The Washington times., 1908-06-21
Sherman Indicated That He
Would Like WeSterner
for Successor.
TO AID CHAIRMAN
Difficult TO Call Congressional
Committee Together for Election,
Mann May Go TO Rules.

James \. Tawney, of Minnesota,
chairman OF the House Committee on
Appropriations, will manage the Repub-
Ican Congressional campaign night next
fall with Representative Loudenslager
OF New Jersey as an assistant This
statement can be made on the best Of
authority. Under ordinary ciTcUm-
stances it would he necessary 70 Call
meeting of the Congressional commit
tee TO select a successor to Representa-
tive Sherman, who has been nominated
for the Vice Presidency.
In the present instance, however. il
is said that before leaving New York
for Chicago, Mr.. Sherman felt that he
would receive the nomination for sec
Ond place on the ticket In comforting
with fellow members of the committee
he expressed the opinion that IN the
event of his nomination il would be
well to let Mr.. Tawney manage the
campaign
The membership OF the committee is
scattered from Maine to California, and
il would be a difficult operation 10 call
it together inside Of one or possibly two
months. Because OF his position as
vice chairman. il is regarded as the
best policy TO permit Mr.. Tawney to at
once assume active charge OF the cam
paign and 10 be in no hurry 10 call q
meeting of the committee TO elect him
to the Craftsmanship. to which place
he has no serious opposition
Assume He Wants Tawney.
Mr.. Sherman has not communicated
with the Congressional headquarters in
this city since his nomination, and II
is taken for granted that he desires
Mr.. Tawney TO take up the work.
With the promotion Of Mr.. Tawney to
the Craftsmanship IL VIII be necessary 10
elect a vice chairman. Representative
Loudenslager is secretary of the COM
mittee, and II is believed that he VIII be
elevated TO the more important position.
Representative Mckinley OF Illinois,
who Is treasurer, has been found to be
such a valuable man in his particular
position that il is believed that he win
be retained there.
With Representative Sherman as a
part Of the national ticket. considerable
speculation is now being INDUCED in as
10 who will succeed him on that select
and mighty Committee on Rules. With
Speaker Cannon as the boss OF the COM
mittee, John DaIzeu Of Pennsylvania,
as first lieutenant, and sunny jim
Sherman, as second lieutenant. the
committee, particularly in times Of nh-
clustering has been one 10 COnjure with,
and the ranks Of the majority can be
Joined only after q man has been tried
out on the floor of the House and found
10 be all that the majority believes that
he should be.
Mann for Rules Committee.
a- III Oh r,--,t,a~s NH, bay
been suggested, Representative Mann OF
Illinois takes the lead. At the present
Mr. Mann is pretty busy member. He
has an aIl-summer assignment on his
hands IN connection with the investiga-
lion OF the wood pulp tariff, he being
chairman Of the select committee which
was appointed oy Speaker Cannon 20
investigate the claims OF the news
paper publishers. In addition to this
Mr.. Mann is chairman of the committee
having charge OF the distribution or
rooms in the House office building,
chairman of the Elections Committee,
member OF the Interstate and Foreign
Commerce Committee, and of the Re
form in Civil Service Committee.
Mr.. Mann is looked upon as one Of
the ablest members Of the House, ire
EpeCtlN5 or party. CpUu nm AilS
Speaker. depends TO scan closely every
bin introduced in the House. His work
does not end when the House adjourn5.
He carries TO mis- nome each night. es-
specially early in the session. scores Of
bills. II is practically upon his say so
that the Speaker permits them 10 90
through.
Checks Work of Committees.
II, perchance. the committee TO which
the bills are assigned should slip up
end report favorably upon a bin which
Mr. Mann thinks is wrong. the mem
Der from Illinois is always IN his place
10 object, and 10 point out the evils
OF the measure. II has been said Of
Mr. Mann that from the time he enters
the chamber in the morning until he
returns to his home at night he is never
far enough away from his desk TO miss
what is goinE on, and that he cannot
even be induced TO go down stairs TO
the House restaurant
II is regarded as certain, therefore,
that If Speaker Cannon feels that he
can snare Mr. Mann from the several
important duties 10 which he has been
assigned he will appoint him to the
Committee on Rules, and thereby
make him a member of the famous Big
Five" now composed of Cannon, Payne,
Dalzeu, Sherman, and Tawney.