The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
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ers and sisters on his hands at the age
% thirteen years. He sold newspapers
graduated into the messenger service. be-
came a telegraph operator, and thence
worked into politics. He is jndependent
in his own district and in Congress, though
caucussing with the Republicans. He
was the only Republican to vote for the
Underwood tariff bin in the House.
During his service on the District Com
anittee Mr.. Cary has introduced numerous
bills aimed at public utilities in the Dis
trict.S and he reintroduced virtually all
with : few alterations and improvements
al the beginning of this session.
Judge Prouty Returned.
Judge Prouty. of Des Moines, has been
a Latin professor in the Central Univer-
sity OF Iowa, a member Of the State
Legislature, an attorney with a large
practice, a district judge. and is Il mar
of means He was the most influential
Republican on the District Committee in
the last Congress. desires local self-gov-
eminent for the District, with the wip-
ing out of the half-and-half plan of tax
alton here, and introduced a sweeping
insurance reform bill early this session.
Carl e. Mapes. of Grand Rapids, is a
lawyer, who has served in the House
and Senate in his State Legislature. A
l.. Keister, of Scottdale, Pa, is law
yer, a manufacturer of coke, and banker,
and has served twenty years on the
Scottdale school board.
Samuel Wallin, of Amsterdam, N. Y,
Is a manufacturer of carpets with a
factory of his own and connections with
leading houses throughout the country.
Wallin has been a member of the board
of aldermen and the mayor of his home
town, and, according TO his autobiogra-
ply, has devoted considerable atten-
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their methods" He has a large number
of banking connections, and is promi-
nent in New York clubdom.
( Harvard Graduate.
S. E. winslow. of Worcester Mass.
tells little about himself in his autobi-
ography beyond stating that he is a
Harvard graduate, served as aid-de-
camp on the staff of Gov. Bracket of
Massachusetts in 1890 CARRYING away
the rank and title of colonel. and has
been chairman of the Republican city
and State committees.
The ranking minority members of the
more important committees are: Ways
and Means. Payne of New York: APP
preparations, Gillett of Massachusetts:
Judiciary, Volstead of Minnesota; Bank
ing and Currency, Hayes of California:
Interstate Commerce. Stevens of Mime
sofa; Rivers and Harbors. Humphrey of
Washington: Agriculture. Haugen of
Iowa; Foreign Affairs. Cooper of Wis
consin: Military, Kahn of California;
Naval. Butler of Pennsylvania; Postof-
fee, s. W. Smith of Michigan; Insular
Affairs, Towner of Iowa; Public Lands.
Lenroot IF Wisconsin: Rules, Campbell
of Kansas.
The following selections were made for
the committees which will bear the bur
den of the work of the present session:
Banking and Currency, Everis A. Hayes
of California, Frank E. Guernsey IF
Maine, James F. Burke of Pennsylvania.
Frank P. Woods of Iowa. Edmund Plat
of New York, and George r. Smith of
Minnesota.
The Judiciary Committees minority will
consist OF Andrew J. Volstead of Mime
sofa. John NJ. Nelson of Wisconsin. Dick
T Morgan Of Oklahoma. Henry q. DAN
forth of New York. L. c. Dyer OF Mis-
souri,, and George S. Graham of Pennsyl-
vania
The new minority on the Committee on
Naval Affairs will include Thomas s But
Ter of Pennsylvania. Ernest w Roberts of
Massachusetts. William J. Browning of
New York. John p Farr of Pennsyl-
vania. Fred A. Britten of Illinois. ard
Patrick H. Kelly Of Michigan.