The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-12
COMMITTEE
APPOINTMENTS,
How Ohio congressman Will
Fare at HendersOn's Hands.
SOME LIVE POLITICAL CHAT
About Ohio Men Io Washington and How
They Are Doing and Also About
Men who Are Going to the
Capital City.
Especial Correspondence.)

Washington, Dec. 6.
Members of the Ohio delegation in
congress are now anxious about their
appointment on committees. Speaker
Henderson has kindly intimataed to a
few of our Ohio statesmen what he
will give them but the Democratic MEM
bers are still up in the air." They all
have their preferences and are thus
liable to be disappointed.
The elegant DIR. Norton was hidden
away last session on the invalid PEN
sion committee. Thatwa something
awful for a man of Docks ability and
ambition. This time he wants to be on
the naval affairs and District of Column
bia committee and may attain his wish.
He has a son in the navy and the son
would lose nothing by having father
on the naval committee even If on the
minority side. The District of Column
bia committee is always a desirable
one. It's members become very popular
in washington. They can be very use
full to the resident citizens.
Congressman Meekison was hidden
away last term on the public land COM
mittee. He wants something better and
ought to have it, though it is not likely
brand, of the Delaware district, had a
good committee, merchant marine, and
Fisheries, also revision of the laws, but
as Lybrand expects to try for third
term he will be helped good deal If
Speaker Henderson hands down some
thing better this trip.
|. Lentz, of Columbus, has a place on
military affairs, which in time of war,
IL. HI nj Tor ~
made the most out of it. Kerr, of Mans
| field, was on patents and invalid pen
sions; neither very desirable, and as he
| is now third term member he may
do better. Brown, of Lebanon, was on
three mmittees-railways claims, and
expenditures in interior department. He
is ambitious for a small chairmanship
| but will hardly reach. 1t is no sure
thing that he will get back for a third
term, as Judge Smith, of Xenia, and
| d. O. Morrow, of Highland, are after
| his seat. Northway, who died, had
three committee places and one very
| important place on appropriations
Dick his successor, will probably do as
well if not better as Henderson owes
much to Dick for the latter's help in
ending the speakership contest months
| ago. MBInDeTS lllG lJIH OIllO
trict are generally well placed as they
are sure of long service in congress
Every speaker remembers that Gid
dings, Garfield and Taylor, had many
terms and there is no reason why Dick
cannot continue as long as he wishes.
| Van Vorhis was on banking and
currency and alcoholic liquor traffic in
the last congress, and as he is in his
| fourth term will expect a small chair
manship. Tayler, of Lisbon, will be con-
tent with the craftsmanship of elections
No. l and his old place on the private
land claims. With the Roberts case and
contested election cases, Tayler will
have all he can do in addition to the
demands of his constituents for dis
trict affairs. Danford, who died in
June, was chairman of immigration
one of the important committees. His
successor, Gill, will not expect chair.
manship at once but will be well placed
probably on manufactures or commerce
for which his long business training
makes him peculiarly adapted Gil
is applying business methods to his
| congressional work. He has
rented offices of his own outside o
his hotel and has a secretary and steno
grapher at work all the time.