Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-03
Position of Johnson.

BY receiving the unanimous vote Of the
| committee and promptly ressning Mr.
Johnson virtually says:
There. I've got it-now take it back
| have other arduous duties to per-
form.
Following his resignation Senator
stone suggested the reelection OF Rep
resentative Lloyd. and Representative
clark OF FLORIDA moved the election OF
Representative Cline OF Indiana. Senator
James of Kentucky advised that since
much depended on the committee work
the commtteemen should take counsel
among themselves ana with the Presiden,
and that definite action should be de-
ferred. The committee sustained tina,
view and Representative LLOYD as chair
man and Representative Page of North
Carolina as secretary will be retained for
at least three weeks
Nine senators ami TWENTY-FIVE repre-
sentatives were present
Mr.. l-lyod reported that he and Rep
resentative Page of North Carolina had
conferred with the President with sena-
tors and with the executive committee of
the democratic national committee in ac-
cordance with the suggestion Of national
committeeman. TO bring about harmoni-
Gus action in the coming campaign and
to avoid duplication of service as to or
sanzation, distribution of literature and
collection of funds to meet the expenses
of the campaign. lie said the Presi-
dent had cOncurred fully in this plan,
and approved the action of the demo
cratic senator's in naming twenty of theil
number to carry out the suggestion OF
having on the congressional committee a
senator from each state where there is
now democratic senator, and where a
senator Is to be chosen in 1914.
Mr.. Lloyd recommended that the chair
man of the reorganized congressional
committee appoint a committee of five
members n0nfar u-if he
committee of the democratic national
committee to make plans for harmonious
action.
The personnel of the new committee,
as enlarged. follows:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Johnston Repre-
sentative Richardson's; A.izona-Sena-
tor Smith, Representative Hayden.
Arkansas-Senator Clarke. Representa-
tive Floyd: California-Represen tive
Raker; Colorado-senator Thomas,
Representative Taylor: Connecticut
Representative Reilly; Delaware-Rep-
resentative Brockson. Florida-Sena
tor Fletcher. Representative Clark:
Georgia-Senator Smith, Representa-
resentative SABBATH: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Shively. Representative Cline: Iowa
Representative Pepper; Kansss-Sena-
tor Thompson Representative Tag
CART: kentucky-Senator James. Rep
resentative Johnson. Louisiana-Rep-
resentative Watkins; Maine-Repre-
sentative McGillicuddy, Maryland
Senator Smith. Representative Covine-
ton: Massachusetts = Representative
Murray Michigan = Representative
Doremus; Minnesota = Representative
Hammond; ppi-Representative
Chandler; Missouri-Senator Stone.
Representative Russell; Montana
Representative Evans; Nebraska
Representative Lobeck; New Hamp-
shire-Senator Hollis, Representative
Reed: New Jersey-Representa
Scully: New Mexico-Representa
Ferguson. Nevada-Senator Newlands,
New York-Senator O'Gorman. Repre-
sentative Goldfogle; North Carolina
Senator Dverman Representative
Webb: Oklahoma-Senator Gore. Rep
resentative Weaver: Ohio-Senator
Pomerene. Representative Sharp:
na-Representative Diefen-
derfer: Rhode acknowledgements
OShaunessy: South Carolina-Senator
Smith. Representative Finley: Tonnes
see-Representative Houston: Texas
Representative Galloway: Virginia
Representative Flood: Washington
Senator Chamberlain: West Virginia
Representative Brown; Wisconsin,
Representative Burke