Evening star., 1925-12-09
FOUR SEEK PLACES
ON D. c. COMMITTEE
Reid, Houston, Bowman and
Hogg Candidates for
Three Vacancies.

There are four candidates for the
three Republican vacancies on the
House District committee. They are
Representatives Frank r. Reid. from
Aurora. ILL.,, counsel for Col William
Mitchell. whose name has not yet
been presented to the committee on
committees by Representative Martin
B. Madden. who represents the Hi
nois delegation in the framing Of ia
slate Of committee appointments: Rob
ert G. Houston Of Georgetown, Del:
David Hogg OF Fort Wayne. Ind. and
Frank l.. Bowman OF Morgantown.
w. Va. The three last named are new
members OF Congress.
At the conference tomorrow the COM
mittee expects to decide upon the np
pOintments There are now three va
cancies. one which was not filled dur
ing the Sixty eighth Congress. one
caused by the retirement Of former
Chairman Stuart F. Reed Of West
larsement of the committee so AS to
give the Republican ma jorty ls places
Insursent Issue Up.
The question is also coming up
regarding what action shall be taken
with regard to Representatives Flo
rian I.ampert of Wisconsin and Oscar
r. Keller Of Minnesota. who were
identified with the progressive move
ment under the La Toilette leadership.
1t is probab BILE that both will remain.
but the Republican State trainers may
drop them to the bottom of the com
mittee list. Mr.. Keller. who is in line
for chairma nship of the claims com
mittee. has said tha, II he got the
Craftsmanship he would retire from
the District committee. Representa-
tive Charles l.. Underhil of Massa- =
chusetts, who Is practically sure of
the rhairma nship of the claims com
mittee. has stated that he will re-
main on the District committee. Both
Mr. Keller with his welfare bin and
Mr.. Underhill with his workmen's
compensation bill have important
measures cooking in the District com
mittee.
Representative Roy O.. Fitzgerald.
Republican,. OF Ohio. is another hold
over member OF the District commit
tee who has indicated desire To
withdraw. He will he chairma n of the
committee on revision Of the Federal
statutes. but it Is not likely he viii
quit the District committee until the
workmen'S compensation leSisla ton
is disposed Of He has bill pending
which is in conflict with th;.t of Mr..
Tnderhill.
Chairman Zihlman. in surrendering
the chairma nship Of the committee
on labor for that on District legis,
lation made a real sacrifice. for he
came Ia the fore in politics principally
through his activities in the ranks
of organized labor. and throughout
his career in Congress has heen
known as a leader and spokesman n
for the labor group.
Hoidover Members.
Other hold-over members OF the
District committee are: Republica ms.
Representatives Clarence j. Mcleod
Of Michigan. Ernest W. Gibson of
Vermont Edward NJ. Beers OF Penn
sylvania Henry r. Rathbone of Hi
nois and Gale II. Stalker Of New
York: Democrats. Represe entatives
Christopher ID. sullivan Of New York.
Thomas L. Rlanton Of Texas. Ralph
Gilbert of Kentucky. William G.
Hammer Of North Carolina. sta nley
II. kunz OF Illinois and -allard h.
Gasaue OF South Carolina. is Is ex-
pected that all of these will continue
on the District committee. The new
Democratic members were announced
SATURDAY night. Mrs. Mary II. Nor
ton Of New Jersey. Chauncey ID. Little
of Kansas and Joseph Whitehead of
Virginia.
The four Repubiica ns who are seek
ing pIac should prove helpful mem
bers II selected. Mr.. Reid has been
practicing law for nearly % years.
He ha. been both states and county
attorney. He WAS president of the
Illinois States Attorneys Association
and assistant United States attorney
at Chicago. As member OF the
House in the Forty-seventh General
Assembly OF Illinois he was chairma n
Of the committee on statutory re-
vision. He was attorney for the
Illinois Police Association and secre-
tary of the League of Illinois Munich
pa lities.
Mr.. Hogg Is a graduate OF India ma
University IN both the school of liberal
arts and school Of laws. He has prac-
ticed law for IL years. and has always
taken an interest in civic affairs.
Houston's Record.
Mr.. Houston has made a nota bic
record in public service. He read law
with his uncle. Judge John w. Hous-
ton. He has practiced law for 81 years
and was solicitor of customs for Della
ware from 1900 to 1894, deputy attor-
ney general of the State for three
wears. was with the Bureau OF Laws
Of the alien property custodian's Of
fice from 1892 to 1928. being chief of
the bureau for two years. He was
president OF the First National Bank
Of Geor setown. Del. from it's orEa MIA
ton until he resigned to take public
office He was president OF the State
Sunday School Association for three
wear. md a member OF the 6rst State
anti-tuberculosis association and also
OF the Delaware Commission for
Feeble. minded. OF which he is vice
chairman. He was one Of three mem
hers Of a citizens committee which
, dra fled the present Delaware school
law. He Is owner and publisher Of a
weekly newspa per. He ia a member
Of the Grange and Farm Bureau.
Frank Llewellyn Bowman has been
prarticing law for the last 20 years
and has always been a leader in civic
affairs. He was postmaster at Nor
gantown from 1911 to 1918. and then
uoryaa os ms yor for two years