The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-12
MONDEL[ NEW
|. FLOOR LEADER =.
QF REPUBLICANS
MANN REFUSES TO
ACCEPT THE POST
Knutson, Minnesota, Chosen
whip" for the Majority
Organization.

WASHINGTON. March 1l.--Rcpuhl!-
can organization for III" majority con-
.trol of rh" r"Xt house WAS completed
today with thu selection of Representa-
..!vr Frank " Moud"ll of Wyoming us
Guor lc...!"r. Representative Harold
KuuiSum al Mnn"sta rs whip and Rep
r,scnlaiivcs Winsiow Of Massachusetts;
Moore. Pennsylvania; Louaw"rlh. ONO;
Madd"n. Illinois. and 1'unn. Nrw YORK.
rs tho $I""rjnG c"iuMit;"" - nave
charr.. Of thr "\"ruiIv" program. Mr..
Mnnd"l! Will be chairman uf ;his conn
mit;"".
Selection Of NIr. Mnud"l! wa* made
after Representative" l1in":; L. Mann ~
Illinois Republican l"rd"r IN IN" last
house. hal refused tu accept the T"si
when rl.c, 81 10y thr COMMITTEES. ~ Mr..
Mann ha. not h"on appointed !" any "'
thr house committees. h" Will h" let
without a plac" ~ The E"puhllCtn or
r:ui&at:uu u:!i"S" H. accepts appoint
;urnf 10 N:!r ar two vacancies "Ni"t:hS
in u few 81 thu !m;,"rtan; committees
i:rpr,*ruiut.v" l."ui:wNrlh of ONO
vairly sought tr pcrVCn! iii" c"mmIttce
tnl;,nr M the Innr toad, :$htp selection
ar ihiS iinc and after Mr Marn$ n"Hii-
,a,Iun hc refused Ia N"t" ia" ONO u'Ic-
rai5"r. whrh he rcrr s'ni"d. Ihc rep
rc$cuInrsv"% frcr Ind a'EH. lean" an"
N,si Nirrin;a also r,irJ.nrd irufu vnl-
ing. hul n" only "aIln's cast aTains'
Mr. Mann w,r" tho*" q: the Twelve
Massachusetts Republicans represented
hv Rcnr"srnialIv" WnSlnw. VIII" WAS
,.,nuairn manager for k"rr' sentative
G.ll,.ii in tho rcr"ri S"HiIk'rSiii' r"hl's' :
t.n,umI,inr members generally sad
iL~y expected The pHriy r"n!"r"nc" |"
br cullrd Il few days l'"t"r" th" congress
: ,n..r,, in special SESSION w"uiH rAtiI% 'hG
: >.i,ctiui: mad" hy tnr committee. En'!
rrrard,.I i, as possible. however, 'h'lt
+ REPRESENTATIVE. lnHSw"rth may "H'l XIV
,.ruI~rrnrr'S attention I" IN S'ri'l h"-
I;,..,,iuu If seniority in comm tic" So
! lcr,lons and seek 10 upset som" OF thcn.
My NondclI who seconded tho n"nI-
,,,in, nj Mr., Mann for leader was
| ..Irritd easily, rrcr;vinE leo votes win
| - v,trs ems, as present and IN" re-
| ,,,iu,Irr rs absent On The nrcccolhS ;
I,,Irt Mann rnrrivcd 1874 votes. win
: Representative I.cnCwnrlh ~! ONO
Who's, name WIS NJ; formally I'F"S''h''o
,n ,lr committee, receiving t"" N"''T.
rbrr. ranlidalrs w,'rc nominated lor
vrriu lul MIR. kuut$rn receive"
, ,,.,...: against IL for representative M'-
! Arthur "f Oregon ana :" l"r t''''
ia,iv, Vcsial If lnd.Ana. EcprrSen.h-
/ ;;y,s Anri,r$"n. Minnesota: k"itF's' .Nr-
; brasfu. and scott. Michigan were WI.
, ,:ur,,,%sr rul nominees for places OH 'HC
>i,"riui: committee. Ih" N"'"S i.r
,.,c..,,..I,,I ,,nI,Iatcs being: Wlnsl"w'
8 l?l; Muur'. Ia; l-"hEW"r'h' ''"'
den. Us. and Dunn. la. ..;,,,.
/ ,%,n.,, p,prnval " committee asS'S"
.,,,,. yr,Il hr mad" l,y IN" committee "n
',.n,,r;;lrrs al. a meeting nr%t ThnrsuaF'
. .1,,..,rcs,nlntivrs Mann and Moore ii m
diam, were named to check III" assign
urrts and I'LL ANY varant'"S INA. w..
main in the Republican roster; It."
important assignments, including a.
',,,,,,,p, rr a member ui the appr"Frl'
alton commit" /" till the vacancy tna'
viii r,s,llt from Mr.. M"ndrlFs election
.,s nnnr leader, remain /" b" hiIcd.