—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 1,1969 22 WASHINGTON REPORT Congressman Edwin D. Eshleman 16th DI»lrlt)-P«nnjyIvanta B9HIH Most people hear a good deal about the leadership of each of the political paities in the House of Representatives, since the leaders are those men who ordinarily speak for their Party membership on matters of na tional significance What many citizens may not realize is that the Pai ty leaders are elected by their fellow Represntatives of the same political faith. Also, the leadership of each Party is made up of more than just one or two men We Republicans have had some contests for the top jobs in recent weeks, and I was rather involved m those “family” battles. My participa tion, and the subsequent re sults of these contests, should be of interest in the 16th Dis trict. First of all, it might be well INTERNATIONAL* CUB CADET IAWNfiND DARDEN TRACTORS with snow throwers or snow plow attachments. 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The Chairman of the Republican Conference, the man who dir ects the meetings when House Republicans get together, is John B. Anderson, of Illinois William C. Cramer, of Florida, is Vice-Chairman of the Con ference, and its Secretary is Richard H. Poff, of Virginia. The leadership team also in cludes the Chairman of the Re publican Congressional Cam paign Committee who is Bob Wilson, of California. The Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee is John J Rhodes, of Arizona and Robert Taft, Jr., of Ohio, is Chairman Committee. The final position of the Research and Planning in the Republican leadership belongs to the Republican mem ber of the House Rules Commit tee with the most seniority, H Allen Smith, of California. While all of these jobs were filled by elections at the open ing of the 91st Congress, only two opsitions involved contests Both were posts vacated by men who had left or were leaving the House for other Govern ment service. The Chairman of the Republican Conference had been Melvin Laird who, of course, is our new Secretary of Defense. Charles Goodell, of New York, had been Chairman of Research and Planning, but he was appointed to the Senate last year. Therefore, several men lined up as challengers for the vacated slots, all of whom were capable and deserving of the job they were seeking How ver, a choice had to be made, and I chose to support and work for two men who are familiar to many people in the 16th Dls trict. The man I backed for Chair man of the Republican Confer ence was John Anderson. As you can see from the previous listing, he was the eventual vic tor. Congressman Anderson visited the 16th District twice during the last two years when he spoke in Lebanon and New Holland. He is generlly acknow ledged as one of the hardest working men in the House, and I think his rather lopsided vic tory against Jackson Betts, of Ohia, and Albert Quie, of Min nesota, is a tribute to his fine reputation. The final tally show ed Anderson with 116 votes, Betts with 43 and Quie with 18. The results of the Research and Planning Chairmanship contest were a good deal clos er, with Robert Taft, Jr., gett ing 76 votes to win and Donald Rumsfeld, of Illinois, receiving 74 votes. I supported the suc cessful candidate and, in fact, worked quite actively for his STOCKADE BRAND Livestock Equipment • 8 Models all steel welded farm and feedlot gates • 2 Models all steel welded head catch gate • All weather salt and mineral feeder/face fly cr trol • All steel hay and silage bunks • Grain troughs 4 models • Pickup stockracks • Lifetime free stalls: "unequalled in quality" • Ritchie Waterers and Behlen Steel Buildings For prices, contact: Fred Frey, Mgr. 786 2235 (7,7) FREY BROS. R. D. #2 Quarryville, Penna. 17565 Go no farther in se of the best 46 h.p. tractor. See us about a new 1520. Great features. Nice price, too. A. B. C. Groff, Inc. Shotzberger's New Holland 354-4191 Elm 665-2141 M. S. Yeorsley & Sons Wenger Implement, Inc. West Chester 609-2990 Buck 284-4141 election. Conggressman Taft asked me to contact the rest of the Republicans from Pennsyl vania on his behalf and, also, to talk to some of the men who en tered the Congress at the same time I did. 1 would like to think that I was influential in swing ing some of the needed votes to Bob Taft, although I have a feeling that the caliber of the candidate was the chief factor that brought a victory. Since the Ohio Congressman had, also, visited the 16th District twice during the 90th Congress, once in Lancaster, and once in Eliza bethtown, his advancement to the leadership means that some of the people in our area are acquainted with another of the chief Republican spokesmen. New Drugs More than 25 useful drugs for some types of cancer have been developed over the past decade, according to the American Can cer Society. Landis Bros. Inc. Lancaster 393-3906 NORTHERN 4-H CONSERVATION CLUB By Curtis Horst, News Reporter The first meeting of the Northern Lancaster County 4-H Soil & Water Conservation Club was held at the Hinkletown Church, on Friday evening, Jan uary 24, 1969 Officers were elected as fol lows: Clark Stauffer, President: Calvin Zimmerman, Vice-Presi dent; Lucy Weaver, Secretary: Karen Horst, Treasurer; Curtis Horst, News Reporter; and Kar en Mai tin and Lois Martin, game leaders. Club leaders are Leroy Pfautz, Paul Martin and Aaron Stauffer. The next meeting will be held at Hinkletown Church on Feb. 7, at 7.30. Everyone between the ages of 9-19 are welcome. Lung cancer will kill about 59,000 Americans this year, ac cording to the American Cancer Society.
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