Evening star., 1936-06-10

a few: Walter Brown. former Post
master General, has just been ouSted
as national committeeman from Ohio;
Frank Smith has been defeated as
national committeeman from Illinois,
and other States likewise are cleaning
out the old guard. The famous Dolly
Gam. who was the grand mistress of
the 1928 convention, isn't around these
days. Neither is Mrs. Mabel Walker
Willebrandt of California, who was
chairman of the Credentials Commit
tee in 1923 and an Assistant Attorney
General under Hoover William H.
Crocker Of California, who had been
national committeeman for years, went
out in 1882, and Mark L. Riqua, a
friend Of Hoover went in. Clarence C.
Hamlin of Colorado gave way to
former Senator Phipps.
Others No Longer in Picture.
T Coleman du Pont of Delaware,
Fred w. Upham of Chicago, who had
been treasurer for many years; Henry
Lincoln Johnson, colored. Of Atlanta;
Joseph B. Healing of indianapolis,
Harold M Sewall of Maine. William
P. Jackson of Maryland Mrs Charles
Sumner Bird of Massachusetts. James
E. Davidson of Michigan. Perry w.
Howard. colored of Mississippi: Walter
Cohen. colored. of Louisiana: Joe Tall
bot of South Carolina, Ernest w. Esta-
brook of New Hampshire Hamilton F
Kean of New Jersey. George Wharton
Pepper of Pennsylvania c. BaScom
Slemp Of Virginia. Arthur Hyde of
Missouri. former Governor and SeCre-
tary of Agriculture under Hoover. and
Earle Kinsley of Vermont all are out
or on their way. In Rhode Island
there has been a complete change.
Pat Hurley of Oklahoma. former
Secretary of War. is conspicuously ab-
sent. as are John L. McNab of Cali
fornia. who nominated Hoover. and
former Representative J. N Tincher
OF Kansas. who nominated Curtis:
Vergil L. Highland of West Virginia
and Senator Norris of Nebraska. And
where. oh where" is Wild Bill Dono-
van?
Control Shifted in 1928.
The control of the Republican party
was taken from the East to the West
in 1928. In the previous convention
Coolidge of Massachusetts, and Dawes
of Illinois had been nominated and
William M. Butler of Massachusetts,
selected to be campaign manager. In
1928 Herbert Hoover of California
was nominated for President and
Charles Curtis of Kansas nominated
for Vice President and DR.. Hubert
Work of Colorado chosen chairman
of the National Committee and cam
paign manager. That was a COM
plete reversal. Then in 1882. when
Hoover was renominated. the chair
manship of the National Committee
came back eastward to Indiana with
Everett Sanders. later succeeded by
Henry P. Fletcher of Pennsylvania.
Now the control veers back toward
the West again.
David w Mulvaney OF Kansas. an
old party wheel horse. passed out by
uCO III dIlu OO1lil I1dlllAAIOIl. OllG VI
his pupils, succeeded him. He is now
managing Landon's campaign, is
member of the Executive Committee,
! general counsel of the Republican Ma
tional Committee and a member of
the Committee on Arrangements for
the present convention. 1t is pre-
dicted that he will be chosen the next
/ chairman of the National Committee
to manage the coming presidential
campaign,
Martin Among New Group.
Representative Bertrand H. Smell of
/ New York. minority leader of the
House. permanent chairman of the
present convention. played only a
minor part in the 1928 convention as
chairman of the Committee on Rules
and Order of Business.
Another illustration of the new,
young blood in the Republican party
conclave is Representative Joseph W.
Martin of Massachusetts,. who is
SHELLS assistant in the House, who
years ago was secretary to the State
Committee in Massachusetts,, but en-
tered the national arena of politics
as an assistant secretary to the vete
| ran "Lafe" Gleason.
They tell an amusing story of how
| Martin got his job as floor manager
for Landon in this convention. He
was in the House one day and was
called to lobby telephone. The voice
said: This is ALI Landon. I want
you to be my floor leader in the
convention"
And Joe, thinking he was being
kidded. because he had never met
Landon, said: II guess you made a
mistake. this is Franklin D. RooSe-
velt."
But, as they say, lone word led to
another" and Joe consented to run
out and talk it over: and now he is
the busiest man on the convention
floor, in on all the maneuvers and