Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18
REPUBLICANS PLAN
NATIONWIDE CLUB
Washington Chosen as
Home-First Meeting to Be
Held Next Friday.

Organization of National Republican
Club in Washington, sponsored by Re-
publican leaders from all sections OF
the country is about to be launched.
Washington, as the Capital of the
Nation, has been selected as the home
of the proposed club. It is to be ma
tiOnal in character, not local.
An organization committee, composed
of Senator Porter H. Dale of Vermont,
former Representative Frank w. Mon
dell of Wyoming and permanent chair
man of the Republican national con-
vention in 1924, and former Senator P.
j. McCumber of North Dakota, has
been working out the details of the
proposed club for several weeks.
First Meeting Called.
The first meeting, for discussion of
ton of q temporary organization, has
been called for Friday, January Is, at
$50 pm, in the Carlton Hotel. 1t is
to be open to all Republicans interested
in the project. Members of the cabinet
other high Government officials and
members of the Senate and House will
be in attendance. Chairman Hubert
Work of the Republican National COM
mittee is to open the meeting, and 1t
is expected that Ogden Mills. Under
secretary of the Treasury, will preside
as temporary chairman.
Already the plan for a National Re-
publican Club in Washington has been
approved by large number of promi-
nent Republicans, including the Vice
President-elect, Senator Curtis of Kan
sas, Secretary of State Kellogg, Secre-
tary of the Navy Wilbur, Secretary of
Agriculture Jardine, Postmaster Gen.
eral New, Secretary of Labor Davis,
Secretary of Commerce Whiting, Sec
rotary of War Davis and Secretary of
the Interior West. Senator Watson OF
Indiana prospective Republican leader
of the Senate; Senator Burton of Ohio.
Senator Shortridge of California and
Senator Capper Of Kansas are among
the Senators who have signified their
approval Of the projected club.
The purposes of the club, set forth
by the committee on organization, de-
clare that:
Because Washington is the Capital
of the United States, in which Con-
gress, representing States in the Union,
assemblies and performs all its legis-
lative functions and in which are To-
Gated all the executive departments Of
the Government, it Is therefore the
political headquarters of the country,
and per Sc the city above all other
cities which should have Republican
National Club"
Building Is Proposed.
It is further stated by the committee
that the proposed club should be the
Republican party headquarters. where
active members of the party from every
State may find temporary home when
visiting Washington. 1t Is proposed
that the club shall have building OF
its own, with adequate Offices for the Re-
publican national organization, and a
meeting place for other Republican or
CARNATIONS. The building for the club,
It is urged, should be Of proper
size and dignity" and should compare
favorably with like clubs in the i'm
portant cities of the country. Phila-
delphia and New York have Repub-
lican clubs which have a wide men,
bership. not only among their local
Republicans. but members from other
parts of the country
In addition to members of Congress.
Federal officials and local Republicans
who have given their approval to the
project. a number of members of the
Republican national committee. in addi-
ton to DR.. Work. have Signified their
support VI JLlc pldil lOT q NdIlOIldi ktc-
publican Club, which shall have for its
purposes the advancement of the Re-
publican party and its principles of
government.
The club is not designed, 1t is said,
to act as an influence upon legislation
before Congress, but merely for the
purpose of strengthening the party Or
ganization throughout the country. Mrs.
Alvin r. Hert, Republican national COM
mitteewoman from Kentucky and vice
chairman of the national committee, is
among the committee members who
have indicated their approval of the
club. Other members of the national
committee who have joined in with the
movement are c. G. Hamlin of Colo
RADIO, G. B. Skipper of Florida, F. j.
Graham of North Dakota. j. Matt Chill
ton of Kentucky and Frederick S. Peck
of Rhode Island. A long list of members
of the House also have signified their
intention OF supporting the proposal.
The temporary headquarters of the
club have been located in the Carlton
Hotel through the courtesy of Harry