produce excitement was
when Mr.. Tawney offered a resolution
proposing the list Of men as named
Immediately there was objection from
an insurgent from Iowa to the re-
strcted nominations and an informal
nomination ballot was proposed. Mr.
Tawney demurred and Representative
Mccall of Massachusetts told him that
In New England when IA slate was
brought into convention 1t was gem
orally considered not democratic
way of doing things. He believed
there should be an open ballot. Rep
resentative Payne of New York. the
majority leader, settled the contro-
versy by declaring amid applause In
favor of an informal ballot. Mr.. Taw-
ney withdrew his resolution and slate
which, nevertheless, proved successful
on the ballots that followed. The
! first vote:
Smith of Iowa. 1853; Dalzel l46:
Lawrence, 1876; Fassett, li3; Smith OF
California. 92: Boutell. So; Kahn, 56;
Longworth. SO: Gardner. 80: Gaines.
29 Stevens of Minnesota. 16; Mccall,
10 Malby. l6; Louden, II; Hamilton.
II; Parsons. l2; DENLY, IL; Martin, .,
/ and number of scattering votes.
Murdock received 6; Davidson. 8;
| Cooper OF Wisconsin. 4: Madison. I,
and Fish. g.
Win Easily.
This was the extent of the insurgent
strength aside from the Gardner vote
/ on the second ballot Smith and Bou-
tell won easily from long list OF
candidates, who received vote or two
apiece. The members will ra1k on the
committee according to thelr seniority
OF service, which will give the chair
man ship to Mr.. Dalzell.
The democrats will caucus tomorrow
night to name the four members for
the minority and the whole list will be
brought before the house Friday foi
formal election. The insurgents ap.
peared satisfied, although none of the
most radical expressed themselves
Representative Norris of Nebraska
! said:
1T was fair, square deal | think
everybody Is well satisfied. OF course
the men selected are not the men
would have named if | had had tn,
choosing"
Representative Tawney said thu
committee was selected largely fol