Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-08
MhS}> 'EFUSEs TO
Be CANDIDATE; NO
FLOOR LEADER IS
YET AGREED UPON
Republican Members Of Seven
Principal Committees of the
Lower House Have Been Sc
|eCted Already,
WAYS AND MEANS is
HEADED BY F0RDNEY
Appropriations Personnel Is
We'll Distributed Over Coun-
try Many Assignments for
New Members.

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Washington, March 7.--Selection of
the personnel of seven of the princi-
pal house committees was completed
today by the republican committee on
committees. Forty-five vacancies
were filled with assignments about
equally divided between those who
supported Representative Gillett of
Massachusetts and Representative
Mann of Illinois in the recent speak
ership contest.
While the committee did not con-
slider the floor leadership there were
several developments Representa-
tive Moore of Pennsylvania announc-
ed that he would not be a candidate
and would urge Representative Mann
to continue as floor leader. Repre-
sentative Mondell of Wyoming. rank
ing member of the steering committee
and a candidate for the leadership,
also said that he would favor Mr..
Mann's continuance, but the Illinois
member reiterated that he would not
offer for reelection.
| No decision has yet been made by
| the committee as to when it will un-
! deftake to select floor leader whip
and IN steering committee.
Complete Committees.
| Republican membership of the COM
| fnittees completed today follows;
! Agricultural---New members Jones,
/ Pennsylvania: Mclaughlin, Nebraska;
\ Purnell Indiana; Ridick, Montana
| Noight, Wisconsin. Republican hold
overs, Chairman Haugen. Iowa; Me-
Laughlin Michigan; Anderson, Min
nesota Wilson, Illinois; Ward, New
| York; Mckinley. Illinois; Mason, New
Hampshire, and Hutch!son. New Jer-
sey.
4 Military New members, Fuller,
4 Massachusetts; James, Michigan.
Kearns, Ohio; Miller. Washington;
La Guardia. New York. Republican
holdovers, Chairman Kahn, Cali
fornia; Anthony, Kansas; Mckenzie,
Illinois; Greene, Vermont; NORM.
Pennsylvania; Hull. Iowa; Gregg,
Pennsylvania.
Judiclary-New members. Boise,
Pennsylvania; Christopherson, South
Dakota; Classon, Wisconsin; Currie,
Michigan; Goodykoontz. West Vir-
gina; Yates. Illinois; Hustled, New
York. Republican holdoyers, Chair
man Volstead, Minnesota; Morgan,
oklahoma; Graham, Pennsylvania;
Dyer, Missouri; Walsh, Massachu-
setts; Reeves. Nebraska.
Rivers and harbors--New members,
Foster, Ohio; Hickey, Indiana; JUL,
Illinois Layton, Delaware; Radcliff,
New Jersey; Strong, Pennsylvania
Republican holdovers, Chairman Ken
nedy, Iowa; Costello, Pennsylvania;
Dempsey, New York; Emerson. Ohio:
Osborne, California, Freeman, Con-
necticut.
Ways and Means Filled.
Nine new members of the house
ways and means committee were
elected today by the republican COM
mittee on committees. They are:
! Copley, Illinois; Young, North Da-
kota; Tilson Connecticut, Mott, New
York; Frear Wisconsin; Bacharach.
New Jersey: Bowers. West Virginia; !;
Hadley, Washington; Timberlake,
e Colorado.
s IIoldover republican members are
Chairman Fordney, Michigan; Moore,
Pennsylvania Green. Iowa; Long
= worth, Ohio; Hawley, oregon; Tread
> way, Massachusetts,.
:, The democratic personnel will re-
j main unchanged, the committeeship
:, having been increased to twenty five
5 by the republicans so the minority
I might retain all members reelected
d to the next congress.
Six vacancies on the appropriations
= committee We're filled by the election
: of the following;
= Champion. Michigan; French, Ida
: no; Magee. New York; ogden. Ken
: lucky; Shreve, Pennsylvania, and
0 Tinkham. Massachusetts. Republican
= holdover members include Chairman
: Good, Iowa; Slemp. Virginia, and
: Wood, Indiana. Hustled of New York
and McCulloch of Ohio were unsuc-
d cessful candidates for new places.
/, The interstate and foreign COM
q merce committee, which will have
a charge of railroad legislation. was
a filled by election of six members
? Denison, Illinois; Ellsworth Mime
: sofa: Merritt, Connecticut; Sanders
: Indiana Watson. Pennsylvania, anG
. Webster, Washington Republican
holdover, members on this committed
g are Chairman Esch, Wisconsin, Ham
=. ilton. Michigan: Wnslow Massachu.
u setts; Parker, New York Sweet
: iowa; Stiness. Rhode Island, ant
y Cooper, Ohio,