Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
TENTATIVE SLATE PREPARED
Plan Indicates that Men Will be
Chosen on Geographical Basis.
EVEN NUMBER OBJECTED TO
They Say Much is at Etake with
Chance to Tie Vote.
GOSSIP CONCERNING COMMITTEE
smith of Iowa, Lia.Scd with Tive
Enstcrners OF Proposed BALLOT
others Are BOutelI, Longworth
Howell and IowIcy.

WASHINGTON. March 2-Through the
maze Of speculation regarding the prob
able personnel OF tho enlarged rules COM
mittee OF the house was developed today a
slate for republican membership in that
body Several conferences were held and
as a result 1t is understood the members OF
the committee may be selected on a geo
graphical basis
The tentative slate is divided into groups
out Of which the leaders expect one each
to bechosen. The groups follow:
Dalzeu Of Pennsylvania Smith OF Iowa.
Mccall or Lawrence OF Massachusetts, or
j. Sloat Fassett OF New York
Bouteu OF Illinois or Longworth OF Ohio
Young Of Michigan or Stevens Of Mime
sota Smith of California, Hawley of ore
gon or Howell Of Utah.
From this slate the six republican mem
bers of the committee of ton may be Sc
lected at the republican caucus tomorrow
night The list of probable selections does
not include single insurgent republican.
Did Insurgents BIunderf
Republican leaders take the position that
only by rock-ribbed unflnchingly stall
waIt regular republican membership can
the rules committee transact any really
effective business. They contend that the
insurgents made a mistake In fixing the
membership fthe committee at ten In
stead Of some odd number; that It plainly
made impossible the inclusion of any in
surgent republican
1t was said by the reg Gar republicans
that TO permit the inclusion. of an insurgent
as one Of the six would give him as great
power as the speaker has enjoyed in that
he would doubtless consult his insurgent
colleagues on every move and that the
regulars would have to agree with him or
else leave the committee subject to a tie
vote OF five to five In case the insurgents
chose to vote with the four democrats. who
are to be selected in caucus Thursday
night.
Most of the insurgents dsevow any de-
7 Sire for speCftfe Representation OF Their
branch of the party, fletresentatIye Hayes
OF California, one of the leaders of the in
surgents, is accredited by the regulars with
endeavorlng to bring about insurgeat
representation, but the move has taken no
definite shape.
Haugeh Has Proposition.
Representative Haugen of Iowa, the in
surgent. who had drafted a resolution pro-
posing a committee on committees, said
today that he had finally decided to in
trOduce that measure at the first favor
able opportunity. He has talked over the
proposition with some Of his insurgent
I colleagues.
About ten insurgents today signed the
call for the republican caucus. Among
these were Miller Volsted, steenerson and
! Pickett Several declined to sign although
! they probably will attend the caucus.
These were Murdoch, Norris. Lindburgh
and Cooper
A member of the house organization snid
the organization desired it to be under
stood that it was taking no part in the
selection Of the new committee.
! The democrats decided today to eau
Gus on Thursday night to select their
four members of the committee. 1his
decision was reached following the an
nouncement that the republican caucus
would be held on Wednesday night
on the floor of the house, in the cloak
rooms and in some Of the committee rooms
! there was considerable discussion of the
nsurgent position. Some Of the democrats
took occasion to commend the attitude of
the insurgents and 10 express their personal
regard for the speaker though ins,stent
upon the course mapped in the voting of
last Saturday.
Attitude of Democrats.
| Il did not base my support Of the Bur
| Lesson resolution declaring the speakers $
| chair vacant to any personal nl-feeling to-
ward the speaker" said Representative
Simms Of Tennessee, a democrat. Il have
never used a word OF dlsrespeot toward
! him in my life approve the position of
the insurgents who voted against the Bur
Lesson resolution on the high ground Of re-
! forming the house procedure Instead
Of showing personal antagonlsm to
the speaker. 1 voted Tor the resolution on
| its intrinsic merits-not on account Of the
| particular occupant OF the chair"
! Other democrats voiced the same views.
There was considerable speculation over
| the probable personnel Of the rules COM
mittee under the Norris resolution There
! were various states.
Probable Republican Slate.
"If l were going TO forecast the repub-
! ilcan members OF the committee" sald<one
prominent western republican. who has
been in close counsel with colleagues in the
! house and intimately associated with the
/ speaker, this would be my guess: DalzeH
Of Pennsylvania, Walter l. Smith Of Iowa.
two members Of the present committee:
Bassett Of New York, DENLY OF Michigan,
Mckinley Of Illinois and probably Gardener
| OF Massachusetts,.
The last named has all along refralned
! from anything OF personal antagonsm "a
the speaker and is the only insurgent ac-
ceptable to all Of the regulars"