The Holt County sentinel., 1911-04-28
New Pension Committee.

All eyes Of the old soldiers are now
turned upon the committee on 1nva-
lid Pensions Of the House of Repre-.
sentatives. The Democratic caucus
has selected the following members:
Gen. Isaac X. Sherwood, Ohio,
Chairman.
George II. Lindsay, New York.
Carl q. Anderson, Ohio.
John A. NJ. Adair, Indiana.
Joseph J. Russell. Missouri.
George W. kipp, Pennsylvania.
II. N. Jacoway, Arkansas.
NJ. Il. Burke, Wisconsin.
John NJ. Hamilton, West Virginia.
w. }. Fields, Kentucky.
The Republicans continue on the
committee the members of the for.
mer committee which are the fol-
lowing:
Cyrus a. Sulloway, New Hampshire.
Samuel W. Smith, Michigan.
Thomas W. Bradley, New York.
Charles +. Fuller, Illinois.
n. II. Thistlewood, Illinois.
or the Democratic members Gen.
Sherwood has had no previous exper.
ience on the committee. but worked
hard to get an assignment as its
chairman. In which he succeeded.
Representatives Lindsay and Ander.
son have been members Of the com.
mittee for several terms. and have
worked faithfully and effectively in
the interests of, the veterans. Gen.
Sherwo God voted for the Sulloway bill.
but personally opposed IL to senators,
urging that he had q better bill
which he would present. Rcpresen.
tatives Adair. Russell, kipp. Burke
and Hamilton are new members. but
As they made strong appeal to the
veterans to secure their election and
promised 10 support liberal pension
legislation they can be relied on as
the soldiers friends. Representatives
jacoway and Fields are also new
members.
or the Republican members Mr..
Sulloway has been for III years a
member Of the committee and for IL
years Its chairman. during which time
he has endeared himself to the vet.
Grams all over the country for his ex.
cellent work for them. which cul.
minated IN the framing and passage
through the House Of the Sulloway
bill. Representative Smith has also
been faithful aud coi,scient ious
worker for the veterans.
Mai. Thomas W. bradley Is an old
soldier with a tine military record.
lie carried his muskc,, received a
medal Of honor and u brevet Of Ma.
jOr aud was wounded three times.
Representative Charles T.. Fuller
was too young to have been IN the ar.
my, but he enlisted for the Spanish.
American War. and istlloroly IN SYM
patl,y with the veterans. lie present
ct the Sulloway bin at the time Of
Its passage and appeared before the
Senate committee To urge It's passage.
Capt. n. Is. Thistlewood Is also u vet.
eran Of excellent record, having car
ried his musket more than two years
and then risen to Captain IN the 0s,h
H., one Of Wi!der's famous brigade.
lie Is Past Department Commander
Of Illinois, q. A. II.
At this moment the complexion OF
the committee Is very gratifying aud
We confidently ex. Ject that II viii give
the fullest support to Gen. Sherw God
In every measure that looks for the
bettcrmcnt Of the veterans. The ma.
jority Of the committee are undoubi.
eddy strongly In favor of Sulloway
bill. Seven Of the l5 were members
of the committee when II voted unani.
mously to report the Sulloway bill.
and these, with Gen. Sherwood, con-
stitule u majority of the committee.
Therefore he can nj any time take up
and report the Sulloway bill.