New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
SPEAKERS BUSY DAY.
MANY COMMITTEE PLUMS.
Euery House Member Hunts Mr..
Cannon for Special Preferment.
From The Tribune Bureau !

teen hours day now. listening to the perfervd
eioQuehce OF members Of the House. each one Of
whom seeks to impart to the Speaker his own in
controvertible conviction that he is the only
for some choice committee vacancy. Mr. Cannon
listens to all corners with great patience, but be-
yond an occasional That's very interesting he
never commits himself while even the most per-
sistent claimant is received with f sweet but in
scrutabe smile
There five vacancies on the ways and Means
Committee, and these attract the greatest atten-
ton because Of the apparent likelihood of some
readjustment of the tariff schedules Immediately
after the inauguration of the next President Mr.
Cannon has not abandoned his stand pat creed.
and while he says nothing those who know him
insist that ambitious members who wise in
their day and generation will realize that meta
phorically there is written above the Ways and
Means Committee door, NO Revisionists Need
Apply" The friends of Representative Burton OF
Ohio. entertained the idea that he would make a
suitable successor to General Grosvenor on this
committee. but Mr.. Burton has given utterance 10
certain tariff heresies which bar him from thS
committee. and he VIII have to retain the chair-
roanship of Rivers and Harbors while Mr. Cannon
&c SNEAKER of the House. as has been already
statad in these dispatches. Ohio has, however
four other candidates They are Nicholas Long
worth, Grant f. Mouser, Henry T Bannont Ed
ward L. Taylor. jr-. and James hehheuS- NJ
Tav,or IS one Of the most likely candidates MT.
onqvortb might be the fortunate man II he couiu
hiring IN bear the influence OF his fatherin-iaw but
that IS hardly likely. Mr.. Kennedy Is 'eifsu S
having been tainted with the revision scusi' a,lo
My Rannon is not generally reeafoeo "0 go
running Il is probable that Mr. kelfer, OF oiiio
-, losa his seat on Appropriations, ana ne may
ba rewarded with a seat on ways ana 'l7li
Two of the vacancies now belong 10 MINI NIii, $50
and Wisconsin, but these states are
.arge-oDslv near revision IN their sentiments anu
tba oninion seems so be that the Speaker VIA oo
elsewhere for tried and true stand pa'>s.e
.to,,rt Representative Esch OF Wisconsin s'ahus
chance Michigan has a vacancy. as Hie
.ba elevation OF William Alden smith 10 'iie S
and it is expected that Joseph w fofo'eS' -
s,s+-ic+ has aIresdy instructed its delegates 10 e
.,-o, oo,-,e,-.on for Mr. Cannon, Will De the
I,,o,-y man OF course what IS more lnpoF'"h' -
that the Michigan delegation promises - 10 -.
q, ,-s e,,rnort of Mr.. Eordney for the place
rsr has always had a fordness for Mr Sai'hoi-
-, = o-,e,,,y.e-ed that 4 was William Alden
c,,,,b who vas 0ne OF the first public men 10 hoi
tra+a the soeaser for the Presidency Wfllch lie N
IN the aoor of the House three years ago.
Minnesota might have had a Ways ana -heaiS
seat for its hRrdworkins representative H5"i ~
.b Distrsc Frederick c. Stevens, but for the tacr
.ha+ Nr Stevens would prefer to retain rs sea' on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce. anu .ie'e 90
not enough really good things 20 permit o' o''0
mans getting more than one.
The ebsence OF Representative Littauer' OF Ne"
York leaves a desirable vacancy on AppEo
49,. which n is expected, will go TO MI. Free-
80 ~ New York despite the fact that there VIII
he many claimants. 1t is barely posslOi' '
lanes Van Vechten Olcott Will ger the ApPtop
tons assignment and that MI NreelaHu VIZ 81
so-oe.hInE even better. There has been some 'aih
:, NJ oroo+t's getting the chairn1anship OF the
r,-,,.+ea on the District OF Columbia pu' 'ha'
seems hardly likely. Mr. Olcott Is srea' 49, -
with the Speaker. He has seTVeo oh's INV -
h,,t he has obtained d frTner grasp on conditionS
"a ,,a+hoes in the House than some men 90 ~
..7 farms He has proved himself nara "'ihe-
- nss Uon credit for being gifted Win ia
,,,,s or common sense. so that ehe oPeah0 -
,,,. IN nIace him where his talents may oe %
70 fhe House Last year the opeai-1. "a os
o1cat- = member OF the District COMMITTEE i @
:. s,a,lv causes hard feeling to take man iI'ii
-, g., ~ a committee and MAKE aim cii1iI ~
q. -o+ beIeved that the member from 'Hs I .
,-,ct will be so honored. but the DlS'i ~ - A.,
- -. no given 20 Mr. Vreeland ana tne az
snip teN- ~ ,,st-,nanSh,p to Mr. Olcott, although
.he ranking member. Sarnuei w '
gan is the most likely canoioa'e- ,ass va
1.1e retirement OF General 6rosSe0t - and
- .ba chairrnanship of Merchant ,, -Aol-- So,
FISHERIES and desirable seal o1 VIC tao, s,,n
,neuen.tal Committee On Rules II mas - "a
-. .ta. the latter would so TO the eiIei eeO -.
a,5rsart Republican whip. James T. " 60. to
NJ Watson has entered the race Rot 'A0
.to, for Governor OF Indiana, ana 'i1'S uP' :.
-, a,c,,;a.tong II IS essential that members Vi
Ni0- - ,-o-,-,g-+ea should be faithful in their
.-ousa,,ce at the sessions of the House. ioI tl40
meetings are called on short hohce' anu IT.
-. o. likely 70 be absent conducting MS
= - .a,rnaign from now until next spring TINS
,,,r &c likely to fall 10 Representative oheiiAS'i,
NJ Now York who is OF the most hpio aS "ei'
90 ron,,lar members of the House
probably the fate OF the shipping bil' "nlch l''
President will urge in his message ana "hich '
administration hopes to see enacted VIII aepoi1u
on tbe selection OF the chairman OF Merchah'
Marine With the committee evenly divided tho
chairman cast the deciding vote which brought the
hill ont of committee last year. and 1t Is regafoed
ae IkeIv that every aspirant will have to stand
an examination 70 his loyalty to the SUBSIDY
,o,icv before he receives consideration.
A desirable vacancy, especially to Western mem
hers IS the char1nanship Of Public Lands, formerly
hold bv Major Lacey, of Iowa. Frank w. Mondell.
of wyoming the ranking member. wants the place,
tut II is doubtful If he be appointed, because
he is regarded as antagonistic TO the administra-
toms public land policies This might not prove
an insurrnountable obstacle. but If the Speaker is
obliged TO go against the administrators views IN
his Ways and Means selections he may not care
ton.
The retirement Of James w. Wadsworth, Of New
York leaves vacant the important chairmanship
of the Committee on Agriculture. and Speaker
Cannon is seriously considering the entire reorgani
zation OF the committee. The present indications
are that Representative Scott, OF KfEsas. will OBJ
tain the craftsmanship although Representative
Henry OF Connecticut. the ranking member is
anxious for the place
WOULD REPEAL DUTY ON PAPER.