Evening star., 1936-06-10
OLD-T|MERS PASS
FROM c. O.P. SCENE
Few of Those Prominent in
1923 Remain in
Saddle.
By stan Correspondent Of The Star.

by SIAN correspondent Ol NJ SIaG,
CLEVELAND. June lO.-Spc8king
of the "rebirth" of the G. o P.
verify the old order changeth, as
witness the big play being made here
for the votes Of young Republicans"
while the old-timers are falling by
the Wayside. Few. indeed. of those
who were prominent in the conven-
tion of 1928. which nominated Her
bert Hoover and Charles Curtis. have
any part. or at most very minor
part, in the convention now in prog
ress. The slate has been wiped prac-
tically clean and the Republicans
are having a new deal" of their own.
or course. there are a few eXcep-
tions to prove the rule, such as that
most efficient and never-ruffied vete-
ran secretary, Lafayette B. CLafeD
Gleason of New York, secretary for "a
years, performing his duties in his
seventh convention. There is Charles
D. Hilles. unanimously reelected ma
tional committeeman from New York.
whom Secretary Gleason says ''is the
most valuable man on the National
Committee There is the veteran
Ralph E. Williams Of Oregon, who
went on the National Committee in
1908, vice chairman of the committee
and senior member for continuous
service. serving % continuous years,
the longest any man has served on the
governing body of either political
party. There is j. Henry Roraback,
vice chairman from Connecticut and
member of the Executive Commit
tee. who has been a delegate to eight
conventions and member of the Ma
tional Committee for Is years.
But there are more glaring and nu-
merous examples of those who have
been shorn of their party honors and
party leadership. William NJ. Butler
of Massachusetts, was chairman of
the National Committee and chair
man of the Committee on Arrange
ments for the 1928 convention. He is
not heard of politically these days.
Senator Simeon D. FeSs of Ohio was
the keynote speaker" in 1923. He is
attending this convention, but TAX
ing no part. Former Senator George
Moses of New Hampshire, remem-
bered for his disastrous wisecrack
about "the sons of the wild jackass.'
was permanent chairman of the 1928
convention. He is delegate at large
from New Hampshire. but has no
special role. The 1923 convention
elected DR.. Hubert Work. chairman
of the National Committee, to be the
campaign manager. Today he is all
but forgotten.
Fort Now Camp Follower.
Franklin Fort former Governor of
New Jersey and formerly a prominent
member of the National House of Rep
resentatives, was Hoover's floor leader
and was elected secretary of the Ma
tional Committee in 1928. Today he
is Just one of the convention camp fol-
lowers. Former Senator Jim" Watson
today is sitting with the Indiana dele
cation, but in 1928 he was nominated
by the late Representative Will r.
Wood of Indiana for the presidency.
He had been an outstanding figure in
national politics for 80 years, having
entered the House in 1895 by defeating
the invincible William S. Holman, who
for Is years had been watchdog of
the Treasury"
Former Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew w. Mellon received one of the
most re- larkable ovations in the 1928
convention and it was on his motion
that George Moses was made chairman
of the committee to notify Hoover of
his nomination for President and Sem
ator Fess was made chairman of the
committee to notify Charles Curtis Of
his nomination as Vice President. Now
the entire Mellon machine has been
thrown into the political discard. Sem
ator Reed Smoot was chairman Of the
Platform Committee. Today he Is a
political down and outer. Another
pathetic illustration is DR.. Nicholas
Murray Butler, who led the great fight
against the prohibition amendment.
who in 1928 offered resolution against
notification and challenged his party
to follow "the course of honesty and
straight dealing" His motion was
tabled, only to have the platform of the
next convention swallow the dose in
one gulp and like it.
The list Of the old stalwarts who
have passed out of the picture is too
| long to give in detail. Here are just