Evening star., 1937-02-23
the House, SABBATH Of Illinois and Tay'

the House, SABBATH Of Illinois and Tay-
lor of Colorado.
Friends recalled today that Repre-
sentative Buchanan spoke Of Taylor
in the House two years ago.
Should anything happen to me"
he said, "he would become chairman
of that great committee (Appropria-
tions). - II that should happen.
the fiscal affairs Of the House would
be in safe keeping"
More than eight years past the re-
tirement age advocated for justices
by the President, Taylor Is about to
take over one Of the most exacting
Jobs in the House, job on which
successive chairmen have worn them
selves out-Representatiye Buchanan,
Texas. and Representative Byrns,
Tenn, being the most recent. Tay-
lor, who practiced law for more than
rs years before coming to Congress,
has indorsed the Presidents court re-
organization plan, saying:
IF a man thinks right and lives
moderately without diSsipating his
faculties, he often can retain mental
vigor and physical soundness long
after 10. Yet, the Presidents re-
tirement proposal is splendid gen.
eral rule"
AS a matter Of fact the President
has no more staunch supporter In
Congress than Taylor on all his legis-
lative program. As chairman of the
Democratic caucus and as acting lead
er, he frequently has sdmonisf1ed his
colleagues: I'VE must 90 straight down
the line with our great President" !"
Friend Of West.
The new chairman of the Appropria-
tions Committee has been a vigorous
fighter for Western development
implacable for generous Federal allo-
cation Of funds for this purpose. Re-
peatedly he has fought of attempts In
committee and in the House to slash
appropriations for Western enter
prises-shouting, you can't film.
ham me-"
He has been recognized for years
as the leader of the Vests relatively
small representation in the House, ant
frequently has been heard recommend.
| ing some political horse trading" tt
form alliances with other sectiona
groups to gain voting strength for pc
projects. He has been known as thu
Father of Western water legislation
because he adjudicated and established
the irrigation water rights Of q larg'
part Of Northwestern Colorado, IN 1888
and 1889.
He became q member Of the maste
Appropriations Committee Of which h
now is to be chairman when the com
mittee was enlarged on the passag
Of the budget and accounting act
which took away appropriating powe
from some eight other committees-1'
years ago. Since 1888 he has beer
chairman of the subcommittee han
ding the Interior Department appro
priations.
Born at Metamora, Woodfore
County, H., Taylor spent his earl!
life on q farm in Illinois and a stool
ranch In Kansas. After being grad
uated from high school in 1881 h
went to the highest town" in tht
United States, Leadville, Colo, where
| 56 years ago he was first principal o.
the high school. He was president
of his class in the University ot
Michigan Law School. On graduation
he returned to Leadville to practics
law with his uncle and In 1884 wa
elected county superintendent o.
schools and then deputy district at
torney. He moved to Glenwooc
Springs in 1887 and for rs years wa.
associated with his brother in Law
practice. He was elected district at
torney for the Northwestern Colorado
judicial district. He was elected
state Senator in 1896, served IL years
was President pro tempore of th'
Senate and sponsored 40 statutes ant
five constitutional amendments ap
proved by a general vote of the peo
ple. He also served five terms q
city attorney and two terms as count!
attorney.
Organized Bureau.
One of Taylor's outstanding achieve
ments for the Democratic party was II
organize the bureau Of naturalizec
citizens at the national headquarter'
In Chicago in 1916. and he conducted
the partys campaign throughout thu
"a Western States to secure the votes
of foreign-born citizens Of As differen'
nationalities and languages.
With his wife. Taylor lives at thu
Roosevelt Hotel, and they are botf
prominent in congressional socia
circles. He has three children, Ed
ward T.. jr.. and Joseph E., botf
practicing attorneys, and Mrs. Irving
M. Baker, jr., and stepson, George
H. Durfee. He Is q Scottish Ritz
Mason, q Mystic Shriner and an Elk