Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06
TiISon DisCIoSeS There Is No
Effort to Dust Him
From Body.
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS
OF D. C. BOARD NAMED
Garner Believes New Appointees
Add Strength Because of Ex-
tensive Experience.

Representative Fred N. zihlman Of
Maryland will continue to be chairman
of the House District committee. Mr..
zihlman has said that he has no inten-
ton Of resigning and that he expects to
be chairman. House Leader Tilson,
chairman of the Republican committee
on committees, disclosed that there is
no effort in that committee to Dust Mr..
Zihlman because of his former associa-
ton with the F. H. Smith Co., since he
has resigned from the board of direc-
tors.
The Republican committee on COM
mittees Is endeavoring to find strong
men in whom the House membership
has confidence to serve on the District
committee and Mr.. Tilson said he be-
lleved that they would be successful.
Democratic Slate Approved.
The Democratic slate for the District
committee was approved IN the party
caucus late yesterday, with four new
members assigned: Representative Vim.
cent l.. Palmisano, Maryland; Malcolm
@. Tarver, Georgia: Robert S. Hall.
mississippi, and Wright Patman, Texas.
Inc hold-over Democrats reassigned to
the District committee are: Representa-.
ives Christopher D. Sullivan, New
YORK; Mrs. Mary T, Norton, New Jer.
Sey, and Joseph Whitehead, Virgins.
=, minority Leader Garner expressed
the opinion that in these new an
pomtments the District committee Is
strengthened by men who have had
extensive experience in life, municipal
a .sII and N important public office.
We aimed N build up the District
committee and we desire to Cooperate
In getting sincere and sympathetic
consideration Of all the proper appeals
OF the residents of the National Cap
ital Tor legislation" said Mr. Garner.
PaImisanO's Second Term.
Representative Palmisano is serving
his second term in Congress. At the age
OF II Mr.. Palmisano, whose home is In
Baltimore went to work in a box fac
tory. At the age of is he was a stone
mason'S helper, and at the age of 81
he went into the real estate business.
For the last 20 years he has been q
practtcing lawyer. In 1914 he was elect
ed to the Maryland House of Delegates.
In 1928 he became a member Of the
Democratic State central committee. In
1928 he was appointed by Gov. Richie
as one. Of the police examiners.
Representative Tarver, seventh dis.
tr1ct OF Georgia, has been practicing law
for Is years and is now serving his sec
ond term in Congress. After serving on
the Circuit Court bench. he became q
member of the Georgia General Assem-
bly, in 1908 and of the State Senate in
1912. He was elected Judge of the SUI
preme Court, Cherokee circuit, in 1915,
and reelected In 1920 and in 1924.
Hall Serving First Term.
Representative Hall, sixth district Of
Mississippi, has been q lawyer for 90
years and is serving his first term in
Congress. He was a member of the
State Senate in 1905 and 1908. prose-
cutting attorney, 1910 to 1912, dis
tr1ct attorney, 1912 to 1918, and cir
cult judge from 1918 for more than 10
years until he entered Congress.
Representative Patman, first district
OF Texas, has been lawyer for Is years
and Is serving his first term in Congress.
He was reared on a farm until he was
% and was tenant farmer from 1919
to 1915. In 1915 he became assistant
prosecuting attorney.
During the World War he served a.
machine gun oficer, following which
he was for four years in the Texas Leg
1slature. He served as a local school
trustee and was district attorney for
five years.