The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-18
Parties Complete organiaa-
tion and Official Call by
Wilson Received.
CLARK OPPOSITION FAILS
Expected Fight by Democrat
ic Minority in House Does
Not Materialize.
TO GET INTO MOTION SLOW
Little to BE Done First Week
Aside from Routine Work
Republicans Control.

WASHINGTON, May i7-plans
for convcning Of tho 66th congress
in extraordinary session Monday
noon were completed today with re-.
ceipt OF President wilson's formal
cali and with tho holding by the
dominant political parties of their
final organization conferences.
The opening session will he de-
voted to the routine affairs OF or
ganization and reading OF President
wilson's cabled message. The prin.
clpal organization feature will he the
election Of republican officers by
both senate and house. marking tho
passing Of control from the demo-
Gratis 10 the republicans.
The session viii get into motion
slowly, little business being planned
for the first week Although tho
peace treaty. including the league
Of nations covenant. ia not expected
to be laid before the senate until
next month. much speech making
on peace subjects is planned.
Clark Opposition Nanishes.
Three party conferences on inaug
Pural procedure were held today. The
house democrats met and by accla
nation chose former Speaker Clarl
az their candidate for speaker ant
floor leader. Opposition To Mr
Clark previously expressed was no
apparent at tho. meeting.
Under the Compromise plan. !
committee will he appointed to con
slider tho advisabllity NJ choosing d
legislative steering committee. Rep
resentattYe HanderEc9f Louisiana. OF
fefsd the resolution for appoint
ment Of the committee and II wal
carried unanimously. the CLARK sup
porters having agreed to that pro-
gram with the understanding that
there would he no flght on their
candidate
Representative Sanders Of Vir,
ginla was elected conference chair-
man and Representative Ashbrook OF
Ohio, SECRETARY.
Named Unanimously.
Mr clark also was named unHnl-
mously the democratic candidate for
speaker and In his speech of nc
coptnncc told his democratic col
leariica that II They would stick to.
gcthcr "wc will he able 10 wool the
republicans"
speeches urging harmony and CO.
operation among the minority with
praise for tho administration of
President Wilson, wero made At the
conference
ozark Prnisc~ Wilson.
man who cannot defend the
democratic record OF both tho dem
ocratio congresses and the demo-
cratic administrator II n stark
idiot. declared former speaker
CLARK "lt must he n matter OF pride
10 every American citizen worthy or
his heritage that the president or
thu United states. Woodrow Wilson,
is universally acclaimed tho fore
most man ~ all the world u ~
our duty 10 uphold his hands %
The committee to consider Gfor
steering committee proposal Will m
ciudc Representative Garner, "T"xah, ,
Flood virginia, p"walt. Penn.
sylvnnla; Thomas Smith Now nork
Sanders. Louisiana. card, ohio ana
Candy. south Dakota Tho 10 demo
cratic members ~ the Ways nnd
means committed headed bF Repre-.
sentative Kitchen of North Carolina,
party leader In tho last congress,
were reelected by the confcrcnf9
and directed 'n make the aasiSn-
mcnts of democrats on the standing
committees
Senator Plttmnn of Nevada was
chosen by domocStlr senators In
conference today as their candidate
for president rro'omporo ~ the
senate Although concedlnE that the
republicans were I'm position 10 or
Vanlzo the senate. the democrats met
10 arrange a slate of officers for
formal presentation,
The republicans with majority
~ two. are expected 10 elect Senn-
tor Cqmmins OF Iowa az president
pro tcmporc.
Martin Floor leader
The choice ~ Senator Pittman was
without opposition and the confer
cncc also reelected unanimously
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