Evening star., 1948-05-08
District 6. Q. P.
Forces Split by
Runp Caucus
Twenty Bolt Willard
Meeting and Name
Own Delegates
By MoIcoIm Lomborne, Jr.


By MolcoIm lomborne, Jr.
Washington's Republican Party
was split wide open today.
The climax to more than q week
Of political activity, unusual for
Washington, came last
night in the Willard Hotel-and the
Hotel 2400.
A. group Of young Republicans,
foes Of the party machine" walked
out of meeting in the Willard Of
about 40 delegates named In last
weeks precinct elections.
Minus the insurgents, the dele
gates unanimously elected slate Of
43 delegates at large submitted by
Joseph c. McGarraghy, treasurer Of
the Republican State Committee for
the District. The combined dele
gates meet Thursday night to name
three delegates and an equal num-
Der OF alternates who are expected
to represent the party at the Re-
publican national convention in
Philadelphia in June.
Boilers Reconvene.
But while balloting was underway
in the Willard, about 20 boilers re-
convened in the Hotel 2400, where
they elected their version of con.
vention delegates and alternates,
national committeeman and State
Committee officers.
Meanwhile, two big questions re.
nained unanswered today.
One was what action the District
Court will take next week on q
suit filed by the anti-organization
group, asking that Thursday nights
meeting be halted and that new
precinct elections be held, and on a
motion filed yesterday by party Of
flcials who seek dismissal of the
suit naming them as defendants.
The second was what stand the
Republican National Committee and
the Philadelphia Credentials Com
mittee will take when they are pre-.
sented with two sets of delegates.
volk to Report Action.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Myron E.
Volk, the insurgents committee
chairman announced that last
nights proceedings in the Hotel
2400 would be reported early next
week to the National Committee.
Further, the group will meet June
IA to vote on the candidate they
will support for President in Phila-
delphia.
The following persons were named
delegates at large at the meeting
in the Willard:
Bruce Baird, Chaplin B. Bauman,
Thomas G. r. Bragg. DR.. Joseph C.
Brazier, Grace L. Brearly, Lewis T.
Breuninger. Mrs. Marie T. Brown,
Ruth M. Brown, Judge James c.
Cobb. DR.. William K. Collins, Mrs.
William S. Culbertson, Charles Del
mar, Joshua Evans, jr., Robert v.
Fleming. Mrs. Edward E. Gam,
c. c. Glover. jr., Hyman NJ. Gold
stein. William H. Grass, Augustus
Gumpert, the Rev. c. H. Hamilton,
Col. George L. Hart, jr, Clarence
B. Hewes, Clarence E. Kefauver,
Adelbert w. Lee, Rufus s. Lusk,
Mrs. Marian G. McGarraghy, Claude
w. Owen, harrington D. Parker,
Col. James H. Rees, Fred D. Schae-
fer, James E. Schwab, G. Melvin
Sharpe, Paul E. Shorb, A. J. Somer-
vile, Warren L. Stephenson, Harry
Stull, DR.. M. T. Walker, Helen Cat
ley Wheeler, James E. White, Mr..
and Mrs. James c. Wilkes and Mrs.
Ella Wingfield.
Elected by Opposition.
The opposition elected these ON
GERS:
Mr.. Volk. chairman: Joseph G.
Roth, vice chairman; Leroy A. Bor-
deau, secretary; Thomas c. Smith,
treasurer, all committee officers:
Mrs. Cynthia Fay de Bonrepos, Har-
old Jackson and Paul J. Foley, dele
gates, and Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Bordeau
and Fred c. Stevenson, alternates
to the convention; Mr.. Foley. ma
tional committeeman: Mrs. de Bon
repos. national committeewoman,
and Marvin Wlllig, committee coun-
sci.
Mr.. McGarraghy. following the
walkout, asked that the record show
that only three precinct delegates
had left the meeting. He named
Mr.. Foley, Mr.. Bordeau and Mr..
Smith.
The insurgents added Mrs. de Bon.
repos to their list as well as Walter
Kemetick of precinct 4. Samuel
Gevinson Of precinct Is and Rich
ard Eckerle of precinct "a. This
group had contested their precinct
elections.
The local Credentials Committee.
headed by Mr.. Garraghy, had heard
these protests earlier this week and
reported last night that the COM
mittee had approved the election OF
Harry Earle Polk, precinct 4; Joseph
ID. Bailey, precinct 18, and Charles
IL. Norris, precinct "a. His report
was unanimously upheld by the
delegates.
Foley Leads Walkout.
Mr.. Foley, who has been the
leader of the anti-organization
group, led the walkout. Before leav-
ing, he declared that the meeting
was part of an OVERALL scheme OF
a group to perpetuate themselves in
Office"
This is the worst political ma
chine in history" he said.
Mr.. Foley noted that there had
been charges that he was a Com
munist. To this, he asserted: I'd
rather be called murderer.
Edward F, Colladay, Republican
National committeeman here since
1917, was elected chairman OF last
nights meeting in the Willard.
Yesterdays motion filed by At
torney John H. Burnett on behalf
of Mr.. Wilkes, Mr.. .Garraghy, Mr..
Garrett and George L. Hart. who
were named defendants in the suit
filed by Mr.. Willig, contended the
suit had failed to state claim
upon which relief could be
granted"
It further charged that the plain
tits were attempting to control
ond reo,,iate the election OF dele.