Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-24
Only Regular Republicans
Chosen for New Rules
Body.
PARTY CAUCUS HELD
Even Standpatters Begin to
See Good from Increase
in Number.

Washington, March 24.-The new
rules committee of the house will, if
last nights republican caucus SCI
lections are ratified, and expectations
of the minority leaders as to to-
consist of Dalzell, Pennsylvania,
chairman; Smith, Iowa, Lawrence,
Massachusetts,, Fassett New York,
Smith, California, Boutell, Illinois.
Clark, Missouri, Underwood. Ala
bama, Fitzgerald, New York and
Dixon, Indiana.
Expect Great Things.
Interest of the house membership
today centered on the final makeup
of the committee. Leaders of both
sides expect great things of the COM
mittee. Regular republicans, some
of them at least, concede the aug
mentation of the number of the COM
mittee is a step in. the right direc-
tion and already there is talk of in
creasing the number of members to
IL so as to provide an odd number
to avoid tie votes.
Not at This Session.
This talk, however, has not crys-
if any such movement is made it will
not be at this session of congress.
Dalzell's selection as chairman is ex-
Lected, because of his seniority of
service on the committee, his mem
bership dating back to Speaker Reed.
Rivalry is Friendly.
With only the friendliest Of rivalry !
although sarousing ai1e keeifest soE m
terest, the repubf ffcan caucAs last night
selected the six members ofethe rules
committee apportioned to the repub-
lican majority of the house. The foil
lowing, all members of the regular
wing of the party, were chosen.
Walter 1. Smith of Iowa, 16S votessd
John Dalzell of Pennsylvania, LAG |
votes.
George P. Lawrence of Massachu.
setts, 126 votes.
]. Sloan Fassett of New York, 113
votes.
Sylvester C. Smith of California, 136
votes
Henry 8. BoutelI of Illinois, los |
votes.
Only Two Ballots Taken.
Two ballots were taken, the four
first named receiving a majority of
the votes cast on the first ballot and
the two last named being named on
the second ballot.
The six members named represent
a slate prepared by Representative
Tawney of Minnesota during the day
after numerous conferences with both
regulars" and Insurgents
There were 10 names placed in nom
ination, and a large number besides
these received complimentary votes
Representative Gardner of Massachu-
sets received 33 votes, the highest
number cast for any 'insurgent.''
Insurgent. Object to Tawney.
The only incident which threatened
to produce anything approaching ex-
citement was when Representative
Tawney arose soon after the meeting
began and offered resolution propos-
ing the list of six men as named. I'm
there was an objection from
an insurgent from Iowa to the restrict
ed nominations and an informal nom
mating ballot was proposed. To this
Mr. Tawney demurred and Represent
ative Mccall of Massachusetts told
the former that in New England when
"a slate was brought into a conven-
tion it was generally considered not
very democratic way of doing things"
He believed there should be an open
ballot. Representative Payne of New
York, the majority leader, settled the
controversy by declaring amid ap-
plause in favor of an informal ballot
Mr.. Tawney withdrew his resolution
and list. His slate, nevertheless, ,
proved successful on the ballots which
followed.