Evening star., 1936-12-20

did not wish to make the chairman
ship a job only for wealthy men, for
only a wealthy man could take it and
give all his time to 1t and not receive
q salary.
The Democrats do not pay their
national chairman, Postmaster Gen.
eral James A. Farley, salary as ma
tional chairman. He receives a salary
of $4,000, however, as head OF the
Post ONCE Department, and is able to
live in Washington and keep in touch
with the needs Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, and to travel ex-
tensively. During the last four years
Farley did a big job building up the
Democratic organization all over the
country.
There is continued silence as to the
plans of Chairman Farley. However,
it is considered likely that he will
continue in the cabinet for a while at
least and that certainly he will not
give up his post as national chairman
of the Democratic party.
What the Republicans can do in the
matter of organization will depend In
part on what they do in the matter Of
raising funds. Hamilton, 1t is under
stood. would like TO have in operation
a labor division. a woman's division.
an agricultural division and a division
dealing particularly with the colored
vote. which was lost to the Republican
party in the recent election. 1t is ex-
pected that Hamilton soon will appoint
a finance committee TO have charge Of
raising funds.
See Need Of New Deal.
Some OF the Republicans in Con-
gress are talking about the need OF q
new deal in party leadership. par
ticularly in the personnel of the Re-
publican National Committee and in
party conventions. They insist that
the same figures which have domi-
mated past party conventions-State
and notwithstanding to dominate.
They add that until these figures have
been replaced by other leaders the
country will not be inclined to have
faith in the Republican party. There
seems nothing that can be done about
this, however. The members OF the
Republican National Committee have
been chosen for the next four years.
Resignations. it is true, could change
the situation. If they were made
There have been few such designations
however. in the past.
Due to the failure Of Representative
Bolton Of Ohio to be reelected to the
House the Republicans are faced with
the selection of a new chairman OF the
Republican Congressional Committee
Representative Bacon of New York /!
vice chairman of the committee ane
apparently in line for the chairman
ship. If he gets it, however. New Yori
will have both the Republican flool
leader Of the House, Representative
Smell, and the chairmanship OF the
Congressional Committee. Incidental
", Bacon does not fit in entirely with
demand in some Republican quarter!
+ for greater simplicity and less wealth
/ in party leadership. However. he is ex
tremely popular with his colleague
and many OF them say he rates tn
Craftsmanship because of the goo'
work he has done.
The craftsmanship Of the Republi
1 can Congressional Committee In re
cent years has gone to the Middle
west. Bolton, the late Will Wood o
Indiana and former Senator Fess o
Ohio. have held the job. The Middle
west today has comparatively few Re
publicans in the House. II an east
ener other than Bacon should get tn
place, 1t might be Representative
Martin of Massachusetts,, who hat
charge Of eastern headquarters IL
New York for the national organiza
ton during the campaign Of 1885.