Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
Republicans to Undertake
Reorganization of Forces
for Fall Campaign.
PRESIDENT SUMMONS
WATSON, TESS, MCNARY
0hioan, as Possible Choice for New
Chairman, Faces Opposition of
Moses-Treaty Prospects.

The summoning yesterday Of three
Senator's to the presidential camp on the
Rapldan was construed last night to
foreshadow imminent developments in
the deliberations to remove Claudius H.
Huston as Republican national chair
man and reorganiZe the party CAM
palgn machinery for the Fall elections.
Senator James E. Watson Of Indiana.
Republican leader of the Senate and
one OF the old-line veterans of the
party, admitted, after a telephone talk
With the Presidents camp that the
party reorganization plan, AS well as
the outlook for the ratification of the
London naval treaty, was TO be dis
cussed among the President, Senator
simeon y. Fess of Ohio, Senator
self
Republican leaders had divulged dur
ing the day that the proposal TO make
Senator FeSs the new national chair
man, even if only for the present wear,
had run into opposition from Senator
George H. Moses of New Hampshire.
Chairman of the Republican Senatorial
Campaign Committee Senator Moses
was quoted as having served notice
privately that he could not get along
With the Ohio Senator.
Coordination Proposed.
The reorganization plans contemplate
coordination of the efforts of the
National. Senatorial and Commensurate
Campaign Committees of the party.
which would mean that Senators 1ess
and Moses and Representative viii r
Wood OF Indiana, as heads of theSN
three organizations, respectively, would
work together.
In recent years the national committee
mas been comparatively unimportans in
the by-elections, but President Hoover
Is anxious to utilize the full capacity of
all three organizations. The fact that
the national committee has made little or
no preparation for the campaigns, and
mat contributions are tagging, has
Spurred the party leaders to consum-
mate the reorganization without fur
ther delay, now that Congress has ad-
journed.
The first step in the reorganization
Is TO make the national Craftsmanship
vacant. The President is in full SYM
patny with the move to have Mr.. Huston
resign. according to administration
leaders, but is not expected TO ask him
10 resign. No fewer than 80 party
Leaders have made it clear to Mr.. Hus-
ton that his involvement with the Senate
Lobby Investigating Committee has, in
their Judgment. impaired his value as
national chairman, but he has refused
by the President personally.
Mr.. Huston testified before the Senate
committee that lobby funds of the Ten
nesSee River Improvement Association
were deposited to his brokerage account
IN Wall Street, although later paid to
the associations account.
senator Moses is among few of Mr.
Illusions intimates who are thought To
know his plans. At least twice during
tne last 10 days Chairman Huston has
conferred at length with Senator Moses
IN the latter's office But the New
hampshire Senator has not divulged-
at least for publication-what has
transpired. He has said that plans for
the campaign were being furthered.
Meantime group of Senators was
making soundlngs Of their colleagues as
TO the availability of Senator Tess.
I and the Ohioan himself. at first brand
ing Ne idea as prepoSterous, has been
| b. ght almost to the point of saving
he iOuld take the chairmanship if con-
Vlnceo that the party leaders wanted
him.
Moses Objection.
The word that Senator Moses respond
ed TO this canvass by Directing TO Sena-
Tor FeSs comes from one of those most
active in the movement. This informant
was of tie opinion that Senator Moses
objection would not be permitted to
prevail. unless it should be found to
nave substantial support from others.
The New Hampshire Senator, one of
the original Hoover men" in the 1924
pre-convention campaign, is not nearly
so close TO the administration as might
appear, and his sons of the wild
Jackasses' incident of last Fall did not
improve his relations with Western
Republicans.
Senator Watson confirmed the fact
that Robert H. Lucas, Internal Revenue
Commissioner, was being considered for
the Craftsmanship of the executive COM
mittee. His job would correspond In
Jouett Shouse's in the Democrats
campaign organization
Then, If Senator Tess should be the
choice for national chairman and
persists !. his determination to serve
no longer than in the forthcoming
, campaign, Mr.. Lucas subsequently might
be elevated TO the national Chairman
ship.
1t was reported last night that Mr..
Huston also had been summoned to
the Presidents camp for tomorrow's
conference, which would indicate that
the showdown was to come there. but
this could not be confirmed.