The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
Complete Organization
 For Majority Control Of Next House
M0ndell Selected Floor Lead CT, KnutsOn Named Whip, and Moore, L0ngw0rth, Madden snA Dur'n Steer ing Committee
By Associated Press


 Washington, March 11.-Repub-
 Iican organization for the ma
 jority control of the next House
 was completed today with the se-
 lection of Representative Frank W.
 MOndeH of Wyoming as floor lead
 CT, Representative Harold KnustOn
 of Minnesota ns whip, and Repre-
 sentative WinsIow of Massachu-
 xetts, Moore of Pennsylvania. Long
 worth of ohio, Madden of Illinois
 and Dunn of New York as the steer
 ing committee to have charge Of
 the legislative programme. MT.
 MondeH will be chairman of this
 committee.
 Selection of Mr Mondel was made after Representative James R. Mann of Illinois, republican leader in the last House, had refused to accept the post when elected by the committee. As Mir Mann has not been appointed to any of the House committees he will be left without place in the republican organization unless he accepts appoint ment to one or two vacancies existing in a few of the important committees.
 Representative Longworth of Ohio vainly sought to prevent the commit tee taking up the floor leadership se- lection at this time and after MT. Mann's nomination he refused to vote the. Ohio delegation. which he repre- sented The representatives from h. diana, Idaho and West Virginia also refrained from voting, but the only bat lots casr against MT, Mann were those of the F Massachusetts republicans by Representative Winslow. who was campaign manager for Rep resentative Gillett in the recent speak ership contest.
 EXPECT RATIFICATION
 Committee members generally said they expected the party conference to be called few days before the Con- gress meets in special session, would ratify the selections made by the com mittee. They regarded it as possible. however, that Representative Long worth may call the conferences atten- ton to the strict application of senior ity in committee selections and seek to upset some of them.
 Mir Mondell who seconded the nom ination of MT. Mann for leader. was elected easily receiving 140 votes, with 23 votes cast as present and the re- .riaainder as absent. On the preceding ballot Mann received 154 votes. with Representative fLongw erth of Ohio. whose name was not formally present. ed to the committee, receiving two votes.
 Three candidates were nominated for whip, but MT. Knutson received 11S votes against Il for Representative McArthur of oregon and 23 for Repre- sentative Vestal of Indiana. Repre- sentatiyes Anderson of Minnesota, Reavis of Nebraska, and Scott of Mich igan were unsuccessful nominees for places on the steering committee, the votes for the successful candidates being Winslow 191, Moore 175, Long worth 175. Madden 16S and Dunn 157.
 Final approval of committee assign ments will be made by the committee on committees at meeting next Thursday representative Mann and Moore of Indiana were named to check the assignments and fill any vacancies that remain in the republican roster. A few important assignments, including appointment of member of the appro- priations committee to i'll the vacancy that will result from Mir. Mondeirs s election as floor. leader. remain to be filled.