Evening star., 1949-01-23
COP. Discord Hinted
As Scott Appoints New
Executive Committee
By Gould Lincoln

Almost on Lne eve OF Lne he
publican National Committee
meeting In Omaha, National
Chairman Hugh Scott made pub
lie yesterday the names of a new
executive committee which, some
Republican leaders here say, is
heavily weighted with friends
and supporters of Gov. Dewey.
Whether the appointments will
bring repercussions at the meeting
Wednesday and Thursday remains
to be seen. There were distinct mur-
murings here yesterday which might
forecast some plain speaking in
Omaha.
! One question raised was why the
chairman, who had been authorized
to appoint an executive committee
of the national committee last June,
should have postponed the appoint
ments all through the campaign,
when an executive committee could
have been of aid. Further. it was
suggested he could have waited until
the meeting of the national COM
mittee next Wednesday and have
discussed the selection of the execu-
tive committee.
New Members Listed.
Mr.. Scott appointed the following
Is members:
Harold E. Mitchell of Connecticut,
James r. Dewey of Vermont, J. Rus
sci Sprague of New York. Mrs.
Worthington Scranton of Pennsyl-
vania, Walter s. Hallanan of West
Virginia, Mrs. Cecil M. Harden of
Indiana, -Jouett Ross Todd of Ken
lucky, Mrs. Edna Basten Donald
of Nebraska, Harry Darby of Kan
sas, Mrs. Daniel j. Schneider of
Colorado, Mrs. Roy F. Priest Of
Utah, Mcintyre FAIRIES of California,
Mrs. William Preston Few OF North
Carolina, r. B. Creager of Texas,
and Mrs. Marshall E. Cornett of
Oregon.
In addition to those named by
the chairman, the following are ex-
officic members of the Executive
Committee; Mr.. Scott, who also is
chairman of the Executive Commit
tee; Mrs. Robert w. McCauley, as
slstant national chairman; the four
vice chalrmen of the National Com
mittee, Ezra Whitla of Idaho.
Werner w. Schroeder of Illinois,
Mrs. Katherine Kennedy Brown of
Ohio and Mrs. Horace H Sayre Of
Oklahoma; the national chairman
of the Young Republican Organiza-
ton, Ralph E. Becker of New York;
the National Committee secretary,
Mrs. Charles P. Howard Of Massa-
Ichusetts; the National Committee
treasurer, James S. Kemper of Illi-
nois, and the general counsel of the
National Committee, Barak T. Mat
tingly of Missouri.
Warren May Have Support.
Those members of the executive
committee known to have been
strong supporters Of Gov. Dewey fo1
the presidential nomination at the
national convention last include Mi
Sprague of New York, Mrs. Scran-
ton of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Hallanan
of West Virginia, Mr.. Todd of Ken
lucky and Mr.. Darby of Kansas.
Col. Creager of Texas, on the
other hand, was Taft man.
Whether Gov. Warren OF Cali
fornia and Harold E. Stassen, presi-
dent of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, have supporters on the new
committee Is not so clear-eXcept
that Mr.. FAIRIES of California may
be considered aWarren man.
Left off the executive committee
were several members, including
Clarence Brown of Ohio, who was
chairman of the executive commit
tee and campaign manager during
the 1916 congressional campaign;
Sinclair Weeks of Massachusetts,,
and Ralph Cake Of Oregon-none
of them supporters of Gov. Dewey.
Mr.. Brown was manager of the Taft
campaign for the presidential noml-