The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-10
PRELIMINARlES EASY
But Gillett Will BE Opposed
by Kitchen for Speaker;
One Fight Settled
MISS ALICE IS SATISFIED
She Lands Place on Indian
Affairs Committee. and Is
in job She Wanted

WASl II NGTON, April 9.--Rcpub-
Leans and democrats. meeting sep
aratcly, put things In shape today
fOr the organization OF the house
of representatives 1t noon Monday.
Speaker Gillctt nominated by the
republicans, viii be opposed for re-
election by Representative Claud
Kitchen. democrat, North Carolina.
MIR. GilTctt viii be- elected and MIR.
Kitchen, by reason Of his nomina-
tion, will become democratic leader.
In the new house the republicans
have sol members and the demo
Gratis 1871.
Kitchen Ready for Fray.
Back after "a long rest, Mir. Kitchen
said he felt physically III to carry
| on his work as minority leader. but
at his request representative Gar
rctt. Tennessee, was named as acting
| leader.
At their third caucus republicans
ratified the action OF the committee
on committees and adopted the re-
! port OF the standing committee as-
| sgnmcnts. The action OF the gener-
al committee Ia giving representa-
tion To labor and agriculture on the
steering committee was approved
| Representative Nolan. California.
! who nolds union card, and Repre-
! sentative Anderson. Minneapolis,
| long active In urging legislation de-
Gigned to aid the farming industry.
were added TO the committee. along
! with Representative Greene, Nor-
| mont. W n q succeeds Chairman
Winslow OF tho interstate commerce
over.
Democrats Stage Contest.
The only fight In the democratic
caucus was FOR place on the ways
and means committee which went
TO Representative Tague, Massachu.
aetts, who defeated Representative
Hayden, Arizona, by five votes
Members said Tague won because
ne had opposed the Fordney emer-
gency tariff. which Hayden sup
ported
] Representative Mondell, Wyoming
the republican leader, and Repre-,
sntat.ve Knutsou, Minnesota. re-
publican whip, will serve again. both
having been reelected.
Republican committee assign
ments, aside from those already
published, showed many changes
Seven new members were placed on
| the agriculture com mittee, which
win report out the packer control
bll which failed to reach the house
last session. Thoy are. Williams
Illinois; Sinclair, North Dakota, tht
only nonpartisan republican in the
house; Hays, Missouri: Thorn pson
Ohio: Gerhard. Pennsylvania
Clague, Minnesota; Clarke. New
York.
NiSs Alice Lands Her Berth.
representative Robertson, OK la
homa. the only woman member
was put on Indian affairs, wher,
she wanted to be.
New members OF the naval affair,
committee are BurdiCk. RhOd,
Island. Patterson, New Jersey
Kline. New York: Swing, California
Tne committees which were OK
pcctod to be dropped. woman suf
, fraRe and alcoholic liquor traffic
need Of which, II was said. hat
passed were continued. Repre-
tentative Mann, Illinois. retired a.
chairman OF the former and re
b turned 10 his old status as house FIRE,
lance. without assignment.
Representative Pat NOlin wa
made chairman Of labor. and Repre-
sentative KnutE'n 0f pensions
Tho census committee which mus
pr"pir" o bin for nous" r".appor
tloum"ut has three members, Becdy
- Mainc. Faust, Missouri, Wyant
Pcnrsy sylvauIa.