Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-06
D. c. REPUBLICANS
SPLIT AT SESSION
Two Delegations May At.
tend Convention After Dis
pute Over Members.
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

BY J. A. O'LEARY.
District Republicans probably will
send two contesting delegations to the
party's national convention at Cleve-
land next month, unless the split which
occurred last night can be healed when
the District convention is held tomor-
row evening to elect delegates. national
committeeman and national commit
teewoman.
The rivalry for control, developing
for several weeks, came to head last
night when % supporters Of the group
headed by National Committeeman
Edward F. Colladay walked out of the
organization meeting in the National
Republican Club, Sixteenth street and
Rhode Island avenue, assembled in
another room and formed a separate
organization.
The remaining group of So members,
with former District Attorney Leo A.
Rover presiding, went ahead also with
election of officers and an executive
committee.
While the immediate cause of the
break in ranks is a dispute over
whether several members of the local
convention reside in the city areas
from which they were chosen, all in
dications are that underlying the legal
controversy is lively race for the
delegation to the national convention
and the representation on the national
committee.
Two Delegations Foreseen.
If the rift is not closed by develop
ments at the local convention tomor-
row night, it is almost certain that two
delegations will knock on the doors of
the convention at Cleveland, with the
Credentials Committee settling the
question.
Some Of last nights developments,
however, indicate the split has not gone
too far to prevent reunion. For in
stance, four of those who walked out
subsequently were elected to Offices in
the remaining group. Also, when the
Colladay group selected a chairman,
oNSASSoAyB Vi Cucul anu
Committee, it referred to them as
temporary officers.
The following slate was reelected
unanimously to be officers of the Re-
publican State Committee for the Dis
trict. for four years. by the majority
group: Chairman. Mr.. Rover; vice
chairman, Claude Owen; secretary,
Joshua Evans, jr, and treasurer,
Edgar C. Snyder.
The Executive Committee for this
group follows: Charles D. Carroll,
Frank ]. Coleman. Mr.. Colladay, Mar
tin A. English, jr; Robert v. Fleming,
c. c. Glover, jr.; Douglas L. Hatch,
West A. Hamilton, John r. Hawkins,
Frank j. Hogan. Julian L. Latimer,
jr.; Ralph w. Lee, Luther w. Linkins,
Thomas P. Littlepage, jr.; DR.. C. H.
Marshall, Charles H. Pardoe, Mrs
Edmund H. Parry, jr.; Samuel j. Pres
colt, Mrs. Virginia White Speel, DR..
E. j. Scott and Frank T. Shull.
Emerging from their meeting, the
Colladay group announced election of
James c. Wilkes as chairman, Clyde
D. Garrett. secretary, and Edgar G.
Snyder, treasurer and chairman of q
Platform Committee.
The State Committee which will
form the local convention tomorrow
night Consisted of 43 precinct dele
gates and 43 delegates at large. The
controversy started last week when
one of the precinct delegates was un-
seated on claim that he lived out
side of the precinct which elected him.
Mr.. Colladay and his supporters chal-
lenged this ruling, and, in turn, filed
objections last night against three
other delegates, alleging that two of
them live outside the precincts that
elected them, and the other was rot
duly qualified.
Early last evening a Credentials
Committee, headed by Mr.. Owen,
heard these new protests, but ruled
against the Colladay group.
Objections Stated.
The State Committee, made UP Of
all the delegates, then convened in
executive session. AT the outset
Wilkes, as spokesman for the Colladay
forces, restated the objections and
contended the proceedings were illegal
because of the dispute over credentials.
The meeting, however, adopted the
report Of its Credentials Committee,
which included the seating of the
delegates who had been challenged.
The colladay group then withdrew,
explaining later that this course was
necessary to avoid waiver of the legal
points they had raised against the
validity of the proceedings.
Asked about reports that he had
been put forward both for delegate
to the national convention and re-
election as national committeeman,
and that some Of the other group were
seeking to divide the appointments,
Mr.. Colladay stated:
81 have made campaign for both
national committeeman and delegate
on the ground that Gov. Landon win
be the nominee and that by reason of
my relations with Landon's campaign
I would be in a better position to
serve the interests Of the Republican
organization of this District and the
District generally than any other per-
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