Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-10
NEWSPAPER men
IN FRONT RANKS
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO
LEAD FIGHT AGAINST THE
TAYLOR SYSTEM.
Workers for the Press Making Good
In Official Life in Wash
inston.
Especial 70 The Argus.)

Washington, d. c., March IO.-Fore-
most in the little group of congress
men who successfully piloted the now
famous anti-Tayior system amendment
through the treacherous parliamentary
whirlpools Of cOngress-and IL reouir-
ed some plotting for the route was be-
set with dangers from start TO finish
/ were four newspaper men
! They were Congressman Edward
keating of Colorado. former editor of
the Denver Rocky Mountain News;
Congressman Clyde II. Tavenner of
I Illinois, proprietor of an extensive
newspaper syndicate; Congressman J.
w. Bryan of Washington, proprietor of
the Navy Yard American of Bremer-
ton, Wash, and Congressman Albert
johnson of Washington, formerly edi-
tor of the Seattle Times and now pub
Usher of the Daily Washingtonian of
Hoquiam. Wash.
Among other members OF the house
who took the most active part in put
ting the amendment through we're
Congressman T. $. Deitrick of Massa-
chusetts. Frank Buchanan OF Chicago,
John I. Nolan of California Charles +.
Curry OF California, John J. Casey OF
Pennsylvania, and W. J. Macdonald OF
Michigan.
The prominence of newspaper men
in the fight against the Taylor system.
and the fact that tEe anti-Taylor sys-
tenn amendment was placed on the sta
tutes in spite of the most powerful op-
position. calls attention to the fact
that there are probably more newspa-
per men in public life today than at |
any time in the history of the govern
ment. and that they appear to be max
ing good
The government of the District OF /
Columbia, with its 35O,OOO or 4OO,O !,
people. is practically governed now en-
tirely by newspaper men. The city
hall. a great. white marble building /.
covering a city block, has become an
annex of the National Press club.
Two of the the three mem bers of the
board OF commissioners, the supreme
executive authority, are newspaper
men-namely, Oliver p. Newman. who
left a position with the United Press
association and the Newspaper Enter
prise association. to become chairman
OF the board. and Louis Brownlow,
ewspaper syndicate writer and for
merly the representative of Tennessee
papers.
Otto Praeger. the city postmaster. at
the time OF his appointment was the ,
correspondent Of the Dal-
las News and the Galveston News, of
Texas.
Pullman Latest APpointee.
The United States marshal for the
District of Columbia is Maurice Splain.
who until he became n government Of
fetal was the Washington CORES pond
ant OF the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
the Pittsburgh Post and the Pittsburgh
sun
The latest appointment from the
newspaper ranks was the selection OF
Raymond W. Pullman. an able young !,
nan OF 81 summers. who is CORES
1ondeut for a string" Of papers :
the country and formerly
vas a local reporter on the Washing
on Post
In addition 20 this. Guy Mason of 6
he New York Worlds Washington r.
tan. is holding an important position I
IS n member of a special commission r
hat Is placing the valuation of large
ract OF property owned by citizens of
and which the Federal
government is preparing to buy for f
ark purposes.
Chance to Prove Theories.
There is scarcely a department of :.
he federal government where there
re not two or three newspaper cor ,
in responsible positions.
he Wilson administration has GER
ainly fattered the writing profession
a its appointments. but in turning
yer the whole government OF Wash
lgton TO them. il has. in effect said:
We'll. you have been doing a lot of
iriting about how 10 run a govern
lent Now here's your chance to s,
how what you can do" z,
All OF the officials OF the city gov b,
rnment named above are prominent X
,embers OF the National Press Club. c,