Show MANN NAMED AS MINORITY fLOOR LEADER Illinois Member Is Choice of Republican Caucus for SpeaKer WASHINGTON ASHI April lR pr tire the James Jamel R. R Mann of Illinois was unanimously chosen candidate for speaker speak speak- er fir and floor leader Iader of tho the Republicans In the the house of representatives at a n caucus held In the thc house chamber last night He was proposed to tho the caucus by former Speaker Ss Cannon and received the support of the regulars and those in insurgents insurgents In- In who were present His Indorsement means that he ho will receive the Republican votes In the tho hou today when whon 11 n sneaker Denker is elected elected elect eJect ed d and that he io will become become- tho the active head of the minority party In the house housu More Moro than a dozen Insurgents were not present at the caucus In th the afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon tho the insurgents held a m at which six forty wore were either present or accounted for For more than four cur hours they discussed discussed dis dis- dis cussed the tho party part leadership and the method of or filling filling- committee assignments Many of or those who are aro opposed to Mr 11 Mann did not attend the thc caucus There was no concerted action how however hower er to toward toward toward to- to ward disagreeing from the general party parI Among the insurgents who were absent absent ab ab- ab sent were Representatives Norris of or Nebraska Murdock of Kansas Lenroot Nelson and anti Cooper of ot Wisconsin Hau f. f n antI Hubbard hubbard Hub Hub- bard of Iowa Davis lInd Lindbergh anti and Anderson of Minnesota ant and Kent of California Several Se ot other el Insurgents had hadnot hadnot I not reached the city Proceedings Harmonious The Tho caucus proceedings were harmonious har bar except on eu the thc method of selecting select In lug ing the minority members Q of the thc standIng standing stand stand- ing lug committees of tho the house On this proposition there thero was a difference of ol opinion between those who had advocated advocated advocated the appointment of the thc committees commit commit- tees I by Mn Mr Mann Iann and those who wanted to follow toll ow the thc lie Democratic plan clan of having havinga a special committee to select the tho others Speaker Cannon strongly advocated the tho selection of ot the minority committee m members b by the tho R Republican floor leaders leader In a characteristic speech he reviewed lowed his eight years ye ns as speaker and ml pointed out the thc satisfactory results which he ho be believed believed be- be had been obtained bv hr placing niacin upon one man tho the of selecting the members of the committees Mr Madison of Kansas who had been beena a II leading figure at nt t the tho afternoon meetIng meetIng meet- meet Ing lug of ot the thc Insurgents advocated the plan of ln hn having a committee on committees He said It ii was the only onh proposition that he ho consistently could support as the thc legislative bod body of his state had declared in favor ra of it The proposal to put tho the appointive power powel in iii tho ho hands of or Mr Ir Mann Iann was submitted U by y Mr Olmstead of or Pennsylvania Pennsyl vania ono of tho the Republican loaders loader The Tue substitute calling for n a committee of ot ev n Republicans headed beached b by Mr h Mann to act as a a committee on committees wa was offered by Mr 11 Good of ot Iowa an Insurgent Long Debate The debate over o the committee proposition continued for tor tw two hours and There were many advocates ad of hi tho the coin com on Oil committees in addition to the tin Insurgents The Tho caucus was as marked by the thc first firs protest of the Republican minority a against the action of thc the Democrats In dividing up the committee places Mr Ir Mann presented presented pre pie a lengthy protest against Increasing increasing ing tho the number of ot members on the fifteen fifteen fifteen teen leading standing committees without without without with with- out proportionately increasing the number number num nurn- ber of places given to the tho minority party Th The prote protest t said this would be an unfair unfair un un- un fair fall apportionment of majority ami J mi mi- I- I representation and ana contrary to tin tin- practice of past congre congresses It declare 1 J that whenever the lie membership of Ih tin itic committee Increased in tho lie pa past t. t It has been customary to Lo give the thc minority a u fair proportion of the increased member member- ship The CAUCUS selected Mr Currier of ot Now v Hampshire as permanent chairman RUff and Mr Ir Kendall of Iowa an Insurgent ent as secretary Mr Dwight of New York was not again nominated for or Republican whip as ho announced last Jast congress ho he would not again be a candidate The Thc caucus Indorsed all aU of ot the eleven cloven off officers leers who havo have served In ln the Republican Rep house None Sone of ot these will be re elected however how how- ever er except the chaplain Rev Rc Henry M M. M Coudon Couden who has been chosen by the thc Democrats Mann Gets Cheers Following the nomination of ot Mr Mann MannAS I nn AS the new now candidate o for for speaker lie he was escorted I into to the caucus room b by Mr Ir Cannon Mr Madison of ot Kansas and Mr Catlin of Missouri The Uv live from Illinois who has been Mr Ir Cannons Cannon's Cannons Can Cnn non's chief lieutenant and warm warm admirer was received with rising cheers After ACter a lengthy debate the tho caucus voted down a plan similar to the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic method of making committee appointments ap ap- ap- ap through a R special commit commit- tee It Il placed In the hands of Mr Mann authority to name the Republican members mom mem bers of the standing standing- committee A A. substitute plan calling for tor a 11 committee was wall voted down 79 73 to 33 33 but the Republicans present are left heft free treo freeto to take whatever action the they desire ii In Inthe the house in supporting or 1 opposing a 0 rub rulo rula providing for tor a committee on on commit commit- committees tees Chairman Underwood of ot the thc Democratic ways was and means committee will as t tho the thor r result of tonight's action by the tho Means conf confer r with Mr Mann as to tho ho filling of the Republican places on al aU all allcorn corn committees mit tees Tho The Democrats have hn decided to give both committee assignments Irrespective of ot the two largo large parties |