The sun., 1919-05-27
PENROSE WINS OYER
LIBERALS PROTESTS
Republican Conference Picks
Pennsylvania to Head the
Finance Committee.
FIGHT MAY GO TO FLOOR
Democrats Working Hard to
Drive o Wedge Into Breach
Of Opposition.

WARRINGTON, May 2s.-Libersl Re-
publicans Of the Senate lost their fight
in party conference to-day over the SCI
lection by old line leaders Of Senator
Penrose (Pa) as chairman of the
Finance Committee by a vote Of s5 to s..
Senators Cummins Uowa), johnson
(Cal), Mccormick (Ill). McNary
tore). and Kellogg (Minn,) voted
against Mr.. Peprose.
No record vote was taken on the
chairmanship of the Appropriation
Committee. The opposition to Senator
Warren (wyo.) faded away, and he
was chosen without protest.
The rest Of the group Of liberals,
WHICH has dwindled from twelve to five
during this fight. didn't show up Mt all.
There was no DEBATE over the selection
Of Senator Penrose, but there will !
another party conference tomorrow
which will be open to the public and the
liberals will be allowed to lay the rea-
sons for their objections before the
world and the reporters
Whether the opposition to Mr.. PEN
rose will be carried to the Senate floor
still remains somewhat Of q mystery
which was not made any clearer to-
statement:
I'VE have not now and never had any
intention OF leaving the control Of the
Senate In the hands OF the opposition
political party. We are simply in the
position OF differing with some of our
colleagues on important public questions
and desire to urge our views consistently.
1t Is In no sense a personal fight"
nemocra - TRY IN Widen nr..ch
The Democrats so far have been I'M
prepared to get down to organizing the
Senate because they have wanted the
Republicans to vote on each chairman
ship separately, which the old line lead
ers have refused to do. The Democrats
are anxious to do all they can to foster
the factional troubles of the majority
and would be delighted to force the
| liberals either to vote for Mr.. Penrose
| or to see a Democrat voted in as chair
man of the Finance Committee.
Therefore. the old line leaders are
hopeful that the atmosphere will clear
considerably at the conference to-mor.
row and that there will not be more than
one or possibly two Republican vote:
withheld from Senator Penrose when the
| organization il taken up by the Senate
! itself. With Senator Gerry Or. ID GU,
of the country, two votes taken from the
Republican side would still leave II q
majority of one
Another way out Of the difficulty la.
been suggested and that Is to leave The
craftsmanship OF the Finance Committed
to the committee itself. Republican.
opposed to Mr.. Penrose might agree L
! support such a motion and, the com
mittee being dominated by Republicans
they would quickly and quietly cleo
him chairman.
G. o. p. Committee Assignments
Announcement OF Republican com
kmittaef ieisnments in. the Senate wa
| made to-day as follows:
Foreign Observation-Disclosures members
'T.o,iSe, (dass). chairman: NMcCurnbe,
| IN. d.. Borah tIdAho), Brandege'
Comm, Fail IN. M, Knox (Pa.) ane
Harding (Ohio). New members, John
son tCal), New Ond and Moses
(N.H.).
Finance-Hoidover members. Penros,
tPa), chairman; McCumber, smoo
(Utah), la Toilette (wis) and billing
ham (Vt). New members. Mclean
Comm. Curtis (Kan). Watson Und)
Calder IN. ~ and Sutherland (W. Va
Lodge and Townsend (Mich.) retired
from the committee.
Appropriations-Hold members
Warren (Wyo). chairman: Smoo
(Ctah). Jones (Wash.), Curtis (Kan }
Kenyon CIa.) and Sherman (nl). New
members. Gronna IN. d.. Hale (Me.)
Spencer (Mo,), Phipps (Col), Newberr.
(Mich.). Senator Calder retired.
Interstate Commerce-Holdover mem
bers, Cummins Ia.). chairman; Town
send. la Toilette. PoindeNter wash
Mclean, Watson ana Kellogg. New
members. Fernald. Frelinghuyeen "a. J.
and Elkins wv. Va.).
JudIeiary-Holdove members. Nelson
tMinn), chairman; Dillingham;. Brande
gee. Borah. Cummins, Colt and Sterling
New members. Fail. Norris and Kellogg
| Senator Poindexter retired.
Milifary-Holdover members. wads
: worth IN. ". chairman: Warren. Suth
erland, New. Frelinghuysen, johnson