The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-14
ATTEMPT To ADD
MORE MEMBERS
BADLY BEATEN
REPUBLICANS OF
CONGRESS IN SCRAP
West Virginians Joined in Ef-
fort to Add Five to the
Steering Committee.

WASHINGTON. March 1".-Enorts
to add four members TO the Republican
steering committee Of tho next house,
which is directing the general course OF
lcgislato in congress, and regarded D?
leaders as influencing tho party plat
form OF 1920, were defeated today al
the final meeting Of the committee on
committees which formed the house or
ganization. The proposal was voted
down, l5I to sc, but il was said an at
tempt might be made 10 reject the conf
mittccs action at the party conference
which will be held just before congress
reconvencs.
After the action Of the committee
Representatives Longworth Of Ohio ana
Johnson Of South Dakota issued pro-
tests, the Ohio member charging that
tho not result Of all the work Of the
committee was "tho most complete
sort Of triumph for reactionism, ana
tho South Dakota representative oecIaf-
ing that the failure 10 increase tho
membership Of the steering committee
vas serious mistake. Both lntlmet"o
that they would carry tho. fight TO the
party conference.
Presented by johnson.
The motion TO increase the mcmocr-
shin Of the steering committee was pre-
, scented by Representative Johnson. nc
nominated Representatives ANDERSON
OF Minnesota: Nolan. California; slcmp;
Virginia, and Rcavis. Nebraska, and
said that such action would secure rep
rcsentation Of tho progressive sentiment
or the west" and also. give labor voice
on the committee. His motion was or
posed by Representatives Moor" OIL
pennsylvania; Mann, Illinois and Mon
dell. Wyoming, who said that the cofn-
miltcc on committees was limited 10
T. no selection of five mon. and that inc
west had been given fair representation
throughout the house organization.
The ihirty-six votes in favor of the
increase were cast. by the RcpuplicAn
representatives from ONO. MasSactu
setts, West Virginia. Maryland anu
South Dakota, while the 100 opp"Si'H
yotcs we're cast by the Wisconsin. Nc"
York, Pennsylvania. ILLINOIS: iuo,.,'
iowa Oregon. California Kentucky
Michigan, wyoming. Indiana. Montana
Rhode Island, Colorado. Minnesota. Nc"
Iampshire and North Dakota delcga-
tions.
Mann for outrage.
Final approval was given the assign
nent Of members TO the standlns HouSe
committees MI Mann vas sclectcd h9
chairman Of the committee on "oinal
suffrage, The Illinois representative
announced later that he would Introduce
the Susan B. Anthony constltut'o.,aI
amendment in the next house OH VIZ
nc first day il meets ana "ouiu uls'
| it's speedy adoption. Rcpunilcan '''e'.,
bcrshp of the suffrage coH'l't'l.r ~
solnc,rd today showed majority III
foyor of the amendment. RepupilcanS
| ,Iarcd on the committees were repre-
| .cntatives Little, Kansas; Ell1otI' inu'
ora. Nolan. California: RurouGhs. W"
II,mnshirc: Nelson. Wisconsin, ana -hc
/ crate, New York. ,,o
The Republican membership u' W.,
| ,.h,r, marine committee, when VIII
nnrn charge OF the Legislation dealing
Win the nolicy for operating
American fleet, also was Sclccteu "
day, the new members pc'hs N.r
| eantaIiyes Curry. California; F'cktt'S
! Ohio: t,hindhloom. Illinois; tio"'nn
Srw York: Randall, Wisconsin %,'' ~
Andrews. Maryland the no'u-o'e
) n,,h1ic.ns arc Chairman Greene. Was
aochmsrtts: IMmonds. Pennsylvania
Rowc New York; Scott. MlchiGani
v.bi,c Maine: l.chlbach, New Jersey
ort Furrnuchs. Now Hampshire.
Johuson's Statement.
Representative Johnson. in his s'a'r-
,,ont said he believed the committee
| had been fair in its se!ectloh OF 'i'Ir
for the standing house commit''"'
! howcvcr, attacked its action III 'ciu'
iry ,o increase the steering commlttce
eoyinr thar with Representative foro-
nev. Of Michigan. heading inc houS'
ways and means committee ahq
ator Pcnrosc uf P"nnaylv;tlia IN Sr'-
nIe finance committee. we Shouio nav
,hn most nroCressivc steering commit
rho liberal sentiment Of the country
bc added. should control tho steering
committee. because it ''ts ih2 lcglsla-
tiv. rnmmittct: Of the house. and on
Tho legislative record We win or lose
in 1920"
REPRESENTATIVE LorEwnrth. in his
statement. said the result Of the conf
mitteks work was 10 make James H.
Mann the dominating figure OF the next
house"
"If II had hrcn deliberately planned
N restore the conditions existing in the
house ten years ago. declnrrd his
statement. "as result Of which tn"
Republican ma jority hccame minority.
the plan could not hare been more;
successfully cbnsummated."
After comparing the personnel OF the
house leadership ten years ago with
that OF the next congress. Mr.. Long
worth attacked Manns record during
the war congress, adding that Repub-
licans throughout the country ''jf they
want some other leader then let them
instruct their representatives 10 sec 10
il that the program is modified 1T least
TO the extent that control Of the house
organization be placed in the hands OF
men who have stood straight on pre-
paredness and on war measures and
who believe that the Republican party
has progressed since 1870"