The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-15
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HONORED BY
PARTY CAUCUS
PRESIDENT PROTEIN.
OF THE NEXT SENATE
Contest Over Penrose and
Warren Will Be Fought
Out Later
WASilINjiTuH. May l4.--N"pu uphcan

WASNINGTON. May l4.-R"puoiican
senators IN conference today aErceo
unanimously unon n program for or
cauizalion Of thr next srnaic, ou' u'
rrrrrd discussion ri tho opposition bF
the rrogrrssirr Arour IL tho election W
Senators P,nrosc. OF Pennsylvania, ana
Warren Of Wyoming. rs chairmcn OF 'h'
hnaur. and appropriations committees
respectively.
Wi,h nnlv SIX Of the 40 kcpuhiican
members absent. tn" confercnor WI"
complete outward harmony and ny
una nimous votes named STAT" n' noun
noes for senate offices.
Senator Cumnn<. Of Iowa. upon mo-
tion Of Senator Rorah OF Idaho. spokrs-
man of The Progressive group, WIS
chosen for president pro tcmpore OF inc
senate without opposition.
Lodge Floor lie ader
S,nator Lodge. II Massachusetts. Ike
wise was rc--clrricd Erpuhlrrnn -'or
. loader Senator Curtis, nf Kansas was
rr-clrcicd whip and Senator Wads""rth'
~ New York conference" secretary.
George 4. SandrrSnn Of Chicago. was
chosen for secretary ot tn" scnai" ana
/ David Barry. n Providence. hHo"c
!
arms
! All committee assignments ~crr lclt
IN \ committee on committees WHICH
Senator Lodge VAS authorized TO "P-
no;n1 and Of which Senator Rrandescc
of Connecticut Of tn" regular kr'u''
! utI, hc chairman. Eight other. NOM
! hcrs will 10 named soon and an"'"''
narIv conrrrrnc" will be held. 7rooahiy
hr
rports. Tho. seniority rule. II is CN-
ncc,cd will hc followed closely by The
COMMITTEES although som" ot IN" P''-
rressiyss today declared privately 'hat
they would carr their hight against
SENATOR'S prnroyr and Warren 10 IN"
: senate floor.
{ Tho conference also authorized Sen
! dtor Lodge L. appoint "a cnmmlttce OH
o-dor of business. or Legislative si"cr-
. ing committee Of nine members WIN
! senator MrCurnhrr. Of North Dakota. MS
! chairman. and Mr.. Ledge m cN-nth0lo
mcn,hcr, 4 committee ON patronage
+ id;strjbut;on. headed by Scnatnr New. ui
| Indiana. also was ordered.
Contest Comes Later.
No indication of III" fight against Scn-
.,ors Tcnrose and Warren developed in
! rho confcrcnrr which WAS confined Ia I: !:
! -outjnr business Of plans for organizing
! tho Senate. II was said that the fac
! ,Ional Dispute was not mentioned. Seven
! members nf the ProCrcSsivc group m"t
I in Senator Borah's office previous to the
: conference and agreed 10 nominate SEN
= aror Curnfnins for president pro tcn'-
! porc- after Senator Johnson OF Califnr-
. mia had rejected A suggestion from
delegation of tho so-called regulars that
hc become candidate.
The contest over tho selection OF Sen
stors Prnroso and Warren 10 the COM
mittce chairmanship is expected TO de-
! yclop in the committee on committees nj
tho next conference. Senator Bhrah de-
clarcd today Ilia, h" would not attend
! the conference unl"ss it was opcn 10 the
! puhlic and undcr an agreement that s"n-
atorS arc not Ia L." hound by n majority
, vote on committee assignments.
/ Attitude Of Progrcsstves.
! 4 frw Of the rrngrCSSivns. ii was
! sintcd. pan 10 absent themselves from
thr committee ronfcrcnro. while others
wcro reported In intend To vote against
Senators: VrnroSc and Warren in confer
: nncc hui prepared 10 accept majority
vote nf the conference. n was said that
the prngrrssivcs would nominate Soma