The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-15
Refuses to Act as Leader After
Being Refused Speak
ership.
REPUBLICANS IN HOUSE,
NOT HARMONIOUS
There are Factions in Party.
That May Yet Give Stand
Patters Trouble.

Washington, March 11-Repubh-
can organization for the majority con-
troll of the next house was complet-
ed today with the selection Of Rep
resentative Frank w Mondell OF Wy
oming as floor leader, Representative
Harold Knuteson Of Minnesota, as
whip, and Representative Winslow,
Massa chusetts; Moore, Pennsylvania;
Longworth, Ohio; Madden. illinois and
Dunn, New York, and the steering
committee to have charge Of the Leg
islative program. Mr.. Mondel will be:
chairman of this committee,
Selection of Mr.. Mondell 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 Mr. Mann has not been appointed
to any of the house committees he
will be left without a place in the Re-
publican organization unless he ac-
cepts appointment to one or two va
cancies existing in a few Of the inn
portant committees.
Representative Longworth OF Ohio
vainly sought to pre-, ent the commits
tee taking up the floor leadership se-.
lection at this time and after Mr.
Mann's nomination he refused TO vote
the Ohio delegation which he repre-
sented The representative from Irt-
diana, IDAHO and West Virginia, also
refrained from voting but the only
ballots cast against Mr.. Mann were
those of the 12 Massachusetts Repttb-,
licans, represented by Representative
Winslow who was campaign manager
for Representative Gillett in there
cent speakership contest.
Committee members generally SAID
they expected the party conferences,
to be called a few days before the coz
gress meeting in special session would
ratify the selections made by the com
nittee They. regarded it as possible,
however, that Representative uphk-
worth may call the conferences at-
tention to the strict application of
seniority in committee selections and
seek to upset some of them.
! Mr.. Mondell, who seconded the
! nomination of Mr. Mann for leader,
was elected easily, receiving $50 votes
with % votes cast as present and the
| remainder as absent On the ,preced-A
! ing ballot, Mann received 154 votes
with Representative Longworth OF
Ohio, whose name was not formally
presented to the committee, receiv-
, ing two votes. =
Three candidates were nominated
for whips. but Mr.. Knuteson received
lis votes against ii for Representa-
tive Macarthur Of Oregon with % for
Representative vestal of Indiana.
Representative Anderson of Minnesota,
Reayis of Nebraska, and Scott, Michi-
gan. were unsuccessful nominees for
places on the steering committee, the
votes the successful candidates being.
Winslow, 1911; Moore. ia; Long
worth, 175; Madden, 1853; and Dunn,
l57.
Final approval Of committee assign
ments will be made by the committee
on committees at a meeting next
Thursday REPRESENTATIVES Mann and
Moore of Indiana were named to
check the assignments and fill any
vacancies that remain in the Republi-
can roster A few important assign
ments. including appointment Of a
member of the appropriations COM
mittee to fill the vacancy that will re-
suit from Mr.. Mondell's election as
floor leader, remain to be filled.