Evening star., 1936-06-28
SILENT ON REPORT
Of CABINET MOVE
Robert Elected Secretary.
Mrs. Hartman New
Vice Commander.
BY JOHN H. CLINE.
Stan Correspondent of The Star.

n1ony ruled supreme here today as the
Democratic National Committee met
to 60 through the formality OF elect
ing Postmaster General James A. Far
ley as its chairman for the next four
years.
In accepting the post, which he has
held for the past four years, Farley
did not comment on his reported in
tention to resign his cabinet post. 1t
was believed, however. that the res
ignation will be announced in Wash
ington in the near future.
Should Farley step out and the
President not make new appoint
ment William w Howes. First AS
sistant Postmaster General, would au-
tomatically move In as head of the
department. Howes was one Of the
Roosevelt floor leaders at the Chicago
convention and a national commit
teeman from South Dakota.
For the District of Columbia Mrs.
j. Borden Hartman was named ma
tional committeewoman and also vice
chairman of the National Committee.
Malcolm S. McConihe was named
committeeman.
The meeting of the committee was
marked by much story telling and
handshaking
Garner Presides.
Vice President Garner. a national
committeeman from Texas, presided
while Farleys election went through
without a dissent. In an informal
talk, the Vice President told the COM
nlittee members their work will be Of
utmost Importance during the coming
campaign and urged them to take
their inspiration from Farley.
Addressing the committee after his
election, Farley told them the finances
of the committee are in better shape
now than at any time during the
past four years. Where We we're
s50o00O in debt in 1882" he said,
I'VE now have enough to take care
Of our obligations"
Il always like to be frank he con-
tinued 80 I will say I am not sur
prised at my election. When I took
over these duties. four years ago. I
gave my utmost efforts. believing the
success of the party meant the safety
of the Nation.
I'VE are better organized now than
ever. We have Just had great con-
.ention and there is no doubt in my
mind but that our candidates will be
elected in November. Let all of us
put our shoulders to the wheel so this
victory will be even greater than in
1882"
Morgan Made Treasurer.
W Forbes Morgan, secretary OF the
committee. vas elected treasurer, sue
ceeding Walter j. Cummings. Chicago
banker, who resigned because of the
pressure of his private duties.
Morgan uas succeeded as secretary
By l. ". Chip" Robert, ir,, former
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
After Robert had been chosen
unanimously, Farley said;
Come on up here, Chip, and tell
us story" Robert has quite a
reputation in Washington as story
teller.
Edwin A. Halsey. jr., secretary of
the Senate, was chosen sergeant at
arms.
Farley announced he would appoint
q subcommittee to hear as soon as
possible contests on the seating Of
committee members from Arizona,
Minnesota and Washington State.
The new national committeeman
and committeewomen follow: Ala
bara. Judge Leon McCord. Mrs. A. Y.
Malone; Arizona, Writ G. Bowman,
c., ArLa
Hays, Mrs. w. H. Arnold; California
Senator william Gibbs McAdoo, Mrs.
1ucretia Del Vale Grady; Colorado
James A. Marsh, Mrs. Katherine Hill
lard; Connecticut, David e. Fitz-
gerald, sr.: Mrs Josephine Flynn: Del
aware. James M. Tunnel, Mrs. Mar
guerite Brodzak Florida. H. H. Wells,
Hortense Wells; Georgia. Clark Howell,
sr., Mrs. Virginia Polhill Price; Idaho,
Ramsay NJ Walker, Emma Alexander
Sirnons; Illinois, P. A. Nash, Eliza beth
A. Conkey; Indiana, Thomas Taggart.
Mrs. Samuel M. Ralston.
Iowa, Representative Hubert Utter
back, Mrs Flora c. Etter: Kansas,
Lynn Broderick, Georgia Neese Clark:
Kentucky, Gov. A. 3, Chandler, Mrs.
Sam L. Conners; Louisiana, Gov.
Richard W. Leche, Mrs. Emile Bien-
venu; Maine, r Harold Dubord, Miss
Helen N. Hanson: Maryland, Howard
Bruce, Mrs. Elizabeth Menefee; Mas
eachusetts, Joseph McGrath, Mrs.
Elizabeth L. Mcnamara Michigan,
Edmund c. Shields, Clara D. Van
Auken; Minnesota, John Erickson,
no committeewoman selected.
Other Committeeman.
Mississippi, Louis lights, Mrs Mary
Louise Kendall; Missouri, James P.
Awkward, Mrs. Nat S. Brown; Mon
tana, o. S. Worden, Mrs. r. c. Battey;
Nebraska, Senator Edward r. Burke,
Evelyn A. Ryan; Nevada, Ed w. Clark,
Mrs e. J. Walsh; New Hampshire, AL
yin A. Luciera, Agnes Collins Dunn;
New jersey, Frank Hauge, Mrs. James
Ellington; New Mexico, A. r. Han
nett, Mrs. Dan j. Burns; New York,
Edward J. Flynn, Mrs. Alice Good;
North Carolina, A. D. Folger, Beatrice
Cobb; North Dakota, William z. Glotz-
bach, Gertrude Dwire; Ohio, Charles
Sawyer, Mrs. Mildred r. Jaster; Okla
homa, Scott Ferris. Mrs John Catlett;
Oregon, Howard F. Latourette, Emily
r. Edison.
Pennsylvania, Gov. George H. Earle,
Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller: Rhode Is
land, Theodore Francis Green, Mrs.
Margaret M. Sullivan; South Carolina,
o. D. Johnston. Mrs L. H. Jennings;
South Dakota. w. w. Howes. Mrs. Ann
Struble: Tennessee, Edward H. Crllmp.
Mrs. Lyon Childress: Texas, Vice Pres
tdert John Nance Garner, Clara Dris-
a<ill Ga1ric,. IIt.h