Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
MOVE BY MOSES
ST|RS c. O.P. RANKS
Movement Is Afoot to Per-
suade Kahn to Decline
Treasurer Post.

The Republican national leadership
was plunged into sharp controversy
Yesterday by Senator George H. Moses
announcement of Otto H. Kahn, New
York banker, as treasurer of next years
Republican senatorial campaign, and
a movement was afoot to persuade Mr..
Hahn to decline. Senator Moses, how
ever, was holding his ground.
The controversy had its beginning
Thursday night in New York at Jere-
miah Milbank's dinner for Claudius H.
Huston, the new Republican national
chairman. Without advance notice to
several of the party leader, present, it
is said, Senator Moses, as chairman of
the senatorial campaign committee
made his announcement.
Move Came as Surprise.
It was a surprise to nearly everybody
in the room, it is said especially to j.
r. Mutt. treasurer of the Republican
national committee, who was under the
impression that the national committee
was to be the sole collecting agency for
the party campaign, senatorial and
congressional.
Under the circumstances certain ad-
ministration leaders present at the
dinner passed the announcement off
as "a mere pleasantly" of Senator
Moses speech. which was made, they
said today, directly across the table
from Mr. Kahn, and in the Senator's
usual humorous vein. 1t struck them as
uncomfortable. according to their ex-
pressed opinions today, that Senator
Moses would not see the political folly"
of naming IAN international banker
to raise funds for the party campaign.
Mr.. Mutt. who was interviewed after
calling on President Hoover yesterday
afternoon, said that it was obviously
a mistake since there was no need
for two collecting agencies and no one
had said anything to him about chang
ing the ARRANGEMENT whereby the ma
tional committee would raise the CAM
paign chest.
II don't think they (the Senators)
intend to do it," said Mr.. Mutt. They
don't need a separate treasurer" This
was after Mr. Milbank, Eastern treas
urer for the party in the presidential
campaign last year, had referred In
quirers in New York to Mr.. Mutt for
the answer to the question whether Mr..
Kahn was or was not to be in the party
campaign organization.
Moses Was in Earnest.
Senator Moses made it plain, how
ever, tina. he was perfectly serious in
what he said at the dinner and con-
sidered Mr.. Kahn ideally qualified in
every way for the treasurership OF the
senatorial committee. Mr.. Huston was
not in the city and Senator Moses de-
clined to say whether he had consulted
the national chairman in advance about
the appointment.
It is known that the Senator and ma
tional chairman have had several con-
ferences lately at the Capitol, in which
they began to outline the party cam
paign for next year, in which the party
will seek to avoid losses. il not actually
make gains, In the Senate and to hold
control of the House of Representatives
to prevent obstruction Of President
Hoover's policies in the middle Of his
administration.
In these conferences, it is said to have
been agreed that the party resources
are apt to be put behind every Repub-
lican Senator nominated. whether
regular" or "insurgent," which would
mean that even Senator George w.
Norris rof Nebraska. who bolted Presi-
dent Hoover'S nomination last year,
would have the aid of the Republican
national committee, now controlled by
Mr.. Hoover. If the Senator wanted it.
But before that Mr.. Norris may have
to fight for a denomination, possibly
against NebraSka's new governor.
Weaver. but he is so powerfully in
trenched in his home State that few
political observers question his ability
to win denomination.