New-York tribune., 1905-11-16
BURTON'S AMBITION.
Ohio Man You'd Run for Speaker
TO Be Head of appropriations.
rr+ou, The Tribune sureau-l

Tribune buTeaU-l
vvasb,ng+on Nov. 15.-Representattve Theo-
-. = vrr+on of Ohio has confded to certain
of his friends his intention of entering the race
g.. c,satersttp Of the new House in competi-
c., ,vi+r ex-speaker Joseph @. Cannon OF
oorrsa this purpose implies no aSpectauon on
Mr. Rurtop's part of an election as Speaker out
be is understood to be destrous Of developing
sufficient strength in the Republican caucus 10
render himself. according to an ola usage p.os-
alent in that body, the most aVaiiaole canOia0'0
for the Craftsmanship of the Appropf ialio4s
committed which important place was rehoel0o
vacant by the elevation Of Representative
Heneuway to the Senate.
I'd. +bs consensus of opinion among the mem
hers of the House who have arrived III " "o9A
,,9s,+on that the Speaker is going to be some
what embarrassed when it becomes necessary "
se1act a chairman of the Appropriations Com
,ttoa and # is the belief of many that he VIII
-. "a. % outside of the committee to hno
,.,, who can adequately fill the shoes vacateo
~, Mr. Heuenway The ranking member OF ths
Annropriattons Committee is General Bingham
of PENNSYLVANIA, but he gracefuiy stePpeu -
one side when the Speaker selected MS owl SUI
cessor in the person of Mr., HemenWsy' anu ~ -
assumed that he will do SO again. no" tha' =.
&c again necessary to fill the place at the nedu
of the appropriation table
whether Mr.. Burton VIII Iurthet HIS nv
nv announcing his candidacy in opposiuoh ~
.T7ncIe Joe" is an undecided question aihone
his fellow members. Some predict that ne VIII
+ command the support Of "a corpora .
,,,ar4 while still others think it not unlikeiy
A.. ,,a will render himself persona non grata
;+, the Sneaker and perhaps lose even the
,,norta,,t Craftsmanship which he has hIleo 1or
-, 1aars that of the Committee on Rivers
and Harbors .4 tho
eaaLar is a good deal OF stickler for prece-
da,+s and Mr. Burton doubtless believes MI
~onnon could more gracefully promote nm over
.be heads of other members of the Approplld-
tions Committee were he TO establish his posi-
tiou as the second favorite OF the HOUSE iot
the position of Speaker
IF ia also suggested that Mr. Burton may
have taken fright at the reports that MI
Carmen is seriously considering the appoint
roant OF Representative Tawney to the chalr-
,oanship of Appropriations. This would De eL-
fected by a transfer of Tawney from =" "as'
and Means to Appropriations, and or hep'e
sentative McCleary, of Minnesota, VINO stali'
third on the Appropriations Committee, 10 tiie
Committee on Ways and Means an arrange
ment which would not, in all likelihood, greauS
offend Mr. McCleary. In the estimation VI
many members of the House AIr. Tawney pos
sesses to peculiar degree the qualifications t3
the Craftsmanship of Appropriations He is quics
on his feet, states his views concisely an
clearly and when he makes statement ooee
so with a certainty and assurance which cSiIi5
conviction, a qualification very necessary ioi
the chairman of that important committee.
Representative Burton has been in Washlils
ton and has discussed with his friends the pos
sibility of landing the chafrmanshfp or ~ ~
preparations, but he has now gone 10 hot
Springs, Va, for g brief rest, and possibly " %
think over the situation. Mr.. Cannon has thuS
far refused absolutely to commit himseiI re-
gsrding any committees, nurnorously MAINTAIN
ing that It would be 1.-The height of presulnp-
ton" for him TO map out any plan concerh!iiss
committees before he has even been eiectSo
Speaker" but that he is doing some hard thins,.
ing and little quiet comforting on the dincuis X
problems which viii confront him on the aaS
he is elected Speaker is well known