The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-04-04
VIII Have Support OF insurgents As
Well As Regulars and Session
Was Harmonious.
NEW LEADER NAMES
MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES
As Caucus Votes Down Plan 10 Pro-
vide Committee On Committees
for Work

As Caucus Votes Down Plan 70 Pro
vide Committee On Committees
for Work.
WASHINGTON. April 3.-Repre- |
sentative James II. Mann, of Illinois. |
was unanimously chosen candidate for !
speaker and floor leader OF the Repub-
licans in the house OF representatives
caucus held in the chamber tonight.
He was proposed to the caucus by
former Speaker Cannon and received
the support OF the regulars and those
insurgents who were present. His en-
dorsement means that he will receive
the Republican vote in the house to-
morrow when a speaker is elected and
that he will become the active head
OF the minority party In the house in
the new congress.
More than a dozen insurgents were
not present at to-nights caucus. Dur
ing the afternoon. the insurgents held
a meeting at which As were either
present or accounted for. For more
than four hours they discussed the
party leadership and the method OF
filling committee assignments. While
majority of those present favored
Mr.. Mann as party leader and APP
proved the plan of having a committee
on committees to ill the Republican
places. no definite action was taken
on either Of these proposals at this
insurgent meeting.
Many of those who are opposed to
Mr.. Mann did not attend the caucus
tonight. Among the insurgents who
were absent from the caucus room to-
night were Representatives Norris. OF
Nebraska; Murdoch OF Kansas: Len
root. Nelson and Cooper. OF Wis
consin; Haugen and Hubbard. OF
Iowa; Davis. Lindbergh and Anderson.
OF Minnesota. ana Kent. OF California
a number of other insurgents had not
reached the city.
Harmony Prevails.
The caucus proceedings were har-
monious on all points except the
method OF selecting the minority men,
bcrs Of the standing committees OF the
house. On this proposition there was
a clean cut difference OF opinion be-
tween those who had advocated the
appointment OF committees by Mr.
Mann and those who wanted TO follow
the Democratic plan Of having a
special committee TO select the other
committees.
Speaker Cannon was one OF those
Who strongly advocated the selection
OF the minority committee members
by the Republican floor leader.
Mr.. Madison. OF Kansas. strongly
advocated the plan Of having a com
mittee on committees. The proposal
TO put the appointive powe~ in the
hands OF Mr.. Mann was submitted 10
the caucus by Mr.. Olmstead. OF Penn
sylVania. one OF the regular Repub-
lican leaders. The substitute motion
calling for a committee OF seven Re.
publicans headed by Mr.. Mann 70 "a
as committee on committees was
offered by Mr.. Good. OF Iowa. an in
surgent.
Mann Names Committees.
The debate over the committee
proposition continued Ia the caucus
for two hours and half In the end
the caucus voted down a committee
on committees proposition by - 70
53. and authorized Mr. Mann 10 name
the Republican members OF standing
committees Of the house.
The caucus was marked By the first
protest OF the Republican minority
against the action OF the Democrats
IN dividing up the committee places
Mr. Mann presented 10 the caucus a
lengthy protest against the method
adopted by the Democrats OF increas-
Ing the number Of members on the
fifteen leading standing committees
without prOportiOnateiy Increasing the
number or places given 20 the minor
lty party The Republican protest de-
clared that this would be an unfair
apportionment OF majority and minor
ity representation on the committees
and contrary 20 the practice ~ past
congresses. 10 declared that whenever
the membership OF the committees In.
creased In The past. % mas been GUS
tOmary 20 give the minority "a fair pro.
portion Of the increased membership
We understand fully that we are
in the minority in the house" read the
Republican protest We cannot die.
tate az % committee appointments or
az 20 the size OF committees. but we
insist Do is "a step backward"
Divide Honors.
Tho caucus selected Mr. Currier. Of
NeW Hampshire as permanent chair.
man and Mr Kendall. of Iowa. AN ira.
hursent. as secretary Mr. Dwight. OF
Ne" YORK. was again nominated for
lttplh.icau whip of tho house though
De- announced in the last congress that
Do would not again be candld1fo Tor
whip. The caucus endorsed all of the
elective Officers who have served ln
the Republican house. NOne OF these
VIII Doc reelected however. except tho
chaplain. Rev. Henry ST. Coudcn. g.h1
? na9 been chosen in caucus ly tha
Uom0rrafa
FolloUing rho nomination of .rr
Mann by Speaker Cannon aa tho naa-
candidate for speaker. ho was escort.
nh into fhe caucus room by Mr. can.
non. Nr Madison of Kansas. and .Ir
iatin. ~ Missouri Tho Uuuolaa1.
Who nas boon Nr Cannons chfrr
lieutenant and warm admlror. was rc