The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-13
Hoover Rebuffed By National Committee
 Of Republican arty
Two Old Line Southern Bosses Were Ordered Ousted By the President, But the Committee Would Not Obey Orders and Kept Them on Roster

him up in his qualification" of the party in the south, was appraised here to-day for its effect on his prestige and leadership.
 Overriding a personal plea by Postmaster General Walter F. Brown, who spoke for the chief executive, the committee declined to oust from the inner party coun- cils two old-line southern bosses in South Carolina and Mississippi. MT Hoover had disapproved their tactics publicly.
 One is a white man-the tall and am bling "Tieless Joe" Tolbert" boss of South Carolina; and the other Q politically astute negro-Perry Howard of Mississippi, who has been indicted for selling postmas- ter appointments, a common charge laid at the door of the old south ern republican system. Both are national committeeman.
 To observers here it was more deep-seated matter than the apathy of hard-boiled party leaders to follow their chief in Q reform that, at best, had turned out to be but O series of compromises.
 It was tacit notice that the na- tional committee does not consider itself the tool of Mir Hoover. It was tacit notice that the commit tee is looking forward four years and does not intend to tie itself to the apron strings of the president.
 National committeeman are thinking of their own skins too. Anyone of them might be the next target of Mir Hoover's displeasure. If one can be kicked out, then so can another. The action was re- garded also as evidence of the cool ness which many of regular lead CTS always have shown, privately, toward the present occupant of the White House.
 Far more amazing to the casual observer here than the open flout- of the presidents policy was the went down the line for Tolbert and Howard against the slates hand picked by Brown.
 One after another, republican national committeeman stood up yesterday in the secret session to fight thhe Hoover reform--Charles D. Hilles, New York, who was tho leader of the abortive draft Cool idge" movement in 1928: J. Henry Roraback, Connecticut, and Mau- rice Maschke, Ohio, among others.
 Both Tolbert and Howard stand out as shining symbols of the old "black and tan" regime which built up little dynasties by virtual con- trol of the southern negroes a residue of reconstruction "carpet bag" days--and delivered" dele gations at national conventions to the candidate who had most to off, fer.
 There was on such fight this year over rival negro delegations as in former years.
 The committee approved the Brown states in Georgia and Lou isiana, recognizing the Georgin group headed by J. w. Arnold, of Athens, national committeeman. and the Louisiana group led by the debonair Ernest Leo Jahncke. as- sistant secretary of navy, wealthy sportsmen, and national commit teemen.
 The c6mmittee's decision. which is subject to ratification both by the credentials committee and the convenoin itself. followed usual pic- turesque oratorical display that re- publican conventoins sec-and en- joy--every four years. Quaint and hoVnely negro humor, sparkling and refreshing. stirred decorous na- toinal committee members to free quent infectious laughter.
 Ivory teeth gleamed in broad smiles for those who were success full, while the unsuccessful accept- ed their lot rather philosophically.