Evening star., 1934-05-04
|G. 0.P. SEEKS CHIEF.
AS SANDERS QUITS.
Free-for-AII Race Is Seen
When Party Heads
Meet Soon.
Continued From First Page.)

The majority of the Republicans, how
ever, have been content to let things
ride along, believing it did not much
matter at present just who is chair
man Of the National Committee. As
the congressional campaign has ap-
preached. some Of them have become
more restive. Mr.. Sanders illness
postponed conferences and various
moves designed to bring about a re-
| organization of the National Com
! mittee.
The three candidates who are
credited with having been most active
in search of the Craftsmanship job are
] former Senator James E. Watson of
Indiana, former Ambassador Walter
E. Edge of New Jersey and former
Ambassador Henry P. Fletcher of
| Pennsylvania. More recently, other
| names have been brought into the
| picture, among them that of former
| Gov. Frank o. Lowden of Illinois,
leading candidate for the presidential
nomination against former President
Hoover in 1882 Col. Theodore RooSe-
| welt, former. Governor General of the
Philippines, has been mentioned for
the place and would have backing
| If he permitted his name to go before
| the committee. A score or more men
have been suggested as 'possibilities"
for the post. Charles D. Hilles of New
York and Ralph o. williams of Ore
| gon, both veteran members OF the
National Committee, are on the list,
as are former Secretary Of War Pat
rick j. Hurley and a still earlier Sec
| retary of War, Dwight w. Davis.
Some of the Republican leaders would
| very much like to see Col Frank
Knox, publisher Of the Chicago Daily
News, take the Craftsmanship, but Col.
Knox has told friends that he would
not consider becoming chairman.
Some of the members of the Ma
tional Committee, who have recently
been in Washington, have talked Of
calling back into harness William M.
! Butler of Massachusetts,. who was
chairman during the Coolidge cam
paign in 1924 and until 1923. Kings
land Macy of New York, State chair
man, and Representative Chester Boil
ton of Ohio. at present chairman OF
the Republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee, are being talked OF
as possible selections If younger man
is to be chosen.
Hoover Hands OF"
While former President Hoover Is
titular head Of the Republican party.
1t is reported that he is keeping hands
off in the struggle over a new chair
man. On the other hand, the contest
may develop into a fight between sup
porters of the former President and
those Republicans who were opposed
to him.
The Republicans will have to decide
whether they are going back to the
so-called "Old Guard" for a new
chairman or whether they desire to
bring into command of the national
organization a younger and more pro-
| gressive leader. There is strong ele-
ment among the Republicans for more
progressive leadership.
The threat made now by the Re-
publican progressives of Wisconsin to
set up third party in that State is
not without its significance to the Re-
publican party coming at this time. If
The La Toilette Republicans go through
with their plan in Wisconsin, it may
mean the loss of a State, which usu-
ally has been Republican, to the G. o.
P. Minnesota, which also used to be
a strongly Republican State, is now
dominated by a third party-the
Farmer-Labor party. The La Toilette
progressives are to hold meeting be-
| fore May Is in Wisconsin to deter
mine what they shall do in regard to
the matter of forming a new party.
Senator La Toilette, who comes up for
reelection this year, said today that
he would have nothing to say about
his future course until the progressives
had held their conference
Call Expected.
The call sent out by Mr. Sanders
for meeting of the National Com
mittee was not a surprise to many of
the Republicans here, who have be-
come convinced in recent weeks that
Mr.. Sanders intended voluntarily to
resign as soon as his successor could
be elected The call follows:
ITO Members of the Republican Ma
tional Committee:
| II have decided to tender my resig-
nation as chairman of the Republican
National Committee, to take effect
upon the election Of my successor.
Il, therefore, in accordance with
the rules adopted by the Republican
National Convention held in Chicago
June, 1882, governing the procedure
of the Republican National Committee.
do hereby call a special meeting of
the Republican National Committee
for 10 o'clock am, Central standard
time (11 o'clock Chicago daylight saw
ing time), Tuesday, June S, 1884, Sc
the Palmer House, Chicago, Ill.
"At that time, In addition to acting
upon my resignation and the election
of my successor, the committee will be
called upon to fill vacancies on the
committee for which nominations have
been made and to transact such other
business as may come before it.
your presence is earnestly request
ed at this meeting, and I hope to re-
ceive early advice of your intention
| to attend.
yours very sincerely,
EVERETT SANDERS, Chairman"