Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-24
TONIGHT
ON The RULES
MANY CANDIDATES IN FIELD FOR
PLACES; SMITH IS
FAVORED.


terday toward the organization OF the
new rules committee OF the house OF
representatives and the launching of
legislative business under the new
order.
A call for a republican caucus to be
held tonight was started by Chairman
Currier early in the day, and before
Q D. M. nearly ninety names had been
attached, Including both regulars anu
Insurgents. This was more than
enough to authorize the holding OF a
caucus and no further effort was
made to get the signatures of other
insurgents.
Before the house assembled John
Dwight the republican whip" gave
instructions to his assistants to ascer.
tain the wishes of the various state
delegations as to the makeup OF the
new committee. Up to 8 p. m. these
assistant whips" had reported to
their chief nearly fifty available can
didates whose selection would be
agreeable to the sections from which
they come. The names included Con-
gressmen Mann, Boutell, Mckinley,
and others Of the Illinois delegation;
and nearly all the members OF the
michigan delegation.
aays Thcre VIII Be No Slate.
The regulars declare there is to be
no slate fixed up previous to the hold
ing OF the caucus, but the multiplicity
Of candidates for the six republican
places probably will result in an In
formal agreement upon a small list
ar names tomorrow morning.
John Dalzell Of Pennsylvania and
Walter /. Smith Of Iowa, members of
the present committee on rules, ap-
parently are the choice Of majority
of republicans for plases on the new
committee.
The insurgents, who are demanding
representation on the committee on
rules, have not been pacified by the
action of congressman Murdock, Mad
ison. Norris, and some others who are
counseling that no demand be made
for a place. Mr. Tawney has been
acting as the go-between In the effort
to bring about an understanding with
this dissatisfied element Of the insur-
gents, but matters had not been
smoothed out last night
The radical insurgents, headed by
Mr.. Hayes of California, were to have
had formal conference with Mr..
Tawney late yesterday, but the latter
was called away, and the insurgents
waited some time without chance
to see him.
Insurgents Are Dissatisfied.
The wait did not improve the tenn
per Of the insurgents and they ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with affairs
last night. Their leaders, including
Victor Murdoch, stated, however, that,
having won their fight for principle,
they would not now countenance a
flight for spoils."
Mr.. Lindborgh of Minnesota and
Mr.. Lenroot of Wisconsin refused to
sign the call for the caucus today, al
though they did not say they would
refuse to attend the meeting.
Congressman Hayes of California
also withheld his signature. It is un-
derstood that he is particularly destr-
Gus of having an understanding as to
the member of the committee who is
to represent the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Dwight vouchsafed the informa-
ton that Speaker Cannon would not
countenance any effort on the part of
the regulars to prepare slate for the
caucus.
He said it was the purpose of the
speaker and of the house leaders to
let the caucus act on it's own initfa-
tive