The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-05
CANNON CANNOT
SEE INSURGENTS
SPEAKER WILL APPOINT ONLY
REGULARS" MEMBERS OF I'M
PORTANT COMMITTEES.
TO REWARD FAiTHFULNESS.
Choice Selection Of Assignments VIII
Be Announced in Washington Some
Time This Week.
NJ. FOWLER WILL BE RETIRED.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Aug. "A
choice selection Of committee assign
ments is to be handed out by Speaker
Cannon this week. 1t is impossible to
verify this statement by anything that
is sad by those prominently mentioned
for certain chairmlnshlps but the fact
remains that faithful service and fidelity
to the speaker and the Republican reg
ulars' is probably to he rewarded before
the special session adjourns. 1t is not
likely that there will be any time for
speeches as 10 the merits of the speak
ers assignments. hut this does not indi-
cate that the members of the House are
not personally more interested in Uncle
loe's" programme than they have been
in the tariff.
When certain Republicans waged war
pn the rules which the REGULARS want
ed adopted at the beginning of the eX-
ira session the "iuSurgents were fully
aware that if the fight was lost. the
members defeated would not be likely to
get choice brrths on the committees.
Therefore these insurgents will not be
disappointed, but there are number OF
| regulars" who will of necessity be con-
siderably grieveI as there is a relative
, ~ small limit to the number OF chair
manShips to be dealt out by the
speaker.
Will Retire Fowler.
Representative Charles y. Fowler of
New Jersey was chairman of the com
mittee on banking and currency during
the last Congress, but Mr.. Fowler in
CURED the displeaSure of Mr.. Cannon
10y ''insurging" against the rules very
early in the season, and a little later add
ed To this diSpeaSure by actually coming
out as a candidate for speaker against
Uncle Joe. II is therefore i'll the nature
of things congressional that new cnalr-
man will be named. 1t is no secret about
the House that Representative Nreelahd
OF Sew York is the speakers choice.
This situation applies especially to the
interstate and foreign commerce commit
tee. of which "Col. Pete" Hepburn was
( chairman for 4 number of years. Mr..
Mann is said 10 he the choice Of ;"v
speaker for chairman.
Should the speaker see FIT he may ap-
ply the same programme to the commit
tee on postofliceS and poStroads and the
judiciary committee. both of which viii
De very active during the next session.
REPRESENTATIVE Gardner Of New Jersey
is the ranking member of the former.
! But Representative Dwight OF New
York. who is the Republican whip, has
been spoken Of as a strong possibility
for the chalrmanShlp OF TINS coulhlitlet'
To Succeed Jenkins
Representative Parker Of New Jersey
| IS the ranking member of the judiciary
committee. of which former Representa-
I tive jenkins of Wisconsin was the char
man. Representative Moon Of PennSyI-
vania who has headed the committee
that has had charge of the revision of
/ the laws stands an even chance with
| Parker since the work of revising the
/ laws has been completed.
Conservative members of the majority,
! however, contend that the speaker can
! not afford at this time to create further
enmily by ignoring ranking members of
committees in selecting the chairmen. 1t
/ is said, therefore, that Representative
! Gardner ana Parker will get the post
/ office and judiciary committees respec-
/ lively.
! An entirely different status governs
! the appointment Of chairman for the
! inSnar affairs committee. Representa-
/ tive Cooper of Wisconsin, who was chair
1 man If this committee. in the last Con-
J greSs, is still Il member of the House,
1 but he was one OF those who voted
/ against the Cannon rules and is there
| fore scheduled to lose. 1t is generally
/ conceded Representative OlmStead Of
! PENNSYLVANIA will Superccde Cooper.
The committee on rivers and harhorS
/ is one Of the most sought after pumS.
! II is said Mr.. Alexander of New York
! could have the Craftsmanship of the judi
/ ciary committee if he desired it, hut he
! is understood to covet, aud probably Will
! secure the vacancy left by Senator Bur