Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-02
TO REWARD FAITHFUL
Committee Chairmanships
Soon to Be Announced.
SOME SELECTIONS LIKELY
Disappointment Probable Among the
Regulars.
INSURGENTS EXPECT NOTHING
Vreeland May Succeed Fowler on
Banking and Currency and
Parker Head judiciary.

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
said by those prominently mentioned"
for certain chairmanships, but the fact
to the Speaker and the republican "regu-
lars is probably to be rewarded before
the special session adjourns. 1t is not
unlikely that there will be any time for
speeches as to the merits of the Speaker
| assignments, but this does not indicate
that the members of the House are not
personally more interested in Uncle
Joe's" program than they have been in
the tariff.
When certain republicans waged war
on the rules which the regulars" wanted
adopted at the beginning Of the extra
session they were fully aware that il they
lost their fight they would not be likely
to get choice berths on the committees.
Therefore, these "insurgents'' will not be
disappointed. but there are number OF
| regulars who will of necessity be con-
| siderably grieved as there is relatively
small limit to the number of chairman
ships to be dealt out by the Speaker.
Vreeland May Succeed Fowler.
Representative Charles N. 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 by
"insurging' against the rules very early
in the season, and little later added to
this dspleasure by actually coming out
as a candidate for Speaker against Uncle
- to In hn
things congressional, that new chair
man will be named. 1t is no secret about
the House that Representative Vreeland
of New York is the Speakers choice.
Mr.. Vreeland was not even member
of the banking and currency committee
during the last session. and his appoint
ment will. therefore, open the way for
the Speaker to make other appointments
where the member named for chairman
has not served on the committee OF
which he will become the head. AS a
result many aspirants who are ranking
members of their committees are very
much concerned lest their aspirations be
in vain.
This situation applies especially to the
interstate and foreign commerce commit
tee, of which Col. Pete Hepburn was
chairman for a number of years. Vice
President Sherman was next in rank to
Hepburn. but his promotion to PRESIDENT
of the Senate leaves Representative Wan
ger of Pennsylvania as the ranking MEM
ber Representative Mann Of Illinois. one
OF the stalwarts Of the House. how
ever, ranks next to Wanger and has been
a most active member Of the commerce
committee, and Is said to be the
choice of the Speaker for chairman. That
the Speaker has decided to give Mann
the place seems to be indicated by the
number of special favors that have been
showered on Wanger during the special
session. The Speaker has on several oc-
casions turned the gavel over to the Penn
sylvanian, and he has been recognized In
tother ways calculated to show the Speak
er's good will.
Post Office and Judiciary.
Should the Speaker see fit he may APP
ply the same program to the committee
on post offices and post roads and the
judiciary committee, both OF which will
be 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 chair
manship Of this committee, although he
declares that he is not seeking it.
Representative Parker of New Jersey is
the ranking member Of the judiciary COM
mittee. of which former Representative
Jenkins of Wisconsin was the chairman.
Representative Moon Of Pennsylvania,
who>has headed the committee that has
had charge Of the revision of the laws,
stands an even chance with Parker.
Conservative members of the majority,
however. contend that the Speaker can
not afford at this time to create further
ennfity by ignoring ranking members Of
committees In selecting the chairmen. It
Gardner and Parker will get the post
Office and judiciary committees, respect
lively.
An entirely different status governs the
% ol,o Co.
sular affairs committee Representative
Cooper is still a member of the House,
but he was one of those who voted
against the Cannon rules and Is there
fore scheduled to lose his place. 1t is
generally conceded that Representative
Olmsted of Pennsylvania will supersede
him.
Alexander May Succeed Burton.
The committee on rivers and harbors,
which is COT the choicest and most
sousht-after plums among the committee
assignments, offers a more unique situa-
ton than any of the other committees
When Theodore E. Burton was elected
United States senator from Ohio the
chairmanship Of this committee was left
vacant. Representative Acheson of
Pennsylvania, who was next In rank on
the committee, has retired from Congress.
leaving Representative Alexander of New
York as the man who would ordinarily
get the berth Of chairman. 1t Is said
that Mr.. Alexander could have the chair
manship of the judiciary committee If he
desired 1t, but he Is understood to covet
and probably will secure the vacancy
left by Senator Burton.
The craftsmanship of the committee
therefore. being practically settled, the
fight with regard to this committee re-
solves itself into the efforts OF various
aspirants to place on the committee.
The foremost OF these is ]. Hampton
Moore of Pennsylvania. one Of the most
earnest advocates of waterways improve
ments. In fact, were 1t not that Repre-
sentative Alexander wants the place him.
self. Mr.. Moore would stand q good
chance of getting the Craftsmanship.
Others who are mentioned for this COM
Tener Of Pennsylvania, Stevens of Min
nesota and Cassidy OF Ohio. The last
named is being put forward by Senator
Burton, whose successor he Is. 1t Is said
that Mr.. Burton would like to keep a
guiding hand on the rivers and harbors
committee through Mr.. Cassidy
The task of appointing committees is q
because there are quite number of MEM
bers who are expected to be 'disciplined''
and q large number of others whose adj
herence to the regulars must be given
recognition. In addition, the fight on
the rules is by no means dead but ONLY
temporarily quiescent, as 1t is well under
stood that it is to be resumed during the
present Congress.
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