Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-19
DISTRICT COMMITTEE
Announcement of Membership
by the Speaker.
ELEVEN NEW SELECTIONS
Seven, Including the Chairman, Are
Veterans in the Service.
RESIDENTS OF LARGE CITIES
Men Chosen Who Have Been Fa-
miliar With the Affairs Of I'm
portant Municipalities.

ue Ol the C0luInlkU6e
on the District OF Columbia was an.
nounced by Speaker Cannon today. AS
has been stated in The Star, Representa-
tive Samuel w. Smith of Michigan heads
the list as chairman, and the other men,
bers. chosen with the greatest care by
Speaker Cannon. are largely from great
cities throughout the country. 1t IS gen.
orally conceded that the individual and
collective membership is excellently well
qualified to frame and recommend legis-
lation affecting the interests Of the res
idents Of the National capital.
The new members among the republic
cans are Representatives McGavin Of Chi.
cago, Kahn of San Francisco, Cary OF
Milwaukee, Nye of Minneapolis. Moore of
MILAN of New York and Foster OF
Evansville, Ind Representatives Olcott
of New York, Taylor of Columbus, ONO,
and Campbell Of Kansas and Chairman
Smith have seen service on the committee
| and are reapponted.
The democratic members are Represent
atives Sims of Tennessee, Meyer OF LOU
isiana, Shackleford of Missouri, who have
been reappointed, and Johnson Of Ken.
lucky. Murphy of Wisconsin. Brodhead OF
Pennsylvania and Aiken OF South Caro-
| lima, who are new members.
| The District Of Columbia Is growing 50
rapidly from legislative viewpoint that
Speaker Cannon this time gave even more
than ordinary thought and care to the Sc
| lection Of the House committee. which has
immediate charge of all matters AFFECTING
| changes In the local governmental system.
Consequently in making up the body ne
was careful to select as new members as
| far as possible men who were familiar
with the internal affairs Of large munich
| palitieS.
McGavin and Kahn.
Representative McGavin Of Chicago was
born in Illinois and has lived all his life
in the state. He has practieed law in
Chicago since $780, and in 1903 became
assistant city attorney. He was kid in
the Fifty-ninth Congress. His interest in
District affairs ever since the beginning
Of his official residence here has been
great and he is delighted with his assign
ment to the District committee.
| Representative Kahn Of San Francisco
Francisco. and after ten years on the
stage in the support Of number Of stars
of his day returned to the Golden Gate
city in 1880 and studied law. In 1892. he
was elected to the legislature of the state
and In 1894 was admitted to the bar by
the supreme court of the state of Cali
fornia. He has been a member Of the
House since the Fiftysixth Congress. IN
seven of the ten assembly districts in
Mr.. kahn's congressional district were
completely devastated, and the other three
partly DESTROYED. the registered vote in his
than 1900 in 1906. Mr. Kahn is inter-
ested in local affairs; he is recognized as
! an able, impartial and intelligent member
and is one OF the most popular men in the
House.
Cary and Nye.
Representative William Joseph Cary was
born in Milwaukee, forty-two years ago
| nd
left an orphan at thirteen years Of age
with five younger children and began
| work as a messenger boy, the little tots
being placed in an orphan asylum. At
eighteen he was telegraph operator and
at nineteen took the younger children
from the asylum and gave them a home.
He was elected alderman of Milwaukee
in 1900 and reelected in 1902. In 1904 he
was elected sheriff Of Milwaukee county
with plurality of 11.0O0. leading his
ticket by 5000. This is his first term in
the national legislature.
Representative Frank Meilin Nye was
born in Maine, educated in Wisconsin,
held offices in that state and now comes
to Congress from Minneapolis. He is Q
lawyer. ex-district Attorney Of Polk coun-
ty. Wisconsin. ex-member Of the Wiscon-
sin assembly, and when former Senator
Spooner was first elected to the United
States Senate, Mr.. Nye made the norninat-
ing speech In the legislative caucus in his
Hennepin county from 1893 to 1897, and
prosecuted many important cases. This
is his first term In the House.
4 Samuel Mcmillan.
Representative Samuel Mcmillan has
lived in New York city and up the state
since he was nine years old. He is inter.
ested in large affairs, banking and other
wise, and for twelve years was a member
OF the board OF examiners Of the building
department Of New York city. and park
commissioner and president Of the board
for three years under Mayor Strong's ad-
mnistration. This is his first term in
the House and it Is predicted that he will
make a valuable addition to the House
District committee.
]. Hampton Moore.
Representative j. Hampton Moore
served in the House during a portion of
the Fifty-ninth Congress, and is already
we'll known in Washington. He was born
/ at Newberry. N. j., In 1864. and was edu-
| Gated in the common schools. From 1870
| "a 1850 he Ia w of7ca how opd Stp