Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-18
FIGHT FOR CHAIR
ST|RS THE c. O.P.
RESIGNATION OF CoRTELYoU
STARTS TROUBLE
Succession to Leadership Of National
Committee Of Republican Party Of
Man Hostile to Fairbanks
Creates a Stew
Sf,ecinl to The Herald.


stew on the fire in the G.. O. p. Mt
Cortelyou has at last proved the truth
of the many rumorS that have been
floating about for two years or more
that he was about to resign the chair
manship of the Republican national
committee ,and has actually given to
the public the formal notice of his
withdrawal from that position. This
has started the pot to boiling. Captain
Harry S. New of Indiana is the vice
chairman, and under all ordinary rules
is entitled to step into the shoes cast
off by MIR. Corteyou and wear them
until the committee meets and selects
chairman itself.
1t is that accession of Captain New
that brings on the trouble. Among the
thousand and one rumors that have
been floating around is one that Mr..
New is decidedly hostile to the aspira-
tions of Vice President Fairbanks, and
that the friends of the latter are de-
sirous of preventing New from acting
even temporarily as chairman.
Mr. New has repeatedly declared that
If Mr.. Fairbanks decides to let his
name go before the convention he will
have the unanimous and enthusiastic
support of the entire Indiana delegation
with that of the Hoosier contingent that
is always found at national conven-
tion. Notwithstanding this emphatic
statement of Mr.. New, still some of
those who would be wise contend that
1t is through the influence of the
friends of Mr.. Fairbanks that the op-
position to Mr.. New as chairman is
stirred up.
House Members Take Senate Seats
Three members of the house have
been promoted to the senate in the
past few days. 1t is true that they
will not take their seats for some time
txuo of Ia, Of Ia rob A bIIt
as they have all been indorsel by A
caucus of the majority of the legisla-
ture in each instance, their election is
assured
Everyone is pleased with the selec-
tion of William Alden Smith to sue
ceed General Alger. Mr.. Smith began
his service in congress with the Fifty
fourth congress and is now serving his
sixth term. The last time there was
contest Mr.. Smith received 10000 votes
to 1900 for the Democratic candidate, |
whose name was also Smith. The last
election the Democrats did not think 1t
worth while to put up an opposing cam |
didate so Mr.. Smith was unanimously |
elected. He is 46 years old and at pres |
ent his only committee assignment is |
on the ways and means committee of
the house.
Scarcely less popular with his asso- |
ciates Is Representative Curtis of Kan
who was appointed to the vacancy left
by the resignation of Senator Burton. |
Curtis has Indian blood in his veins
and has been a leading member of the
committee on Indian affairs. He has
also served a long time in congress,
having been originally elected to the
f1fty-third congress-
The youngest man of the three is
Representative Dixon, the representa-
tive at large from Montana, who will
succeed Senator Clark. He was born in
1867 and will be 40 years old next July.
He is serving his second term in con
gress. 1t is said that Representative
Dixon has been recognized by the
speaker for the purpose of calling up
bills more times than any other repre-
sentative during his term of service.
Would Gust John Sharp Williams
Certain Democrats who are not
pleased with the committee assignments
dished out to them by Representative
Williams of Mississippi propose to GUST
him from the leadership of the minority
next session. They have selected Rep
resentative Clark of Missouri to turn
the trick, but Clark is not greatly in
terested in the proposition.
Representative Williams is by far the
ablest leader the minority has had in
the past ten years. AS the Republicans
have had about 100 majority, Mr.. Will
liams has been unable to accomplish
much as leader of the minority, but he
has done the best he could.
He will probably be elected to succeed
Senator Money, but as that does not
take place for some time yet he will
remain in the house for several years.
Behind the disaffection is the fact that
Representative Williams faVors Bryan
and has always been opposed to Hearst.
Consequently Hearst has marked him
for slaughter.
Many members of congress in times
gone by have apparently acted upon the
theory that the District of Columbia
was created primarily for experimental
purposes and that this was the proper
place to exploit their fads. The latest
proposition which is attracting local
attention is that of a member of con-
gress named Weber, from Ohio MI
Webber wants to have prohibition in
the District of Columbia.
He told the district w. c. T. u. when
he appeared before them the other day
that his bill to establish prohibition in
the district had a good chance of being
passed. Where he got this idea no one
knows.
Civil Service Rules Amusing
Among the recent government pub
lications using the abbreviated form Of
spelling Is one issued by the civil ser
vice commission giving instructions to
those who desire to undergo eXamina-
tions 1t will be noticed among the
rules is one that for every word mis-
spelled a demerit of five points win he
charged, The commission used the now,
the applicant uses the old-spelIs
through with all its letters-Will he be
marked down? To be on the safe side
ii will be we'll to spell it both ways.
There have been many funny things
in civil service examinations. A few
years ago an examination was being
held by the local board in one of the
cities of the middle west. In one Of the
dictations the word separate" occurred
three time. Nine applicants We're talk
ing the examination, Six of them
spelled it Separate" three "seperate,"
and the three We're given a correct
score, while the six We're marked down.
AT the same examination one of the
questions propounded was "Name the
,.itr hot d