The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-25
HUSTON TOQUIT
! ON AUG. I AS
G. 0. P. CHIEF
Announcement Is Made
After Conference With
President Hoover.
DRAMA BEHIND ACTION
Story Dates Back TO Last
Springs Disclosures in
Lobby Probe.
BY PAUL r. .MALLON
United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, July 25.-Clau-
dius H. Huston of Tennessee has an
nounced his intention to resign on
Aug. Z as chairman of the Repub-
lican national committee to name
his successor.
Who the successor will be has
not been determined definitely, al
though there are strong indications
Senator Simeon D. FesS of Ohio
may be chosen to serve, at least
temporarily, in spite of some oppo-
sition.
President Hoover is understood to
be disinclined to make any personal
choice.
The senate lobby committees
disclosures concerning Huston
brought concerted demand for his
resignation. The United Press an
nounced exclusively on July the
chairman had agreed with the
President to accede to this demand.
Unequaled Drama Story
Announcement of his resignation
plans came after Huston had met
again with Mr.. Hoover at the White
House late Thursday night. His
statement to the press follows:
II have just had satisfactory
conference with the President and
we are in entire accord on our pro-
gram. The President has approved
my decision to call a meeting of the
executive committee of the Repub-
lican national committee on Aug. 7,
at which time I intend to submit
my resignation as chairman Of the
Republican national committee.
Behind this casual statement is a
story unequaled for drama in mod
ern Washington politics.
1t dates back to last spring when
Huston testified before the senate
committee that he had used tenn
porarily $4,000 of a Muscle Shoals
lobbying fund intruSted to him by
the Tennessee River improvement
Association, to bolster his marginal
stock market account.
Promised Hoover to Quit
Huston'S retirement then became
a subject of discussion among Re-
publican leaders who feared Demo-
Gratis would make capital of the
charges during the coming congress
sional election campaign. 1t was
reliably reported he had promised
Mr.. Hoover to retire when congress
adjourned.
On the Sunday following adjourn
|
Hoover's Rapidan (va) camp, along
with Republican Leaders Watson.
McNary and others.
When the President returned
here, Huston was summoned to the
White House for a conference and,
as reported the following day by
the United Press, the chairman
promised the President he would
retire on Thursday Of that week
when a gathering of party leaders
was to be held here.
This had been agreed upon by
the various interested authorities at
the head of the party. The time
was fixed by Huston himself.
Returning from New York the
night before the Thursday meeting,
Huston read newspaper account
of a statement by Chairman Wood
of the Republican congressional
campaign committee to the effect
that house Republicans unanimous
ly were in favor of the chairman'S
retirement.
Vexed by Wood Statement
The TenneSseean is said to have
considered this statement a viola
ton of the understanding he had
with the leaders that they were not
to make it appear they were driV-
ing him from Office.
With the consent of Mr.. Hoover
Huston then decided to postpone
announcement of his resignation
until virtually all the Republican
members of congress had left the
capital.
This decision and subsequent
promise made in the presence OF
eight men was to the effect that ne
would quit forty-eight hours after
the senate adjourned its special
session. This was reported exclu-
sively by the United Press last Sat-
urday night.
Huston missed fulfilling this
promise by a little more than 24l
hours.