The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-13
MINORITY SMALL
BUT HARMONIOUS
Lone Democrat in New
Jersey Legislature
Has Some Job.

The democratic minority in ~.
1921 New Jersey logislatur, v,. ..'
rying to catch his train To- g.,y,s..
The little Warren courty .'1
where he off'ciates as mayor
Yes. sir" he was saying .,, -,
mean l--are-am going t1 battle T.!
.ne interests OF our-my party fror
end" '' tae
The house OF assembly of New To-,
SSy coils's ~ OF sixty members Harry
nnuilyon' VINO won by 1900 vote, n
warren county despite j. T,,lt-Aa
majority Of 500, was the l.r, I..0s
crat chosen las; Tuesdly vt. no
manning fifty-ninc assem- .,.,,''
elect, who include two women " ,,',
ministers and a negro are rrnuin'
cans. '"'
Our governor Mr.. Edwards T.,
democrat, you know" Mr.. Rp,v.a
resumed, and with a tw.rsIa +.
his eye--'l ought To be a great be'-
TO him, don't YOU think. pushing m.
administration measures 90 ,loio-
ana all that sort of th,ng?'
Mr. Runyon, who is quite youss
and an eN.service man, while apna1'
enlly realizing the truly heavy p.r,v
responsibility that VIII be shifted n
ms shoulders next year, is nor bir4
TO the humor of the situation.
i've been getting a line ON thingsp
ne said, and | find that there ars
80 standing committees lu the M.
sembly, 10 Joint legislative commit.
tees and that there are alWays
number Of special committees Of 'bs
house. Under the assembly rules the
minority Is entitled to represpntation
on every one of those committees
Looks like I've got my work cut on,
for me, doesn't it?"
From time immemorial Il has bA,
the custom in all legislatures for ls
minority to draw the line OF dcmar.
cation on the very first day u hs
session by placing in nomination and
voting for one Of its own mcmbers
whom 1t has chosen in caucus for
speaker. Mr.. Runyon indicated tha,
ne viii not depart from this custom
But ii will be a simple process.
The minority caucus Will be the
most harmonious and uuict affair
you ever heard of. said he. 1T will
probably be held on the train Be.
tween Belvidere and Trenton There
will be no debate. / will weigh calm.
ly and deliberately the respective
merits and abilities OF the members
of the minority, decide that those Of
Harry Runyon are transcendeht,
place him In nomination and vote
for him. lie will be defeated bu,
not discouraged, and will at once as.
sumo the minority floor leadership.
''Thcrell be one satisfactory and
believe, unprecedented feature about
my floor leadership. The ranks Of the
minority will always be intact, none
of my men will ever run out on me
and l win always be able to deliver
the solid minority vote"
How are you going To manage to
attend to the business OF the forty.
nine or more committees Of which
you will be Il member" Mr., Run.
yon was asked.
Search me- he answered.. I'll
have TO do the best ! can, keep my
eye on the most important ones and
be on the watch 10 protest when the
republicans try to put over any
thing.
"There'll be some fun and a lot OF
hard work In it, he went on. There
are great many democrats left IN
New Jersey--oh, yes, there are, re-.
gardloss of last Tuesdays vote--and
| will have to he spokesman for them
all in the house of assembly, Besides
that, there will be my duties as m0y'
or OF Belvldore and clerk of the war
rem county tax board To discharge
Ny time will be fully occupied