Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
HAYS AND WHITE
TO KEEP PLACES
Republican Leader Expected
to Retain Post Despite
Cabinet Appointment.

Neither Chairman Hays of the re-
publican national committee nor
chairman White Of the democratic
national committee is likely to sur
render his Office any time in the near
1uture, according to trustworthy in
formation received here. The state
ment holds good Notwithstanding the
practical certainty that Mr.. Hays is
going in the Harding cabinet and that
nght on Mr.. White is being waged
IN sne democratic national committee.
W1tn the possibility Of a cabinet
appointment in view, Mr.. Hays re-
Gently conferred with prominent re-
tanning the Craftsmanship. and their
advice was that he should not dis
Iupt tnes party organization at this
ttme- which he has built up with
several years unremitting effort.
there is precedent for the national
chairman retaining his post while
holding public Office.
WIN Keep Up Orxani.ation,
II is made plain by Mr.. Hays and
MS friends that in no sense is he to
pc regarded as the patronage arbiter
nor dispenser of party rewards. His
poIltlcal work will be entirely dis
associated from his official position
nno ;n@ w wlii nave to do only with keep
ing the party organization intact un-
III the approach of another political
campaign, it is declared.
chairman White told friends while he
was IN this city last week that he had
no intention Of resigning the Chairman
snip. After he left town the movement
to call meeting Of the full committee
In March took shape on the initiafiue of
National Committeeman Love Of Teas
Latest word from Chairman White is to
tne enect that he does not see the neces-
sity OF calling meeting Of the full com
mlttee and, furthermore, that he nro.
poses TO stay on the job" as chairman.
, committeeman Love announces that ha
has obtained fifty-f1ve signatures of
members of the national committee. two
more than a majority, to a petition re-
9uesting the chairman to call a meet
Ing OF the full committee March II 10
evident, however. from utterances Of
prominent democrats in Congress that
even if the chairman should WELD tn the
demand for meeting of the fnll cow
rnittee, it will be quite another thinp to
set q majority to agree upon ousting the
chairman. e
support for White.
Mr.. White, making it plain that
ne refuses to quit upon a suggestion
Will throw the issue into the fuIi
committee, where he will have many
Vigorous supporters in his stand
Champ Clark has taken up the
eudgel g in his behalf and is wi Welding ing
1t Justify. Other democrats in both
House and Senate are privately de-
ciaring their intention Of preventing
Mr. White being thrown out bodily.
They insist that such action would
precipitate bitter factional feeling
within the party. at a time when
there seems to them a crying need
of what is left of the party sticking
together to form a nucleus visible
stand irrespective of the merits Of
the question of Chairman Whites
administration of his Office in the late
campaign.
Jealousies Of would-be leaders and
potential presidential candidates are
declared to figure in the impending
row. The judgment of some of the
old war horses in the party is that
democratic policies are to be created
by events as they occur in Congress.
and that it is not the function Of
any faction to endeavor to "reor-
ganize' the democratic party along
lines acceptable to possible presi-
Dental candidates.