The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-10

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chairmanship of the committee and set
forth thattthe main idea was to accom-
pish effective work by united action In
the coming campaign and that senators
should be among members of the con-
gressiona committee, inasmuch as va
rious states have provided for popular
vote for United States senators.
Mr.. Lloyd presided. He already had
announced that he was not candidate
for reelection.
Make Views Public
Some of those instrumental in bringing
about the meeting urged the importance
of providing for great campaign of
publicity in support of the Underwood
tariff revision bill. They favored send
ing to the people through the country
newspap pers, statements regarding the
party record on the bill and. among
other things, the differing views of the
minority in the House on the tariff
Following is the new membership of
the committee:
Senators-A1issouri Stone; Virginia,
Martin; Texas. Culberson; Nevada, New
lands; Alabama. Bankhead; Oklahoma,
Owen Oregon, Chamberlain.
sentatives-Alabama Richardson;
Arizona, Hayden, Arkansas, Floyd Cali
fornia, Raker; Colorado, Taylor; Con-
necticut, Reilly; Delaware, Brockson;
Florida, Clark Georgia, Lee; Illinois,
SABBATH; Indiana. Cline Iowa, PEPPER
Kansas Taggart; Kentucky. Johnson;
Louisiana, Watkins Maine, McGllicuddy;
Maryland Covington; Massachusetts,
Murray; Michigan, Doremus; Minnesota.
Hammond; Mississippi. Gambler; Missouri,
Russell Montana. Evans; Nebraska, Lo.
beck; New Hampshire. Reed; New Mex
leo, Ferguson; New Jersey, Scully; Mex
York, Goldfogle; North Carolina, Webb;
Ohio, Sharp; Oklahoma Weaver, Penn.
sylvania, Difenderfer; Rhode Island,
o Shaughnessey; South Carolina, Finley,
Tennessee. Houston Virginia, Flood wis.
consin, Burke; West Virginia, no selec
ton.
!. In his statement Representative
Lloyd said:
About April 20 gave notice that
the new democratic congressional COM
mittee would meet for organization on
the evening of April 29 About / 80 in
the afternoon of April 20 the President
called me to the phone and asked that
the meeting be postponed in order that
there might be conference in regard
to the work of the two committees
the national and ressional-some-
waat along the lines of that which was
agreed upon during the last cam
paign.
Notified of POstponement
I'm obedience to that request. 1 notf-
tied every member of the committee
that the meeting would be postponed.
since then | have conferred with the
President and he requested that there
De further postponement of the reor-
sanization. He desires this done tha,
thefe may be perfected a better sys-
TEN of congressional organiza ton thas
would more completely interest the
senate and enlarge the scope of the
congressional committees and work bv
making 1t specific part of its task
10 elect senators as well as members
OF the House of Representatives. The
committee is composed of one repre-
sentative from each state who has a
democratic member in Congress- The
President suggests for consideration
tha. 1t might be well to have a SEN
ator on the committee from each state
which now has a democratic member
In the Senate or Will elect one in 1914
The President disclaims any purpose
to promote or defeat the ambition of
any person for position with the com
mittee and states he feels sure that
any suggestion that any of the lead
ers OF the House have become parti-
sans in connection with the affairs of
the committee for the preferment Of
any one man is likewise without foun-
da.ion He is anxious that the or.
ganization of the party shall be per-
fected so to make it most effective
and the plan he has suggested is GER
talnly worthy of considera tion"
Mr Lloyd urged the committee to
avoid friction, secure harmonious ac
.ion ana pursue that course which will
tend to unity and build up the partv
Whatever is done tonight" he added
i beg you to do it in the interes.
OF the party and the countrYu