Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-24
HUSTON'S PLANS
REMAIN IN DOUBT
Burke Confers With G. 0. P.
Chairman in New York,
but Is Silent.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Claudius H. Huston, chairman of the
| Republican National Committee and
storm center of @. o. p. politics, is
expected to return to washington to-
morrow. He was reported to be in New
York today.
Just what he win say about the mat
ter of his resignation as head of the
Republican national organization APP
| parently is not known absolutely. But
those who should know said today that
"the matter was progressing fayorably. y
This was interpreted as meaning that
Mr.. Huston is about to announce his
resignation and call a meeting of the
Executive Committee Of the National
Committee. which would be clothed
with authority to select his successor.
Burke Is Silent.
Two officers of the Republican Ma
| tional Committee. j. r. Mutt, treasurer,
and James Francis Burke, general
counsel, are in Washington. Mr.. Burke
saw Mr.. Huston in New York last night
Mr. Burke is not saying today what
passed between the two. He is pre-
dieting, however, that Mr. Huston will
return to Washington, probably tomor-
row.
That is about the size of the situa-
The Republican leaders are seeking TO
avoid in every way any suggestion
that they are prosecuting Mr.. Huston
or driving him out of Office. They are
hopeful Mr.. Huston realizes as a fact
what so many of the Republicans have
said in recent months--that he is no
longer available as campaign leader
in view of the adverse publicity he has
had growing out OF the Senate Lobby
Committee investigation of his Activi-
ties as head of the Tennessee River
Improvement Association.
The Il hope so club" so far as Mr..
Huston is concerned, has been grow
ing by leaps and bounds.
Following a meeting of Mr.. Huston
with other officers OF the National
Committee and with Senator Moses,
head of the Republican Senatorial Com
mittee, and Representative Will Wood,
chairman of the Republican Congress
| sional Committee, held recently in
Washington, Mr.. Huston announced
he would make statement in regard
to the much discussed question "after
| the Senate had adjourned" The Senate
| adjourned Monday, Mr. Huston has sc
| far been silent, and the 81 hope SC
| club" has been getting more restless
| day by day.
Reported Not Obdurate.
| Mr.. Huston, according to reports, Is
not obdurate ANY longer" But he
/, still objects to having 1t blazonec
abroad that he has been forced out Of
the national craftsmanship since he be.
lieves he has done nothing wrong.
Because of this situation, negotia-
ton after negotiation has been con-
/ Quoted, until 1t has become as difflcult
to negotiate the chairman out of office
as to negotiate naval limitations
| treaty. If Mr.. Huston could find Q
time when the spotlight was not or
| him, he might quietly take himself oui
| of the picture. But the difficulty Il
| finding such time.
! Senator Watson, Republican leader
of the Senate, was a guest at the White
House for breakfast today. 1t has beer
presumed that he talked over with
President Hoover the Huston situation
and plans for the coming campaign
Mr.. Burke and Mr.. Mutt were caller,
at the White House this morning, too