He was a member of the central and executive committee of the Democratic Party and since 1902 was a delegate to all Democratic national coliventions with the exception of 1948 and 1952. He was elected to the Congress in 1906 and served continuously to the time of his death. He served for many years on the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. on Foreign Affairs Committee and on the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. and for 23 years as a member of the Committee on Rules. 12 years as its chairman. Well do I recall his helpfulness in my early days of service in this body. Many of his colleagues and friends knew him as a man with a golden heart.
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