Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
Good, Williams and Fort Are
Mentioned for G. o. Ma.
tionaI Craftsmanship.
POST MAY BE FILLED
AT MEETING IN FALL
Strenuous Congressional Campaign
Looms as Democrats Plan to
Retrieve Recent Losses.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Announcement that Dr. Hubert Work
would retire from the chatrmanship of
the Republican national committee was
followed today by speculation as to his
probable successor.
The election of the next chairman of
the national committe will not take place
until a meeting of the committee in the
early Fall, whith DR.. Work proposes tc
call for that purpose. Dr.. Work has
given ample notice of his intention to
resign as chairman for a full discussion.
by party leaders, including the Presi-
dent, of available timber to head the
national organization.
Good Mentioned as Successor.
The name most prominently men,
toned today for the place was Secre-
tary James w. Good of the War De-
partment. Mr.. Good was the Western
manager for the Republican national
committee during the last campaign,
and his work was most efficient.
Whoever becomes chairman next Fall
Is likely to continue as chairman not
only through the congressional cam
palgn next year, but also through the
campaign for the presidency in 1892.
AS the expectation is that President
Hoover will be a candidate to succeed
himself and that he will be renominat-
ed. the selection of the new chairman
Will doubtles be left in large measure
to him, unless he fatty declines to
have anything to do with it, which, in
view of his leadership of the party. is
an attitude he could scarcely assume.
The chairman of the Republican ma
tlonal committee is not necessarily Sc
lected from the membership of the
committee itself, although there is moth
ing against a member of the commit
tee representing a State becoming
chairman.
DR. Work halls from Colorado
Clarence Hamlin is the national COM
mitteeman from that State It is DOS
chairman, Ralph E. williams of Oregon
might be elevated to the chairmanship
He has been prominent in Republican
councils for years.
Fort Also Is Considered.
Franklin Fort, Representative from
New Jersey, at present secretary to
the national committee. also was men,
toned today as a possible selection for
prominent part in the last campaign
He was an ardent supporter of Presi-
dent Hoover.
Reports that Dr. Work had deter
mined TO resign the chairmanship of
the national committee because of a
possible rift in his relations with the
President were attacked both at the
White House and at the Office of the
chairman today. Indeed, it was reveal
ed for the first time through authori-
tative sources at the White House that
President Hoover offered DR.. Work the
post of Postmaster General in his ad-
ministration as we'll as diplomatic post
of Importance abroad Dr. Work. how
ever, declined both. He had made it
clear he was not in the field for public
Office.
DR.. Work said today he long had
planned to resign from the chairman
ship, but that he did not make a prac-
tice of announcing his decisions in
advance Of action. He has no plans for
the immediate future he said. except
that he will probably remain in Wash
ington for about a month and then 60
to the Rocky Mountains for rest.
Strenuous Campaign Expected.
The coming congressional campaign
is expected to be strenuous one. It
will follow on the heels of passage of
the Republican revision of the tariff
provided that measure gets through
and of the farm relief legislation. The
G. o. P. will strain every nerve to hold
its majority in the House and Senate,
while the Democrats already are max
ing plans for an intensive drive to win
back what they lost in the last cam
paign and If possible to cut sharply
into or take away the republican lead
in the National Legislature. DR.. Work
will be II years old during that cam
paign and would be 73 in the presi-
Dental, campaign in 1882.
DR.. Work is retiring with the Repub-
lican organization in good shape, His
party won an overwhelming victory last
year while he was marshal of its forces.
DR. Work, it is understood, believes that
the chairman of the national commit
tee in the next presidential campaign
should have the advantage of having
gone through the congressional CAM
paign next year.
Dr. Work made public two letters in
regard to his resignation; one addressed
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