Evening star., 1934-04-27

In the event of Everett Sanders
retirement as Republican national
chairman, there is certain to enSue
knockdown and dragout over his sue
censorship. The contest will develop
into a struggle for control of the
party machinery, with Hooverites. the
Old Guard and the Young Turks in
battle array. The younger element is
determined to force a sweeping re-
organization Of the G.. o. P. high
command and liberalization" Of the
whole Republican political philosophy.
Any move toward the left would be
in the deliberate hope of regaining
the allegiance of the old Republican
Progressive West. The revamped Ma
tional Republican Club of New York.
with Col. Theodore Roosevelt as its
head, will be in the thick of the fray
if and when the time comes to choose
a new national chairman and chart
the party's course for the next two
years. Despite denials, reports per-
sist that Jim Watson has lingering
hankering to be chairman. He is said
to have the backing of influential
Eastern Republicans, like Charles D.
Hilles of New York. The consensus is
that the Craftsmanship eventually will
go West and to some Republican de-
void of entangling alliances with the
vanished and vanquished past. Frank
o. Lowden of Illinois, because of his
appeal to agriculture, is now among
the honorably mentioned.
With House Minority Leader SHELLS
radio assault on the new deal ram
parts this week, the Republican con-
gressional campaign for 1884 may be
regarded as formally launched. From
now on RECOMMENDATION" and all its
works-and workers-will be assailed
without quarter. Republicans believe
the past week has witnessed tacit
recognition by the administration that
the time has come when it must take
notice of the fire to which the re-
covery program is being subjected.
and counterattack with the heaviest
guns available. Such. at any rate. is
the opposition's explanation OF the
circumstance that President Roosevelt
himself, Prof. Tugwell and Secretary
Hull took occasion within three days
to enter the lists and proclaim in
VARYING terms the doctrine that 1t is
evolution" and not revolution"
which is under way. Another Re-
publican version of the sudden new
deal defensive tactics is that the Writ
episode, despite its ludicrous outcome,
soaked into the public consciousness
more deeply than was at first realized.
and that the higher powers acknowl-
edge the wisdom of refuting forth
with any disquieting thoughts that
may have been planted in the popular
mind.
Washington politicians of World
War vintage are interested to hear
that George Creel has entered the
race for the Democratic nomination
for Governor of California. For that
purpose he has just resigned as State
director of the National Emergency
Council. During his two years OF war
time direction of the Committee on
Public Information Mr.. Creel and
President Roosevelt were close friends,
so the Californian aspires to his first
elective Office with F. D. RS cordial
blessings. Another gubernatorial can
didacy that arouses attention in
Washington is that of Charles H. In
gersoll, famous dollar watch manu-
facturer, in New Jersey. He is run
ming on a single-tax platform. Since
retirement from business, Mr.. Inger-
soil, an early disciple of Henry
George has devoted his time to the
presidency. Of the Manhattan Single