The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-16
Veteran Being Groomed
as NeW BOies PenrOse
Senator David A. Reed Already Showing His
Qualifications

Along came David A. Reed. There
had been war over in France. and
Reed was IN Il, as n major OF field
artillery. lie was appointed to the
United States senate as a senator
from Pennsylvania. and a little later
on. WAS elected to a run term In that
body.
People In Washington looked Reed
over and reported that he secmed TO
Be moderately full OF energy and
vigor. He also appeared. no common
gossip had II. 10 DO blcsscd with a
largo amount OF common renye and
his head appeared 70 be remarkably
level A no was from Pennsylvania.
whose senators aro expected 10 be
men Of ability and Importance. Reed
WAS pretty thoroly scrutinlzed whom
he got TO Washington. and no stood
tho scrutiny well.
While he was being looked oysr,
Reed did little scrutinizing himself.
IL there Is one state In tho Union
where politics Il more part OF tho
daily lifc and the common atmos-
phero than Indiana, that state Is
Pennsylvania.
REEDS
AMBITION
Reed noticed that Pcnrosc had left
behind two possessions either OF
which was worth moro to an aspiring
young man in public life than much
fine gold. Ono was membership on
the republican national committee.
The other was the chairrnanshlp OF
the senate finance committee. that
powerful body which makes tariff
and tar bills. and thus affects the
lives and welfare OF every lnhehltant
Of the United States
Now" the highly logical Major
Reed asked himself. who ever heard
OF member Of a national committee,
outside Of a few people In his own
slater And who Is there who has not
heard. tirno and again. of tho chair
man OF the senate finance commit
tee. whoever no may be7'
The answer 10 this little question
afro was that the astute Mr.. Reed got
himself appointed member Of tho
senate finance committee the other
day. The membership on tho ma
tional committee already had sons,
without any fuss from Reed. TO his
colleague. Senator George Wharton
Pepper.
All Of this is by way OF saying that
Senator Reed is being groomed as tho
successor OF Penrose. He Is long
way from the goal; he has just
started on the path. Ho may find 1t
as full OF distractions as the Argonne
was full OF Germans. But, like the
men with whom he served In tho war,
Reed Is on his way.
The point about his appointment to
the finance committee In this: That
Is one road TO page OF the newspa-
pers. Reed Is only junior member
OF the committee, but he Is on tho
road to the craftsmanship. Ho may
never get there. but he will get him
self advertised as he .rudges along
the way. The views OF n Pennsyl-
vanla member OF that committee are
pretty sure always to be news.
They say here in Washington that
Andrew w. Mellon, tho canny secrc.
tary OF the treasury. IN backing
Reeds aspirations to be tho big man
In Pennsylvania. and consequently
ono OF tho big men Of the republican
party and Of the nation. II Mellon
has that in view for Reed. he will not
have TO do all the work himself, for
Reed In n bundle OF energy.
He In ~ years old this year, law
yer, has n couple OF degrees and the
only man In tho senate today who
was member fthe A. Il. i. You
would not call him good looking, but,
like Woodrow Wilson and others.
Reed IN resigned about that. II IN
told Of him that no used TO BIO cap
ital poker player