The Washington times., 1905-12-02
.TAWNEY SELECTED
AS NEW WATCHDOG
Is Speakers Choice for Ap-
preparations Chairman.
WILL LEAD REPUBLICANS
District Win Have Good Friend in New
Appointee Is General
Opinion.
WILL LEAD REPUBLICANS

Representative James A. Tawney, o.
Minnesota. Will BE the next chairman
of The appropriations Committee in the
House
The announcement has not as get
been officially made. bat the opinion
prevails that Mr.. Tawney viii be nanI.L
Without opposition
Mr.. Tawney is conceded to be the
logical man for the place. and is know y
TO be tie right hand man OF Speaker
Cannon. lie is the leading Republican
whip OF the West. and viii follow cut
TO the letter the dictions of the Speaker.
The advancement of Representative
Tawney viii also elevate him 10 the
position OF leader of the Republican
party or the floor of the House. Speaker
Cannon wants just such a man Gsori
whom 70 look for aid and the intimacy
that has long been in existence be-
tween the Speaker and Mr. Tawney
tends 10 do away with any possible
opposition thai otherwise would de-
veiop
Among Senators and Representatives
alike Mr.. Tawney's elevation TO be the
Watchdog Of the Treasury is admit
ted to be n desirable selection. The COM
ing Republican leader was congratu-
lated on all sides at his hotel this morn
ing.
Congratulations Premature.
Congratulations are premature as
yet the proposed new chairman said.
The announcement has not as yet been
officially m ade, though 1 understand that
the Speaker has Intimated that he de-
siTes to appoint me to the place. / have
not conferred with Mr.. Cannon since
my name has been connected with the
place / did not desire to solicit his sup
port, and viii not try to bring any in
Iiuence to bear upon the subject
The unofficial announcement that Mr..
1awney would succeed Senator Hem
enway. who was the committees
chairman last year, came as sort OF
shock to some of the members of the
House. Representative Burton. of Ohio.
was looked upon as the most available |
candidate. He has a large following,
and his friends thought he would get
the place However, Speaker Cannon
wanted man who could bring his col
leagues into line in holding down ap-
Tropriations, and gave his confidence in
the Minnesotan.
As chairman OF the Appropriations |
Committee Mr. TaWney will practically |
control the expenditures of the House
and carry out the Speakers wishes to
defeat railroading any appropriation
through the lower house. He has stood /
by the Speaker between thick and thin.
and when the Republican majority or
the House was AT low tide Mr.. Cannon. !
who was then the Republican leader, al
ways looked uDon his young colleague |
from the Northwest to stand by him.
Mr.. Tawney's long experience in the
House 1t is said, was one OF the prime |
reasons why he will be given the prefer
ence when the time for announcing the
appointment arrives: ne new chdlrInail |
knows Intimately almost every man IN
the House He can and always mas con- !
trsued good following. His stralgnt-- |
forwardness In expression, his iron VIII
in advocating right, ana ms II lIrsSlslpie |
cSpressions have easily stamped hif5a as
a man after the Speakers own moiding-
Friend to District.
When Mr. Tawney takes the chair
raanship of the Committee on Appropri-
ations the District of Columbia viii
have 10 fnd new friends in that body.
1t is conceded that as a result of Mr..
Tawney's reported appointment. Mr..
McCleary. who has for years served as
the chairman OF the appropriations
committees subcommittee on the Dis
trict of Columbia. will be given place
on the Ways and Means Committee TO
strengthen the ''stanopatter" forces
there.
In addition TO this loss. the District |
subcommittee loses both the Democrats, |
who were on II. as Benton. of Missouri. |
and Pierce of Tennessee, lost out at
the polls a year ago.
Besides the departure of Mr. Nc
Cleary. another Republican. Burkett, of
Nebraska, is gone. having been elevated
to the Senate This makes a total OF
four of the FIVE members CT the old sub |
committee who viii be gone.
The only one who remains In harness
for the District on the appropriations
committee Is Washington Gardner. of |
Michigan. 1t has been suggested that he |
would be a good man to head the four
mittea