The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25

washington Special to Philadelphia
 Record.
 The campaign for the capture Of r-ongress fs quite distinct from the battle for the taking of the Presidency. For two undertakings each big party has in the field separate generals, un- der comma manders-in-chief independent as each other. although always CO., operating. In this great struggle, one is as important a factor as the other. for the capture of the White house, without that of the Federal Capltol along with 1t, would be a hollow vic- tory. yielding but feeble power Wl.h A Republican at the wheel and Dem ocrat at the throttle. or vice versa, the ship of State would make sai, I, nrorress But in spite of their equal importance the chairmen of the Na- tional Committees are always more Tn the 1imelight than those of the con 1ressionaI Committees. and thus, wniie a vast majority of newspaper reaoeIs are familiar with Chairmen Hitcncock ard Mack, few have heard of Cnalrmen Mckinley and Lloyd, nor could guess which of the latter Is the Democra' and which the Republican.
 The Republican Congressional chair man is another William Mckinley to come out of the Middle West and en- fer unon the stage of the national. pc littcaI drama. However, he writes nls name with the middle initial "B. he was serving only his second term in inc House of Representatives when chosan this summer to succeed James e sb erman as congressional chairman. after the latter had received the vice. presidential nomination. This was great compliment to Representative McKinIey.s executive ability, for Sher- man himself had had nineteen'ayears. experience in Congress when chosen for the same responsible position. James Tighlman Lloyd-Lioud or s-ls- souri"-this summer succeeded Rep resentative Jim Griggs of Georgia as congressional chairman of the Demo- crats.
 so both of these rivals are new hands at the chairmanship business, but Lloyd has been in Congress eight years longer than Mckinley. Both nave stuck to the States of their oirtn' ana thew are of about the same age, Mc- Kinley 52. and Lloyd eleven months younger; both have been married an equal twenty-seven years.
 Lloyd taught school, studied law and hecama county prosecutor; Mckinley clerked in a store. then in a bank, and later became managing partner m a banking and mortgage loan business ;. Then he built the water works and an
 
 ana next 1t was a trolley line, and Eventually more water works, more lighting plants and more trolleys. ui1- fiji now he is at the head of twenty such enterprises.
 Former BIaeIksmafh Vice Chairman.
 The Republican army has commits sioned but one lieuxenant-general; the Democrats two-one representing the North and the other the South. Vice. Chairman James A. Tawney of the Re- nnblicans, has been a member of Con- rress from Minnesota since 1893. He was born near Gettysburg. and was wears old when the battle was waged tberk. After the war be hecame a hlaclxsulith and machinist and went west to Minnesota when g.
 He studied law at the forge. and was admitted to the Bar when 27. and was married the year following; but as soon as he had earned enough al his profession he entered the Univer- sity of wisconsin to get thorough