Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31

The resignation Of Representative
Franklin w. Fort Of New Jersey from
his post as secretary of the Republican
national COMMITTEES, announced this
week, comes as no surprise. Mr.. Fort,
an active Hoover lieutenant in the pre-
convention campaign in 1928, was made
secretary Of the national committee after
Kansas City and played an important
role In the election campaign along with
DR.. Work, the national chairman, since
retired; James w. Good, the Western
campaign manager, since deceased; Col.
Donovan, since retired; Mrs. WILLIE
brandt, since retired, and Senator
Moses. Mr.. Fort has been anxious TO
relinquish his committee place for the
past year, but has refrained from doing
so lest such a step should be miscon-
strued as betokening a rift between
himself and Mr.. Hoover. He now pleads
the pressure Of private business and the
heavy burden Of his legislative duties.
With his retirement only Mrs. Alvin r.
HeYt, national vice chairman, and James
Francis Burke remain of the 1928 line
up. and Mrs. Hert's resignation is on
file awaiting q convenient opportunity to
be accepted. Mr.. Burke is in Pittsburgh.
The New Jersey Congressman has long
cherished ambitions TO follow in his
fathers footsteps and attain the COVER
norshtp Of his State. but the immediate
outlook In New Jersey for this eventu-
atty Is none too promising.
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Another announcement of the week
OF much political significance pertains
70 Senator George H. Moses, chairman
OF the Republican senatorial COMMITTEES.
Following his widely publicized wise
crack that sons Of the wild jackaSses
are now running wild in the Senate.
reports, were rife that he would be
deposed as committee chairman, but his
resignation was neither asked nor VOL
unteered. It now tranEpires that Sen.
ator Moses Is intending to travel in
Europe this Summer, and that q vice
chairman OF the senatorial committee
is to be selected to carry on in his
absence. The naming Of q vice chair
man Is something of an innovation, so
far as the senatorial committee is con-
cerned.
The American correspondents cover
ing the London naval paTley turned the
spotlight this week on Senator Joseph
T. Robinson of Arkansas, and picture
position in the American delegation
and, In consequence, in the entire con-
ference. He Is now announced TO 60
on the air next Sunday, speaking to
American and Canadian radio audi
ences over the Columbia BFoadcasting
System. Philip Snewden, chancellor Of
the exchequer In the Macdonald cab
met, will deliver the international radio
talk over the Columbia hook-up the
following Sunday, and subsequently
Secretary Stimson, Premier Macdonald,
Archbishop Canterbury, Lloyd George,
Winston Churchill, Bernard Shaw,
Lady Aston, the Duke of York and
others In q galaxy of stars will be
heard around the world, broadcaSting
from London on the Sunday programs.
Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis
Adams is due for q big surprise when
he returns from London. He will dis
cover that a move is afoot to draft him
for the Republican senatorial nominal
| ton in his native State OF Massaehu-
sets as happy solution for a most
| unhappy situation. The Adams boom,
which is entirely without his knowledge,
may not go far, but has great potential
possibilities. In its inception 1t Is
analogous to the New Jersey situation,
where factional Republican differences
and prohibition imperiled Republican
chances OF retaining the Senate seat,
and Ambassador Dwight Morrow was
projected into the situation to save the
day. II Secretary Adams should emerge
from the London Conference with Q
crown of laurels and heighteAed per-
sopal prestige which could be adYan-
tageously capitalized, political exigen-
eies of the 1890 campaign, from the
administration standpoint, might well
dictate his exchange Of q cabinet place
for senatorial tega, irrespective Of his
personal desires, The Bay State pri-
maries do not come until September.
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The referendum In Massachusetts
this Pail on the question of the repeal
of the Bay States baby Volstead act
promises 20 hold the attention OF the
entire country. Predictions are plentiful
that the repeal VIII carry. II 90 Massa-