The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-04
Mann IS LEADER
Of THE MINORITY
WAS CHOSEN uNANl
MOUSLY BY CAUCUS OF RE
PUBLICAN coNGRESsMEN
FEW INSURGENTS ATTEND
Held Separate Caucus Rut Reach No
Conc usions-Protest Against Ma.
jority's Failure to Give Due
Representation.

nos, was unanimously chosen candir
date for speaker and floor leader OF
tie Republicans in the house of repre-.
sentatives by caucus held in the
house chamber tonight.
He was propo.ed to the caucus by
former Speaker Joseph G. Cannon
and received the support of the regu
.ars and those insurgents present. His
endorsement means that he will re-
ce.ye the Republican vote in the
house tomorrow when a speaker IS
clec.ed and he will lie the head of the
minority. More than dozen inslrg-
ents were not present.
In the afternoon the insurgents held
a meeting at which forty-six wee
either present or accounted for. For
more than four hours they discussed
the party leadership and the method
of filling committee assignments
While the majority of those present
favored Mr.. Mann no definite action
was taken. Many of those who <re
opposed to Mr. Mann did not attend
the caucus. The caucus proceedings
were harmonious except on method
Of selecting the minority members OF
the standing committees.
Ex-Speaker Cannon strongly advo.
Gated the section of the minority
committee members by the Republi
can floor leader.
MIR. Madison Of ESansss, PERHAPS
he leading figure of the afternoon
meeting of the insurgents, advocated
the plan of having committee on
committees.
The proposal to put the appointive
power in the hands of Mr.. Mann was
submitted by Mr. Olmsted of Penn
sylvania, a Republican leader. The
motion calling for committee Q
seven Republicans headed by Mr.
Mann to act as a committee on COM
mittees was offered by Mr.. Good, oI
Iowa, an insurgent. The debate over
the committee proposition continued
for two hours and half. There
were many advocates of the commit;
tee on committees in addition to The
insurgents.
The caucus was marked by the fits
protest of the Republican minority
against the action of the Democrat:
in dividing up the committee places
Mr.. Mann presented protest agains
increasing the number Of members OF
the fifteen leading committee withon
proportionately increasing the nun
Der OF places given to the minorlt,
| party.
The caucus selected Mr.. Currier o
New Hampshire, as permanent chai.
man, and Mr.. Kendall of Iowa, an in
surgent, as secretary.
Mr.. Dwight of New York was agar
nominated for Republican whip a
though he announced in the last con
| gress that he would not again be
| candidate. The caucus endorsed al
Of the elective officers who hav
served in the Republican house.
None of these will be elected how
ever except the chaplain, Rev. Henr
N. Coudon, who was unanimously q
dorced by the Democrats, also. Z
4 Following tho nomination of N
Mann as the new candidate fc
speaker he was escorted into the ca,
Gus room by Mr.. Cannon, Mr.. Mad
son of Kansas and Mr., Catlin of Mi
souri,.
The Illlnoisan who had been M
Cannon's chief lieutenant and war
] admrer was received with risin
: cheers.
Two members Of the house haS
the unique distinc ion of havit
aiken porKfn neither the Republica
or Demseratc caucuses. One is NJ
Berger of Milwaukee, Socialist ar
=. the other Theron Aiken of Ne
York, elected as independent Dem
crat in a Republican district. NJ
! Aiken had previously been Repub
can
The Democrats have decided
! give both committee assignments,
respective of the two large parties