Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-31
TESS TO REMAIN,
LEADERS DECLARE
Republicans Reveal Party
Plans After Talking
With President.
BY G. GoULD LINCOLN.

Rumors of an impending shake-up
in the Republican national organization
fell like a house of cards before a
breeze today after Republican leaders
had talked with President Hoover, who
returned to Washington yesterday.
Reports that Senator Tess of Ohio
was about to be eliminated as chairman
! of the Republican National Committee
and that Secretary Hurley Of the War
Department or Postmaster General
Brown or one of half dozen others
mentioned for the place would succeed
Senator Fess turned out to be mere
gossip.
The plan now is, according to those in
high authority, for Senator Fess to hold
Oh a. chairman of the National Com
mittec, certainly for some months, and
perhaps until Congress assemblies again
in December.
Agrees to HOOver's Wishes.
It is understood to be the Presidents
desire that the Ohio Senator continue at
the helm. Senator Fess, it is well I'M
derstood, however, has expressed a de-
sire to be relieved of the additional bur-
den of the Craftsmanship at sone future
time. 1t is also understood, however,
that he has agreed to go ahead as chair
man as long as President Hoover desires
him to do so.
Furthermore, reports that Secretary
Hurley and Gov. Theodore Roosevelt of
Porto Rico were being groomed for the
vice presidential nomination on ticket
with President Hoover next year ap-
parently have little basis in fact. All
indications still are that Vice President
Curtis will be the nominee to succeed
himself unless he should determine that
he will make race for his old place in
the Senate against Senator McGhl,
Democrat, in the election next year.
Secretary Hurley, who accompanied
the President on his recent trip to Porto
Rico and the Virgin Islands, has re-
turned declaring his intention to sup
port Mr.. Curtis for the vice presidency.
1t was reported today that there was
no substance to the talk about Gov.
Roosevelt Tor the vice presidency, GER
tainly not at this time.
Watson at White House.
Senator Watson of Indiana, Repub-
lican leader of the Senate, spent an
hour and a half with the President this
morning, breakfasting with him at the
White House. The Vice President con-
ferred with President Hoover at the
White House yesterday.
Senator Watson gave it as his opin-
ion that there would be no taX-increaSe
legislation advanced at the next Con-
gress by the administration. He pre-
dicted the deficit now confronting the
Treasury will be handled through the
issue of short-term securities.
The Indiana Senator said he ex-
pected the Federal Farm Board would
soon lay before the country an account
in detail Of what the board has done
to advance the cause of orderly market
ing. He indicated he believed the board
would be able to make an excellent
showing. The agricultural situation was
one of the topics which he discussed
with the President, he added.
AS far as the Craftsmanship of the
National Committee is concerned, Sen
ator Watson said both he and the Presi-
dent agreed there was mo great rush"
az think the President feels politics
should be adjourned for the present,
and the country should be allowed an
opportunity 10 rehabilitate itself indus
triaily and economically" said Senator
Watson.
situation also was discussed by Sen
ator Watson with the President SEN
ator Watson said business was improv-
ing and is better today than it has
been.
TOO many people today" said Sen
ator Watson, ARE paying too much at
tention to the stock market as an in
dex of business conditions. Instead of
keeping step to the music of the Union,
they are keeping step to the click Of
the ticker"