The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-07
HUSTON, G.
CHIEF, RESIGNS;
TESS ELECTED
Takes Final Fling at Party
in Stepping Down; No
Enmity to Hoover.

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H. Huston submitted his resignation
as chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee today, and in
formed the executive committee to
whom he presented it that he was
resigning because he placed interests
of the party ahead Of personal con-
siderations.
Immediately after Huston's resig-
nation was accepted, Senator Fess
of Ohio was named chairman OF
the national committee. After the
committee adjourned it was an
nounced that contrary to earlier
plans, it had been found the
executive committee had power to
make the election of Fess per-
manent and this was done instead
of making the selection provisional.
Robert H. Lucas, Louisville, was
elected executive director Of the
executive committee, likewise with
out opposition or discussion. Lucas
now is commissioner OF internal
revenue.
Job Like Shouse'S
He will serve at headquarters here
in a capacity similar to that OF
Jouett Shouse for the Democrats.
Shouse is chairman of the national
Democratic executive committee
and is in charge of national head
quarters here.
George Keim, Edgewater Park,
N. j., was named secretary to sue
coed Representative Franklin Fort
Rep., N. j., who retired to enter
the senatorial race against Dwight
Morrow in New Jersey several
months ago.
Ernest Lee Jahncke, New Or
leans, assistant secretary of navy,
was chosen national committeeman
from Louisiana, succeeding the late
Emil Kunt5.
The committee approved the des-
ignation of Ezra r. Whitla as ma
tional committeeman for Idaho, in
place of Senator Thomas, resigned.
In the statement Huston took a
parting shot at those who have in
sisted upon his resignation ever
since the senate lobby committee
revealed that he had diverted funds
of the Tennessee River Improvement
Association temporarily to cover his
stock margins.
Ends Bitter Wrangle
His resignation today brought an
end to a long controversy in Repub-
lican party ranks. during which he
refused. persiStently, to step out. He
submitted his resignation today in
keeping with a promise a few weeks
ago, exacted by emissarieS acting for
President Hoover.
His withdrawal, he said, would
permit the party to select a leader
free from the present factional
strife.
The statement contained no pledge
of allegiance either to President
Hoover or the administration, nor
did it contain any threat of possible
future action on his part against
the authorities in the party who
made his resignation necessary.
Huston's statement was construed
to show there is no foundation for
for the report Huston will join in
the instruction started wednesday
night by Colonel Horace A. Mann
against the administration.
Deprived of Power
Mann, in a public statement,
served notice he was organizing to
get uninstructed delegates chosen
in the south for the next Republican
national convention.
He did not mention President
Hoover or the possibility of second
term, but friends of the administra-
ton generally accepted it as a warm
ing of party war to prevent south
ern delegates from being instructed
for him for second term.
Mann was Mr.. Hoover'S campaign
manager in the south before and
after his nomination at Kansas City
in 1928. The southern colonel was
deprived of his standing, however,
shortly after Inauguration when
Postmaster General Brown started
what he termed a patronage house
cleaning in the south.
It generally is accepted here that
Mr.. Hoover was a factor in Mann's
loss of standing. just as he was in
pressing for Huston's retirement
following the senate lobby commit
tee disclosures concerning the
chairman.