Evening journal., 1905-11-13
CANNON LOOKING
FOR A CHAIRMAN
Speaker Wants Suitable Man
to Head Committee on
Appropriations
RIGHT MAN is HARD TO FIND
By Willlam Woln smlih.

Washington, Nov 13-Not since the
organization of the Fifty-fourth Congress
has the Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives been called upon TO hn the
craftsmanship Of its most important COM
mittcc, that which holds the strings Of
the national purse. Events have so tram
spired since the election OF Reed 20 the
speakership and the appointment Of
Dingley TO the Craftsmanship OF the Ways
and Means Committee at the beginning of
the 9th Congress that the committee
which deals with the tarin has been re-
legated to second place. the Committee
on Appropriations taking precedence.
This Is the committee for which Mr.. Can
non win have to find "A suitable head AS
a rule the chairman Of the Committee on
Appropriations. as those OF other COM
mittees. worked themselves up from the
bottom Of the list. deaths and resigna-
tions or defeat at the polls finally plac-
ing them at the top and giving them
chairmanshps
Speaker Cannon has his own ideas on
what kind Of a man should be at the
head Of this particular committee and he
is likely to go outside the membership TO
find his chairman. First and foremost his
man must be an economist Of the first or
der on the matter of appropriations and
stand-patter on the tariff. He must keep
down expenditures so that there need be
no cry of more tariff for more revenue
He must have something of personal
. following on the floor and must be a good
debator. as he viii be the personal repre-
sentative OF the speaker.
The names Of Representative Burton
| Of Ohio. Hepburn. Of Iowa. Tawney, Of
| Minnesota and McCleary OF Minnesota,
were mentioned IN connection with the
place. McCleary is member Of the COM
mittee where he stands at the head Of
those available. Next comes Littauer of
New York, "a manufacturer and per-
sonal friend of Mr. Cannon. in no one OF
these men. however. does the speaker
find his ideal it Is said. Some are sound
politically from the speakers viewpoint;
some have good personal following and
some are excellent debaters. But all these
points are not combined in any one.
BURTON DOES NOT SUIT.
Mr. Burton is an able speaker and one
OF the closest students in the body, al
ways commanding attention when he
addresses the House. But he is not amen
able to party discipline. He has his own
ideas Of what may be right or wrong and
has not always proved himself a "stal-
wart." In addition. he has made a won
derful chairman Of the Committee on
Rivers and Harbors as which he ha.
pushed these improvements and while
saving the country millions by his refus
al to countenance jobs by distributing
pork to get votes to put his bill
through.
! Col. Pete" Hepburn is one Of th
most incisive speakers in the House, ant
- beyond doubt its most interesting de
5 bator His experience extends over
E period Of many years. He has made man!
enemies by the severe drubbing he ha
= given his opponents, but no man is NOR
D listened to than he when he arises 4
= champion or to attack public measure
: He is chairman of the committee on In
terstate Commerce before which all 18th
{ mian canal and railroad rate Legislation
will come and his experience there vii
cause the Speaker TO hesitate seriousl,
before he transfers him TO another post.
TAwNEY NOT A sTALWART,
Mr.. Tawney is one of the speakers mos
trusted men on the floor. capable in al
matters of legislation and has long beef
the Republican whip" But he, too. is no
stalwart Of the tariff and the revenu
question lie has in the past advocates
3 revision and was one Of the ''insurrection
; lists" during the last Congress.
Mr.. McCleary and Mr.. Littauer ar
both stand-patters. There is no discoun
on those lines as to their capacity for IN
r place. Mr.. McCleary goes the stand-pai
ters even one better for he has hereto
fore announced himself as favorin
putting the tariff wall even higher tina
+ it now is Neither of these gentlemen
4 however. have a very strong personal fol
I lowing which floor leader should hay
, i'm the coming Congress more than eve
D before. not only to combat the Demo
Gratis who will be making all sorts Of pc
q litical capital. but to hold in line IN
s very large contingent OF new Republican
who came In with last years landslide
Mr.. Cannon is thinking hard and Will
he has not vet announced his man IL ca
be said now that that Chairman. whaf
ever his name may be- viii be OF the Car
non brand OF statesmen and that th
speaker through him win be the control
ing voice in the committee which wi
provide the funds for the operation Of III
government during the next two year