Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-03
YOUNGMEN ADVANCE
IN CONGRESS
Sherman, Hepburn, Bur-
ton and Other Stand
Bys Drop Out

of the leaders of the house today. \
survey of the situation which now con.
fronts Speaker Cannon and his lieu.
tenants in the house organization can.
not help but Impress the most casual
observer that the lower house of con-
grcss has suffered some great losses
and that new blood is going to play u
prominent part in future legislation
If 1t cares to assert itself.
There is no gansaying the fact that
Speaker Cannon is worried by the loss
from the house organization of such
cogs as james S. Sherman. now vice.
president; James f. Watson of India
ma, former whip" ON the republican
side: Theodore T. Burton of Ohio:
Jesse Ovorstreet of Indiana: Charles
B. Lands of Indiana; J.sJ. Jenkins Of
Wisconsin; W. 7. Hepburn of Iowa
and Robert Cousins Of Iowa.
Likewise the democrats will miss
John Sharp Williams OF Mississippi
who retires to become senator from
that state two years hence; Stephen
III hlillhN't dlss VI ~ htilEdhs anu w s
Bourkc Cochran of New York.
Fassett May Succeed Sherman.
Just who will take the place Of
James S. Sherman Of New York on
the rules committee has not been def.
nitely decided by Speaker Cannon. IN
the New York state delegation the
man nearest approaching the SHIFT.
mess OF Sherman on the floor is j.
Sloat Fassctt of Elmira.
Fassett is well yersed In things poll
teal and when occasion offers, us II
did when the ship-subsidy bill was un.
der consideration In the closing days
of the last session, he can take the
lloOr and make a speech well worth
listening to. Fassett is Of the Cavalier
type of debater, as Is John Dalzell Of
Pennsylvania. and he Is equally handy
with "stand.pat" arguments and party
fealty speeches.
NJ. L. Olmstead Of Pennsylvania Is
another well.quaiiel "youngster" for
Shcrman's place and SO is James II.
Mann of Chicago. but both are handi.
capped by reason of the fact that Dial.
zell and Speaker Cannon, already on
the rules committee, are from their
states. In all probability New York
will not lose the craftsmanship of the
committee on Indian affairs, held by
Sherman, as Charles l.. Knapp of Low.
Vile Is the ranking member.
New Republican Whip.
James Francis Burke of pittsburg
has been groOmed for James l.. Wat.
sons place as republican whip" for
the past two years. In the ship-sub.
sidy fight. however, James S. Butler
of the same state handled the reins
and did 1t so well that he cut down the
majority against this legislation to a
paltry three votes. Burke managed
the Knox presidential canvass and was
a candidate for his seat In the senate
until the PENNSYLVANIA organization
put a Quietus on his ambition and
named George T. Oliver. Burke IL an
apt student of the game of button.
holing." He has never qualified as a
floor orator. His best piece of legls-
iative work In the last session was
the passage of bill compelling wire
less telegraphy on all ocean. going YES.
sells.
Where Speaker Cannon will find a
successor for Jesse Overstreet of In.
diana as chairman of the committee
on postoflces and pOstroads the speak.
err himself does not yet know To
hold down this job successfully re.
quires technical business knowledge
which no man can possibly possess
without actual experience. The ap.
preparation for the postoflice depart.
ment in the last congress was s23i.,
100000, or $l00,OO0.00O more than for
any other department of the govern.
ment except pensions, and the de,
lmands Of the department are increas.
| ing at the rate of not less than SO.
100000 annually. There Is not man
on the committee at the present time
who is regarded by the house leaders
as qualified to fill the place made va,
cant by Mr.. Overstreet.
Practically a similar condition ex,
lists in the committee on rivers and
harbors. so long controlled by Theo
dore l.. Burton Of Ohio. At the pres
ent time there is absolutely no one IN
the republican ranks who Is capable
of filling his former position In the
house. John w. Weeks of Massachu
sets, with his previous experience as
a banker, commander of the Massachu
sets naval militia and general all
around public man, is probably tn
nearest
James Brock Perkins of New York
has the unique position of q choice In
stepping into the shoes of cithei
Charles b. Lands or Robert G. Cous
ms, Perkins Is the ranking member
on both the committees on prlntini
and foreign affairs and is expected t
take charge of the latter committed
when the time comes.
Hepburn Natural nsureent.