Evening star., 1928-12-30
CURTIS TO RETAIN
PRESENT POSITION
Will Remain Senate Leader
for Rest of Session-Many
Seek Seat.
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every way. A change in the Senate
leadership and the absence of Senator
Curtis, who has been able frequently To
bring about adjustments of differences
in the Senate when legislation appeared
to be hopelessly tied up. might jeop-
ardize whatever chance there is of ac-
ton on the farm bill before March 4.
President-elect Herbert Hoover Is
coming to Washington January z. 1t Is
expected that he will confer both with
President Coolidge and with Senator
Curtis in regard to the possibility OF
farm legislation now. If it is decided 10
go ahead and put through farm bill
now. Senator Curtis in his old position
of leader of the Senate will be able TO
do much to smooth the passage OF the
bill.
resign now puts the appointment OF q
new Senator from Kansas after Marcn
up to the governor-elect, Clyde Reeo.
Had Senator Curtis resigned prior to
January ID the present governor, Ben
Paulen, would have the appointing OF
the new Senator. Reed does not
belong to the Curtis group Of Republic
cans in Kansas. Gov. Paulen does.
Senator Curtis, by his decision to
continue on in the Senate, has ap-
parently washed his hands of the
matter of selecting his successor. Had
he resigned now it would have been
generally understood that he had
picked his successor He Is relieved OF
that embarrassment by his present
course.
Several Are Mentioned.
Among those who are prominently
mentioned for appointment to the
Senate in Kansas are Representative
Homer Hoch, former Governor Henry
Allen, Joseph Mercer, State live stock
commissioner; Clyde Miller, Seth Wells,
State oil inspector; Charles T. Scott,
newspaper publisher in lola, and for
mer Representative Tincher.
Henry Allen, who was director OF
publicity for the Republican national
committee during the recent campaign,
issued q statement sometime ago saying
he was not candidate for the Senate
appointment. This statement has been
somewhat modified since that time,
however Gov. Allen has been on the
other side of the political fence in
Kansas from Senator Curtis a number
of times in the past. On the other
hand, he is friend of Gov.-elect Reed.
David w. Mulvane, veteran national
committeeman from Kansas and for
mer Assistant Secretary Of Commerce
under MIR. Hoover, Is another who has
been suggested as possible appointee.
Whoever is given the appointment must
stand for election to the Senate, If he
desires to succeed himself, in the Fall
of 1880.
Mr.. Hoch is believed in some quar-
ters to stand a good chance of being
appointed to the Senate. He has been
six times elected to the House from the
fourth district and is widely known In
the State.
Jones' Name Withdrawn.
Discussion of a successor to Senator
Curtis as Republican leader Of the SEN
ate arose even before the present ses-
1t was expected that Senator Wesley L.
Jones of Washington, Republican whip
and senior to Senator Watson in point
of service, would make brisk contest
for the leadership against Senator
Watson, but Senator Jones not long ago
withdrew his name from consideration.
Senator Watson apparently has the
field to himself. If there is to be an
opposing candidate he must come for
ward during the next two months.
There is opposition in some quarters to
the selection of Senator Watson for
leader, but whether 1t will undertake
in the end to place a candidate In the
| field against the senior Senator from
Indiana remains to be seen.
Senator Curtis is keeping hands OF
so far as the Senate leadership IS con-
| cerned. That he regards as a matter
which the Senate itself must decide.
He is to preside over the Senate after
he is inaugurated Vice President March
4, and he Is not undertaking to in
strucC that body what 1t shall do or
whom it shall pick as its leader.