Evening Star Newspaper, December 30, 1936, Page 6

A—6 »» TAYLOR SUPPORTS RAYBURN IN FIGHT Caucus Monday. — Nichols Counts 111 Committee Votes for 0’Connor. BY WILL P. KENNEDY. With the caucus of House Demo- crats officially announced for next Monday at 3 p.m., Representative Ed- ward T. Taylor of Colorado, second oldest member of the House and chairman of the caucus, last night issued a statement in support of the candidacy of Representative Sam Rayburn of Texas for the office of majority leader, which is the principal organization contest to come before the session. At the same time Representative Jack Nichols of Oklahoma, one of the managers of the campaign of Repre- senative John J. O'Connor of New York for the office, announced that of the 161 Democrats on the 11 execu- tive committees 111 will vote in the caucus for O'Connor, and that he will have one-half of the 16 votes on the Committee on Interstate and For- eign Commerce, of which Rayburn is chairman. Meantime, House Republicans were summoned today to a caucus Monday morning which promised to be com- paratively peaceful. Representative Hope, Republican, of Kansas, caucus secretary, sent out the call for party members to go through the routine of naming candidates for the speakership and other House of- fices controlled by Democrats. Repre- sentative Snell, Republican, of New York seemed assured of continuing as minority leader. Representative Taylor is completing 28 years of consecutive service in the House, exceeded only by Representa- tive Adolph J. Sabath of Illinois, with 30 years’ service. During eight months of the 1935 session of the Congress Just closing, Taylor, by designation of Speaker Bankhead (then House leader), was acting House leader dur- ing Bankhead’s illness. He was suc- ceeded in that office during the last session of Congress, after the death of Speaker Byrns and the election of Bankhead as Speaker, by the now act- ing leader, John J. O'Connor. Statement of Taylor. “The majority leader of the Sev- enty-fifth Congress will have the most trying task that any leader has ever had, because our majority is larger, and our problems are much more in- tricate and vastly more numerous,” said Taylor. “The great and successful Demo- eratic leaders that I have known, John Sharp Williams, Champ Clark, Oscar Underwood, Claude Kitchen, John N. Garner, Henry T. Rainey, Joe Byrns and our Speaker, Mr. Bank- head, have all had three outstanding and imperatively necessary character- istics, namely: “First, they were all men of the highest honor and absolute integrity. ‘There was never anything question- sble connected .with the entire life career of any one of them; “Secondy, they were all men of very superior and outstanding ability, many years of experience in the House, and good, level-headed judgment in which the House had implicit confidence; and “Thirdly, the human equation, the temperamental fitnress of a leader. ‘This is a very great necessity. “All those great leaders were men of extremely kindly disposition. They were always fair and considerate of the rights, the wishes and the feelings of all the members and everybody loved them, and was glad to follow their wishes. A man of that character can nearly always lead the House and quite largely shape legislation. But no man can drive the House, or dominate it by arrogance, or rule them at all successfully excepting by kindness and fair play. Importance is Cited. “The majority leadership of the House is not at all a question of sec- tionalism, or of geography, or of dis- tributing honors among individuals, It is of the utmost importance, to the Roosevelt administration, to the Dem- ocratic party, to Congress itself, to our constituents and to each of us individually that we select the most suitable man to do the most terrifically serious work that is before us. “Without casting any reflections upon any other candidate, I feel per- fectly confident that Sam Rayburn fully measures up to the high require- ments of the majority leadership of the House and I hope and believe he will be elected to that position.” Claiming that Acting House Leader ©O’Connor “will receive at least 200 votes in the caucus” Monday, Rep- Tesentative Nichols said that this is based on a careful check-up in every State. “There are 46 standing committees in the House of Representatives,” he said. “Twelve of the 16 Democratic members of the Committee on Ways and Means will cast their votes for O’Connor. Seven of the 10 Demo- cratic members of the Committee on Rules will place their votes in the ©O’Connor column. “Following is a count of the rest THE Young Washington Ezperimenting in elementary science is the hobby of Goldie Caperones, 13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Caperones, 312 Third street. She is a student in the 6-A grade of the Gales School. Tomorrow: Elsie Loraine Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson, and Lois Hann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hann, at Byran School. —Star Staff Photo. of the exclusive committees of the House, the members of which can serve on but one committee: Ap- propriations, 11 out of the 20 Demo- crats, O’Connor; Judiciary, 9 out of the 12 Democrats, O'Connor; Bank- ing and Currency, 11 out of 12 Demo- crats, O'Connor; Interstate and Foreign Commerce (which is the com- mittee of which Mr. Rayburn is chair- man), 8 out of 16 Democrats, O'Con- nor; Foreign Affairs, 10 out of 14 Democrats, O’Connor; Military Affairs, 11 out of 15 Democrats, O'Connor; Post Office and Post Roads, 10 out of 15 Democrats, O'Connor; Agriculture, 11 out of 17 Democrats, O'Connor; Naval Affairs, 11 out of 15 Democrats, O’Connor. 111 O’Connor Votes Counted. “On these 11 exclusive committees there are 161 Democratic members— 111 of which will, on the day of the caucus, cast their vote for O’Connor. “It would be interesting to make a count on the other committees, but this is impossible by reason of the fact that they are not exclusive com- mittees, and members serving on one might also serve on two or more other committees. “O’Connor will receive a substantial vote from every State in the Union without a single exception, while there are 15 States in the Union in which Mr. Rayburn will receive no vote at all. A check last night convinces us that O’Connor will receive not less than 200 votes in the caucus.” Representative Alfred F. Beiter of New York, who placed in nomination the name of Representative James M. Mead of Buffalo for the House lead- ership, late yesterday wired O'Connor that Mead’s name will not be pre- sented to the caucus, that up-State New York will be “united” on the O’Connor candidacy and that he is hurrying to Washington to help ac- tively the O’Connor campaigners. Mercury Produces Light. A small bit of mercury in a quarts tube the size of a peanut forms man’s brightest source of light, reports Elec- tronics. ADVERTISEMENT. THE REASON WHY Father John’s Medicine has endured for over 80 years is because of its value and merit, and because satisfied users have recommended it to others. No endorsement could be stronger— keep it on hand. Never Neglect ——4 Take FATHER We Can’t All Go to Florida But We ASK MORE PLAYGROUNDS The Logan-Thomas Circle Citizens Association voted to request the Play- ground Department for one or more | playgrounds in the community to save public parks from damage in- cident to being used as recreational centers. v In the event that additional play- grounds cannot be afforded, the as- sociation suggested more policemen in park areas to prevent destruction. The meeting, which was also in celebration of the Christmas season, was held at the home of President Ella M. Thompson. plenty of it and be prepared for o raid supply for the holidoy Evap. Mil e L‘ Ascending Fragrance— Wonderful Flavor! CIRCLE 2 We like @ rich and full bodied coffee teste when it comes to coffee Prepare Whitehouse Brand- EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., RUST IS ELECTED |GARNETT OPPOSES CHEST TREASURER HOEPPEL'S PLEA Report at Trustees’ Meeting | Tells Justice Adkins Release Shows More Contributors, Smaller Total. H. L. Rust, jr., who has been active in the work of the Community Chest since its organization here, was elected treasurer of the Chest yesterday at a meeting of the board of trustees in the United States Chamber of Commerce Building. A report on the final figures in the last campaign revealed & gain in the number of contributors and a loss in the total pledged. ‘There were 175,617 contributors, as compared with 169,417 last year, and $1,746,562 pledged as against $1,768,017 last year. 91.25 Per Cent Collections. It was further announced the Chest has collected 91.25 per cent of pledges made for 1936. The Budget Committee has received an allotment of $1,596,905 for distribu- tion among the Chest’s 65 agencies. The committee, of which Thomas P. Morgan, jr., is chairman, has completed its work after a strenuous program. Officlals said the loss between the amount pledged and that collected is high in Washington because of the transient nature of the population. Follow-up Pressed. A follow-up plan has been adopted in an effort to obtain donations from persons absent from the city during the recent Chest campaign. Herbert L. Willett, jr., director of the Chest, told how a woman con- tributor recently learned of the un- fulfilled needs of the Chest and in- creased her donation by $2,000. “This is typical of a number of gifts of varying sizes received since the campaign,” Willett said, “and exemplifies the spirit we hope to arouse in many other Washingtonians.” The Campaign Committee, headed by Coleman Jennings, plans a year- ‘round program in preparation for the next campaign. Would Set Dangerous Precedent. Opposing a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of Representative John H. Hoeppel,” now serving time in the District Workhouse at Occo- quan, Va., United States Attorney Leslie C. Garnett told Justice Jesse C. Adkins of District Court today that release of the Californian Represent- ative would set a dangerous prece- dent. Contending that the local courts have no jurisdiction over a prisoner held outside the District, Garnett said favorable action of the Hoeppel writ would bring & flood of similar peti- tions into District Court from Federal prisons throughout the country on the theory that the head of the Fed- eral prison system resides here. Only the court whose territory of jurisdiction includes the place of a prisoner’s incarceration has power to act in habeas corpus proceedings, Garnett argued, pointing out that mere service within the jurisdiction of the prisoner's custodians is not suffi- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1936. consequences which might follow fa- vorable action on the writ. Justice Adkins made no decision in the matter today because of & plea by Hoeppel's attorney, John J. Mc~ Ginnis, for more time in which to study the Government's motion to quash the writ. 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