Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-04

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congressional lobby investigation, it is
generally agreed in published comment
that the retirement Of Claudius H. Hus-
ton from the Craftsmanship of the Re-
publican National Committee is logi-
cal step. The selection of Senator
Simeon D. Fess as his successor, with
Robert H. Lucas in an associate capac-
ity, Is discussed with recognition that
the party organization will be perfected
for future activities.
There is the question Of the SEEM
illness of Mr.. Hustons activities as a
lobby agent while holding the chair
manship of the Republican committee, u
says the Buffalo Evening News (Repub-
lican). "+ - the more so since these
activities had to do with Muscle Shoals.
The disposition of the Government
power and nitrate plants on the Ten
IleSSee River is subject of sharp con-
troversy between the Senate and the
House. The recent session saw the two
bodies at odds regarding the policy to be
adopted for Muscle Shoals. Consider
ing all the circumstances, Mr.. Huston
does well to withdraw from the chair
manship." The News thinks that "the
selection of Senator Fess as the new
chairman will not be gratifying to the
insurgent element, since he is a close
representative of the Hoover policies on
the tariff, farm relief and other sub
insurgents hardly could expect to be
conceded much influence in party
leadership" It describes Senator Fess
as lone Of the scholars in politics"
Huston insists that his hands are
clean. What of it?" asks the Duluth
Herald independent Republican,. lis
a great party to turn from its work to
vindicate a person who Is not even a
candidate? Was it not his duty TO keep
clean from scandal? The party must
do no man an injustice. But no man
may rightly insist that the end and
object of party is to exist for his vim
dication.". The Milwaukee Journal Gin
dependency comments: THE party di-
rectors could defy Europe and all its
entanglements they could defy the
farmer; they could defy the Western
Senators. But the great party bowed
before the secret of Claudius Huston S
power"
MFR. Huston has been. from the Re-
publican point of view,'' according to
the Chicago Daily News independently
disconcertingly slow in accepting his
hat from the hands of his anxious party
suggestively for so long a time. His de-
cision to take his hat and 60, like his
White House interview, Is satisfactory
to all concerned except Democratic
platform orators, who are threatened
with the loss of piquant theme" The
Providence Bulletin independently
states: HE has looked upon himself
as lost cause and wanted to go down
with all moral banners flying. He has
gone down. but as for the banners fly
Ing. we'll, that's something else again. "
The delay in his retirement is dis
cussed by the Des Moines Tribune-Cap-
ital independent Republican, with the
statement: Shakespeare once wrote
OF man slated for execution who kept
all the authorities in turmoil because
he wouldn't consent to be executed.
But the country wasn't America. The
age wasn't this century. The man
wasn't Huston. And the principal au-
thority wasn't Hoover"
The Louisville Times independently
remarks that the Presidents savoir
faire sets Mr.. Huston down softly.
without broken bones, at any rate with
out apparent fractures. outside of the
camp of the party managers" The
Charleston Evening Post independent
Democratic) records that the opera
ton was successful, but the patient has
suffered a severe shock and lost a good
deal of blood" The Ann Arbor Daily
News independently contends that ''he
could not have continued, even though
perfectly innocent Of any of the charges
or insinuatipnS leveled at him. His
resignation Is warranted by an atti-
tude that would threaten disruption
to the party"
HE has had an unfortunate and
stormy time during his brief tenure as
chairman" recalls the Roanoke Times
independent Democratic), adding that
doubtless he will be secretly glad to
get out OF it, even though disliking the
idea of retiring under fire from within
as well as without the party" SINH
larry, the Manchester Union dndepend-
emit Republican, states: The retire.
ment of the chairman has been a fore