Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-25
CAUCUS NAMES
DEMOCRATIC
MEMBERS
NEW RULES COMMITTEE
FINALLY DECIDED UPON
Champ Clark, Underwood Of
Alabama, Dixon Of Indiana
and Fitzgerald Of New York.
Chosen With Little Opposition


iBy Morning Jorrnni snecIai I.sasss wIref
Washington, March With scarce
y the semhlance Of struggle, the
democratic members of the house to-
night nominated the four minority
members of the enlarged rules com
mittee as follows:
Champ Clark. of Missouri. les
votes; Oscar Underwood Of Alabama.
| l02, Lincoln Dixon OF indiana. 80;
John J. Fitzgerald Of New York, 9S.
7 a long list of candidates receivA "a
scattering votes Representative Slav-
den OF Texas received CO. the hlghest
number given an unsuccessful aspir-
ant The total vote Of the caucus
was 40 and the number necessary to
elect was ~
The expected fight on Ropreselta-
tive Fitzgerald, because Of his atti-
mde on the rules question at the be-
ginning or the present congress shan
he, with twentY-three other democrats
LEFT the leadership Of Champ Clark
and voted With the republicans, ma
teraliZed early in the meeting hut
faded to accomplish any definite re-
salt.
Representative Sims Of Tennessee.
headed the faction that opposed the
selection OF Fitzgerald and introduced
n sfsolutiei1 proposing to instruct the
democratic members 10 support a res
nlltion O. fr,N ide for the election bv
the bruSs OF committee to seleet MI
or the standing committees. The pow
er of selection is now vested Ia the
speaker
IN 4, A.
the followers OF Sims was 80 which
they polled against motion to to
adjourn The Sims resolution did not
come To Il vote BY reason of the adup-
iion of motion to adjourn before
he had an opportunity to get II up for |
consideration.
The Sims resolution follaws
Resolved, BY the democratic \
members of the house of representa-
tivcs Of the Sixty-first congress IN
congress assembled. that we hereby
instruct the democratic members Of
tho rules coinmittea selected hy this
caucus TO support amy resolution or
bill seeking to take from the speaker
Of the house OF representatives the
power TO appoint the standing COM
nttees of the house and that they
use all honorable efforts to 3rins
about such change in the rdles Of
the house as TO have a committee on
to be selected by the
house whose duty It shaii be to app
point All the standing committees
hereof
When the caucus adjourned Mr
Sims announced that ne would pro-
ICED az once to circulate a call for an
,ther caucus to consider the subject
If his resolution. only twenty-five
ignatures under the rules are requir-
"a to compel the holding of another !
'aucus. AS the Sims supporters poll :
"a thirty mine votes another cnucus
$ IN prospect
Mr.. Sims WAS not in the best Of 2
iumor over the way his resolution
vas treated.
"They win find they are not through y
With this matter. he said. u shall =
AXE steps to have another caucus
allied to commit the party and the .
emocratic members OF the new rules
TO this proposition.
The minority leaders, Messrs Champ -
lark and Underwood. are apparently
atisfied with the result OF the cau-
Us.
Everything was harmonious said
lr. Clark, "and the contest tonight L
yer the selection WAS good natur-
i one"
Mr. Underwood expressed himself IN
milar fashion. All the democratic
ominees. including Mr.. Fitzgerald,
ere warmly congratulated The lat
n was present at the caucus but
,oS no part In the proceedings.
Mrs. Sims objection to the manner
which his resolution was treated
as based on q parliamentary advant
&c, which was taken ol him 10y the n
ltcriection OF "a motion ito adjnurn.
r. Sims. when ne called up his reso-
ltion spoke at length urging lis
loption II was supported by Mes
s. Jones of Virginia. Bartlett of
eorgla, Burleson of Texas and others.
Representative Raney Of Illinois.
ade "a point of order against the res
ution declaring IL WAS not in or III
.r. in Wow Of the fact that the dem
ratio members of tho rules commit -,
% had not yet been chosen by the
.ucus Chairman Clayton sustained
Ie point of order and Mr Sims APP
.alcd from the decision of the chair.
Following statement by the chair
at the resolution could be called up s,,
ter the election OF the members of Ia
~ committee. Mr. Sims withdrew ~
$ appeal just as soon as the vote i.
members for the rules committee
is announced. Representative john in.
"a of Kentucky. leaped 20 his feet in M
lvance or Mr.. Sims and moved tn "a,
Ijnurn. The motion was carried. 81
80 leaving Mr Sims with his un-
sposed of resolution
All the speeches We're directed spe- IN.
Icnlly to the Sims resolution and at fo
time was there a word uttered la l..
of Mir. Fitzgerald for ini
place on the rules committee. tal
Besides Representative Siayden, at