Evening star., 1946-09-08
Capital Sidelights
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Despite the fact that there is wide
spread speculation that there will be
an extraordinarily large number of new
faces in the next (Eightieth) Congress,
a postprimary check up indicates that
there will be healthy leaven of WELL
seasoned members. Out of As House
members who have served from 20 to
40 years. six voluntarily are retiring
and four suffered defeat in the pri-
maries. The three. seniors in service,
all key position men Adolph j.
SABBATH Of Illinois, chairman of the
House Rules policy and program Com
mittee, rounding out 40 years of service;
Robert l.. Doughton of North Carolina,
chairman of the Ways and Means (tax
and tariff money-raising) Committee,
octogenarian patriarch of the House
with 36 years of consecutive service;
and Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas,
with 50 years consecutive service-ail
seem certain to be returned.
Those veterans voluntarily retiring in
clude: Hatton w. Summers of Texas,
chairman of the Judiciary Committee,
who has served "a consecutive years;
Fritz Lanham of Texas, chairman of
the Public Buildings and Grounds
Committee, who has served % years;
Luther A. Johnson of Texas, who has
served "a years and resigned to accept
a judgeship, and whose successor Olin
E. Tiger" league, already has been
elected; B. Carroll Reece. Republican
National Committeeman from Tennes-
see, who has assumed Craftsmanship of
the Republican National Committee,
after "a years service in the House.
John j. Cochran of Missouri, chairman
of the Committee on Accounts, with %
years of consecutive service IN the
House after nearly 20 years as con-
gressional secretary, and James Wolfen-
den of Pennsylvania, member of the
Naval Affairs Committee, who has
served for 20 consecutive years.
Veteran House members who suffered
defeat in the primaries include: Zebu
lon A. Weaver of North Carolina, a
member of the Judiciary Committee,
with % years service: Clarence E. Han
cock of New York, Republican member
of the House Office Building Committee
and of the Judiciary Committee, who has
served 20 years consecutively: Jed john
son of Oklahoma, subcommittee chair
man on the House Appropriations Com
mittee, also with 20 years of consecu-
tive service, and Malcolm c. Tarver of
Georgia, subcommittee chairman on the
Appropriations Committee, 20 years in
continuous service.
Surviving the primaries are these vet
eran members all of whom have served
at least sc years: Chairman Carl Vinson
of the Navy Committee "a years; Chair
man Schuyler Otis Bland of the Mer-
chant Marine and Fisheries Committee;
Harold Knutson, ranking Republican on
the Ways and Means Committee; Chair
man Clarence F. Lea of the Interstate
and Foreign Commerce Committee and
chairman of the Democratic caucus, and
Chairman Joseph J. Mansfield of the
Rivers and Harbors Committee, each of
whom has served 80 years consecutively;
Robert Crosser of Ohio (born in Scot
lan6, 30 years, and Roy o. Woodruff
of Michigan, who also has served 80
years.
Among veteran members who will be
missing are: j. Roland Kinzer of PENN
sylvania and John H. Tolan of Califor-
mia, both of whom are retiring; two
women members, Glare Booth Luce and
Jessie Sumner of Illinois, who are re-
tiring; James c. Curley, who has been
elected Governor of Massachusetts,, and
Frank Carlson, who won the Democratic
nomination for Governor of Kansas:
Butler B. Hare, South Carolina, Dan r.
McGhee, Mississippi, and Roger c.
Slaughter, Missouri, defeated for re-
nomination. Luther Patrick, a "in-and-
outer from Alabama, goes out again.
ITO speak for Buncombe" originated
in debate on the Missouri Compromise
Felix Walker, Representative in Con-
gress from North Carolina, had Bum
combe County in his district When col
leagues begged him to desist from speak
ing, he replied that he had to make a
speech for Buncombe," so since then
"Buncombe" is talk for effect, political
or otherwise.
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Sharp warning against "pernicious
activity" was expressed by President
Grover Cleveland, on July IA, 1885, in
circular letter Ito the heads of depart
ments in the service of the general Gov
ernment.' He cautioned them against
using their official positions in attempts
to control political movements in their
localities The letter said: Once
holders are neither disenfranchised nor
forbidden the exercise of political priv
ileses; but their privileges are not en-
larged, nor is their duty to party in
creased to pernicious activity by ONCE
holding"