The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-24
CAANON'S SUPPORTERS
WILL STILL CONTROL
Democrats Will Caucus Tonight
and Name -Four Minority
Members
tBy Associated Pressl

With only The friendliest sort OF riy-
airy. although arousing keen inter-
est. the Republican caucus selected
The six members last night of The
rules committee appointed to the Re
publican maio.ity Of the house The
following, all members of the 'regu-
lar wing of the party, were chosen;
Walter / Smith OF Iowa. l6S votes.
John Dalzell Pennsylvania, l4G
votes
George p Lawrence OF Massachu-
sets, i62 votes
} Sloat Fassett, New York., 113
votes
Henry S. Boutell Illinois, lOS
votes
Two ballots We're taken, the four
first named receiving a majority Of
the votes cast on the first ballot and
The wo last named being chosen on
the second ballo,.
The six members named represent
a slate prepared by Representative
TaWney of Minnesota during the day
after numerous conferences with
both regulars and insurgents.
The vote in the caucus was taken
by written ballot each member writ
ing the names OF six men for whom
he desired TO vote There We
nineteen names placed in nomination.
and large number besides these re-
ceived complimentary voIes Rep
resentative Gardner OF Massachusetts
received 80 votes, the highest num-
Der cast for any insurgent.
The only incident which threaten
ed 10 prodHce anything approaching
excitement was when Representative
FawncY arose soon after the meeting
began and offered resolution pro-
posing The list OF six men as named
Immediately there was objection from
an insurgent from Iowa TO the re-
slricted nominations and an informal
nominating ballot was proposed To
this Mr.. Tawney demurred. and Rep
resentative Mccall of Massachu-
setts told the former that in New
England, when slate was brought
into convention that it was con
sidere1 not very democratic way Of
doing things. He believed there
should be an open ballot Represen-
latiye Payne of New York, the ma
iorlty leader, settled the controversy
by declaring, amid applause, in favor
Of an informal ballot. Mr. Tawney
withdrew his resolution and list. His
slate, nevertheless, proved success
full on the ballot which followed.
The members will rank on the en-
larged rules committee according to
their seniority of service which will
give the Craftsmanship TO Mr.. Dal
zell.
The Democrats will caucus TO night
TO name the four members all1Ned
to the minority and the whole list
Will be brOugh before the house FRI
day for formal election
The nsurgens appea ed to be sat-
ished, although none of the most rad.
ical ones who cas- their ballot for
Speakers deposition last Saturday,
expressed themselves ON the subject,
Representative Norris of Nebraska
said:
1T was a fair, square deal think
everybody Is very we'll SATISFIED. OF
course the men selected are not the
men | would have named If / had the
choosing"
Representative Tawney said that
the committee was selected la gely
for geographical reasons a9d that the
best thing accomplished was that no
committee chairmen were named.
Only the most consistent OF the reg
ulars We're selected Dalzell and
Smith OF Iowa. are members of the
retiring rules committee. Represen-
ative Lawrence OF Massachusetts has
long been a friend OF Speaker Can
non
Representative Fassett is one OF
he o ators of the regulars During
tho recent prolonged debate ON the
Norris resolution he vigorously OPP
posed the insurgents
Representative Boutell OF Illinois is
one Of he sp ikers colleagues, and
placed Mr.. Cannon in nomination for
president he Chicago convention
n 1908 He is one OF the mos con-
sistent supporters Of the majority
party, and Representative Smith of
dnlOihla mas always DeeG one OF the
mos egular Republicans In he
house
Majority Leader PAYNE. before the
nomlna ions We're made, appealed 10
all of be 1873 members present to act
as Republicans without regard to any
schsm whatever. He appealed for
harmely united Republicansm,
and characterized any division within
the party as unfair and needless. SO
Tar as he was concerned, he said he
was in favor Of putting one insua I
gent on the rules committee. He
declared his opposition to any slate
and lle assisted ,hal everybody reg
ular and insurgent alike should
haze q fair chance
During the early hours OF the eau