Evening star., 1933-03-03
RA|NEY WILL SHARE
,SPEAKER'SP0WERS
New House Chief Plans to
Work With Steering
Committee.
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tCOntlnueQ from rlISt FdscO
the history of the Democratic party.
We have a Steering Committee. Object
of the committee is to keep the party
together and not to attempt to put
through any legislation unless our party
has the votes to do it.
THE Steering Committee assures
solidarity of the party in support OF
President Roosevelt. I will support
President Roosevelt to the limit. What
ever the Roosevelt program is We are
going to do that and no more. If
necessary we will only organize COM
mittees to deal with the program"
Regarded as a Liberal
Rainey is regarded as liberal. De-
spite his years, he has shown vigor and
fearlessness in his leadership. FIRE.
quently he has clashed with the con-
servative clement ir his party.
The Speakers powers in recent years
have given him wide authority in die
tating policies and deciding the fate
of legislation. There has been agita-
ton Tor a Steering Committee made up
of members from scattered sections OF
the country. The Republicans long
have had such committee
Rainey won with 166 votes. Is more
than a majority of the 301 present.
Representative McDuffie, the party
whip. received 112; Rankin, 90; Jones,
,. and Bankhead, l. Byrns received
Isl votes for the floor leadership to 140
for Representative Bankhead of Ala
bama
Rainey's nomination on the first bal
lot was brought about when Byrns and
Crosser of Ohio withdrew from the
race, and Cullen of New York threw
delegation to the Illinois veteran.
Representative Crump, Tennessee
Democratic leader, was given credit for
engineering the shift that threw the
votes of the other candidates to Rainey.
Tammany, which had been waiting to
Jump on the bandwagon, acted at the
last moment.
Texas Backed Rainey.
Rainey also received unexpected sup
port from a group of Texas members,
rounded up by Representative Bu-
chanan, who will succeed Byrns as
chairman OF the powerful Appropria
tions Committee.
the House under the Liberal element.
McRuffie, reported to have been sup
ported by Speaker Garner, was re-
garded as a conservative. Many of
the l27 new members-elect. most of
whom are labeled as liberals, threw
p their support to the Illinois veteran.
The Democrats met behind closed
doors at 4 o'clock. Rainey's strength
was indicated when Lea of California
was elected chairman of the caucus.
Gregory Of Kentucky secretary, and Jed
johnson OF Oklahoma assistant secre-
tary. Byrns placed Rainey in nomi-
nation and Crosser and Cullen sec
onded the nomination. Bankhead nom
mated McDuffie and Connery of Mas
sachusetts spoke for the Alabaman
Doxey of Mississippi nominated Rankin
Immediately after the announcement
of the vote by Lea. the Democrats ap-
plauded. and McDufie and Rankin
made speeches pledging their loyalty to
the new leadership.
Election Is Assured.
The Democrats have nearly 200 more
members in the new House than the
Republicans, SO the election of Rainey
nee, Representative Smell of New York,
is assured. The Republicans have lit
members in the next House.
A committee Of five is to be appointed
to draft a plan for the creation of the
Steering Committee, and it will be con-
sidered at a caucus before the special
session of the new Congress. At that
time vacancies on the Ways and Means
Committee also will be filled.
The Democrats will be called into
caucus by Representative Lea. the eau
Gus chairman, as soon as it is learned
when the special session will be called
Service Broken in 1920.
The huge, wfite-topped figure Of
Rainey has been a familiar sight in
the House almost continuously since
1903 His service was interrupted by
the Harding landslide Of 1920, but he