Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-10
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GUARDED BY
MEET DELAY
Republicans Fear To
Put Pressure To
Chairman

WASHINGTON, July io-EF-
The Republican conference. slated
to deal with the bitter business OF
what to do about Cladius Huston's
refusal to resign the party chair
manship deferred that problem mt
this mornings session.
Attention was confined 10 routine
business, but a later meeting today
IS expected to result In a showdown
between the Tenesseean and the
leaders who want him to get out.
The eight officers and party work
erS who assembled were said 70 BE-
almost unanimous against his con-
tinuance as chairman.
President Hoover consulted with
two of them before and after the
gathering at headquarters. They
were James Francis Burke, counsel
OF the national committee. and Jo-
seph r.. Mutt. its treasurer.
Smiling after the mornings con-
ference which was called by him 70
discuss plans for the fall campaign.
Mr.. Huston received newSpapermeu
in his office. He said.
Il will have a statement to make
late today. The utterances attribut-
ed 10 me In the morning papers are
correct"
The statement referred to we're
repetitions or his determination not
TO resign. despite calls for such ac-
ton from Republican congressional
quarters.
G.. o. r. Break Threatened
Il, nl-a-ra f 41la~f- --nEtfrr
Huston served notice he would fight
1t out for his position against the
attacks Of party leaders In congress
and his own committee.
IL IS one OF the most bitter quar-
rels in the Republican organization
in many years and intimates or
President Hoover We're anxicusly
looking for a settlement which would
avoid a wide open break in the
party's fold.
Today's meeting Of the officers
Of the national committee was call
ed by Huston several days ago for
the purpose OF mapping out plans
for the fall campaign. IL has devel-
oped into a showdown contest be-
tween Huston and the party leaders
who are demanding his retirement.
Not TO Resign
After rounds of conferences at tho
White House and at the capitol the
Republican leaders were determin-
ed to ask today for Illusions early
withdrawal. However. lie returned
TO the city late last night and stated
-emphatically ne had no intention
OF resigning.
Tu,o ~o,,rea- r.ara ,rnlnr nn~uiTaw-
alton for today by the party lead
ers- They are prepared 10 ask Hus-
ton TO call a special meeting of the
executive committee. This commit
tee alone has the power to remove
and 70 replace national party Off
GERS. III Huston declines To do this.
they are prepared TO circulate a
petition seeking a majority OF the
members TO favor the meeting
Trouble Over Fund
Others contend the whole issue
over Huston Is up to President
Hoover. Mr.. Hoover conferred With
Huston on Sunday night and told
him or the opposition to him but
he did not ask for the resignation.
Then ID became known that Hus-
ton had no intention OF resigning.
I~nereupOnp MS Toes VINO mao DeSH
confidently expecting his retire
ment as soon as congress adjourned.
got busy. They determined 90 have
IL out with him today.
The trouole over Huston started
al the time he testified before the
senate lobby committee that he
had solicited funds a yea ago for
the Tennessee river improvement as
ISOLATION In behalf OF It's lobby for
the private leasing OF the Muscle
Shoals, Alabama, power n nitrate
plant. Huston said he collected
S3l 900 for this work from the Union
Carbide company and deposited III
in his brokerage account before
turning II over To the association.