Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
GOOD COMMITTEES
FOR THE DEMOCRATS
Massachusetts. and Good Of Iowa, to
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Massachusetts, and Good Of Iowa, to
represent the minority.
| Representative Kendall and Repre-
sentative Kennedy are the other Iowa
Republicans who now hold choice COM
mittee places. Mr.. Kendall is on the
foreign affairs committee the most
desirable of all from a social stand
point, and Mr.. Kennedy Is on the riv-
ers and harbors. the most desirable
from a pork barrel standpoint.
In the present congress Mr.. Ken
nedy Is next to the last on his COM
mittee but in the next, if he retains
his place and there is no doubt but
that he will if he so desires to, there
will be but one man ahead Of him.
Humphrey of Washington. The recent
election eliminated Davidson Of Wis.
consin, Young of Michigan. Roden-
berg Of Illinois, and Barchfeld OF
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Haugen of Iowa, will continue
to head the minority representation
on the agriculture committee.
If the democrats carry out their
plan with reference to liberating the
, Philippines, Representative Towner Of
the eighth Iowa district, will have an
| interesting time on the committee on
insular affairs. The late Representa-
tive Hubbard was also member Of
this committee and his place has not
been filled as yet. 1t is doubtful If his
successor, Mr.. Scott, gets it, however.
Representative Pickett. who was de-
feated for reelection in the third dis
%r;
and on the committee on public lands.
Representative Prouty has three
places, on the District of Columbia,
the elections, and the reform in the
civil service committees. Representa-
tive Towner also has three, his others
being expenditures in the postoffice
department and public buildings aud
grounds. If the democrats have a
pork barrel, his place on the latter
will enable him to get good post
office or two for the southern part of
the state. Representative Woods will
likely retain his seat on the claims
and industrial arts and eXpositions
committee.
The Iowa republicans should get
about what they want from the min
GRITTY in the next congress for there
will be so few republicans In that
congress and so many places to 60
around that any one man can have
several most desirable committee
appointments. The democratic leaders
are up against a tough proposition,
however, for the great number Of
new democrats are already clamoring
to be taken care of and there wont
be half enough places to go around.
Iowa will be affected by the change
at Washington. Last July the Iowa
delegation presented the names of six
men to the president for considera-
ton in connection with the two col
lectorships, the two district attorney
ships, and the two positions of United
States marshal At the time the pres
ident intimated that he would not
nominate the men suggested to him.
He even went so far as to intimate
that he might nominate some of the
men now in offlce-those who have
had but one term. Should he send
the nominations to the senate as sug-
gested to him by the delegation,
headed by Senator Cummins, the stand
pat senator's of other states and the
democrats are quite likely to combine
to defeat them. Should he not do 50, !
Senator Cummins and Senator Kenyon ,
would be placed in most embarrass-
ing position. The president has only
another week to make recess appoint
ments and if he does that, the terms
will hold only until noon of March 4,
when the republican office holders
would go out and democrats would be
named by Wilson to take their place.
As matters now stand, there will
likely be six democrats holding the six
federal plums after Inauguration day.
It takes two-thirds in the senate to
confirm any appointment and the
democrats, having carried nearly every
state in the union, are of little mind
to confirm any appointments the pres
ident may care to make in the last
three months Of his administration.