Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-01
SONS OF SOUTH TO MATCH WITS
AS RIVAL PARTY HOUSE LEADERS
Fighting Jack" Garner Ar
rayed Against Col. John
q. TiIson.
Texan and Former TenneS.
sean to Clash Over
Heavy Program.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Two sons of Southern SOIL rugged
Texas Democrat and a staunch Ten
nessee Republican transplanted to Con-
necticut. will match wits as leaders OF
their respective parties in the House
during the forthcoming session of Con-
greSs.
Fighting Jack" Garner, recognized
by colleagues and opponents as a coura-
gsous partisan from the ranch regions
of the Lone Star State, and Col" John
Q. TilSon. a strict administration man,
have poised their mental rapiers for a
strenuous struggle over one of the
heaviest legislative programs to con-
front regular session in recent years.
This will be the Texans first expert
ence as leader in a regular session.
and will be the first time a Texan has
been chieftain of the House Democrats.
Selected less than a year ago to sue
coed the former Representative FINS
j. Garrett of Tennessee, who was re-
garded as a conservative leader, Garner
demonstrated an aggressiveness in the
special session that has occasioned not
little concern among the majority
leaders as to what his future tactics
might be.
SVIuuCtCu All OHenSIVe.
Despite the Republican majority of
l02, and some straying = I'M the Demo-
cratic fold. he conducted an offensive
against the Hawley tariff bill which
his friends believed instigated the re-
volt in the Senate that brought about
the inclusion in the bill of modifica-
tons proposed by House Democrats.
Younger in Congress. but older in
party leadership in the House. Tilson is
held in high regard by his colleagues
for his reliability and sincerity toward
them. Having left a Tennessee farm
TO work his way through Yale Univer-
sity. he remained to make his home at
New Haven. His f1rst-hand knowledge
OF problems Of Northern and Southern
States was broadened by experience as
an officer in the Spanish American
War and on the Mexican border This
has been. his friends say, a contribute
ing factor to his success as leader dur
ing the past two terms.
Garner was elected to Congress in
1902 and long has been recognized as
one of the most colorful and fearless
personalities in the House, besides be-
ing relentless partisan --.
Like TilSon. he was born on a farm.
But, unlike the Republican leader. his
schooling was limited to one year He
studied at his home in Texas. however
and became a lawyer at the age of
81 years. Shortly thereafter he entered
Texas politics and entered Congress in
his thirty-second year
Ignoring conventionalities at all times.
straightforward and informal in his
speech on and of the floor, the Texan
conducts a legislative contest with the
sole purpose of accomplishing a desired
result.
Vigorous Thrusts Tempered.
His vigorous thrusts which caused
him to be dubbed Fighting Jack" how
ever, are tempered by sense of humor
and good craftsmanship and the lack
of personal malice toward his most Bit
ter political enemies
With the possibility of contest over
taxes eliminated by an agreement be-
tween party leaders to support the. pro-
posed $4,000 900 income tax reduc-
ton, Garner plans to concentrate his
first efforts in the regular session on
drive for the acceptance by the House
OF the Senate Democratic independent
coalition tariff measure
Il believe In protection" Garner said,
in outlining his views on the tariff.
But : want it fairly applied to every
industry and every section of the coun-
try.
Il considered the industrial rates and
administrative provisions of the HaWley
bill Indispensable
Tilson. however, warmly supported
the Hawley measure at the time it was
before the House He disagreed with
Garner that the bill was unjust and dis
criminatory. Thus the party old issue is
expected to prove the vehicle for the
first clash between Fighting Jack" and
the Colonel" friends when they are
not leading their hostile political
armies.