The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-02
'CAUCUSES ARE HELD
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS
SELECT MEMBERS FOR RULES
COMMITTEE.
HARMONY REIGNs IN BOTH
Dslzell of Penna VIII Probably Be
Chosen Chairman When House
Ratifies the neutrality-suspicious.
gents" Express Satisfaction.

Republicans-John Dalzell, Pennsyl
vania; Walter |. Smith, Iowa; J. Sloat
Fassett, New York; Henry S. Boutell,
Illinois; Sylvester C. Smith. Califor-
MIA; George p. Lawrence, Massachu-
sets.
Democrats-Champ Clark. Missouri;
Oscar Underwood, Alabama; John j.
Fitzgerald, New York; Lincoln Dixon,
| indiana.
Washington. The above named
| congressman will constitute the new
house committee on rules.
| This committee, when elected by the
house, will supersede the committee
composed of Speaker Cannon, Dalzell,
Smith Of Iowa, Republicans; Clark and
Fitzgerald, Democrats. Dalzell Is
picked for chairman.
All the insurgents" with the excep-
ton of Gardner of Massachusetts were
| present at the Republican caucus and
voted. and such of them as Morris and
Murdoch declared they were satisfied
with the result.
When the caucus was called to
order Representative Tawney took
the floor and made most impassioned
speech for harmony. A similar speech
was made by Payne of New York.
On conclusion of the speeches the
following names were placed in NOM
| nation:
Longworth, Gaines, Gardiner. Fas-
sett, Smith QowD, Boutell. Dalzell.
Smith California;, Kahn, Lawrence.
Loudon, Miller, Stevens, Cooper. Den
by, Murdoch, Davidson and Martin.
Needham of Colorado, Olmstead Of
Pennsylvania. Parsons of New York
and Norris of Nebraska were also
nominated, but they declined
1t was decided on motion of Repre-
sentative Hubbard. and seconded by
| Payne of New York, that the ballot
should be secret.
Those nominated by the insurgents.
were Gardiner, Cooper, Murdoch, Da-
| wilson, Martin and Norris.
The following was the first vote an
| nounced: Smith Qowa), 1858; Dalzell
(Pennsylvania), 146; Lawrence MAS
| sachusetts), 1876; Fassett New York;,
113: Smith California;. go; Boutell
| Cllinois), IS; Kahn California;, Sc;
Longworth (Ohio), SO.
The first four were declared elected.
In the second ballot the important
votes were: Smith of California, 1856;
| Boutell of Illinois, 1908; Longworth of
Ohio, SO, the first two being declared
| elected.
The insurgents did not show up
| strong in the voting. Gardiner Of
Massachusetts, who was sick and abb
sent. got 33 votes, the highest number.
| Norris got 5; Cooper, A.; Madison, 4;
Murdoch. 6; Fish, Z, and Davidson. s.
| Speaker Cannon was present during
the caucus. but took no active part in
the proceedings.
Mr.. Longworth was nominated by
two insurgents, Taylor of Ohio and
Pickett of Iowa. His largest vote, com.
ing on the second ballot, was So, or
| just Is more votes than were cast by
the insurgents on the adoption of the
Norris resolution.
The insurgents have promised to
support the caucus nominees In ballot
ing in the house, and by their votes
| in the caucus pledged themselves to
carry out that promise.
| Prior to the assembling of the eau
Gus the insurgents held a meeting at
which they decided to voice protest
against the selection of Messrs. Dali
zell and Fassett. But they stopped
there, and Dalzell and Fassett had no
difficulty In winning.
The Democrats selected their COM
mitteemen in caucus Thursday with
lao members present. Harmony was
he watchword of the assemblage.
Mr.. Sims of Tennessee presented
resolution Immediately, after the
| caucus was called to order by Chair
man Clayton instructing the new
| Democratic members on rules to use
their efforts to bring from the gen.
eral committee a resolution providing
| Tor the election of a committee on
committees by the house. This COM
nittee is to name members Of the
house committees
Rainey Ct Illinois promptly made a
point of order that the caucus was
called primarily to select members Of
he new committee on rules and Clay
ton sustained the point Of order.
Sims appealed from the decision,
but withdrew the appeal when as
sured he could bring his resolution UP
later. This he did but 1t was showed
ander.
The selection of members resulted:
Clark, 1875; Underwood, 102; Dixon,
30; Fitzgerald, SO. There was large
scattering vote. including Hammond.
IS; Slayden, 50: Hughes, 8; Sulzer. 5;
Rainey. 4; Clayton, 2; Sherley, 3, and
A.. Mitchell Palmer, 3.