Evening star., 1938-11-27
Capital Side|i9hts
BIZ viii P. Kennedy

The two new incoming House members
from Maryland, Representatives Thomas
d'Alesandro of Baltimore and William
D. Byron OF Williamsport, would have
been a delight to President Teddy"
Roosevelt Although they are both young
men, IS years of age, each has a family
of five boys. AS matter of fact, Mr..
d'Alesandro lost another son shortly be-
fore he announced himself as a candi-
date against Representative Vincent L.
Palnisano. The school problem has been
bothering both of these new Congress-
men. Mr.. d'Alesandro has solved it by
deciding to leave his family in Baltimore,
and to commute back and forth himself,
as his predecessor did. Mr.. Byron's home
is too far distant to commute so he is
negotiating for a residence in Chevy
Chase, Md. where his sons can enjoy
good schools and he can enjoy home
life with them.
One OF the most individual of the
comeback members in the next Con-
gress is former Representative John c.
Schafer of Milwaukee, Wis. who has
about the loudest and fullest and most
resonant voice ever heard in the historic
House chamber. His voice has been put
to many tests and none familiar with
the proceedings of the House for more
than a half century has heard voice
that could be counted even challenger
After graduating from high school, Mr.
Schafer was employed in the Office OF
a large automobile manufacturing plant
He served for % months overseas with
the Army Engineers, and was in the most
important engagements. He was a loco
motive engineer on one Of the great
Western railroads when first elected to
Congress is years ago. At the same time
he was on the Wauwatosa District School
Board. Mr.. Schafer has a wonderfully
genial personality and is noted for his
good nature. He is giant in stature and
physically doesn't know his own
strength" when it comes to hand clasp
or friendly clap on the back. He goes
into debate in the House just as though
he was bucking the line in a football
game. He will be welcomed back by
many friends who applaud his good fel-
lowship and hearty partisanship.
In some parts of the country the re-
cent election brought return of the
American aristocracy" in New
England. Three of those States-Massa-
chusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut
elected Governors with family trees
and famous fortunes, and this trio are
almost as we'll known in the National
Capital as in their respective State Capt.
tai cities. Leverett Saltonstau of Massa-
chusetts is the Oldest of the three and he
is only 46. His family history relates
that Saltonstall was High Mayor of
London when Sir Richard Saltonstall of
Halifax, England, was designated one of
the guarantors of the Massachusetts Co.
under charter Of King Charles in 1929.
This Sir Richard and his son came over
in the storm tossed Arbella and helped to
found the old towns Of Ipswich and
Watertown-and the new Massachusetts,
Governor is tenth in direct line of
descent. One of his forebears was Ma
thaniel Saltonstan Of Ipswich, who re-
fused to sit as Judge in the famous
Salem witchcraft trials, and another
ancestor was the first Leverett and first
Mayor of Salem, where the Governors
father, Of the same name, was born
William H. Vanderbilt, 36-year- old mil
lionaire, elected Governor of Rhode
Island, is descended from the famous
Van Derbilt who settled on Long Island
in the 18th century. His great-great-
grandfather was Commodore Cornelius
Vanderbilt, who made the family for
tune and name famous in the shipping
and railroad world. The new Governor
was the youngest World War veteran in
Rhode Island. He enlisted as a Naval
Reserve at Is.
The third blueblood New England Gov
ernor is Raymond E. Baldwin Of Connec-
ticut, whose sudden rise In politics is
due largely to the amazing vote given
rival Socialist candidate.