Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-15
Belligerent Col. Mann Turns
Attention to C.. o. p. i'm SOut |

As an incident of the selection of
Senator Fess as the new chairman of
the Republican National Committee, the
attack by Col. Horace Mann on the
party management in the South inter-
ests the country. There are differences
OF opinion on the subject of Col. Mann's
value to the organization, but it is gen.
orally agreed that there are possibilities
OF trouble in his resentment
His outburst was ignored by the Ex-
ecutive Committee, and it may be as
sumed that it was regarded as of minor
Importance" says the Manchester I'm
ion independent Republican,, though
conceding that this Judgment may be
a mistake" The Union feels that
many will regret his bitter attack upon
the party management for its attempt
to build up organizations along tradi-
tional lines in the Southern States"
THE handling of Southern Repub-
lican patronage" according to the Kan
saS City Star independently, "haS been
scandal for years. Largely it has been
turned over to mere political traders and
brokers. Bad in itself. the system has
reflected embarrassingly in Southern
representation in Republican national
conventions. President Hoover, early in
his administration, announced reforms
in this direction. The new deal rests
largely with Postmaster General Brown
and it is against his careful judgment
in filling vacancies in the South that
the old manipulators are protesting APP
piled long enough, the Hoover policy
will bring about Federal representation
in the South creditable alike to that
section and the Republican party, and
through that representation q better
showing will be made in the national
conventions. The protests are not likely
10 have much weight
1.-THE embattled Republicans of the
South" according to the Charleston
IS. c. Evening Post (independ-
ent Democratic), "are resolved that
liberty shall not die. In other words,
the pie counter is not to be served by
Col. Mann any more than it has been
thus far. Postmaster General Brown
is in charge there, as Postmaster Gen
erals usually are, and business has be-
gun as it is time it should begin.
Col. Mann cannot look for great as
semblies of Hoovercrats taking part in
this great revolution. All of that is over
and done with. And the Republican
party in the South per Sc has perma-
nent headquarters and hindquarters at
the pie counter. 1t Is high time to
get the business in shape, and, sad as
it may seem, the amateurs will have to
get out of the way and the professionals
will get on the job. Col. Mann can run
around in circles If he wants to, but he
will not confuse Mr. Brown. And he
may come around with high-hatted and
fine phrased delegates to the conven-
ton, but the best he viii get for any of
them will be seats in the spectators
gallery"
That the Republican leaders "are GO
ing back to the orthodox ways OF plac-
ing their fate in the hands of the tried
and the true" is the conclusion of the
Hartford Times independent Demo-
cratic), while the Waterloo Tribune
independent Progressively, assuming
that Brown doesn't see where Mann
has been able to make good" and that
1.-THE chances are the National Com
mittee will be with Brown" in the
course of its review of the situation,
makes the statement: 1.-THE Hoover
Gratis. in now complaining that the
Postmaster General has been ignoring
them, it may be. are looking for an ex-
euse. They professed ability to build
up reliable Republican party In the
South, and the first primary after the
general election shows that they
haven't built up anything
1T Is no bed of roses upon which
the new chairman now rests" AYERS the
Jersey City Journal independent Re-
publican, with the assumption that
col. Mann is very apparently anti
Hoover, and, If he has any appreciate
strength, may prove a thorn in the side
of the administration forces. 1t will
be the new chairman's job to endeavor
to iron out these difficulties, and in at
tempting to- do so. Mr.. Tess will prob
ably find that he has no cinch."
Il Il 4 X
Camp followers of the Old Guard,
and some that ralliei to the New
Guard of 1925" recoros the Philadel-
phia Evening Bulletin (independsnt
Republican,, "agree with Mr.. Ma.