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officers reporting to the President as 70
the conclusions reached Chairman Fes1
was fully advised as to all Of the mat
tiers under consideration, and the re-
suits met with his entire approval"
Those attending the conference yes
terday were, Robert II. Lucas, executive
director Of the National Committee; Jo-
seph r. Mutt, treasurer; James Francis
Burke, general counsel; George b. Keirn,
secretary; jeremiah Milbank, Eastern
treasurer. and James L. West, dtrector
Of publicity.
The establishment of a permanent
organization, to function all the year
round for the G. o. p, was determined
upon by the Republicans last August at
the time of the reorganization OF the
committee, with Fess as chairman and
Lucas as executive director. With the
campaign over, however, and only $1,000
left in the treasury of the National
Committee, 1t became necessary for the
officials Of the committee TO get together
and determines Just what should be
done in the way OF raising and spend
ing money for the headquarters and
the organization in washington, Acc
cording to reports today; subscriptions
will be solicited and the organisation
win be kept functioning actively.
A wet element in the Republican
party has recently been attempting TO
hurry Senator Tess out of the national
Craftsmanship, u Job which he had ex-
pected to relinu1ish after the congress
sional campaign so as to give his at
tention exclusively TO his duties as Sem
ator The attacks on Mr. Fess because
of his statement that the Republican
party would have TO support the dry side
of the prohibition fight in 1882, how
ever, have had, If anything, the effect
Of keeping him longer on the job.
Fears Attitude Of Vets
Treasurer Mutt, it Is said, has been
afraid that it would be difncult TO raise
subscriptions needed for carrying on
the work Of the National Committee IN
view of the statement made by Senator
Tess that the G. o. p. would have TO be
dry in the campaign Of 1892, since
many of the substantial contributors TO
the party are found among the vets.
But the Republicans probably VIII De
able to replenish their war chest, not
withstanding MIR. Nuts fears. Per-
haps there are enough drys in the party
who sympathize with Mr.. Fess' views TO
Offset any losses of contributions from
wet Republicans MIR. Mutt, like Sem
ator Fess, is from Ohio. Out IN that
State many Republican vets went all
the way over during the last election
and voted for Robert j. Buckley, the
Democratic candidate for Senator,
against Roscoe c. McCulloch, the dry
Republican candidate. This may pe re-
sponsible for Mr.. Nuts fears.
There has been nothing to indicate
that the powers that be in the Repub-
lican party win "oust" Senator Fess
from his present position as chairman.
Far from it. On the other hand, there
seems to be a rather general feeling
that Mr. Fess might well have made no
comment at this time on the wet and
dry issue and the part which the
G.. o. P. should play in It, However,
the rumpus over this issue in the Re-
publican party was sure to come sooner
or later. Mr.. FeSs insists he was
speaking for himself alone and not as
chairman of the National Committee
when he made his dry statement, but
it is difficult for a national chairman
to disassociate himself from his Office
of chairman.