Evening star., 1936-06-13
NEW c. O.P. BOARD
.. GETS D. c. FIGHT
National Committee Passes
CoIIaday's Request to
Executive Body.
BY ]. A. OLEARY,
stan Correspondent Of The Star.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio, June la.-The
Republican National Committee late
yesterday referred toits new Executive
Committee, to be appointed soon, .
proposal to recognize officially the
District of Columbia State Central
Committee, which was elected by the
successful Colladay group In the recent
local contest.
When District Republicans last
month elected two opposing dele
cations to the national convention,
they also elected separate State Gen.
trail Committees and when the Ma
tional Committee assembled for its
organization meeting at the close Of
the convention yesterday. District Ma
tional Committeeman Edward r.
Colladay offered a resolution that the
State Central Committee headed by
James c. Wilkes be recognized as the
official party agency in and for the
District of Columbia.
The Wilkes committee was elected
at the same meeting in May at which
the Colladay group of delegates was
chosen. and in the ensuing contest
the convention seated the Coiladay
delegates. The State Central Commit
tee of the other group is headed by
Leo A. Rover, who was State chair
man before the split in ranks oc-
CURED.
Seeks to Clinch Position.
Colladay's purpose in offering the
resolution yesterday was to remove
any doubt as to which local commit
tee the National Committee would
deal with in carrying on party affairs.
National Committeeman Harrison z.
Spangler of Iowa took the view, how
ever. it was not in accordance with
National Committee procedure to 60
into the question, and announced he
would raise point Of order.
colladay pointed out that the COM
mittee had taken similar action on
previous occasion in contest from
Louisiana national committeeman.
Arthur NJ. Curtis of Missouri said he
thought the Louisiana case was some
what different.
The newly elected chairman Of
the National Committee, John M
Hamilton, suggested the subject be
left to the Executive Committee for
consideration and that course was
adopted. The Executive Committee
along with other officers of the Ma
tional Committee, except the chairman
will be named after a special sub
committee has conferred with Gov
Landon at Topeka Tuesday.
Party Victory Seen.
Meanwhile, Colladay, who was one
of the original supporters of Landon
for the presidential nomination, pre-
dicted here last night that the Lam
don-Knox ticket will win the Novem-
Der election. Colladay stated The
ticket is an exceedingly strong one,
composed of two men whose qualities
are reciprocal and supplemental, each
to the other. I am confident Gov.
Landon will continue to grow in
strength in the eyes of the people
from the date of his nomination to
his election. This will be similar to
the remarkable increase Of public ap-
proval he has experienced in the past
This growth of popularity has been
natural and not artificial.
col. Knox has been before the
public for number of years as a
publisher, writer and speaker on i'm
portant public issues. He is able and
fearless. and will be a great aid to
Gov. Landon in the campaign. Hav-
ing participated in all presidential
campaigns from the Mckinley Bryan
campaign of 1896 to the present, and
in the present instance having Travelled
around the country in the last year
surveying the situation, I unhesitat-
ingly predict the election of Landon
and Knox"
James C. Wilkes, chairman of the
District delegates in the convention
also declared last night he felt sure
the Republican ticket named here
would be victorious on election day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colladay. accompanied
by Mrs. Virginia White Speel, the
Districts national committeewoman
will motor to Colladays former home
at Hutchinson, Kans., before returning
to Washington, and while in Kansa;
they plan to call on Gov. Landon.