The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-25
CHAMP CLARK HEADS
THE MINORITY ON RULES

WASHINGTON. March "a. 49, witt
scarcely the semblancc of n struggle. tho
Democratic members of the house to-
night nominated the following four mi
committee.
Champ Clark OF Missouri. l25 votes.
Oscar, underwood of Alabama, lO2.
Lincoln Dixon OF Indiana. 90.
John j, Fitzgerald OF New York. 9S.
a long list of candidates received scat
tering votes.
Representative Slaydcn Of Texas re-
ceiVed 60, the highest number given tc
an unsuccessful asplrant The total vote
Of the caucus was 1f0. and the numbe;
necessary To elect was II.
The expected hsht on Representative
Fitzgerald for his attitude on the rules
congress. when he, with twenty three
other Democrats. left the leadership OF
Champ Clark and voted with the Re-
publicans. materialized early in the meet
ing, but failed OF any definite result.
Representative Sims Of Tennessee
headed the faction opposed 10 the selec-
tson Of Fitzgerald and introduced a reso-
luton to instruct Democratic members
election by the house OF a committee "a
select all OF the standing committees
The power OF selection Is now vested IN
the speaker.
Resolution That Failed.
The maximum strength showed by the
polled against a motion to adjourn. The
Sims resolution did not come TO vote.
as motion to adjourn was carried be-
fore he could get 1t UP for consideration.
The Sims resolution follows.
Resolved by the Democratic members
OF the house Of representatives OF the
SiNty-tirst congress in caucus assembled.
that we hereby instruct the Democratic
mem oerS OF the rules committee selected
by this caucus to support any resolution
or bib seeking to take from the speaker
OF the house OF representatives the power
TO appoint the standing committees OF
the house, and that they use all honor
able efforts 10 bring about such a change
in the rules of the house to have 4
committee on committees, elected by te
house, whose duty il shall be TO appoint
all the standing committees thereof"
When the caucus adjourned Mr.. Sims
announced he would circulate call for
another caucus to consider his resolution.
Only twenty-five signatures under the
OF another caucus,
Mr.. Sims was not In the best OF humor
over the manner in which his resolution
was treated
'They will find they are not through
with this matter" he said az shall take
steps to have another caucus called to
commit the party and the Democratic
members of the new rules committee 10
this proposition"
The minority leaders. Messts. Champ
Clark and Underwood. apparently were
satisfied with the result of the caucus.
Everything was harmonious said
Mr., Clark, "and the contest tonight was
a good-natured one
Mr.. Underwood expressed himself in
similar fashion. All the Democratic
nominees, including Mr.. Fitzgerald were
warmly congratulated.
Mr. Slnls's objection 10 the treatment
Of his resolution was based on parlia-
mentary advantage. which was taken OF
him of the dnterjection to a motion to ad-
1ourn. When he called up his resolution,
Mr., Sims spoke at length, urging its
adoption. II was supported by Messrs.
Jones of Virginia. Bartlett of Georgia
Burleson, of Texas and others
Representative Rainey Of Illinois de-
clared the resolution was not in order
as the Democratic members OF the rules
committee had not yet been chosen by
the caucus. Chairman Clayton sustained
the point of order and Mr.. Sims appealed
from the decision of the chair.
Following statement by the chair that
the resolution could be called up after the
election of the members Of the commit
soon as the vote on members OF the rules
committee was announced. Representa-
tive Johnson Of Kentucky leaped TO his
feet In advance OF Mr.. Sims and moved
10 adjourn, The motion was carried by
n vote of 81 to 80,
All the speeches were directed specih-
cally to the Sims resolution and at nc
time was there a word uttered In dis
paragement OF Mr.. Fitzgerald for place
on the rules committee.
Besides Representative Slayden. who
received 60 votes. other members of the
minority who received votes were:
Harmon OF Minnesota, 49,: Hughes
New Jersey. S; Sulzer. New York. s. Car
rett, Tennessee. g. Rainey. Illinois. 4. and
a large number who received one or two
votes. The voting was by written bal
LOT each member voting for four Nc
nominations were made and all members
wore eligible for selection