Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-10
Capitol SideIiehts
By viii p. Kennedy.

This obstreperous election has shunted
into Congress at least four former secre-
taries to Representatives, two of whom
were previously House members them
selves: William r. Thorn, Ohio; Anne j.
Forand, Rhode Island: Herbert c. Bon
ner, North Carolina, and Gordon Can
field, New Jersey-all of whom have
been exceedingly popular on Capitol Hill.
They join the ranks of many more
former secretaries who are proving how
employees of Congress may win promo
ton through approval of the voters
such prominent members as Senator
Wallace w. White, Chairman Cochran
of the Committee on Accounts, and
Chairman Ramspeck of the Civil Service
Committee. Mr.. Thorn was at one time
secretary to Representative j. J. Whit
acre. was in the House Press Gallery and
graduated from Georgetown Law School.
Mr. Forand was secretary to Representa-
tive jeremiah S. O'Connell and Rerre-
sentative Francis B. Condor more than
a decade ago. He also was a former
newspaperman, served in the State Leg
islature and with the Motor Transport
Service in France during the World War.
Mr.. Bonner, a former commercial
traveller, was secretary for many years
to Lindsay C. Warren, recently appointed
Controller General Mr.. Garfield was
secretary to the late Representative
George N. Seger, managed his campaigns
and pinch-hit for him in campaign de-
bate.
The veteran chairman of the House
Appropriations Committee, the Oldest
man in Congress, Representative Ed
ward T. Taylor of Colorado. has estab-
lished a record unique in the history Of
congressional elections. 1t was his 18th
election to Congress and he has been in
public life continuously for Sc years
without single defeat at the polls. Be-
fore coming to Congress he served IL
years in the State Senate. He was more
than so years Of age when he first came
W SOllSlCoS % yCdAo dsOs LII Vic Sdlil-
paign just finished not a single line in
any newspaper in the State criticized
him and he got in his own district
a majority 1000 higher than the party's
majority in the entire State
Thomas H. Eliot, grandson of the
famous Charles w. Eliot, president of
Harvard University, is another former
newspaperman coming into the next
Congress, by defeating the veteran Rep
resentative Robert Luce of Massachu-
Sets Mr. Eliot has held important posts
under the present administration-with
the National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, as assistant solicitor of the
Department of Labor, counsel of the
Presidents Commission on Economic Sc
curity, general counsel for the Social
Security Board and regional director
for the Wage and Hours Division. He
has also been lecturer on government
at Harvard
Some interesting personalities are
coming into the Senate The defeat of
Senator Townsend, chairman of the Re-
publican Senatorial Campaign Commit
tee, brings in James M. Tunnel of Della
ware, who was nominee for this Office 16
years ago. He started as a public school
teacher and is now banker and law
yer, a member of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee since 1881.
Raymond E. Willis of Indiana, who de-
feated Senator Minton, is newspaper
editor and publisher, working up from
printers devil. He was floor leader in
the State Assembly and nominee for
Senator in 1888.
c. Wayland Brooks of Illinois is law
yer. He quit the university to enlist in
the World War, served with the marines,
was wounded seven times, awarded three
medals and retired from the Army at 81.
Harold H. Burton, Ohio, was Mayor
of Cleveland and attorney for number
of important public utility companies.
A lawyer and author. he was an officer
in France and Belgium during the World
War and received several decorations.
He was law instructor at Western Re-
serve University.