The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-04
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
NOMINATES MANN
Minority Leader Selected
Unanimously.
SENATE ORGANIZES TODAY
Insurgents Demand Many Committee
Places Mann Protests Against
Cum minis Slated for Two Assign
naturalization Bill May Come Up.

The party caucus of Republican men,
bers of the House of Representatives held
last night was a fairly harmonious gath
ering. Conforming to the programme
adopted a day or so ago, Representative
James R Mann was named as minority
leader. and he will accordingly be put
forward tomorrow the Republican
candidate for Speaker. Mr.. Mann was
placed in nomination by Joseph G. Can
non, former Speaker of the House. There
was no opposition to the candidacy of
Mr.. Mann.
Representative Currier, of New Hamp-
shire, was reelected chairman Of the
caucus and Representative Kendall, of
Iowa, secretary. Mr.. Curricr is a regu-
lar, while Mr.. Kendall is an insurgrnt-
The regulars were disposed to placate the
insurgents, and il was for this reason
that Mr.. Kendall was named secretary
of the caucus organization. Representa-
tive John Dwight, of New York, was re-
elected Republican whip.
The only proposition presented for dis
cussion during the evening that excited
any debate was in regard TO the appoint
ment of Republicans to the House COM
mittees. The regular leaders are hostile
and they said so plainly last night. All
the insurgents present insisted upon the
assignment of Republicans TO the House
committees in accordance with the re-
form idea
Thrce-fourths Present.
OF the 100 Republican Representatives
elect 40 were present at the caucus
About twenty insurgents failed to put in
an appearance. Prior to the caucus for
ty-six insurgents held a conference. 1t
vas disclosed at this meeting that there
would be no opposition on the part of
the minority faction to the selection of
Mr. Mann as minority leader. II was
also developed that practically an of the
Insurgents favor the committee on COM
mttees plan.
Representative Good. of Iowa, offered
8 resolution providing for tho adoption
o. the committee on committees plan.
This was defeated by a vote of 20 to s.
The caucus then adopted resolution
offered by Representative Oimsted, of
pennsylvania. directing the minority
leader to fill the minority committee as
signments This vas put through on
rising vote 1t contained a proviso re-
leasing any member from the obligation
CT the caucus if he saw fit to vote for the
committee on committees plan in the
House.
resolution presented by Representa-
tive Mann protesting against the action
Of the Democratic caucus in assigning
to its membership the additional places
created on each of the House committees
was adopted.
Senate Caucus.
The Republicans of the Senate will hold
their caucus for the purpose of organizing
this afternoon. The insurgents have
served notice upon the regulars that they
will expect generous treatment in the
matter Of committee assignments and
inasnuch as they hold the balance of
mower in the Senate, it is certain that
several of their number will find berths
on the most important committees of that
body.
II is expected that Senator Shelby NJ.
Cullom. of Illinois. will be chosen chair
man of the caucus. and will have the
important privilege of naming the COM
Inittee on committees.
The insurgents insist that La Toilette,
Cummins, and BriStow shall be named
on the committee on committees Sew
eral of the regulars are inclined to re-
sent this demand as an infringement on
the caucus chairman's right TO exercise
his own discretion, but it is likely that
they will yield to the insurgents
The insurgents also insist upon hav-
ing La Toilette and CumminS on the Fl
nance Committed The regulars intend
to treat the insurgents generously and
fairly in these committee assignments
and to make a real effort to pull to-
gcther in the Senate
The Republicans of the Senate have
agreed, on account of the increased
Democratic membership OF that body, to
increase the number of Democrats on
the committees of the Senate. They will
reduce the Republican representation by
one and increase the Democratic repre-
sentation by the same ratio.
1t looks now as if the resolution for
the direct election of Senators would be
the first bill introduced in the special
session. Senator Borah. of Idaho, who
had charge of this resolution in the last