The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-15
a FULL SLATE AGREED ON
Upper Branch Will Be Organ
lied by Majority Party
When Body Convenes.
CONTINUE PENROSE FIGHT
Borah lntimates Fight Will
Be Carried to Floor of
Body If Necessary.

WASH NGTON, May -Rcpub-
ucap senators in conference today
agreed unanimously upon a program
for orcantzation OF tho next senate
bu, deferred discussion OF the op-
posulon ny tho progressive group to
Inc election OF Senators Penrose OF
ponnsylvanla and Warren OF Wyo-
ming as chairmen OF the finance and
appropriations committees. rcspcc-
lively.
with only six OF the 40 republican
members absent. the conference with
complete outward harmony. and by
unanimous votes NAMED slate OF
nominees for senate offices. The alb
sentecs were Senators Cummins, La
Toilette Of Wisconsin, Gronna OF
North Dakota. Townsend OF Michi-
gan, Lenrnot of Wisconsin and Fall
Of New Mexico
Jumnins Chosen.
Senator Cummlns OF Iowa, upon
motion OF Senator Borah or Idaho,
spokesman for the progr essive
group was chosen for president pro
temporc ~ the senate without oppo-
sition Senator Lodge OF MasSa-
chusetts likewise was e-elected re.
publican floor leader. Senator Cur
Us OF Kansas was reelected whip
and Senator Wadsworth OF New
York conference secretary George
A sanderson OF Chicago was chosen
for secretary OF the senate and David
Barry, a Providence, X. l., newspa-
per man, for sergeant at arms.
All committee assignments were
left 10 4. committee on committees
which Senator, Lodge was authorized
10 appoint, and OF which Senator
Brandagee Of Connecticut, OF the
regular group, will be chairman.
Eight othors will be named soon and
another party conference will be
held to receive tho committees re-
port The seniority rule Is expect
ed will he followed closely by the
committee. although some OF the
progressiycs today declared private
y that they would carry their fight
against Senator'S Penrose and War
ren 10 the senate floor.
The conference also authorized
senator Lodge to appoint a commit
Zee on other business, or leg islative
Steering committee, OF nine mem
bers, with Senator McCumber OF
North Dakota as chairman. and Mr..
Lodge an cX-otfiClo member. A
New Of Indiana. also was ordered.
me conference was confined to
me routine business OF plans for or
gahizlng tho senate. II was said the
iacuondl dispute was not mentioned
SeFeh members OF the progressive
group met In Senator Borah's office
uetoIe ne conference and agreed to
nominate senator Cumming presi-
Geht pro tempore, after Senator
Johnson ~ California had rejected a
suggestion from so-called regulars
ohat ne become candidate.
sun Fight Pcnrosc.
me contest over the selection OF
senators Icnrose and Warren tp the
committee chairmanship la expected
W develop In the committee on com
m'uees Senator Borah declared to-
uay ne would not attend the confer
ehCe unless II WAS an omen to the
puullt ana under an agreement that
~nalofs arc not 10 he bound by "A
ments
a i'~ of tho progresslves. II was
ealtd, plan TO absent themselves.
"uue o'hers wcro reported would
,,"te against Senators penrose and
NHfen IN conference, but prepared
ac,ept majority vote. II was
'u 'h'' the progressives would
nwu,h,lnalo w,I, Senator Townsend Of
m'Ch'Ean for chairman OF the II
NAnge committee from the floor OF
ne senate.
,.rrIl'nds Of SenatpS penrose ex-
pressed confidence Aat ne finally
YOU'D head that committee. but
mere was said TO 'he strong sentiment
sIong both factions for election OF
senator Smoot of Utah TO tho ap-
ship '"air man
LEADERS, of both the party groups
,sn'9 .r predictions tonight that
, si'" ~ senate officers selected
5,'y would be adopted next Mon
ag Nh'0 the senate convened. Or
u,. u,..'...'n OF committees howevcr>
n, 'NNo.'o1 togo, over at that time
~ me committee on committees. II
-,, |"Ned would not he able to
''P'r' Hnil late next week.